Chance me for ED?

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<p>So I'm your typical soulless asian applicant without the asian accomplishments :/
Here are my stats:
SAT: 2220 (one sitting) Math: 800 CR: 750 Writing: 670 ( 8 on essay...)
<em>planning on retaking in october, currently scoring 2300+ on practice tests
SAT 2s: USH: 800 Math 2: 720
*</em>planning on retaking Math 2 and taking Lit in November
AP: APUSH: 5 APGOV:5 APCALCAB: 5 APES: 4 APLAC: 4
GPA: ( not definate but approximation) 3.8 UW/ 4.36 W
**Upward GPA trend!! 2 B+s and 1 B in Freshman year, 4 B+s in Sophomore year ... but STRAIGHT As in Junior year
Took all honors classes and 1 AP sophomore year and 4 in junior year
Rank: top 2% 7 out of 300+ kids </p>

<p>EC:
Secretary of FBLA- sophomore year
Community Service VP- junior year (raised $2000 for March of Dimes)
Features Editor for newspaper club- junior year
President of NJ Youth ( founded human rights/ community service club junior year)
JV Tennis- Freshman and Sophomore year</p>

<p>Community service:
Volunteer at local Salvation army and in charge of reading program for lower-income kids </p>

<p>Awards
Second Place in school writing competition for human rights piece- sophomore year
Third place in science league- freshman year
AP Scholar</p>

<p>****Obviously, my stats are not spectacular, and I'm highly unlikely to get into top schools because of my lackluster academic/ extracurricular performance so far. But in truth, I feel that I have matured throughout high school, and through my experience working with lower-income kids and trying to teach them to enjoy education and learn I have learned myself the value of education--it is not just another "mandatory" qualification for success and a source of pride, it is the chance to improve oneself to become much greater. (sounds really corny but I REALLY feel this way ;x)</p>

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<p>Which school are you applying to?</p>

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<p>CAS- economics major and government minor maybe? Or maybe ILR? What school do you think i have the best chance at? I think AEM is too hard with my stats… what do you think?</p>

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<p>Your stats are pretty good. You have to have more confidence in yourself!
That being said, I’d highly recommend that you don’t retake SAT I if Cornell is truly your first choice.
Cornell doesn’t consider your Writing score (as with many other schools), and that means you have a 1550/1600.
That’s an extremely competitive score.
For Cornell, you have to send in all your SAT I scores, so you might risk jeopardizing that 1550.</p>

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<p>No reason to retake SAT haha. Only weakness is your EC’s sort of.
Only problem I see, is that nothing distinguishes you from the other “Soul-less Asians” who have high SAT, high GPA, and pretty bland EC’s(I have bland ECs too, but I’m not Asian).</p>

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<p>ughhh i retook the sats and i did worse in math -_- but does cornell superscore? i think i might have gone up in reading :x</p>

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<p>sweet, i say a solid chance ED</p>

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<p>bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>Kind of useless now but you really didn’t need to retake the SAT (Cornell doesn’t look at writing) although I suppose if you get rejected, a higher writing score will only help you. </p>

<p>Yes, Cornell superscores the SAT. </p>

<p>Very good stats, bit above average change early decision, basically a toss-up. Good luck to you.</p>