Chance me! Thanks in advance

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<p>APplied to Arts and science</p>

<p>ACT: 34
SAT: 2020 < ( eh.)
SAT IIs : MATHII - 800, Chem 730 (I retook and got 710 =.= Oh well)
GPA: 4.0
Rank: school doesnt rank but definitely top 5</p>

<p>Teacher rec: pretty good
Counselor: Had this counselor for 3 months, no way to tell cept to pray
My essay: I'd say it was pretty good, talked about my hardship moving to US and living in a family of 4 with <10k budget</p>

<p>APS: Calc ab- 5, calc bc -5 , chem 4, taking bio and euro this year</p>

<p>The activites I listed:</p>

<p>University of Michigan medical school summer science academy 07
Gains in the Education of Math and Science (GEMS) '08
Robotics- all 4 years, vice president, listed a few awards
Journalism - 2 years, editor in chief & business manager
City Library Advisory board- ex-officio member
Track and field- varsity, scholar athlete, team captain
French club- founder and president
Politics - "Get out the vote" planner for my city, Organized mock elections for my school</p>

<p>Awards i listed
(i didnt list national merit semifinalist.... bad choice? -.-)</p>

<p>Telluride Association Summer Program Scholarship
District Chemistry Olympiad Finalist
(My state's) Interscholastic Press Association Spartan Award for journalism
(My state's) Math Prize Competition- Silver Star award, ranked 12th in the state.</p>

<p>Did I forget to mention anything?
Thanks again.</p>

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<p>i’d say 50 50 since nothing really stands out. I’m seeing some high stats though, good luck!</p>

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<p>lol nothing really stands out?
TASP alone says something. Along with athletics, club officials, board member.</p>

<p>I’d say you have a great shot. Just hope your counselor rec was decent.</p>

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<p>wow your stats and your BACKGROUND are very similar to mine !!! (but your GPA and ECs are a little better than mine :P) can you please tell me after you receive your decision in March/April ? :slight_smile: </p>

<p>lol i cant really chance you becuz your stats are very similar to mine.</p>

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<p>id be surprised if u werent ; )</p>

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<p>All your stats look great
SAT could be a bit higher, that would be the only thing pulling you a bit back.
I would still say you have a pretty high chance.</p>

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<p>Your SAT is a little low, but your ACT can save that.
I’d say you stand a pretty good chance.</p>

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<p>yeah TASP is your plus for Cornell…did you do the summer program at Cornell? </p>

<p>i was a TASP - interviewed finalist and I think that helped me although I did not actually get in ):</p>

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<p>are you female? a URM? </p>

<p>i take it you’re doing a pre-med Chem major?</p>

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<p>Thanks guys.</p>

<p>I’m an asian male =( hehe</p>

<p>I’m actually not sure of my major- I’ll decide that depending on the college I get in.</p>

<p>I did my TASP at University of Michigan</p>

<p>I really wanted to explain my SAT score but I decided not to. I was told that I was for sure that I was a national merit commended student, but then my counselor told me in June that I should take the SAT to become semi-finalist (I was dumb to not do some of my own research) So I was a walk-on tester without any prep; I wasn’t feeling well that day either, oh well.</p>

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<p>I’d say your chances are decent, not great. The test scores are a little patchy, but the extracurriculars are better than many other candidates. A (truly) active person is a lot more valuable to Cornell than someone who can’t say anything except they got an 800 on the SAT Math.</p>

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<p>you have any safeties?</p>

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<p>Your ACT score is good, I hope you only submitted the ACT score</p>

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<p>I already got accepted into U of M, which was my safety</p>

<p>I can’t just submit my ACT, SAT goes with your SAT IIs =)</p>

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<p>The only thing that looks a little low is your SAT score, but you submitted a very strong ACT so I don’t see why that should be a problem. Otherwise, the rest of your stats look fabulous. I wish you the best of luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you =) I was kind of hoping they look beyond my SAT score.</p>

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<p>bumpo
10char</p>

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<p>It definitely sounds like you have a good shot. The fact that you’re not from the United States, stands out to me. You should fit in Cornell well. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Hey, you’ve done your part. Now relax and anticipate. Don’t fret.</p>

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<p>^^not coming from the US fits in Cornell???</p>