Chances early decision?

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<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (720 CR, 730 M, 790 W)
ACT: 32
SAT II: none yet but I think I can get in the 700s AT THE LEAST in biology, math II and US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, maybe 3.9. Weighted over 4.135 (that was my GPA last semester)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5) Art History (3) Calculus AB (4) US History (3) Environmental Science (4) Psychology (5) English Language (5) Biology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Japanese, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Government/Econ, AP European History (6 out of 7 of my classes are APs)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended (so far), AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: NHS 3 years, Japanese Club (3 years, secretary 2 years), Community Service/Environmental Club 3 years, Student Council 2 years, Animal Lover Volunteers (2 years, founder, president), Calculus Club 2 years, 6th grade homeroom leaders 3 years (basically a mentoring program to 6th and 7th graders at our school), Swimming 4 years
Job/Work Experience: I typed up people's documents for them and got paid, freelance/part time job?
Volunteer/Community service: Library ~50 hours, Animal Shelter ~100 hours, plus additional 100 hours or so of service through clubs at school and church
Summer Activities: volunteering, taking zoology and Italian at a community college
Essays:
let's say they're good, worked on them for about a month each
Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully good, but will probably be generic.
Counselor Rec: Probably generic, we got a new counselor this year
Additional Rec: my swim coach who really liked me but I don't know how well he can write
Interview: Let's say I did and it went pretty well haha.</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public. recognized as one of the nation's top 50 schools
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: girl
Income Bracket: <$30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): </p>

<p>I know a lot of this is hypothetical and there's nothing outstanding I'm really counting on my essays and an interview.</p>

<p>I am planning on applying ED to CAS, CALS as my second choice. Major for CAS will probably be Asian Studies, maybe minor in Italian and biology, and for CALS, animal science.</p>

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<p>EDIT: Data and Information Processing Consultant</p>

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<p>I think you have a decent-good shot. Your SAT and GPA are solid and your course load is extremely rigorous.</p>

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<p>You’ll be a competitive applicant – which means that Cornell appears to choose its student body from people with similar grades/scores as you.</p>

<p>You should definately apply.</p>

<p>Early decision will help your chances.</p>

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