<p>Looking to apply to either the College of Engineering or Arts & Sciences @ Cornell.</p>
<p>GPA: ~3.5 (UW); All Honors/AP so likely rather high when weighted - should get a 4.0 Senior year w/ light course load.</p>
<p>Rank: 19/215, so first decile. </p>
<p>SAT: 2300; 750 CR / 750 M / 800 W
SAT II: Waiting for scores on Math I & II and Chemistry (Assume 700-800), taking Physics in October.</p>
<p>AP Classes (have taken all that my school offers):
-World History (4)
-US History (waiting)
-Physics B (next year)
-Calculus AB (next year)
-English Lit (waiting)
-English Language (next year)
-Chemistry (waiting)
-Statics (not AP but notable - have taken three years) </p>
<p>Volunteering (200+ hrs total):
-CT Mission of Mercy (medicinal work)
-Angel Ride (5 years)
-Soup Kitchen (60-70 hrs.)
-Dementia Home (10 hrs.)
-Tutoring (Math; Pre-Algebra-PreCalc - ~15 hrs.)</p>
<p>Awards/Extras:
-Won national engineering competition (RWDC) twice - once alternate, once captain
-Presenter at USASEF & CT Innovations Expo (met Bill Nye!)
-NHS (2 years - school requires 8 semesters of Honors before admission)
-Nat'l Spanish Honors Society (May be Pres/VP next year)
-Mu Alpha Theta (Math NHS)
-Intramural basketball (3 years)
-President/Founder of Graphic Design & Computer Science Club
-Established SSA chapter at my school
-Fluent in Spanish, semifluent in French
-Attended Humanities at local universities
-Can code in Java (not perfect), Python, Basic (not impressive, I know), VB, C, and Obj-C (self-taught)
-Work in graphic design, have sold designs to companies/big bands.</p>
<p>Recommendations:
-Physics teacher
-Engineering/Statics teacher & Engineering coach
-[Possibly!] Ray La Hood (Sec. of Transportation)</p>
<p>I am much smarter than my GPA suggests; I actually took a hit in a Religion course that my (parochial) school requires because I was too busy with important classes. I have read extensively on the works of Sagan and Feynman and I am very knowledgeable despite these not being pertinent to my high school curriculum. I find that I am a much better communicator than most of my peers that are higher ranked than I and I believe an interview would serve me very well. I often find myself studying things that are not necessarily helpful to my high school studies but that satisfy my need to learn. </p>
<p>Regardless, what would you guys say about my chances?</p>
<p>P.S. I'm also looking to apply at RPI, WPI, Tufts, and Northeastern. If possible, evaluate my chances there too? Thanks in advance!</p>