Chance me for Cornell AEM ED? Will chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi. Thanks for clicking. Do you think I have a decent shot at Cornell?</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>** SAT I (taken twice):**
-2140 (770M, 650R, 720W, 11e)
-2180 (760M, 690R, 730W, 9e)</p>

<p>ACT (taken once):
-33 (34M, 34E, 33R, 32S, 10e)</p>

<p>SAT II:
-750....US History
-650....Bio E (taken freshman year)</p>

<p>GPA (out of 100):
-96.33 UW / 98.77 W</p>

<p>Rank:
-14 out of 283 (top 5%)</p>

<p>AP's (score in parenthesis):
-AP World History..(5)
-AP US History......(5)
-AP Eng Lang........(5)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:
-AP Biology
-AP Macroeconomics
-AP Statistics
-AP Literature
-AP Calculus BC
-College German</p>

<p>Major Awards:
-Adelphi Prize for Leadership Recipient
-AP Scholar
-National Honor Society
-German National Honor Society
-Business National Honor Society</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-FBLA.......................... President
-Cancer Research Club... Co-President
-Club Baseball </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
-Intern at the Make-A-Wish Foundation (since Summer 2012)
-Personal tutor (SAT and math help)
-Personal soccer trainer</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
-Volunteer for community soccer program as an assistant coach (since Fall 2009)
-Self-started a community-wide children's book/dvd drive for a local hospital (collected 4,000 books and 400 DVDs)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
-Volunteered at a local fish hatchery</p>

<p>Essays:
-Common App............ edited and revised over the course of the Summer <a href="9/10">b</a>**
-Cornell Supplement... I made sure my fit for AEM and the school was clear <a href="10/10">b</a>**</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendations:
-Soph English Teacher.... she is also the advisor of the club of which I am co-President and we talk all the time <a href="10/10">b</a>**
-Junior Physics Teacher.. good relationship and I'm sure he'll write a good letter <a href="8/10">b</a>**
Counselor Rec:
- I'm in the counseling office all the time and he knows how important that Cornell is to me <a href="9.5/10">b</a>**
Additional Rec:
-Junior US Teacher........ he is a Cornell alum and offered to write an alum rec (something he said he rarely does) <a href="9/10">b</a>**</p>

<p>Interview:
-It was the pseudo-official Alumni meeting... It went well and he was incredibly nice</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
-Yes
Intended Major:
-Applied Economics and Management w/ Concentration in Environmental and Resource Economics
State (if domestic applicant):
-New York
School Type:
-Incredibly competitive public (sent 8 kids to Cornell last year)
Ethnicity:
-White
Gender:
-Male
Income Bracket:
-Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
-AEM is perfect for me b/c I want to do Environmental Economics and its association with agriculture due to CALS makes it a match made in heaven (I'm not the generic Wall Street hopeful)</p>

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<p>Final Comments:</p>

<h2>-I am well aware of AEM's competitiveness but I'm hoping I have made myself as competitive as possible. Thanks for reading.</h2>

<p>So, do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Low Reach.</p>

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<p>Thanks. That’s around what I was thinking but it’s nice to hear from someone else.</p>

<p>Anybody else?</p>

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<p>Seems like a low reach/high match</p>

<p>But Cornell is a roll of dice for everyone. </p>

<p>Definitely worth giving a shot</p>

<p>Good Luck:-))</p>

<p>Could you please chance me for ucb, ucd, ucsd, cal poly?
Intended Major = Computer Science
ACT = 28
SAT = 1810(540/660/610)
GPA(UW) = 3.8
GPA(W) = 3.9
AP’s = AP Physics B(4)
Senior year Courseload = AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP Physics C, Art, Govt, English
EC = 4th place state level in open source software development, Robotics, Karate</p>

<p>Moved to USA from India for Junior year therefore absence of AP classes</p>

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<p>DOG AEM PRETTY HARD TO GET IN.</p>

<p>I heard like 70% of people there are athletes :o.</p>

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<p>javacompsci- I’m not too familiar with any California schools because I’m mainly sticking with the east coast. But if ucb is Berkeley then I’d call that one a reach. For an ACT or SAT, I think they look for around a 31 and a 2100 or so but, again, I’m not positive. The other ones on your list I’m not sure of. Sorry. Good luck to you too!</p>

<p>Petersuu- I’ve actually heard that number is around 20% or so but, considering the ‘Cornell 2017’ Location you have, I’m going to assume you know better than I haha. I am also pretty well aware of its selectivity but I really feel like my fit for the school and desire to go there were really well-expressed in my essays. Hopefully the admissions staff sees similarly. Thanks for the response.</p>

<p>Anybody else?</p>

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<p>@appplicant Thanks!</p>

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<p>The person I heard it from is a junior in CAS who apparently heard it from someone else, so who knows.</p>

<p>A lot of the stuff I hear is incorrect, like I’ve heard that 100% of Premed students from Cornell get into med school, but the number is actually a lot lower, like 80 or something (it might even be lower than that).</p>

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<p>Yeah, that’s fine. I know my chances are slim to begin with but it’s hard not to get my hopes up. I’ll look a little bit more into the accepted athlete percentage but it’s not like I could do anything about it either way haha. I’m only posting this thread now because the nerves are setting in and another person’s objective opinion helps to keep me grounded.</p>

<p>Thanks again</p>

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<p>Cornell: high match
Your stats are good, in Cornell’s range. But Cornell is an Ivy after all. However, I think you stand a chance with your essays.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot! I chance’d back btw</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>High match.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks. Chance’d you back.</p>

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<p>Match.</p>

<p>(Waiting to get to 15 posts to respond to your PM)</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Yeah, I believe you definitely have a shot. I’d say high match / low reach. Your SAT score seems to be in line with others who have been admitted and it seems like you have quite a few extracurriculars. However, your admittance may come down to how well you write your essays.</p>

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<p>Thanks! So I’m guessing the general consensus seems to be high match/low reach then? I appreciate the insight so far and more chances would be appreciated.</p>