Chances RD?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Applying CALS for bio RD</p>

<p>GPA = 3.9/4.0
rank 36/385
SAT I = 2150 (760 M, 650 R, 740 W)
SAT II = 800 Math IIC, 730 Chem
AP Calculus - 5
AP Chemistry - 5</p>

<p>9th grade (no honors or AP options for history and english):
Honors Algebra II/Trig
Honors Biology
English 9
European History
Honors Spanish II</p>

<p>10th grade (no AP choices):
Honors Chemistry
Honors Precalculus
Honors World History
Honors English 10 (World Literature)
Honors Spanish III</p>

<p>11th grade:
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus
Honors English 11 (American Literature)
Honors US History
Honors Physics</p>

<p>12th grade:
AP Statistics
AP Government
AP Biology
AP Physics
Honors English 12 (British Literature)</p>

<p>EC's
Piano-9 years, tons of awards/honors including kimmel center performance, state level rating of superior+ (highest rating) etc
Karate-5 years, dark blue belt (moved and the new place that i joined tried to push me back so i decided to stop there)
Work Experience - Job as Teacher's Aid at Kumon Learning Center for Math and Reading 10th-12th grade
Community Service-185 hours
Mock Trials Club-11th grade
Key Club-11th grade
Student Congress(homeroom representative)-10th grade
Student Council(homeroom representative)-9th grade</p>

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<p>uhhhhh anyone?</p>

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<p>oh....welll.....bumppp</p>

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<p>idk, might be better if you had a Bio SAT II</p>

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<p>if you look through the ED 2010 thread, u'll realize that ur chances are the same as anyone elses. you have a good shot, but like i said, no one knows what goes on in those admission offices.</p>

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<p>hmmm..does being out of state hurt or help my chances any? i know CALS is associated with New York</p>

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<p>it shouldn't hurt at all. i applied to CALS from out of state.</p>

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<p>Well, let me put it this way...ur SAT-2 r pretty average and so are ur SAT-1's too. Ur ec's are fine but u'll need more than that to stand out.
My advice: Take atleast 1 or 2 more SAT-2's and get above 760 in them and retake ur SAT-1 and try to cross 2200.</p>

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<p>u don't need to take more SATs. ur sats are fine for CALS. i would concentrate on ur essays, both teh common app question and especially the Cornell supplement essays. if u can nail those, then i think u'll get in. and make sure u've got some good teacher recs that can write about u in the "how" sense, not the "what".</p>

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<p>about CALS (and bear in mind i don't really know the acronyms): i doubt location has anything to do with admission. just tuition costs</p>

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<p>thanks everyone for the help</p>

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<p>my sats and courses are very much like yours. </p>

<p>agree with kryptonite man in writing really supergood standout essays</p>

<p>kumon! :D my friends were so jealous of my math when i took it in grade school.</p>

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<p>haha most kids that go to kumon hate going there tho..and i have the distinct pleasure of grading their papers :)</p>

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<p>lol fellow Kumon marker! haha</p>