Chances for ED...possibly RD

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<p>Hey all! Just give me your candid opinion on my ED and RD chances, respectively. Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Courses: (Honors are the only high level course offered until junior year they are still considered to be about as rigorous as APs)</p>

<p>Freshman:
Honors Biology (A)
Honors Geometry (A-)
Honors Latin II (A-)
Honors English (A-)
World Cultures (A)</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Honors Chemistry (A)
Honors Latin III (A)
Honors Algebra II (A-)
Honors English (A-)
US History (A)</p>

<p>Junior:
AP Biology (A)
AP US (A-)
Honors Physics (A)
Honors Precalculus (A)
Honors Latin IV (A)
Honors English (A)</p>

<p>Senior:
AP Latin V: Vergil
AP Government
AP English Literature
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Physics C: E&M
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry</p>

<p>Cumulative GPA: 4.31 (W) 3.95 (UW)
Class Rank: Top 5%</p>

<p>Scores:
ACT-- 32 (S: 29 M: 34 R: 32 E: 31); I will retake, and I will have prepared for this upcoming one--I should do better.</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests--
Biology M: 740
Biology E: 780
Physics: 800
Math II: 790
Lit: 730
US: 670</p>

<p>ECs:
Varsity Boys' Soccer (9, 10, 11, 12)
Varsity Boys' Tennis -- (Captain) (9, 10, 11, 12)
Math Team -- (Regular) (9, 10, 11, 12)
Marching Band (Officer) (9, 10, 11, 12)
Jazz Band (Alto soloist) (9, 10, 11, 12)
Tri-M Music Honor Society (11, 12)
National honor society (11, 12)
Peer Mentor Program (10, 11, 12)
Kipp Academy Tutor (11, 12)
Tennis Instructor (11, 12)
Lawn Mower (9, 10)
Yearbook 2011 -- (Editor-In-Chief) (11, 12)</p>

<p>Recs: Should be wonderful, and should add to my application as I am extremely active in class, because I love learning!</p>

<p>Essays: Totally Personal. 100% Me.</p>

<p>Hooks:
Triple Legacy
Twin (maybe)</p>

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<p>are you maybe a twin, or maybe that’s a hook? if the latter, I don’t think it’s in any way a hook that you happened to gestate and be born with someone else. if it’s the former…are you in that parent trap movie?</p>

<p>you look like a very able student, and stand up nicely against the stats of students who were admitted. it’s hard to say much more without knowing which college (and depending on the college, major) you intend to apply to. some schools at Cornell are particularly interested in fit.
also, you seem unsatisfied with your ACT score, or at least think you could do better. are you planning to take the SAT I? perhaps you’d be more suited to that exam.</p>

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<p>At this point, I’ll probably take the SAT in the fall. The ACT has worked better for me because of the lack of preparation it entails. And by the maybe I meant, “maybe it’s a hook”…alas I wasn’t in the parent trap, but I did model with my twin when I was younger. I would apply to the College of Arts and Sciences.</p>

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<p>It looks promising. Is your twin applying also? Cornell seems to like admitting both twins.</p>

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<p>He’s not sure yet. That would be interesting if he did.</p>

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<p>My school had a set of twins who happened to be legacies at Cornell. Both applied RD and both were pretty good students, as far as I could tell. One got into CAS, the other got a GT at CALS. I thought that was very odd.</p>