Chance me

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Do I have chance for Cornell RD?

SAT I (breakdown): 2250 superscore (M:740, CR: 720, W: 790)
SAT II: Biology E: 800, Math II: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.58 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/441

AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Biology (4), US History (5), Chemistry (2), US Govt (4), Comp Govt (3)
Lang (5), Psychology (5), BC Calc (5, AB subscore: 5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science, independent science research (dual enrollment),
AP French, AP Statistics, AP Human Geography, Vector Calculus (dual enrollment online at community college)

Awards) regular stuff (honor societies and honor roll, etc.) National AP Scholar,VA Governor’s School for Math Science and Tech,

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VA HS leadership conference, Varsity tennis (captain, been playing for 10 years, all conference, other awards), Red Cross Club (president), French Club (founder and president), Bollywood Dance Team (captain),

Job/Work Experience: tennis coaching, tutoring

Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours of library help, red cross, tutoring, tutored a STEM group in different activities (for example coding, cryptography, Math Olympiad,etc.), made toys for animal shelter

Summer Activities: lots of summer courses, tennis coaching, VA Governor’s school for STEM, lots of tennis

Essay: common app essay how my life is filled with languages and how I’ve learned that language is a multidimensional experience (8.5/10)

Teacher Recommendation: both are great
Counselor Rec: will probably be pretty generic
Additional Rec: amazing one from HS tennis coach

Other
Prospective Majors: Math, Neuroscience, Computer Science (at CAS)
State (if domestic applicant): northern Virginia
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: >150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none (moved to the US when I was four, but I don’t think that’s a hook…)

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no one wants to chance me…?

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Both GPA and SAT is within range of Cornell CAS. But then again, you never know how college decisions can turn out. Make sure you have something special that can make you stand out from the rest of the applicants. At this point, focus on your Ec’s and how they can make you stand out from the rest of the applicants. I would be surprised if you didn’t get in. Best of Luck!!

Chance me back please if you have time?

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Your profile looks very strong, however, @MrIvyLeague is right and admissions can be random. And I don’t want to psych you out but I once saw a video made by a college admissions counselor who flat out said “Asians are held to a higher standard”. That doesn’t mean you’ll get flat out rejected, but they might waitlist you in which case I would try and maintain contact with the admissions office because I have heard about cases where the extra demonstrated interest tipped the application in the favor of the applicant. With that being said, your scores are still 130 above the average for Cornell, and your essay topic sounds like something a college admissions officer would like to see. I would also be surprised if you didn’t get in.

here is the link to the video, which was extremely helpful:
How to Get Accepted by Stanford and Ivy League Universities (Admission Essays Explained)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=merKgN6v7ZM&index=5&list=PLNRBP9vz6rs1GRGhE5gnq9QY1TOLDEERF