Chance me please?/Am I on track?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hey guys! I'm a junior right now and I'd LOVE to go to Cornell. If you guys could check out my stats and see if I'm on track that'd be amazing! :) Thanks!</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Half black/Half Russian (lol yeah what...? I know)
School: One of the best public ones in Massachusetts
SAT: 2180 (690 CR 740 W 750 M) First time taking it, will take again
GPA: 3.93 out of 4.00 (unweighted)
Current classes and grades: APUSH (A-), AP Bio (A), AP French (A), Honors Math (A), Honors English (A) Regular Spanish (A)
PSAT: 99th percentile, probably the National Achievement thing (for African Americans or whatever)
ECs: Varsity swimming 3 years (1 out of maybe 5 blacks in league), Environmental Club, Water-Polo Club, Peer Mentoring Program, Guidance Aide for Freshmen, Special Needs Aquatics, French exchange next year
Work: Lifeguard and head swim lesson instructor all year
Awards: National Achievement for PSAT, 4th Place in National French Contest, Honorary Mention in City-wide MLK Essay
Others: Speak Russian fluently, Family income ~60,000, Neither of my parents went to college in the USA (first generation)</p>

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<p>Excellent chance. Adcoms can’t resist a first generation black student with top grades and sat scores. If you apply early decision I think you are almost guaranteed to be accepted. Which College in Cornell are you planning on applying to?</p>

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<p>The College of Arts and Sciences, I’m thinking of majoring in Biology.</p>

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<p>If your parents went to college (doesn’t need to be US or US-based colleges), you are not considered first-generation. However, your stats are solid. If you package yourself well with compelling essays, then you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>You don’t think my SAT scores are too low?</p>

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<p>you have a great chance, the SAT scores are fine. holistically, it looks good.</p>