chances for RD? thanks

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hey all, I would appreciate any feedback on my stats. Thanks!</p>

<p>GPA: Weighted: 4.23, Unweighted: 4.0 (highest in class weighted gpa is 4.25)</p>

<p>Rank: No ranking but top 5/400+</p>

<p>SAT 2300: Cr-740, M-800, W-760
PSAT 231: Cr-76, M-77, W-78 (Semi-finalist)</p>

<p>SAT II’s: Math 1: 790, potential ones: u.s. history 770, physics 790, math 2 770, chemistry 800, biology 790</p>

<p>Freshmen classes: 4 honors all A’s
Sophomore classes: 3 honors and 1 AP (Calc AB) and all A’s
Junior classes: 1 honor and 4 AP’s (Chemistry, Biology, Physics C, U.S. History) and all A’s
Senior classes: 4 AP’s (environmental science, English, European history, and government) and all A’s first semester</p>

<p>5 on AP Calc AB, chemistry, biology, physics c, and U.S.</p>

<p>Awards:
Presidential Scholar for 3 consecutive years
Outstanding Science and Math Award
Top 25 of class
Some college selection awards
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>EC’s:
Intramural basketball (4 years)
Intramural tennis (4 years)
AP Chem TA (2 years)
AP Bio TA (2 years)
University Lab Assistant (Summer)
Science Olympiad (2 years, Vice president, team captain)
Literary Magazine (3 years, layout editor, secretary)
Community tutoring (4 years, 500+ hours)
Veterans history project (2 years, 30 hours, interviewer)
VA hospital volunteering (3 years, 200+ hours, escort dispatcher)
Guitar player in band (not sure if this counts but big part in my life…)
National Honor Society (2 years, treasurer)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Great from AP Bio, AP Chem, AP U.S. History, and Honors American Literature teachers.</p>

<p>Essays: not great, but pretty good</p>

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<p>"potential ones: u.s. history 770, physics 790, math 2 770, chemistry 800, biology 790"</p>

<p>So you're able to predict 5 SATII scores of yourself, but you can't figure out your chances for admission?</p>

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<p>yes i am, because i can easily predict my scores from practice tests, but i dont think i can do the same with admissions officers...</p>

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<p>your chances are about 2-3%</p>

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<p>i'd say closer to 1.9%</p>

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<p>hmm... the 2-3% sounds a lot better</p>

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<p>can you say bragger?</p>

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<p>fiery pit o' rejection.</p>

<p>Yea, seriously, you typed all that for nothing because you know damn well you're an above average applicant.</p>

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<p>what would my chances be?
GPA: 86.8
Rank: Unranked
SAT: 1910: 730M, 580V, 600W
SAT2: Chem 630, Math2c 680
APs: Calculus AB (this year)
Awards: none
Extracurriculars: none except 2 years of summer employment
Reccomendations: should be pretty good
Essay: pretty good too
Hooks: really good high school (about 40/160 people get in cornell each year), good portfolio</p>

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<p>the standardized tests are a little low i think...</p>

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<p>and your GPA.</p>

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<p>Extracurriculars: none except 2 years of summer employment</p>

<p>If this is true that's really really not good.</p>

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<p>yea ec's too (esp for an ivy)</p>

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<p>maybe ill get lucky</p>

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<p>and your state of residence is highly competitive, no?</p>

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<p>lol Bing, if you're such an admissions specialist, why did you come on and ask your chances? Especially with good stats?</p>

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<p>for the sake of intimidating people with lower stats.</p>

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<p>haha, im only a "specialist" through all this asking and discussion</p>

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<p>wouldnt it be funny if i got in and he didnt, even though that very unlikely</p>

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<p>lol yea it would be (funny and sad)</p>