Chance me for Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Im applying to Cornell, Penn, Stanford, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, U of Maryland (college park), U Illinois (urbana champaign), U michigan (ann arbor)</p>

<p>I'm applying Early Decision for physics at the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell. Can you tell me what my chances are of getting into even a few of these schools? I have safety schools too, so don't worry about that list.</p>

<p>Demographics:
I'm a white upper middle class male attending a medium sized buffalo private school. I consider the classes much more difficult than most public schools, and the top 10% is incredibly smart. My school doesn't rank or post GPA, so im uncertain how colleges will view my grades, scores and classes.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.35 uw
SAT I: 2030 (670 R, 750 M, 610 W)
SATII: 670 Chem, 800's on Math 2, Bio M and Physics
ACT: 32 (33 E, 35 M, 33 E, 26 S, 6 essay) i retook it, hopefully science/essay will improve!
AP: 4's on English, US history and Euro history. 5 on bio</p>

<p>Senior Courseload:
AP Physics C
AP Calc BC
AP Gov/Ap Macro Economics
AP Statistics
Advanced English
Intro to Computer Programming
(so far this year i have a 4.0 uw, with my worst a b+ in english)</p>

<p>EC's
Soccer (9-12); Varsity (11-12) (Coaches award sophomore year on JV)
Hospital Volunteer (10); 40 hours
Lacrosse (9)- Most Improved award
Hockey (9-10)-second varsity team at school, still got letters
Science Olympiad (11-12)
Crew (11-12)
Job at a shipping company (10-11)</p>

<p>Essays: My common app is definitely above average, however my supplement is either average or weak.</p>

<p>I know it's a lot to read, but hope you have the time to help me, thanks.</p>

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<p>3.35 UW? Sorry bud but it’s an uphill battle from there. As in, greater than 90 degrees</p>

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<p>Low GPA due to grade deflation would be more believable if you had 5s on the AP Tests. You will probably be seen as a late bloomer. Therefore, Stanford and Cornell might be beyond reach. Don’t know about SB but the rest seem to be reaches. </p>

<p>That said, based on the Subject Test and SAT scores, you appear to have the potential to do well in college and attend one of these schools for graduate school. You are essentially in the same boat as my son. There is no harm in applying to these schools, but don’t expect too much to come of it.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input guys! Just wanted to add that my GPA is somewhere between a 3.7 and a 4.0 depending on how you weight it, and i know Cornell specifically looks favorably on my school. But still I’m counting on that they consider me a later bloomer, thanks again.</p>

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<p>Bump, any more opinions?</p>