Chance me for Cornell?

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<p>Hi, I'm a rising senior and my dream school is Cornell. I would like to do biomedical engineering or pre-med. I go to a math science magnet school.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.97
GPA (weighted): 5.38 (.17 is added for each honors/AP- it's really inflated)
Projected Valedictorian: 1/456</p>

<p>Freshmen Year:
1. Spanish III- A
2. Algebra II Hon.- A
3. English 9 Hon.- A
4. World History II- A
5. AP Environmental Science- A (5)
6. Biology Hon.- A
7. Research Class (How to write research paper)- A
8. Band- A
9. Marching Band- A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
1. Spanish IV Hon.- A
2. English 10 Hon.- A
3. AP Biology (5)- A
4. AP Statistics- B (5)
5. AP Psychology- A (5)
6. Chemistry Hon.- A
7. Trig/Precalculus- A
8. Band- A
9. Marching Band- A</p>

<p>Junior:
1. AP Spanish- A
2. AP English- A
3. APUSH- A
4. AP AB Calculus- A
5. AP Chemistry- A
6. Physics Hon.- A
7. Molecular Biology- B
8. Band Hon.- A
9. Marching Band- A
10. Shakespeare Hon.- A</p>

<p>Senior (projected schedule):
1. AP Lit
2. AP Gov
3. AP Physics (B and E/M)
4. AP BC Calculus
5. AP Art History
6. Math Modeling and Discrete Mathematics (covers Linear Algebra and Multivariate)
7. Band
8. Marching band</p>

<p>Standardized Tests:
ACT: 33 Composite: 35 M, 36 CR, 32 E, 29 S- I know this a horrible score- I will get it up to 35
SAT: 740 CR, 710 M, 750 W (11)- I almost cried when I got this score- very upsetting- I am going to improve math and hopefully CR
SAT II: Math II- 800, Bio M- 750, US History- 710</p>

<p>EC:
Chess Club Co-Captain
4th Place States- Sophomore Year- Second Board
3rd Place States- Junior Year- Fourth Board</p>

<p>Forensics (Public Speaking): Captain
Freshmen Year: 3rd Place Districts
3rd Place Regionals
6th States
Junior Year: 3rd Place Districts
3rd Place Regionals
5th Place States</p>

<p>Battle of the Brains: Captain
Participated in numerous tournaments, including CBS' TV one</p>

<p>Debate Team: PR Specialist
4th Place at UVA Rotunda Classic</p>

<p>Honor Societies: Math Honor Society (Advisory Board President)
Spanish Honor Society
Beta Honor Society
Tri-M Honor Society</p>

<p>Black Belt in Karate</p>

<p>Achieved Social Music Diploma for American Piano Guild Prep A
-Achieved Superior Ratings in Guild for three years</p>

<p>Band- Marching Band- Section Leader for three years
Soloist in Sophomore Year
Most Improved Brass Player </p>

<p>District Band for three years
All County Band for three years</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis for Three Years</p>

<p>Science Fair Acceptance:
Metro Richmond for Three Years- 3rd Place Sophomore Year
VJAS for one year
Hoping to get paper published</p>

<p>Internship- medical internship in which students attend anatomy and physiology classes, do a research project, and shadow doctors</p>

<p>Shadowing:
Cardiologist
General Surgeon
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Plan on shadowing Radiologist, Electrophysiologist, and ER doc</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Worked as data specialist/computer technician for Cardiology Office</p>

<p>Volunteering Experience:
Math/Science Center: Teach underprivileged children about math and science
March of Dimes
Habitat for Humanity (RESTORE)</p>

<p>Thanks to everyone who chances me!</p>

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<p>You have incredible academics, you will for sure get in with GPA, your ACT/SAT scores are fine, and your EC’s are pretty impressive. You should get into Cornell, good job with your high school career!</p>

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<p>People who say you will get in are not adcoms, and they can’t be sure you’ll get in. You have pretty solid stats but so do a lot of people. I will suggest you show passion in your essays, retake SAT if you can but if you can’t don’t worry, you have a solid chance but I can’t say if you’ll get in. Ivy League admissions are a crapshoot.</p>

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<p>you’ll get in, as long as you don’t come off as conceited in your essays by crying about a “horrible” 33 and a 2200… like seriously, those are exceptional scores, calm the freak down.</p>

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<p>Cornell engineering: High match/Low reach</p>

<p>Your shadowing should really help. You have a lot of very relevant extracurriculars and your testing is fine. Valedictorian status with relevant ECs, sports, and qualifications for your intended major should definitely throw you into the mix. Considering you said its your dream school, I assume that you are applying ED. Because of this, I can definitely imagine you being accepted but, as many have said before, I am not an adcom and can only speculate.</p>

<p>Good luck! Also, if you could chance me back, that’d be great. I noticed that we have fairly similar stats but I’d love to have some input.
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