Chances?

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<p>I posted this thread on Dartmouth forum before. Chance me for Cornell, Dartmouth, and UPenn.</p>

<p>Korean male attending competitive public high school that sends at about 20 kids to ivy caliber schools each year.</p>

<p>Course rigor</p>

<p>Will have finished all these at a local community college by the time I graduate:</p>

<p>Art History
Physics + lab
Astronomy + lab
Microecon
Macroecon
Microbio
Anthropology
Philosophy
Sociology</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Comp Sci
AP English Lit
AP Euro
AP Stats
Honors US Gov
+ 6 community college classes (from the list above) – 3 each semester</p>

<p>Standardized tests</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Math II: 760
World H: 760
Korean: 780</p>

<p>ACT composite: 34
Math: 36
English: 32
Science: 35
Reading: 31
Essay: 7</p>

<p>SAT - 2160
Math: 780
Writing: 700 (essay 8)
CR: 680</p>

<p>Planning to retake ACT and SAT on December. December scores are accepted by Dartmouth right?</p>

<p>AP tests</p>

<p>World: 5
Calc AB – 5
Biology – 5
US History - 4
Enviro Sci - 4
English Lang (self study) – 3
This year APs: Stats, Comp Sci, English Lit, Euro, and Calc BC (self study)</p>

<p>Academic gpa</p>

<p>Weighted: 4.55 (without PE grades)
Unweighted: 3.85 (without PE grades)
upward trend in grades
Rank: top 8% of graduating class. Is my rank too low? I could have been in top 3% if it wasn't for my PE grades.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<ul>
<li>Popping/Hip hop dance for 4 years. Performed at kollaboration 2007. (pretty good at this, I dedicate a lot of my time to dancing)</li>
<li>Work at my dad's computer shop. (My dad operates the shop by himself so I have to help out. ~20 hours a week for about two years now)</li>
<li>Peer tutor in school (I use my lunch time to tutor kids in math/science)</li>
<li>Mu Alpha Theta president (national math club organization, will hold my position)</li>
<li>Korean Club VP junior year. President this year.</li>
<li>Teaching and helping "mentally" disabled kids at a local elementary school. (I can do this only during summer/winter/spring breaks since those are the only times where my school time doesn't coincide with the elementary school times)</li>
<li>Tennis (private lessons but not competitive and not that good either) - 3 years</li>
<li>Piano (pretty good) - passed level 9 CM test</li>
<li>I am involved in various other environmental activities (like beach clean ups, planting tress, etc.) during the weekends.</li>
</ul>

<p>Misc</p>

<p>Recs will be stellar</p>

<p>above average essays</p>

<p>First generation to go to college</p>

<p>very tough courseload</p>

<p>Prospective econ major</p>

<p>Cornell does accept December SAT and ACT scores right? Will my scores arrive in time if I send it right after I take the tests?</p>

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<p>good chances</p>

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<p>Thanks but anything else I need to work on? Any criticisms?</p>

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<p>dude. its not that selective of a school. your extra EC aren't impressive though. not terrible either... just not anything to make you stand out from the crowd.</p>

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<p>i think if you got your CR score above 700 that would help your chances alot..but other than that i think you are well qualified</p>

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<p>yeah CR is the main reason why I am retaking SAT. And the 2160 is from a single setting. Also I was wondering whether Cornell and other ivies will get my December scores in time? I don't have to expedite my scores right?</p>

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<p>I think it's funny that you have great reading/english scores, but a 7 on ACT essay.</p>

<p>You have great chances for Cornell, dunno about UPenn</p>

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<p>why is Upenn constantly compared with Cornell?
Anyways I don't like chances but thought I'd join in on one. you have above average scores. I'd say average chance at least.</p>

<p>Since all these chances are is some sort of arbitrary formula... well here you go Academic</a> Index Calculator - Ivy League
If you'd like to compare yourself with some really impressive students then collegedata.com also works</p>

<p>But somehow a lot of students with gpas far lower than yours (and mine) get into a lot of top schools. Otherwise the average would be like 3.96. So I'm assuming other things play in.</p>

<p>My gpa is brought down by the seven electives and 6/7tutoring classes I've taken through high school. And a few non-honors classes. But I don't think they'll recalibrate for either of us :P. I probably had enough credits to graduate last year lol.</p>

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<p>Oh never knew such calculator existed, thanks obesechicken.</p>

<p>Yeah I had enough credits to graduate last year. And I will be in junior/senior standing (in terms of units) by the time I enroll in college.</p>