<p>I just stumbled on this site and Cornell is my #1 School and I would like to be chanced :P</p>
<p>I AM ASIAN boy omg. (-50%....XD)
of major low income (family of 4 under 30K per year)
Cognitive Science and Public Health</p>
<p>SAT
Math:750
CR:710
Writing:690
=2150</p>
<p>SAT2
US-760
Math2c-760</p>
<p>GPA3.95uw
4.25/.3ish weighted
ranked about 10 of 160 students
10th/11th grade: ApWorld,ApMusicTheory,APUS,ApPsych,APPhysicsb
Now: AP Calc ab, AP English, AP Gov, AP Bio</p>
<p>Sports-2 years of Soccer, 2 years of XC (This year captain (5th in SS-D4 State)),
4 years of Track (or will be)</p>
<p>School-Cabinet Member of Ambassador Club
Started Schools music club</p>
<p>Recommendation: I will get from a teacher and counselor I know very well </p>
<p>Extra Curricular/awards/work (just copied and pasted from UC app)</p>
<p>Coaches Award Varsity Track
JV National Champs D4/5
Multi-Medalist (League Finals)
Ambassador Club
Ebay (over 1.5K selling used books/dvd's etc.)
Professionally touring Opera California Youth Choir (AFRICA/PERU/D.C./Korea, etc.)
Touring Rock Band "Abigail"
Children's Teacher (Elemetary) 1 year
Church's Soup Kitchen 1 year
Major Mission Work (skid row, rwanda/uganda)
International Leadership Camp in Korea
UC Merced Economic Leadership
Tutor for Algebra 2 & English
AP scholar with honor
*Nothing above is sooo astounding but i think its well rounded enough </p>
<p>What region/city are you from, how strong is your high school, what Cornell college are you applying, why are you interested in Cog Sci and/or Pub Health, and what about your background makes you a good fit for those things?</p>
<p>I'd say your academic record is comparable to most applicants. But I see nothing so far that makes you stand out. And they get way more applicants than they have slots to fill. They see thousands of applications that look just like yours. And they gotta turn somebody down, G.</p>
<p>Bottom line: Based on what I know, I'd say your chances are average. Not guaranteed by any means. And it will boil down to who you are, what you want, and what you're offering to bring to Cornell. If you can't answer all those questions clearly and compellingly in your application, I wouldn't count on an admission at all, despite your impressive academic numbers or your long list of extracurriculars, all of which doesn't tell us much when all is said and done.</p>
<p>i actually thought your extracurrics stood out. I don't really get the whole ebay thing; it just seems like a lucrative hobby, which I guess is good. I would def play up your interest in music. I actually think the long list of extracurrics might hurt you; it just makes it seem like you're trying too hard to be well-rounded, to impress the adcom.</p>
<p>but overall, i still think you have a good chance. and what college are you applying to?</p>
<p>I think you would have a chance. You just have to make your extracurricular activities sound a lot better like you are the only one doing it. You have to make it sound astonishing. That would make you app stick out even though others might have done the same thing.</p>