Chance me for Cornell ED. Will chance back.

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<p>Cornell has been my dream since I was in the 7th grade. Please let me know my admission chances.</p>

<p>I'm a senior from Mumbai, India. I have taken up the most rigorous curriculum available (ISC along with preparation for the Indian Engineering examinations)</p>

<p>Please chance me.. [I don't need financial aid]</p>

<p>ACADEMICS-</p>

<p>9th grade- Around 70% (top 10%)</p>

<p>10th grade-
In school- Around 70% (top 10%)
ICSE board exams- 90%</p>

<p>11th grade- 60% [22/150]</p>

<p>12th grade- 82.5% midterms [2/150]</p>

<p>SAT:
June 2010:
700 CR
620 W
690 M
2010/2400</p>

<p>October 2010:
700 CR
800 M
720 W
2220/2400</p>

<p>SAT2:
November 2010:
Chemistry: Expecting 750-780
Mathematics Lv 2: Expecting 770-800</p>

<p>ESSAYS:
Pretty good, I guess!</p>

<p>TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Computer Science teacher in the 10th grade, really really good recommendation
2. Physics teacher in the 11th and 12th grade, really good too.</p>

<p>COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
Really good</p>

<p>EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES- </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Consultant, Indiagames.com 9,10,11,12
Consultant, game tester and GoD Doot (gaming tournament and symposium organizer)</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer, Dharma Bharathi Mission 12
Taught English, Mathematics and Computers to slum children at the Gyan Sadhana School</p></li>
<li><p>Skilled Piano Player
Participation in school festivals and concerts. Piano player since the 6th grade.</p></li>
<li><p>Programming
Skilled programmer, well-versed with Java, HTML, C++, C, PHP, CSS and currently learning Ajax.</p></li>
<li><p>Quizzing
Intra-school and inter-school participation. First position in the DAV Khoj Quiz, Lion’s Club Quiz, Rotaract Club of Mumbai Quiz, Podar Gizmo Geeks quiz and Horlick’s Wiz Kids Quiz, along with participation in many more quiz competitions.</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer, Tehzeeb
Organized seminars & awareness campaigns about the importance of family values and cultural heritage</p></li>
<li><p>Certified Ethical Hacker
Undertook a course on ethical hacking and IT security at Reliance Infocomm</p></li>
<li><p>Captain of Table Tennis Team
Captain of school’s table tennis team. Intra-school and inter-school participation. </p></li>
<li><p>Team Player | Cricket| Represented the school’s team in various tournaments in and out of the city.</p></li>
<li><p>Organizer, Charity Drive
Collected dilapidated electronic appliances from the community and donated to local recycling center</p></li>
<li><p>Featured on NDTV 24x7
Featured on NDTV 24x7 for 30 minutes regarding my association with Indiagames</p></li>
<li><p>Grade Administrator
Class Prefect & Grade Monitor in Grade 9 and Grade 10. Grade Administrator in Grade 11 and Grade 12.</p></li>
<li><p>Examination paper writer for students with special needs</p></li>
<li><p>Administrator of the official Indiagames.com forum [Tadkalive] and the now-defunct madads.com</p></li>
<li><p>Distinction on the national ASSET aptitude examination</p></li>
<li><p>Ethical Hacker||School network and friend’s email addresses|| Helped friends and relatives recover lost email id’s and find faults in their systems; as well as in the school network</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer|St Stanislaus Orphanage| Took initiative to teach a 5 yr old child basic English</p></li>
<li><p>Lecturer| Schools and Clubs|Spoke to parents and children about the merits and de-merits of gaming at The Country Club and at my high school.</p></li>
<li><p>Collection of money for charities such as NAB, Cancer Patient’s Aid Association, Dharma Bharathi Mission, HelpAge India</p></li>
<li><p>Preparation for Indian competitive examinations such as IIT-JEE, AIEEE, CET and the Mathematics Olympiad. </p></li>
<li><p>Can read and write French</p></li>
</ol>

<p>PROSPECTIVE MAJOR:</p>

<p>Computer Science</p>

<p>** CHANCE ME AND I WILL CHANCE YOU BACK **</p>

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<p>are those percentages equivalent to american percentages/ GPA?</p>

<p>If so, your grades seem pretty low, even with an upward trend.
A lot of your ECs are pretty typical for a Comp Sci student… nothing too exciting or really “hook” material.
I’d say you’re probably looking at like a 40% chance. Which school are you applying to? </p>

<p>Good luck! i applied ED too. we’ve got a month left until our fates are sealed!</p>

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<p>Hey!</p>

<p>For the 11th and 12th grade, my counselor said that my GPA is 3.75</p>

<p>9th and 10th grade school examinations my GPA would be around 3.7-3.8
My 10th grade board examinations’ GPA is 4.0</p>

<p>This may provide a more tangible/definitive perspective with regards to my academic record in school. Please re-chance me if you can…</p>

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<p>ok that sounds more like it, lol.
You’ve got a fair shot, your grades and test scores are pretty typical of an ED applicant, so hopefully your essays will get you noticed</p>

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<p>I think you have a really good shot! I’m unsure what your GPA is though, that might hold you back. You seem very well rounded, your SAT scores are what Cornell is looking for, and that Early Decision Agreement should get you in. Good Luck :)</p>

<p>Chance me back if you can ;)</p>

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<p>I am estimating my 9th and 10th GPA on my own… Should be around 3.6-3.8 nevertheless</p>

<p>Anyway, could you tell me about my chances at:</p>

<ol>
<li>USC</li>
<li>UCB</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>CMU</li>
<li>UPenn</li>
</ol>

<p>?</p>

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<p>Thank you, gracemarie! Hopefully, Cornell should realize that I am more than willing to do anything to get in!</p>

<p>Post your chance thread link here so that I can do so! :)</p>

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<p>Good track record so far, congrats! </p>

<p>Cornell ED-low reach/high match (just since int’l pool is so competitive. ur def in the running!)</p>

<ol>
<li>USC-you’re in the running here</li>
<li>UCB-high match/low reach</li>
<li>UCLA-high match</li>
<li>CMU-high match</li>
<li>UPenn-low reach</li>
</ol>

<p>Basically it will come down to your essays and recs. Best wishes :)</p>

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<p>CMU = high match? :open_mouth: wooow </p>

<p>Thanks and best of luck, I’ve chanced you back dreamer :)</p>

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<p>I said high match simply because I didn’t know how competitive the int’l pool is there. But I can def see you getting in there without any real problem. Thanks, good luck :)</p>

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<p>Thank you once again :)</p>

<p>Anyone else, please? I’ll chance you back and I’m GOOD.</p>