Chance at Cornell ED, Brown, Columbia, Yale, NYU, USC, UPenn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Last one, probably. I keep posting these but no one actually answers the actual question…
This time, I’ve actually submitted my app for Cornell ED and am on a waiting journey of 1.5 months for the decision. Haven’t applied to the other schools.

Race: Chinese
Gender: M
Household Income: >$200,000
Intended Major: Philosophy

GPA: 3.55 UW, 4.26 W
Class Rank: Not given, estimating at least top 25%/30%
ACT: 35
AP: Took US History, Calc BC, World History, 4’s on all of them
SAT Subjects: 790 Math level II, 790 World History, 770 US History, 750 Chinese w/Listening

10 AP’s throughout high school:
World H, US H, Calc BC, Physics 1, English Lit/Comp, Psychology, Government, Microeconomics, Statistics, Environmental Science (Mostly A’s, Calc BC with a B then a C)
Also got a C second semester in Precalc H, though I got A’s in every other subject that semester.

Awards:
AP Scholar
National Merit Semifinalist
Principal’s Honor Roll (all 4 years)

E.C.'s:
Volunteering for fine arts center, 250+ hours
Invited to UC Berkeley’s Cal Invitational for LD debate (Did debate for about 180 hours over 2 years)
Marching band, trumpet section leader
Jazz soloist at city’s chili cook-off
Oil painting for 5 years, artwork displayed at county’s cultural diversity celebration and in school’s art journal and newspaper
Juror on Peer Court
UCI Summer Institute in Law for a week in the summer
Secretary of high school’s history club - drafting school’s first constitution (this doesn’t factor for Cornell, as I’m getting the position after I sent my app)
(separate EC under family responsibilities) taught grandma English

3 Letters of Rec: Counselor’s (good), US History and English 3H teachers (both excellent)
Essays: Common app’s is outstanding (personal experience [no criticism of Trump or anti-Trump, it’s apolitical] at Trump rally, used prompt 4), supplement is good (love for Chinese history/philosophy)

Note: I AM APPLYING TO SAFETY SCHOOLS
Responses appreciated. I want to know if I can take off a few of the schools above if I have no viable chance at getting in. Thanks

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Cornell ED- Very likely
Brown- Very likely
Columbia, Low reach
Yale, low reach
NYU- Match
USC- 100%
UPenn- Low reach.

That’s my opinion on it, ask me if you have any questions about why I wrote something!

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Any others? I’m kinda wary of the “low reach” and “very likely” though. Especially for Yale and Columbia.

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Hey - everything looks great except for your GPA which I’m sure you know. But I think your test scores will help balance the GPA. Your ECs look very good for your intended major and if you’re essays are as good as you say, then I think you’ll have a pretty good shot. Good luck!

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Bump? This is my last thread here, probably. Might as well.

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GPA is too low. All ivies are reaches, regardless of Cornell’s high ED acceptance rate. USC is definitely not a 100%. Brown is not a very likely.