Chance me please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I am a white female from New York. I go to a competitive high school</p>

<p>SAT1: 2180
SAT2: US history (740) Math 1 (730)
Ap's: psych (5) Lang (5) us history (5) lit, physics, spanish, gov and law I'm taking currently. </p>

<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 3.94
Weighted: 4.5</p>

<p>Rank: top 10% </p>

<p>Honors/awards:</p>

<p>Girl scouts silver, gold, and visionary awards
Exemplars honors society ( having 2 extracurriculars and keeping above a 3.8 gpa all through hs)
I've won two silver medals at the LI Hofstra math fair
Presidential community service award(350 plus hrs)
Guidence community service award</p>

<p>Ecs:
Girlscouts (since 2000) I have received my visionary, silver and gold awards
Gold award: I founded a nutrition program at a local elementary school. Over 100 community service hours
Nutrition club(10,11,12) Vice President
Business club(10,11,12) Secretary
Best Buddies Club: (10,11,12)
Spanish honors society (11,12)
Math honors society(11,12)
National honors society(11,12)
Varsity Fencing(10,11,12) Captain
Martial Arts/ Kickboxing(9,10,11,12)
Advanced Math Research (9,10,11,12) I have participated in 3 math fairs and have won two medals
Philosophy books: I have read over 40 including the works of Aristotle, Socrates and Machiavelli</p>

<p>Summer experience: I studied genetic engineering and behavior neuroscience at Yale Univeristy. I also studied Biochemistry and Pyscology at Brown Univeristy</p>

<p>I spent two weeks in Costa Rica repairing houses, etc. (50 hrs)</p>

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<p>Looks pretty good. SAT Scores can be higher but everything else is right on the mark or above. Which school?</p>

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<p>i’d say slightly less than a coin’s-flip chance. (SAT could be higher)</p>

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<p>Hrmm… I got in to the College of Engineering with a 2160 SAT (770, 710, 680). Though, maybe my admission was largely based on all the ECs I had…</p>

<p>Your ECs look great - you applying to CAS?</p>

<p>Female… Even better!</p>

<p>Low reach/match.</p>

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<p>I think there is a fair chance, but there is no match for anyone at any of the ivys, especially a caucasian unhooked kid from NY.
as I have said to some others on other threads, you never know with colleges like Cornell and other ivys or other top universities and LACs
it’s always a crap shoot at those schools. the ivys and top universities and top lacs are always a reach, unless there is a solid hook
even 2400 / 4.0 with great ecs get rejected.
and some unhooked kids with only medium scores, gpa and ecs get in.
the only thing that really gives anyone a “good” shot at the ivys or other top schools is a solid hook, meaning you are legacy of parents or family that have been very generous with the college, or a real great athlete in one of their major sports - usually meaning basketball or football - in which cases you have a real good shot as long as you have decent stats. without a solid hook, it’s pot luck - even with perfect stats and great ecs… never can tell
there are just thousands of kids with similar stats
not many applicants that have real generous legacy or national ranked athletic ability…
you probably had a slightly better chance if you had applied early decision, or maybe you used that on another school
anyway, just try your best, have some solid safeties and don’t worry too much about this stuff. you will get in to many colleges. and don’t forget the SUNY system in NY, which has some excellent programs like Albany, Bingimton. a kid went there from my H.S. about 4 years ago with medium stats and just went on to Yale law school
p.s. if you have applied already, a chance thread is kind of a waste of time
good luck to you</p>

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<p>As everyone has mentioned before, your SAT is a little bit (tadbit only) on the low side</p>

<p>BUT you definitely have a chance (: Good luck!</p>

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<p>you ppl gotta realize there is a difference in chances between ED and RD. It is not too large but it is not small either. Check last year’s RD admissions and you will understand what I mean. With RD there is a lot more chance involved even if you appear to fit the criteria, and the competition is definitely harder holistically.</p>