Chances for Cornell Engineering Please Reply :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Junior</p>

<p>2370 SAT (800Math 800CR 770Wr)
4.0ish W (Yea not so strong) about (3.5-3.6 uw)
SAT II Math IIC, Physics, and US expecting 770+
No class rank, but 1st decile
African American
Very competitive public (aka 90+% to 4 yr colleges)
Junior yr sched 5 AP's
Senior yr sched 4 AP's (3 math/sci+ap eng)
Expecting NMSF and Natl Achievement SF(226 PSAT in NJ) and AP scholar awards</p>

<p>Quiz Bowl Team member-highly ranked team that always goes to nationals (2 years)
Tutoring (2 years I put a lot of time into this)
Italian NHS (VP now Pres next yr)
Habitat for Humanity (3 yrs)
Chess Team (2 yrs)
NHS (starting next yr)
Orchestra (2 yrs)
Copious Volunteering- Started in Middle School Really
Summer of 2006-Traveled to Nigeria
Summer of 2007-Chemical engineering research at reputable university</p>

<p>Prospective major: Chemical/mechanical engineering
Oh yeah I'm applying RD.</p>

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<p>very high chance? those are excellent stats and you are considered as minority</p>

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<p>Well I thought my weighted GPA might hurt me (I'm probably ranked 8-9%)</p>

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<p>But your GPA will be looked at in the context of your competitive hs school. And you said you are in the top 10%. Besides, your SAT scores are fabulous. Just write a compelling essay about why you want to go to Cornell.</p>

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<p>you're fine, and as a minority, you're pretty much guaranteed to get into Cornell engineering, there are precious few URMs in coe.</p>

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<p>Thank you I heard Cornell's engineering is top notch and I would feel privileged to get in.</p>

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<p>Fred, if you have good essays and recommendations, you have a very, very good chance. I'd be surprised if you didn't get in, even if you weren't a minority.</p>

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<p>I'd be surprised if he didn't get into MIT or caltech with those stats and being a minority with good essays, better ECs than most people I know at Cornell, and crazy good test scores. I'd say you have a great shot at pretty much any school in the country.</p>

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<p>Excellent shot!!! My friend had like 93-95 average and got in because she did EA. </p>

<p>But you're good the way you are!!</p>

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<p>Thank you, and Cornell offers EA?</p>

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<p>Congrats on all of your accomplishments, you have a great shot. And Cornell doesn't offer EA, unfortunately.</p>

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<p>Yeah that is what I thought :(</p>

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<p>Write a good essay and prove that you really want to be there. You'll have an excellent shot. Good luck :-)</p>

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<p>*Cornell has a 44% ED acceptance rate</p>

<p>I meant ED, It has Early something whatever unless my friend lied to me about going to Cornell Univ.</p>

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<p>Early decision...that is what I plan to do next year.</p>

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<p>Wow cornell ED has a 44% acceptance rate? Methinks I should consider ED.</p>

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<p>The rank will hurt you but considering you are a URM with very strong SATs (I know a guy weaker than you in SATs and wayy weaker in GPA get into Harvard as URM) I think you're a shoo-in.</p>

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<p>Looking like you're more or less good to get in. Stats and activites are remarkably similar to my own, and I'm pasty, white and got in RD. So barring incoherence in essays or sudden death, i would guess you'd get in, though these days it's a crapshoot basically everywhere.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the responses.</p>