Chance Me Pretty Please :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I am a junior - Asian American (great, I know!)</p>

<p>However, unlike most of my peers I am NOT by any means a "math/science" person, though I do love math, I love english/humanities wayyyy more!</p>

<p>Here's a break down of my stats as of right now:</p>

<p>Rank: top 2-3% out 550 people (estimated, could be a little higher) --> though i got a b in ap bio right now, which i am fretting about but hopefully it wont make TOO much of an impact? FYI - AP BIO, due to the teacher, is considered the hardest class at our school...not that Cornell would know that, but I felt i need to point that out to you lol.
GPA: 4.7 (out of 4 due to weighting)
Class load: hardest possible no doubt!
SAT: Eh. not so hot yet, barely making 2100 on practice exams. However, I have had much better luck with the ACTs - I am constantly scoring in mid 30's on that from practice exams. </p>

<p>ECs:
EIC of School Paper - first junior to become one in a looong time, i am absolutely certain that the newspaper advisor will write me a first class rec!</p>

<p>Write for other community papers as well, including our cultural one.</p>

<p>Many essay competition awards; won 1st place in state for a newspaper article I wrote. That same article won 4th place nationally at another competiton (which i will not list here for security reasons as you can easily look me up) </p>

<p>Internship at congressman office summer before junior year </p>

<p>Teen Rep on local Youth Commisson - began this system of teen reps to help form better student-community alliances </p>

<p>With members of youth commission helped form young democracts society to promote Obama and help students who can't vote (like me) to still get involved in the poltical scene - created flyers, sent letters of concerns/request to the congressman about issues that bothered us, etc. etc. </p>

<p>500+ volunteer service hours through hospital volunteering (the usual lol), tutoring, after school enrichment program helping for younger children, etc. etc.
Math Honor Society President</p>

<p>NAtional Honor Society</p>

<p>French Honor Society </p>

<p>DECA state winner</p>

<p>What do you think??</p>

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<p>bumppp someone reply please!</p>

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<p>What are you applying to?</p>

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<p>college/major?</p>

<p>I'm assuming CAS.</p>

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<p>Looks like have a shot at least make shure you have strong essays which it seems like you will considering past accomplishments</p>

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<p>You have a fair chance. Honestly the whole thing about, "I'm asian and I'm not a math/science person" probably won't affect anything. Like, I don't think they classify asians by "humanities oriented and math oriented" and cut off all the math oriented asians.. I think asians have disadvantages for their race and their race only.</p>

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<p>i'm only a junior too...but you seem like you could get in...</p>

<p>you cream me in stats by the way...</p>

<p>good luck!</p>