Chances? I'm Starting to Lose Confidence in Myself :(

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hey Guys,</p>

<p>I hope you can chance me. I don't feel like I'm going to get into any colleges that I want to go to. :( -sigh-</p>

<p>By the way, I'm just using the format that they use in all those acceptance threads, since they give a pretty good idea of what a person's achievements are.</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not take.
[</em>] ACT: Composite 34 - English 34, Math 35, Reading 32 (I fail at reading), 35 Science
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Math IIC, 740 US History, Going to take Chem (projected: 750+)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science AB (5), Calculus BC (5), English Language and Composition (5), United States History (5) - Going to take: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Political Science, Economics Macro, Latin, Literature and Composition, Statistics
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): School does not do IB.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Biology, AP Political Science, AP Economics, AP Latin, AP English Lit and Comp, Concert Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 99 on AMC? (I will never forgive myself for this)[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Front Ensemble Captain for Two Years), Computer Science Club (Publicity), Science Club (Manager), Ronald McDonald House Charities (President), Band Executive Council (Historian since the time of the dinosaurs, I just really like the job), Piano (Played like 12 years), Band (Principal Percussionist), Science Olympiad (Event Captains), Ocean Science Bowl, Probably a bunch I'm forgetting.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internships in my sophomore and junior year summers at UCI
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Library (60 Hours), Assisting Professors (160 Hours), Community Service Clubs (50+ Hours)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Hibernating, Taking Community College Courses, Doing Research
[<em>] Essays: Haven't started; hopefully, won't end up doing bad on it.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully good. xD
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Hopefully good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: From UCI and Cal State Professors?
[li] Interview: Not quite there yet...[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Cutthroat Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian -sigh-
[</em>] Gender: Male -sigh-
[<em>] Income Bracket: Don't know.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I'm not like other nerds and I actually have a life? Just kidding.[/ul]</p>

<p>Major(s): Computer Science and Statistics (I've always thought of what it would be like to combine the two)</p>

<p>Early Decision or Regular Decision: Haven't decided yet.</p>

<p>Chances? :(</p>

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<p>To be perfectly honest, you’re average for your demographic. I recommend ED since you have no hook whatsoever :/</p>

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<p>You have perfectly fine stats. Once again, it comes down to your essays and those recommendations from your UCI professors.</p>

<p>Hype up the research.</p>

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<p>lol 99 on AMC haha. </p>

<p>your stats look good. Its always better to not have confidence cause if you do get rejected, you wont feel as bad =&lt;/p>

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<p>Edit: My bad.</p>

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<p>I don’t think he ever said he was a URM. If you are referring to the Hooks line, that’s just a generic description of types of hooks.</p>

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<p>and get off the anime man!!</p>

<p>jk lol</p>

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<p>You’re an Asian male and you only have 99 AMC, 35 Math ACT, and 790 SAT Math II? Wow, you should really reevaluate yourself.</p>

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<p>Haha, thanks for the responses guys.</p>

<p>@AnbuItachi: I’m sorry, but I love anime. :D</p>

<p>@chendrix: Yea, I don’t think “Asian” counts as URM. :(</p>

<p>And yea…the 99 on AMC…wow. I felt both really happy and really sad, because the year before I took it, I got like a 60. So the second year taking it, I was just like, what the heck, not like I’m going onto AIME.</p>

<p>…And then I get my score back. And I was just that close. :frowning: -sigh-</p>