Chance me for Cornell- college of Human Ecology

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m half Indian, half Filipino
I’m looking to go on the pre-med path. From New York (Human Biology, Health, and Society Major)

GPA: 96.4140
Rank: 39 out of 473 (Top 10%)

SAT: 2120
CR: 640
Math: 690 (I know my two part is low, but that was my first go and I just retook and I’m pretty confident I broke 700 for both)
Writing: 790

ACT: 34
English: 35
Math: 30
Reading: 36
Science: 34
Writing: 29

EC:
National honor society 2013-Present
National math honor society Vice President 2012-Present
National English honor society Vice President 2014-Present (All my honor societies I have about 10 hours volunteering at least in)
National social studies honor society Secretary 2013-Present
Key club treasurer 2012-Present
Natural helpers member 2014-Present
Varsity track Captain 4 years, football 1 year JV 1 year Varsity, and volleyball 2 years Varsity
100+ hours in Kiwanis events (charity, garage sales, etc.)
50+ hours volunteering at New York Blood Center
Volunteer Work at Hospital 2 Summers
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Worked under John Mangelli in his running for Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor for about two months
Peer Tutor 10th-12th

Work Experience:
Test Takers Administrative Assistant (Test Takers is an SAT Prep class)
Doing that since August to present. Will continue till the end of the summer.

AP/honors courses:

9th grade:
English, geometry, global history, living environment (all honors)

10th grade:
AP psych (4), AP World History (3), chemistry honors, algebra 2 trig honors, English honors

11th grade:
AP US history (4), AP environmental science (3), AP English language and composition (5), College Spanish, Pre-calc H

12th grade:
AP Chemistry, AP Gov & Politics, AP Eco, AP Lit, AP Calc AB

My letters of Rec are coming from my 9th grade Geometry teacher and Math Honor Society Supervisor, my 10th grade AP Psychology teacher and intro to social science research teacher right now, and my 11th grade Physics teacher. I also have one from my Kiwanis supervisor (I have 100+ hours volunteering) with the organization). I also got one from my guidance counselor. Which ones do you guys think I should send in? I have 5 to choose from as listed above.

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I would send your rec letters from the teachers who you personally feel closet to, and know you the best. If it were me, I’d personally send the Math Honor Society letter and the letter from your counselor, but again, that’s just what I would choose. It really depends on your relationships with those teachers.

You definitely have a chance. It’s hard to really be assured of admission to any Ivy, but you have a chance. Your ACT score is on par with what they’re looking for, you have a decent course load, and your ECs look fine.

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@badgers21 thanks a lot! I feel like my weakest relationship is with my physics teacher; however, I chose to have him write me one because I wanted to have a science teacher since I’m looking into pre-med.

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Honestly I think you have a pretty great chance. You seem to have a really well-rounded application but just make sure that supplemental essay and your main common app essay are knocked out of the park. With pretty selective schools like Cornell there sometimes is no rhyme or reason to who gets admitted but I believe you have a pretty great shot. Good luck!

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@wildcat64 thanks! I’ll do my best