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<p>I applied for regular admissions and was wondering what my chances looked like. Thanks for any replys!!!</p>

<p>College of Arts and Sciences
Major: Physics
Academics:</p>

<p>ACT: 36 composite - 36 on math, science, reading and 35 on english
GPA: Weighted- 4.96 out of 6 Unweighted - 3.7
Rank: 30 out of 936
Senior Schedule: Staistics AP, Calculus BC AP, Computer Science AP, Physics C AP, English Lit & Comp AP, Independent Study with physics teacher about elementary particles
Rigor: Have taken the most AP courses out of my whole school
Past Classes: European History AP, Chemistry AP, Biology AP, US History AP, Spanish AP, English Lang & Comp AP, honors math for frosh-junior year, honors english for frosh-soph and highest level available for all other classes</p>

<p>Awards:
AP scholar with distinction
Baushc & Lomb Science Award
National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
Spanish Honors Society
Honor Roll every semester</p>

<p>Extra curriculars:
Math Team: Vice-president: placed 11th individually in state for geometry
Science Olympiad: Captain - first in state in my event
^^^Two extra curriculars that i am most devoted to
Peer tutor
did track for a year but was too busy to continue
Boy Scout - working on my eagle
Volunteer for police department's peer jury program
Have gone on work trips for past four years and do other volunteer work at church</p>

<p>Essays:
Common App: Wrote about my brother having cancer and how that molded who i am - wasnt the best
Supplement: Talked about my love of physics and how Cornell can expand it. I think it was pretty good
Teacher Rec #1: Really, really praising
Teacher Rec #2: Didn't see, but teacher apparently writes extremely good letters
Counselor rec: Assume that its good but no idea</p>

<p>Hooks: none
Applied for financial Aid: yes
Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Middle-class
Type of school: Public
Size: Large - each grade is about 1,000 kids
Really competitive school</p>

<p>I appreciate any and all feedback, thanks for your time!</p>

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<p>Your chances are really good, obviously nothing is guaranteed but I think you will get in.</p>

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<p>I say you have about a 50% chance of getting in. CAS regular decision is extremely competitive. Good luck !</p>

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<p>Wishing you all the best! </p>

<p>You look like a good candidate.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses! I hope i get in too</p>

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<p>I hope you get in, I’m a physics major that got in ED :P</p>

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<p>I’d say your definitely a competitive applicant. Your scores are good, you’ve taken tough classes, and your EC’s are solid. The only small, and I mean small, problems are your UW GPA and class rank which will hopefully be overlooked when considering your class rigor. Assuming that your essays and recommendations are good I would give you more than 50% shot. Keep in mind that I am no expert and am merely guessing here. cortana431 was right though in saying that you will have a slightly tougher time getting admitted RD. Your also applied for a slightly ORM so that may hurt you slightly. Best of luck and I hope you get in!!</p>

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<p>Sorry about this but what does ORM mean? And ethano, that’s really cool, maybe we will know each other sometime in the future!</p>

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<p>If your school sends in a fair amount of kids to Cornell every year, i’d agree that it would be around 40-60% too.</p>

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<p>ORM usually means Over Represented Majority (as in ethnicity) but I tend to interchange the M with Major as well. Physics while not an extremely common major does receive higher than average applicants so that may or may not hurt you chances depending on how you compare.</p>

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<p>you seem like a good candidate, although your gpa could be a bit higher. however, cornell is very competitive, and although academically you seem fit, you dont seem to stand out to be honest.
best of luck.</p>