Chances at Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi I'm currently halfway through my junior year of highschool. I have good grades, decent SAT scores, and decent extra-curriculars. </p>

<p>SAT scores (first try): 620 reading, 660 writing, 770 math.
PSAT: 202</p>

<p>Plan on retaking SAT- I dont really know why reading was so low but I know i can around 690. I know I can get an 800 on the math. Writing is probably going to stay the same.</p>

<p>Plan on taking the SAT 2 Physics and Math 2
projecting high 700's for both</p>

<p>Honors classes throughout 9th grade - averaged around a 96 </p>

<p>10th - skipped ahead of my grade in mathematics (doubled up on honors algebra 2 and honors functions) </p>

<p>honors functions
honors algebra 2
honors chemistry
honors english
honors american history
spanish 3
Intro to Java programming</p>

<p>11th </p>

<p>honors Physics
honors English
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC
AP US History
spanish 4
Advanced Java</p>

<p>12th - classes i plan to take</p>

<p>AP Physics
AP Statistics (independent study - not offered at my school)
AP Java
AP Spanish
AP English (maybe on this one)</p>

<p>Through the first semester of my Junior year
- %98.5005 weighted
- 10th in my class
- 4th in my class for Junior year alone (9th grade bringing me down)</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars</p>

<p>9th
Junior Varsity Baseball
Varsity Golf
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (1rst award all years, including one perfect score)
National Junior Honor Society</p>

<p>10th - current
Varsity Tennis
Varsity Golf
PJAS
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society</p>

<p>Reccomendations from my AP Calc teacher and my Golf coach who is also my guidance counselor. </p>

<p>Intended major - computer science</p>

<p>Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>hmm…Cornell is a tough school, and your stats seem decent, for your SAT try to get a 700 or over for the verbal part, your math score is great, keep it that way, writing score is fine just aim for a 700 (they don’t really check on that), the classes you take are pretty good and your ecs are good, recs would help so make sure ur teachers love you, and yeah goodluck =]</p>

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<p>You’re taking AB and BC at the same time?</p>

<p>Cornell will likely be a high match.</p>

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<p>Yes my school uses semesters. I took AB last semester and BC this one.</p>

<p>Thanks for the replies</p>

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<p>Well, Cornell looks at all scores so I don’t think your chances are great. However, good luck!</p>

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<p>Any suggestions for similar schools that are a little easier to get into? For safeties</p>

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<p>U Penn could be 1 of your safeties.</p>

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<p>Cornell superscores. That’s what they said at an info session this past Monday.</p>

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<p>That’s good news. If I wanted to apply to the college of engineering, how much harder is it to get in?</p>

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<p>The college of engineering is very competitive at Cornell!
My sister got rejected last year from Regular Decision.
But nevertheless, I think you have a decent chance. Its hard, but apply</p>