Chance Please >>> I'm Nervous

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<p>Canadian Permanent Resident
Gender: Male
Location: New York
High School: Private
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 97.44
Class Rank: 5th out of 83</p>

<p>Senior Courseload. Only about 5 AP classes at our school
AP Bio
AP English
AP Calculus AB
Physics
Symphonic Band
P.E. 11/12
Theology 12 and Health(2nd semester)
Psychology(2nd semester)</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT Total 2090
SAT I Math: 690
SAT I CR: 710
SAT I Writing: 690</p>

<p>SAT II Math 2: 730
SAT II Biology M: 800</p>

<p>AP English Language: 3</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Significant
Medical Clinic Mission Trip to Les Cayes, Haiti July 2006 (10 Days).
Hospital Emergency Department Volunteer (5 Hrs/Week).
Student Council Representative (9,11,12)
Key Club (10,11,12), VP (12)
Racquetball Club, Founder and President (12)
Symphonic Band First Chair (9, 10,11,12), VP (12)</p>

<p>Insignificant:
Adopt-A-Highway (10,11,12)
Circle of Friends (11,12)
Darfur Committee (12)
Key Club (11,12)
Model United Nations (11)
Go Green Club (12)
Samaritan Center (9,12)
Salvation Army (11,12)</p>

<p>Sports:
Varsity Indoor Track (10,11,12).
Varsity Lacrosse (11,12).
Varsity Soccer (12).
JV Lacrosse (8,9,10).</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
National Honor Society (11,12)
High Honor Roll (9,10,11,12)
District Rotary Salute to Youth Top Ten Finalist
RIT Computing Medal (11)
Lacrosse Scholar Athlete Award (11)
Six Varsity Letters by end of year.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Teacher Recs - Both were amazingly well-written.
Counselor Rec- Decent I guess
Essays- very medically focused
-Common App- great ...talked about the Haiti medical mission
-Supplement- pretty good - about volunteering in the hospital.
Major- Biological Sciences (basically going pre-med)
CALS</p>

<p>Any comments are appreciated!!! Thanks:)</p>

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<p>very high gpa/mid low sat/no leadership=
cas 25%
cals 35%</p>

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<p>no leadership?</p>

<p>He has Varsity sports, Key club VP, student council rep, Racquetball club founder and president, symphonic band first chair and VP</p>

<p>sometimes i don't think people read.</p>

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<p>lol at chendrix's comment :D</p>

<p>I say you would have a decent shot at CALS. Your SAT scores and AP scores are on the borderline, but seems like you have tons of ECs to make up for them. I suppose your essays will play a huge role because if you apply as pre-med (or smth equivalent), then they more or less expect an excellent student. Either way, I'd say don't freak out.</p>

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<p>oh shoot, I missed the positions that were written. lol
With the leadership, I would say
Cas 40%
Cals 60%</p>

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<p>I'd say solid chances for the Ag school, despite the low test scores and lack of AP classes. I think the extracurriculars are very diverse: a mix of "band geek" and "jock" rolled into one. And all the medical and environmental activities all fit neatly with the Ag school. If you package your application right and have good essays and recommendations, I think you're a strong contender for CALS.</p>

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<p>Alright thanks guys. I really appreciate it. I think my essays were good and really display "fit" but they are the things I am a little worried about. I could've put a bit more time into them. Cornell usually accepts about 5 students from our school, because it kind of knows our school (we are 40 minutes away).</p>