Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hey everyone,
I'm a senior at an elite Illinois public high school.</p>

<p>ACT
34 Composite (1 more point in any section and my score would be a 35)
34 English
35 Math
35 Reading
33 Science</p>

<p>SAT (Hoping for a better score, retook in October!)
760 Math
690 CR
660 Writing</p>

<p>SAT II
800 Chem
800 Math II</p>

<p>AP's
5 Government
5 Chemistry
5 Lang
Calc BC (Next Year)
Biology (Next Year)
US History (Next Year)</p>

<p>GPA 4.39 Weighted
Our school does not rank, but they have percentiles, (5,10,15 etc) and I'm in the top 5%</p>

<p>Course Load next Year
AP Calc BC
Enriched Essay Writing / Honors Humanities
Honors Anatomy Physiology / Honors Military History
AP Biology
AP US History
Honors Spanish 4</p>

<p>EC's
4 Years Cross Country, 2 Years Varsity, Captain for Senior Year.
4 Years Track, most probably captain.
Literacy Center Tutor, Help other students with schoolwork during lunch and supervised study periods. 250+ Hours
Character Education Leader, teach class once per month about character education (3 Years)
National Honors Society (2 Years)
Children's Museum (100+ Hours), Worked with marketing department to remake parts of museum website.
Hospital Volunteer (100+ Hours)</p>

<p>Shadowing
Shadowed the director of the Critical Care Department at Northwestern. I observed both surgeries and emergency room situations. (80+ hours, amazing rec letter)</p>

<p>Thank You</p>

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<p>Somewhat of a Reach if RD. High Match ED. </p>

<p>Stronger EC's would probably benefit you more than higher scores. That'll let you stand out.</p>

3

<p>i'd say match anytime. as long as you don't write about "pushing through the pain" while running.</p>

4

<p>nah, essay is about the moving to the U.S. when I was in 4th grade.</p>

5

<p>Would it be bad if the EC 150 was about running- changing lifestyles?</p>

6

<p>mkt16a17, what is wrong with writing about "pushing through the pain." Wouldn't it be good if you wrote about your determination?</p>

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<p>The pushing through the pain essay has been written one too many times. But, it would work for the 150 word EC essay.</p>

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<p>yeah i heard it straight from an admissions officer "if you're a runner, don't write about pushing through the pain." of course you may have a new take on it and your essay may be amazing...but its much safer to write about something you know is original.
EC essay should be fine tho</p>