I’m applying to Cornell and Columbia engineering regular decision, and was wondering what kind of a chance I have. I’d also appreciate any recommendations for other engineering schools to apply RD.
STATS
SAT: 1550 (780 M, 770 R), 16 on essay but with 1510 SAT score (took second time with an essay and got the lower score)
Rank: 9/425 (may go down after first semester, but hope to stay within top 5 percent)
SAT Subject Tests: 800 Math 2, still waiting on physics (expect around a 700, maybe lower).
EC’s
Machine Learning Research- worked on automatically extracting information from court cases using the word2Vec model.
Machine Learning course from Coursera (almost done with this, will finish last 4 assignments in winter break).
Music Composition- Produced music used by multinational companies, nonprofits, and major YouTube channels (some with over half a million subscribers).
Technology Summer Internship at Prepfactory Inc- Worked on creating content for an online education startup and learned how to develop a tech business from ground up from company founder.
Filmmaking- Have filmed wedding films, company training videos, and event videos. Both paid and volunteer work.
Model UN- Multiple 4th places awards,one 3rd Place award, leadership position at my school’s club (Director of Finance)
Academic Team -Starting player, district qualifying team (we will likely qualify this year as well)
Visitor Services Volunteer at National Air and Space Museum
Awards
National Merit SemiFinalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
Excellence education in award (affiliated with our school district)- awarded to top 5 percent in every high school class