Chance me please, appreciate it!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I'm a student in Houston, and probably will apply to Cornell...</p>

<p>Class of 2010
Asian (Singaporean)
Considered as International applicant, but attending US High School (on Visa)</p>

<p>Class Rank: 11/892 (probably will become 5th/6th by the time my school recalculates and releases new ranks)
UW GPA: 3.85
W GPA: 4.93
PSAT: 196
SAT (took once, will take it again): CR 600; W 690; M 750. Total 2040.
ACT: 33
SAT IIs: USHist 690; Math II 760; Chinese 800; Chemistry 800.
APs: Human Geo 4; English Lang 4; Chinese 5; Psych 5; USHist 5; Chem 5.
Senior Schedule: Honors English 4, AP Art Hist, AP Stats, AP Macroecons, AP Govt, AP Calc BC, AP Phys C.</p>

<p>ECs
Table tennis for 10 years (including in Singapore, played in Singapore in 9th grade, got 4th in nationals team interschool meet).
Intramural Soccer (10, 11, 12)
Science Club (11, 12, treasurer in 12th)
NHS (12)
Volunteer @ Library (approx. 80 hours)
Internship (80 hours)
Math Honor Society (12)</p>

<p>Awards (academic & sports)
NHS
AP Scholar with Distinction
School Chinese Literary Competition Merit Prize (in 9th grade Singapore, dunno if this counts?)
Singapore National Interschool Team Table Tennis Meet 4th
Singapore South Zone Interschool Team Table Tennis Meet 3rd
once again, dunno whether Singapore awards count but i guess it should if it's in 9th grade.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading and chancing =)</p>

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<p>You would be considered an international I think because you’re not a permanent resident. This will hurt your chances quite a bit, especially since you would be competing with the applicants directly on Singapore with government scholarships. I think those kids are some of the best of the best. Hopefully you wouldn’t be applying for financial aid, because that could also hurt your chances (Cornell is need blind only for US citizens and permanent residents, i.e. Green Card). I would try and raise your SAT score to over 2200, maybe even 2300 and make sure you get straight As. Your extracurricular activities are sort of lacking. I would say overall, you’re a long shot. However, please don’t take me too seriously as I’m not on the admissions committee and college admissions are a crapshoot anyways.</p>

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<p>yeah i e-mailed cornell and i am international, but they said they would consider me in the context of my high school, so hopefully that helps haha. and i won’t apply for financial aid anyway cause i would then placed in the international pool which is really hard. i’m trying to raise my SAT…anyway thanks for your comments!</p>

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<p>If that’s the case, then you would have a much better opportunity to be admitted.</p>