Chances for Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Cross posted from Cornell forum.
My son fell in love with the school. He wants to apply ED. What do you think?
Do you see any areas for improvement?</p>

<p>ACT: 36
SAT: 2250 (2nd)
Biology- 780
Chemistry-790
Math II-780</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA : 4.17
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Calc BC (5)
AP Bio (5
AP US History (4)
AP Chem (5)
AP Physics B (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Physics C, AP Statistics, Honors level English (Dual enrollment at local community college) and Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place years in parenthesis): Lacrosse (4), Red Cross Club (2), Key Club (2), Karate (10)
Job/Work Experience: Summer camp counselor for 3 years
Volunteer/Community service: Over 50 service hours
Summer Activities: Work
Essays: very good
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: very good
Additional Rec: very good
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: very competitive Public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: Parents Divorced: Mom~63,000, Dad~30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>

<p>General Comments:
Applying to Engineering College ED</p>

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<p>Cornell ED: High match</p>

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<p>Great ACT/SAT scores and GPA. Extracurriculars are a bit lacking though-- any leadership positions? </p>

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<p>Great stats cornell ed is high match. great essays will get him in
Chancehttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1670747-improving-chances.html#latest</p>

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<p>I know he’s somewhat lacking in the leadership. He’ll probably make head counselor by the end of the summer but it would be nice to get some more.</p>