Chance me please, and recommend other schools if Cornell is too reach for me...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I’m thinking about applying ED for Cornell Engineering.</p>

<p>I’m becoming senior this year, and I live outside of US (In Asia, in an international school)</p>

<p>My GPA is 3.8 (out of 4.3 scale)… my SAT is 600/770/620…</p>

<p>I’m planning to take SAT once more, in october. I’ve practiced a lot, and as I practiced really much, my practice scores became steady and better…</p>

<p>I’m targeting 700/800/700 for my last SAT.</p>

<p>I have two SAT2 subject test scores.</p>

<p>Math 2C 800
Chemistry 750</p>

<p>Although my GPA is bad, I’ve taken a lot of rigorous classes like IB programs (US students are not really familiar with IB, but it’s almost same as AP)</p>

<p>I also have one AP score</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB 5</p>

<p>Lastly, I have an ACT score: 29
My questions are:</p>

<li><p>Can anyone predict my chances of getting into Cornell Engineering as ED?</p></li>
<li><p>I’m thinking of taking ACT test in late october, and SAT 2 Physics in November. Can I actually send those scores also? deadline for ED is November 1st…Would Cornell accept those late scores?</p></li>
<li><p>Can you give any advises for increasing my chances to get into Cornell?</p></li>
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<p>Cornell has been my dream school…I really regret that I didn’t try my best…my GPA and SATs are really awful…but I really want to get into Cornell…Please give any advises…Thank You.</p>

<p>Or give me any other lists of engineering schools that might be not as hard as cornell for me to get in</p>

<p>P.S: My school is really competitive. 1Princeton, 5 UC Berkeley, 2JHU, 1Caltech, 2 Upenn, …about 200students…
I think I’m about top 20% in my school…</p>

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<p>Top 20% is bad.</p>

<p>Your school isn't that competitive. Only 11 out of 200 students went to top 25 schools.</p>

<p>Do you have any extra-curricular activities?</p>

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<p>well..for my EC,
Tri-M music honor society (with leadership role)
Violin (played for 15years. Concert-master of the school orchestra, representitive as violinist for school)
varsity tennis
200 hours+ community service
worked in physics lab and wrote an extended essay(physics) for IB diploma.
Internships in two companys....</p>

<p>and for my school competitiveness, I was too lazy to wrote all the names..
there are 2 u.columbia, 3Washington st. Louis..about 10 U. Michigan... 2 yales..</p>

<p>I can't think of more</p>

<p>If cornell is too reach, what schools should I look for?</p>

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<p>If your school provides rank, your chances are nullified.... (top 40 out of only 200 students is killer). Your SAT is WAY too low and even your target SAT is extremely low for Cornell. 29 composite ACT is hideous. Unless you're a URM, you don't have a chance at Cornell.</p>

<p>Edit: Oh nvm, I just noticed you're an Asian international. What are you crazy? Your chances are less than 0% at Cornell. You're just one less applicant other Asian internationals need to compete against lol. No offense of course. Consider other easier schools (UMich is not bad for engineering I hear).</p>