Chances at Cornell ED, Columbia ED, MIT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Grade Point Average: not weighted ~98, weighted 109 (our school doesn't do 4.0 scale)
SAT: 2310 super scored, 2270 first time (freshman year - 800 mathematics 750 writing, 720 critical reading)
2240 second time (junior year - 800 mathematics 680 writing, 760 critical reading)
ACT: never took ACT</p>

<p>SAT II: Mathematics II: 800, Biology: 790 , US History: 720 (Quite bad), Physics: 800.</p>

<p>Race/ethnicity/background: middle class, Indian (moved from UK), Long Island, New York.</p>

<p>Advanced Placement Classes: I am an incoming senior, so by year:
Freshman - Pre-AP World (1st year), Honors Bio, Algebra 2 and Trig first half of year, switched into Precalculus (normally a 11th grade class at my school), Spanish 2H
Sophomore - AP World, AP Bio, AP Calc, Honors Chem, Spanish 3H
Junior - AP USH, AP Physics B, AP Computer Science, AP English Language, AP Statistics, Spanish 4H
Senior year (PLANNED) - AP Chem, Im trying to get an AP Physics C course created, AP English Lit, AP US Gov't, AP Spanish, and multivariable calculus (I am trying, once again).</p>

<p>On the 8 APs taken so far, I have gotten 5 on all.</p>

<p>Other courses: 4 years of orchestra, 4 years of science research</p>

<p>Sports: Varsity 4 years X-country (will be a captain next year, most likely), 4 years varsity tennis team (captain junior yr, forecasted senior year, school mvp awards)</p>

<p>Internships: summer (9th-10th), went to India at interned at a tech company (Tech Mahindra), learned Java
summer(10th-11th), went to MSKCC, at did some cancer research (no I have not cured cancer, although if I had I am sure, I wouldn't be making this thread right now)
summer(11th-12th), intern at SBU Simons program, working again on cancer research
during senior year, I plan to intern at Cold Spring Harbor Labs in a highly selective program</p>

<p>Clubs/memberships:
Mathletes - all four years, do local math league, consistently in top 50 out of ~1000 students. HIghest rank was 5th in sophomore year. Have done AMC 8 (cleared), AMC 12, and AIME, scored well on those. Other math tournaments (highest rank was 2nd). Go to NYSML and ARML. Captain of mathletes team.
Robotics - sophomore, junior, and projected senior year on team, lead programmer, will be an officer this coming year. really love it, even though are team doesn't do that well.
Spanish Honor Society/National Honor Society
Tolerance Club
Student Civic
Freshman Class Treasurer (did not run for reelection)
Tri-M honor society</p>

<p>Columbia SHP
PSAT 233 (I think finalist level?)</p>

<p>Class rank: school doesn't rank, but school is small so estimated 1st-3rd</p>

<p>Other Awards: I won the RPI medal this year, a few others, Philosophy Slam 4th place, Long Island Science Congress Honors, some music awards, SUNY Old westbury math program, accpeted to PROMYS (didn't attend)</p>

<p>Volunteer work: not much, tutoring, hospital volunteer work 10th grade, plan to create a tutoring app like SO sort of that school will use, plan to do some things over summer, volunteered in clinic in India (with my aunt whos a doctor)</p>

<p>Recommendations: Teachers I will ask (one english who writes well, she said I had a great personality) and (other math, who has known me for a very long time). I also plan to ask my science internship PI as an extra.</p>

<p>Essay: unrwitten, no idea, I will start soon!</p>

<p>Please leave comments about anything I am missing. I plan to try to fulfill those if possible.
Specifically INTEL LISEF, STS, or SIEMENS.</p>

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<p>Cornell ED is a high match (Great chance, will probably get accepted)
Columbia (you can only go ED to one college)- low reach
MIT- reach
Great grades, SAT, EC’s
chance back please- <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1670747-improving-chances.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1670747-improving-chances.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Currently, your stats are great as it is. If I were you, I would focus more on essays right now.
As for the competitions listed on the last line, try to do it. It does help. I myself am an Intel ISEF finalist and have also qualified for the IOITC in my country this year.</p>

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<p>Hey man! That IOITC thing…that’s insane! You’re not applying to IIT? :stuck_out_tongue:
As for essay, I was gonna talk about being an Indian in America, and speakin in American accent english to my cousins, and having them look at me sort of like you know inferiorly (one who doesn’t understand our culture), and then go on to talk about how I am proud of being indian, and even tho i live in the US, i give my respect to india. and ill talk about the problems i witness there, how lucky i feel to live in US. Ill try to then connect that into travel, and how i want to see every inch of the world, unrealistically, and how travel is key to understanding people. THen link back to cousins who i hope got to know me better by traveling i guess. idk its bad, but hey its my first idea.</p>

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<p>shameful bump</p>

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<p>Cornell - High Reach
Columbia - No chance
MIT - No chance</p>

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<p>Wow… super impressed man-- your stats are stacked! Compared to even the top student at my school, you beat him by a landslide. </p>

<p>Then again, like everyone says, these are all top schools so admissions are unpredictable. But, that aside, you are a very competitive applicant. Great SAT, GPA, EC’s, awards, leadership roles, internships, rigorous courseload-- I don’t seem to see any holes in your resume. You have a considerable shot at all the schools you listed. </p>

<p>Cornell - high match
Columbia & MIT - low reach / reach</p>

<p>Now all you gotta do is ace those essays and let your personality shine, and you’re good to go. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>@lb43823‌ No…I am not from India…I would look out for another topic as it might be a bit controversial…however, if you can turn that into a great essay, its okay.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>@lb43823‌ I just have a doubt…How did you manage to get an intership at Mahindra? (I’ve heard about them and its a big company) How did you apply? Can you give me advice on how to apply to companies of such stature? I feel that some hands-on experience will be great for me.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Cornell- high target
Columbia- mid reach
MIT- high reach</p>

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<p>Cornell is a high match, MIT and Columbia reaches. Have you considered applying to Johns-Hopkins? I believe it would suit you. Great job on the stats, though!
Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Aiyo, its a 2310 Indian Bro :)</p>

<p>Imo, you will make Cornell ED easily, you should consider whether it is a priority for you.</p>

<p>I think 30-40% chance at Columbia early. If you want to go there, I highly recommend applying early. </p>

<p>MIT seems to be a reject, although it is hard for me to judge your research- if its truly impressive, you may have a good chance. </p>

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<p>To be blunt your states are awesome. Cornell is Match, others are reaches (as they are for everyone)</p>

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<p>@humblefool‌ </p>

<p>I have a family connection. I am Indian after all, and my “mama” (or mom’s brother) is a manager in the education training dept of Tech Mahindra. So he was able to take me.</p>

<p>I mean in my opinion, getting an internship in these big companies is sort of difficult. I am just lucky enough to have a connection. Where do you live then? I am assuming not India?</p>

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<p>@lb43823‌ I am an Indian and I live in a country close to India(just a 4-6 hour journey by plane). Sorry, but I choose not to disclose my nationality on this public website as people can google me up from my achievements.</p>

<p>Best of luck and I hope that you get into the college of your choice!</p>

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<p>@humblefool‌ Thanks, same to you!</p>

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<p>I think you’ve got a strong chance at Columbia ED, you could do Cornell without ED. As for MIT, who knows… Good luck and chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1673832-will-chance-back-chance-me-for-cmc-barnard-bryn-mawr-columbia-stanford-cornell-umich-stern.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1673832-will-chance-back-chance-me-for-cmc-barnard-bryn-mawr-columbia-stanford-cornell-umich-stern.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Bump.</p>

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<p>Thanks for chancing me earlier! </p>

<p>(Disclaimer: I’m not the most experienced person to ask for a chance, but here’s just my humble opinion.) </p>

<p>You have excellent grades and ECs overall, so you should definitely apply to either Columbia or Cornell ED if you wish. However, the idea that it’s any easier to get accepted ED to top schools is, for the most part, a myth. Sure, Columbia has around a 1/5 acceptance rate for ED (as far as I’ve heard), but you also need to consider the fact that the average ED applicant is also much more competitive than the average RD applicant. Apply to a variety of safety, match, and reach schools. There’s not much more you can add to your transcript at this point, so focus on polishing your essays and making yourself stand out. Since your top choices are outrageously competitive, prepare for the possibility that all three will not accept you. If that does happen, don’t let that get you down; from your statistics alone, I’m sure you’ll be a great student wherever you go!</p>

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<p>Not being racist since youre indian, but you should look into Johns Hopkins! otherwise, you a high chance for cornell. only reach would be MIT (high). Chance me? :smiley:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1675161-chance-me-military-academies-afa-westpoint-naval-colleges-upenn-cornell-dart-stan-ucberk-ty.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1675161-chance-me-military-academies-afa-westpoint-naval-colleges-upenn-cornell-dart-stan-ucberk-ty.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;