Chance for Regular Decision?

<p>Hispanic (50%), Male
One parent was born in Colombia
Go to a top 200 national school in upstate New York, was born here, lots of competition
Spanish and English were both taught to me at young age but I learned English better
Income: >150,000</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Class doesn’t rank
GPA: UW=95.1/100 W=98.4/100 (sending weighted)
ACT: 32 Composite (36 M, 32 S, 30 E, 29 R, 8 Essay)
SAT: 1980 (720 M, 690 W, 570 CR, 10 Essay) Probably not sending this
SAT2s: 780 Math II, 670 U.S. History
APs so far: European History (3), U.S. History (4), Eng Lang (4), Comp. Gvmt. (5), AB Calc (5)
Senior Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Physics B, AP Economics, Creative Writing, English 12, Computer Apps</p>

<p>Took 3 years of Spanish in school (to make my spanish better) and 2 years of German. I aced those classes. I am teaching myself French this summer and am getting pretty decent at it.</p>

<p>I have taken many honors classes 9-11 grade too, such as Physics, Chem, Bio, Precalc, etc. I had an okay freshman year but have improved much since then (strong upward trend)</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
JV Soccer 9+10 Grade (Captain)
Varsity Soccer 11+12 Grade
Indoor + Summer Club Soccer (9-12 Grade, captain)
Varsity Tennis 11+12 Grade
Volunteer hours: ~200 (Mostly from Local hospital gift shop 10-12 grade)
Foreign Language Club member (11+12) (Vice President)
Math competition Member (11+12)
ACE Club (Tutoring those who aren’t well off) (12, Secretary)
Teaching myself French (Summer 12 + school year)
National Honors Society Member (11+12)
Work: Babysitting (10-12)</p>

<p>Awards: Many school awards for doing well in classes, such as physics, Precalc h, etc.
German award which was on a county level. AP Scholar with Distinction (National), Presidential Award for Outstanding (National i think), Honor Roll. Also, I am certified in CPR/AED. Honor roll, more.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendations: I think they will be very good. 1 good and 2 very good</p>

<p>Essay: Probably an 8 or 9 out of 10, about my trips to Colombia. Short answer pretty good, about tennis. My AP Eng teacher said it was fantastic but she probably just said that to be nice haha.</p>

<p>What do my chances look like for regular to BC?</p>

<p>As long as your recs don’t say that you are a jerk, you’ll be an easy admit (to many colleges). </p>

<p>And you should also be in at Cornell ED, assuming that your essays resonate with HumEc. (Cornell’s specialized colleges look more for “fit.”)</p>