Chance me RD

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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I know these posts are annoying, but I was just rejected from Penn ED, and want to know if I even have a decent chance RD. Here are my qualifications, let me know if there is anything I should particularly focus on in my app or any programs that may be beneficial to write about in the supplements. These stats are post-1st-semester senior year.
GPA: 3.94 UW / 4.48 W… 12 APs by the end of senior year. 2 B+'s, one in freshman English first semester, one in AP CS A this semester
Class Rank: 5/650
ACT: 33C (33R, 35E, 31M, 32S) / . 34 super score
SAT II: 740 Math II (I don’t think I want to submit)
AP Scores: Calc AB (5), Lang (5), APUSH (4)
Senior year courseload: AP CS A, AP Lit, AP Gov/AP Macro Econ, AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1

ECS:

  • HS baseball (captain) - 3 years Var, 4 years total
    -club baseball - 4 years, mostly summer and fall
    -California Scholarship Federation (tutoring club for 4 years)
    -Self-taught code in python and swift for app development
  • Mu Alpha Theta (math club joined senior year)
  • baseball lessons (mentoring younger kids and giving them lessons)

Intended major: statistical Sciences/math/undecided in CALS
Common App Essay: 8/10 ish? I have some time to tweak I guess

School: public
Ethnicity: half Latino/half white
Region: Los Angeles, Ca
Income Bracket 250k ish
Hooks: URM? LGBT?

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If you apply to 2 hyper-selective schools, expect 2 hyper-selective outcomes. The answer will be no…unless you’re very lucky. If you get in, there’s a caveat…you have to afford it. Run the net-price calculator for Cornell, add 15% to the expected family contribution, because NPC’s are always over optimistic, then bring the numbers to your parents and see what they say. They’ll probably run and hide under the bed :slight_smile:

Make sure you have a good list of target and safety schools you can afford.

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I think that you should run the NPC. If what it says is okay to your parents, then Cornell is IMHO worth an application. However, you definitely need to also apply to universities where you can expect to be accepted, including at least two safety schools.

You should focus as first priority on finding two great safety schools. Cornell is not a safety for you nor for anyone else.

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I think that you, as a Hispanic male with high stats, would have a (good) chance at Cornell. I came across this news article on Cornell’s application process, it might be helpful to you.

https://cornellsun.com/2018/11/06/a-look-inside-how-cornell-accepts-its-students/