Chances at Cornell/Brown?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello! I am a high school junior, and it is my dream to attend either Cornell CALS or Brown University! And opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
My stats-
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (800 W, 650 M, 720 R) I will likely take these again.
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 750 Bio M, 730 World History, 780 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.36 on an unweighted 100 pt scale.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My HS does not provide either.
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Lang & Comp, 5 APUSH, 4 World History
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: I'm a jr, but my sr schedule includes AP Bio, AP French, Honors Calc, Anatomy & Physiology, a mandatory gov't class, band, and an English class at a local university.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, School Class Awards in English, French, and Music</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Trumpet Playing (lessons, principal trumpet at all-county, member of local youth orchestra, scholarship recipient, attended a prestigious summer festival, many awards), Piano Playing (lessons, 2 NFAM awards, placed in local competition), Key Club (VP for 1 yr, Co-P for 2 yrs), author for school literary magazine, assistant managing editor of school newspaper, school musicals, pit orchestra, full orchestra, French Club, French Honor Society, French Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Girl Scouts (with gold award)
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Nutritionist's office
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts & Key Club, Gold award (collected ponytails for pantene beautiful lengths, approx. 80 hrs of work), approx. 150 of playing music in church (unpaid), volunteer at local animal shelter (approx. 50 hrs)
Summer Activities: Select summer music festivals, internship
Teacher Recommendation: Will be from chemistry teacher who absolutely loves me and attended CALS, and English teacher who is also the advisor for the school newspaper
Counselor Rec: she loves me, will be good
Interview: I'm very personable, and usually do well in these situations</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid: I will be
Intended Major: Biology or Food Science
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~ 70K
Hooks: Music, strong GPA, ECs, etc.</p>

<p>Well that's my HS career in a nutshell haha... Please be honest! </p>

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<p>Sorry, there were a few typos haha! </p>

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<p>I think you have a very good chance Cornell. Brown is a long shot. </p>

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<p>cornell is a low reach and brown is a high reach.</p>

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<p>Both schools are a reach. Cornell considers only CR+M on the SAT so you’re score is below average. ECs are not your hooks…</p>

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<p>improve ur math score
and wat major do u think u will do
it depends on which type major u will do</p>

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<p>Improve the SAT a little more is my advice</p>

<p>Cornell: low reach
Brown: reach</p>

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<p>Cornell should be good! Brown is always a possibility, you don’t know until you apply. Some people have 4.0s and get rejected while 3.7s get in. ECs are really good. Good luck</p>

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<p>Shoot for 700+ on each section of the SAT, and you’ll have a fairly decent chance of admission at Cornell. Although Brown is super selective, you’re just as qualified as any other top applicant, so if you don’t get into Brown, you’ll surely get into other equally prestigious schools.</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>@Thebeatlestoday would you be kind enough to chance me back?
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<p>Here’s the deal: You seem like a perfect candidate for Cornell. BUT, you are from new york. This means that CALS will be considered a public school and you will be given in-state tuition (yay!!!). I think this makes it even more competitive to get in. So, make sure you raise your SAT math score. Consider applying to another college and transfer into CALS? May be something to talk to your schools guidance counselor about.</p>

<p>I think Brown is a long shot as it is for most. </p>

<p>Other schools you should add to your list: UPenn, Carnegie Mellon, John Hopkins, UC Berkeley, U Michigan, Emory, Vanderbilt, Rice, Wash U in St. Louis</p>

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