Chance me please! Engineering or Arts & Sci?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>If you would be so kind, please review my profile (below) and let me know if I would be more likely to be accepted to cornell engineering or arts & sci. I would major in EE at engineering and econ at arts & sci.</p>

<p>Before any negativity, please note this is all honest information and is not meant to be pretentious if it is. Also, please pardon the jumbled format. Please let me know (if you can) if you think I'm likely, neutral or unlikely to be accepted. Sorry if I provided too much detail. Thank you!</p>

<p>-Rank 1 of 241. Public school.</p>

<p>-Attend magnet school for science and technology as well </p>

<p>-8 ap/college classes junior year, 10 this year. All "A's".</p>

<p>-4.4/4 gpa</p>

<p>-Amazing rec letters</p>

<p>-Really good essays (witty/clever short answers. Very unique and thoughtful supplement main essays.)</p>

<p>-Wrote 2 research papers (one on electromagnetic testing and the other on satellite link quality contour testing)</p>

<p>-3 mentorships. Two at Nasa and one at a military company that works with drones.</p>

<p>-Sat. Crit: 750. Math: 770. Writing: 700. </p>

<p>-Sat subject tests. World hist:790. US hist: 760. Math two: 690. Physics: 670 (yeah...my class didn’t cover 35% of the material and no time to study. It was a really intense class taught by a nuclear physics phd from Taiwan. We did calc based Newtonian and electricity and magnetism. No thermo, waves etc…)</p>

<p>-Three 4s and three 5s on 6 AP exams. (4 on ap physics c e&m. perhaps help negate that 670?) ap scholar with distinction.</p>

<p>-Founded a Government Club and recruited 54 people (work on campaigns. voter registration). President.</p>

<p>-Expanded Model UN to 64 people (from like 30ish). Won best delegate in a 180 person committee. President. </p>

<p>-Founded a sea scout ship and grew it to have $250,000 in assets now. We do competitive sailboat racing.</p>

<p>-400+ volunteer hours aboard tall 17th century sailing ships at a colonial museum. Also a costumed interpreter there. Also hosted a video series for the museum.</p>

<p>-Eagle scout at age 14. Bronze palm. Scout of the year. Senior patrol leader. </p>

<p>-Debate team captain. Went to states in my first season debating. Expanded team from 4 to 10ish</p>

<p>-White, male</p>

<p>-Really good at interviews. </p>

<p>-Extra listed stuff:
Boys state. NASA Hunch program (traveling to houston for "vomit comet" zero-g testing of governor's school project. representing the school at a symposium there). Black belt. Did an engineering project on Biochar for CO2 sequestration (1st junior to get honors seal as a result). Startalk Chinese academy sponsored by the NSA for 3 weeks.</p>

<p>-Want to be an entrepreneur and then run for political office. My recs say I will do those things (teachers strongly hinted that) and I made my intentions clear in my app so its consistent and not out of the blue.</p>

<p>I'm wondering if my subject test score in math 2 and physics would sink me if I applied to cornell engineering. Let me know! Thanks again!</p>

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<p>could go either way. Your academic credentials point to Engineering, but some of your EC’s and test scores, as well as your dream career lean toward CAS. Looking at this, it seems you would be a better fit at CAS because it has to do with what you want for your future. As for which one you’re most likely to be accepted at… there’s no way to tell. Apply to both via the primary/alternate option?</p>

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<p>Will do! Any idea what my chances might be in general?</p>