Chances for Cornell ED?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.7 (School doesn't send un-weighted scores but this is counted as weighted, all the classes I take in my school are considered honors besides APs)
Class Ranking: School doesn't rank, graduating class size is about 300
SAT: 2270 (800 W, 760 CR, 710 M) *2 sittings, first of which was a 2240
SAT II: 740 US History, 780 Math II
AP: 5 US History, 4 AP Language
12th Grade AP courses being taken: AP Physics B, AP Literature, AP Macroeconomics</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Volunteer:
1. Senior Daycare Center volunteer (Many hours)
2. Assistant at doctor's office (Many hours)
3. Paid assistant at doctor's office
4. Hospital volunteer
5. Economics Club, Secretary
6. Write articles for online music website/blog (not my own)
7. Track team for only 1 season
(Things that probably don't really count)
Write and record own music (nothing major)
Did tutoring, nothing through a program, just for friends/people
Did street vendoring in China last summer</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Income Bracket: High
School Type: Public
Hooks: None (Secondary legacy (Sibling attended Cornell))
Essays: 8/10? I'm a good writer or so I've been told
Intended Major: Undecided, will probably decide before I apply</p>

<p>******Just to pinpoint some of my weaknesses: My GPA is not very high because I did not do so well in my freshman year. However, it has been a real upward trend since then, since my last report card grades have been 99s and 102s and 98s when my freshman year grades looked more like 90 91 92 93. My course rigor and amount of APs are not many but my school allows a student to only take a certain amount per year depending on your GPA, so I'm only allowed to take 3 in my senior year. The most you are allowed take in a year is 5. My EC's are meager, nothing worthwhile though I have some decent volunteer service. I have no awards/honors, I don't even really know of any kids in my school who get awards/honors besides National Honor Society which is useless. ORM and high-income also spells doom. One of my strongest suits is my writing ability and I feel like I can boost my chances depending on how great my essay is.</p>

<p>Here are some of my school stats for Cornell:
Average Accepted GPA: 99.63 (I have a 95.76)
Combined SAT 1600: 1425
Single SAT 2400: 2119
Combined SAT 2400: 2135
Acceptance Rate: 104/572 (18%)</p>

<p>Just to give you some perspective on how bad my average is compared to the rest of my school, the average accepted GPA for Rutgers is 96.41, still higher than mine</p>

<p>I will be applying to either CAS or Human Ecology.</p>

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<p>Well… If a 12 meant you were definitely gonna get in and a 76 meant you were definitely NOT gonna get in. BUT, an 87 meant you had a 50/50 shot. I’d give you an “Ehh”. </p>

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<p>Anyone else</p>

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<p>Anyone, anyone</p>

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<p>I honestly think Cornell is definitely a reach for you and especially if you plan on going into engineering, I would not put your chances as good. Although you have decent scores, your GPA nor extracurriculars are fantastic and would probably not merit admission. If you can write a really awesome essay, you will increase your chances, but by no means will it be easy.</p>

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<p>It’s a reach for everyone, so don’t feel bad. But, your upward trend is really good! I think you are a very competitive applicant. Good luck :slight_smile:
Chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1678006-chances-at-cmu-scs-ill-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1678006-chances-at-cmu-scs-ill-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@mathcounts13 Low reach, mid reach, or high reach? I know for sure it’s a reach, its definitely not a match, and like the @2015er said, its pretty much a “reach” for anyone. But I’m definitely not even thinking about going into engineering, and I realize my GPA and EC’s are not spectacular but with the upward trend of my GPA, maybe it could make up for some of it? I am applying ED as well and I have the ability to write a really great essay if I were to put my mind to it, so that might increase my chances as well.</p>

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<p>I would put you at a mid to high reach. </p>

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<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>bumpa</p>

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<p>Yeah, it’s a reach for everyone. You have a decent enough shot that you should definitely go for it. </p>

<p>Chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1690007-claremont-mckenna-duke-bucknell-grinnell-uofr-chances.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1690007-claremont-mckenna-duke-bucknell-grinnell-uofr-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Do you think its better if I apply ED or is it too much of a reach for me?</p>

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<p>Oh and do you think I could be denied in the ED round?</p>