Chance me?

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<p>Profile: Chinese Female from Public School in Newton MA
I'm applying ED for Cornell University CAS</p>

<p>GPA: UW: 3.6 W: 4.6 (for all four years)
Rigor of Classes: Have taken the most challenging courses offered at my school
Rank: Our school doesn't rank
SAT I: M: 710 CR: 720 W: 750 (I'm taking these again in October)
SAT II: Chem: 710 Bio: 800 Math 2C: 740
APs: AP US History : 5
AP Biology: 5
AP Calculus BC: Currently taking
AP Physics C: Currently taking
AP Lit.: Currently taking
AP Psychology: Currently Taking
AP French: Currently taking </p>

<p>EC: President/co-founder of First Public High School Active Minds Chapter
Participates in the One-on-One Big Brother/Sister Program
Asian Culture Club Planning Advisor
Science Team member
Math Team member (until junior year)
Principal Dancer/Instructor for American Chinese Arts Society, Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe
CIT for ACAS Summer Dance Camp
Cit for Asian Student Center Summer Camp </p>

<p>Awards: First place in BU Engineering and Design Robotics Competition
Latin Summa Cum Laude 3x
French Bronze for National French Competition
Honorable Mention for National French Competition
Letter of Commendation for PSATs
Honorable Mention in ACAS Chinese Dance Competition</p>

<p>Jobs: Chinese Dance Instructor for Chu Ling Dance Academy
Chinese Dance Instructor for ACAS Dance Troupe
Instructor for Lego Robotics Class Through Newton Community Education</p>

<p>Internships: Intern at Children's Hospital Boston, worked in Ender's Lab doing TMS work, shadowed doctors in clinical/in patient rounds, shadowed doctor for surgery (grids and strips for epilepsy)</p>

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<p>First of all, thank you for listing the school at Cornell that you’re going to apply to. Unfortunately, you’re not a definite in or a definite out, so we can’t really help you. Your test scores are decent, your GPA is decent, your ECs are strong - but not strong enough to make you a shoo-in. You’re not an outstanding instant admit, but you’ve definetely got a good chance; no one can tell you for sure whether it’ll be a yes or no. Like I said, your stats are good and if I was forced to choose, I’d say you’ll get in - but this is going to be the fiercest admissions cycle in history; we just don’t know what’s going to cut it anymore. </p>

<p>Just keep doing what you’re doing. You have better odds than many people, and there’s really nothing you can do to make yourself an instant admit. I think you’ll get in.</p>

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<p>^ Like the poster above me said, thank you for indicatin which school you are applying to. Seeing that you understand how important that is helps your chances in my mind, haha. Coming from Newton is a great thing. My gf’s sister teaches special ed there, and the schools are very strong (they should be, they have harvard and brandeis right next door!) I have a very good feeling about you. I know you are asian and many ppl say thats an auto-reject, but i think thats bologna. You seem like an all-around great individual, and I would be surprised if you didn’t get in. <em>not sure if this year will be more difficult than last year :P</em></p>

<p>haha, best of luck to you!</p>

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<p>youre in .</p>

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<p>Thanks for your replies everyone :).
I’m completely aware that the 2009 class is going to be super challenging. I’m chugging along on my applications at the moment, but I’m stuck on my essays ><. I’ve written a few different ones, but honestly its hard not to sound cliche :(</p>

<p>But thanks again for taking the time to help me out :)</p>