<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800, Math: 770, Writing: 800 </li>
<li>ACT: 35 (36 English 34 Math 34 Reading 35 Science)</li>
<li>SAT II: Physics:800 Math II: 760 US History: 800</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (grades really based on percentage, unweighted ~98-99/100</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/320 (Mid-sized public school)</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): USH: 5 PhysicsB: 5 Psychology:5</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist</li>
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars: Varsity Cross-Country (9-12) Varsity Indoor Track (10-12) Varsity Outdoor Track (9-12) Wind Ensemble (9-10) Jazz Band (9-10) NHS (11-12) SciOly (10-12 Senior Captain)</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: 4+ years as a dishwasher </li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Various Library Children's Programs, Coach at a summer track clinic for elementary school kids</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Volunteering, Work, Training</li>
<li>Essays: Average to Good</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Good (Physics & History best in both classes)</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: This is kind of iffy, I have a new counselor this year but I gave her a resume so I can only hope :/</li>
<li>Additional Rec: N/A</li>
<li>Interview: N/A</li>
</ul>
<p>Other</p>
<ul>
<li>Country (if international applicant): USA</li>
<li>School Type: Average Public School in Upstate New York</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian </li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: ~60K</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Neither of my parents went to 4 year college</li>
</ul>
<p>You’re basically asking us if the perfect student can get into Cornell. If you don’t get in, I don’t think I will either. Also, how are you URM if you are a caucasian male?</p>
<p>What is your senior year schedule? Also, here are my three wishes
1st wish: check and comment on my chance me thread titled “Chance Me :)”
2nd wish: get my accepted into CoE ED
3rd wish: buy me a pint of coconut flavored ice cream</p>
<p>Ooh, looks good, my friend. Really good scores, good EC’s and hook. You’ll likely get in, if your supplementary essays are good enough (tough to get into COE unless supp app is good, from what I heard). The whole process is a lottery system, so no one really knows, but your app looks good :)</p>
<p>yellowsnowman not claiming URM status that was just an example of a hook that the template gave. your wishes shall be granted to the best of my ability lol</p>
<p>^^^ It is not a lottery system, applications go through a committee and are reviewed exhaustively. Don’t try and scare qualified students into thinking that their applications are as predictable as a flip of a coin when they are not.</p>
<p>I realize I forgot to post a response to your chance thread!
GPA + Scores are good; your stats are very competitive.
ECs are engineering-oriented
Class rank: This may or may not be important at your school depending on how many students are selected by top tier universities.
In summation, I believe that Cornell is a close match, provided your essays are not bad.</p>
<p>There is only one scenario that would lead to a rejection: Cornell thinks that you could get into Princeton or Harvard. They are nice and decide to reject you so that you can apply elsewhere and succeed in getting admitted to a better (although there are few options above Cornell ;)) college.</p>
<p>I find this thread walking a thin line between ridiculous and absolutely ridiculous. Start buying the Big Red sweatshirt because you’re in. Friend of mine got in last year, ED to COE. Want his stats?
2020 on SAT I, 710 on Physics SAT II, 730 on Math I and 640 on bio, 3.9 gpa rank 5/300. and thats it, no real ECs…oh and he was asian american. i dont know if its the norm but even if he had great recss/essays you surpass his stats. and he applied from nj public school.</p>
<p>This is a joke all of you saying that it’s a lottery and that Cornell is a mid-reach and that it’s a lottery system; you have excellent stats and you’re so well-rounded. Unless you like killed someone or came off as really boring in your essays, I think you’re basically in.</p>
