Chance for Cornell?

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<p>Hey Guys, I'm a current Junior and was just wondering my chances at Cornell given my stats. I understand that my application is nothing spectacular but I would like to get somewhat of an idea of where I stand.</p>

<p>Pakistani/White Descent.</p>

<p>GPA:4.0 all 3 years and plan to maintain this in my Senior year.
Class Rank: #1. Medium Sized Private School.
I take the hardest classload my school offers
All Honors Classes in Grades 9 and 10
Grade 11: 3 AP's (US History, Chemistry, and Language and Comp.) and expecting 4-5 on all. All other courses were Honors.
Grade 12: 4 AP's (Lit, Bio, Physics, Calc) and other Honors Classes.</p>

<p>SAT I: 1310 or 2040 (yeah, I'ma get that higher on the next test)
SAT II: 770 Chem, 750 US History, 690 Math I (gonna get that up too lol)</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:</p>

<p>National Honors Society-Member Junior Year, President Senior Year
National English Honors Society- President and Founder of School's Chapter
Varsity Soccer 9th grade, switched schools, and Team Manager 10th grade.
Varsity Cross Country 11th and 12th.
Varsity Track 11th and 12th.
Prospective captain for Cross Country Team.
Published in National Anthology of Short Stories for Young Americans
Play Piano and Guitar (13 and 6 years respectively)
Won two state wide Piano Competitions.
Organized Benefit Concert at School for Senior Mission Trip.
Teach Piano and Guitar Lessons as a source of Income to many students.
Organize regular Blood Drives at Church with Am. Red Cross
Organize Holiday Charity Book Drives with Barnes and Noble for needy children in the Atlanta Area.
Attending 2 camps this summer for a piano masterclass and running.
Founded Musical Education Club at school.
Play guitar at weekly church services
I plan to compete in more piano competitions in my upcoming Senior year, and will try to put on another charity concert.</p>

<p>I will have great teacher recommendations and feel confident about how I will perform in my interview. My essay should be strong as well.</p>

<p>Thanks for looking at this. I am undecided about my major right now but would just like an idea of where I stand in the admissions process.</p>

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<p>You have a pretty good chance of getting admitted, I would stress your love for music, and consider sending a cd of you playing (I’m not actually sure if you can do this, but I would check…if you can send an art portfolio…). Your ethnicity may also give you a slight edge, but it will definitely not guarantee you admission. If your essays are interesting and well-written, I would say it’s pretty much 50/50, maybe higher depending on which admissions rep reads your application. Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks for the advice! (bump?)</p>

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<p>You can send in a CD, I did it when I applied. Of course, make sure the CD is good. Otherwise you look pretty good.</p>

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<p>Yeah I plan to do that as well. Thanks for the tips!</p>

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<p>I just got June’s SAT scores back and now have a 2200!</p>