Chance Threats (sorry... but i just want to be prepare for the desicion)

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<p>I'm sorry people... i know you guys are already sick of chance threats, but i just want to prepare myself for the early decision day...I applied for the AEM.</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>A. Standardized testings
-SATI: CR630, M780, W660
-SATII: Korean800, bioE730, math2C770
-TOEFL: 108/120</p>

<p>B. GPA
-unweighted: 3.98
-weighted:4.5</p>

<p>C. Classes
-9th: world history A/A, enlish 1 A/A, algebra 2H A/B, Biology H A/A, PE A/A, Chamber Choir A/A, Health A, Japanese 1 A/A</p>

<p>-10th: English 2 A/A, Trigonometry A, Chmistry H A/A, Japanese 2 A/A, Pre-Calculus H A/A, PE A/A, Womens treble choir A/A, Science research A</p>

<p>-11th: US history A/A, englihs 3 A/A, Calculus BC AP A/A, Science Research A/A, Biology AP A/A, Psychology A/A, Japanese 3H A/A, Womens treble choir A/A</p>

<p>-12th: english 4, multivariable calculus, physics C AP, statistics AP, economics AP, government, japanese 4, music advanced project</p>

<p>D. AP scores
-Calculus BC-4
-BiologyE-4
-Psychology-5</p>

<p>E. Volunteer work
-Retirement home 3yr
-key club 2yr
-hospital office1yr
-drama therapy camp with autistic children for summer</p>

<p>F. Other extracurrirular activities
-Korean Students Association-president
-UNICEF club-president
-JSA 2yr
-private golf lesson 4yr
-private flute lesson 7yr
-private tutorig 2yr
-summer school at Northwestern University (CTD)</p>

<p>G. Awards and Honors
-Science Fair
-California Scholarship Federation 4yr
-Principal's Honor Roll 4yr
-Japanese Honor Society (secretary) 3yr
-Tri-M (Music Honor Society) 2yr
-Mu Alpha Theta 4yr
-AP scholar</p>

<p>The high school that i'm attending is really competitive suburban school, which send 5 to Harvard, 5 to MIT, and 10+ to Stanford, and 10+ to cornell as well. </p>

<p>assuming that my recs are pretty good and essay is relativley strong.... </p>

<p>please evaluate my chances for AEM early... I am sorry again and thank you. I just want to prepare so that i don't get major depression...:(</p>

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<p>“Threats”… scared me for a second.</p>

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<p>people plz…</p>

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<p>I say you have a pretty decent shot, like you said, assuming you have good essays and recs.</p>

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<p>it’s…threats???or…show off???</p>

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<p>typo there… i wasn’t even aware until phuriku pointed out. please excuse my mistake. and not show off at all… :)</p>

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<p>I’d say your chances are kind of slim</p>

<p>You have a great GPA, but it didn’t seem like you took enough AP’s, and your SAT is kind of low. </p>

<p>Advice: you might not want to put private lessons on ec, it’s just too obvious of a space filler</p>

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<p>Your SAT is fine. As said above, all of the “private” notations show that you aren’t really going to give anything to the Cornell community. </p>

<p>Lack of AP courses, and no school ECs. Those are what will bring you down. I’d say that you don’t have anything spectacular going for you, but you really should have a shot. Probably 25-40%. So you aren’t complete out of it ;)</p>

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<p>5 AP’s is not a lack of AP courses if there aren’t many offered. Some people also take college-level courses that are not spec. AP</p>

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<p>I’d say you have at least a decent chance.. And at this point, it’s really too late to do anything about it. If you really want to be prepared for ED day, simply expect failure so that if you actually don’t get accepted, it won’t be as harsh a disappointment. It’s what someone told me, and though it’s pessimistic, it’s a good philosophy to follow, college admissions wise. It’s the only thing that’s keeping me sane right now - the dread of failure at admissions is whats stopping me from counting down the seconds till notifications go out. Good luck though!</p>