<p>I was a lot like you at your age, until an older friend of my came by and gave me a nice spankin’- here’s me paying that forward:)
<em>please don’t cry, I can’t recall how sensitive 13 year-olds can be…</em></p>
<p>Breakdown:
SAT- EXTREMELY low. But hey, you still have 2 more years to try again.
SAT II- 810 physics? Bulls***, unless you made a typo. And did you actually take all 3 subject tests as a freshman, or are you one of those kids that post their “expected scores”?
TOEFL iBT(112/120) - if you have received education in the US/English-speaking country for a certain number of years, you do not have to take the TOEFL. Call the admissions to check what the number of years is. </p>
<p>"And assume I have 3.8+ GPA in freshmen. " - wait, so you are a rising fish? You ARE one of those desperate jr. high kids…</p>
<p>“What will be chances if I have the aformentioned stat?” - Guaranteed rejection I suppose. The admissions officers will probably laugh at your SAT 1 scores, and yell “***?” when they see your 810 in physics. </p>
<p>“1. Do I have to retake my SAT? And if I have to raise, do u guys think I reli have to work on the SAT vocabs?”
- YES. Your score is rather low. YES, you definitely need to raise. I don’t know, you didn’t give us a section-by-section break down on your CR score… you could have aced the vocab section and blew the reading section.</p>
<p>“2. I know Cornell offer need-blind financial aid to intl’ student; but will this hurt my chances of entering if I apply for it?”
This question was a nice break of decency from the load of bullocks before. Well there may be two arguments- some people will say “if they say they’re need blind, then obviously that won’t hurt your chances for applying for FA”. Others may say “with this crummy economy…need-blind? My a**!” I’d say apply for FA if you need it. I’m sure plenty of people get in after applying for FA.</p>
<p>“3. Are there any ECs I should definitely join this year to raise my chances too?”
YES. You should definitely become the president of the chess team, the math competition club, the student council, the chemistry club, the latin honors society, the multicultural club…that should take care of your leadership. But oh wait, you need something athletic too… become a 3-season varsity athlete. Now what about community service? Make sure you volunteer at your local hospital for at least 3 hours a week, then you can write, in bold-font: “I HAVE OVER 400 BLOODY HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE” on your application. </p>
<p>I’ll guarantee you that you’ll look back to your post by the time you’re finished applying to universities and yell, “ROFL!”.If you don’t, then golly, I wish you luck.
<em>If you guy’s don’t know AIM acronyms in jr. high, google what rofl stands for</em></p>
<p>I hope you get my point. As a less-patronizing way to answer your third question (PS: look up the meaning for patronize. Another word to add to your list of SAT Vocabs!), NO. Find out what you want to do, and do what you love to do. There is no formula for what extracurrics you should participate in to get into university. Take some time during your 1st year in hs to explore your interests if you have to, but really, do what you love to do. Life is waaay too short to try and mold yourself into what you think admissions officers would like you to be. Work hard, but don’t forget to play and party hard. I apologize if I went a bit over the line with my sardonic commentary on your post (sorry but I just have to say, add sardonic to your list. It’s definitely an SAT vocab word 
). But my friend did the same thing to me when I was your age, and his criticisms really got me thinking, encouraged me to just do what I love to do all throughout hs, and just spend an amazing 4 years…AND get into Cornell, of course. I hope I provided you with some insight, although I myself have much to learn still. Everything aside, best of luck in high school!</p>