Cornell and Yale Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

Hey guys please chance me! :slight_smile:

GPA: 3.81
WGPA: 4.46

Classes Taken:
Regular English 1
Regular U.S History 1
Regular Spanish 1
Regular Spanish 2
Honors Biology 1
Honors Algebra 2
Honors English 2
Honors Geometry
Honors Chemistry 1
Honors Biology 2
Honors Precalculus
Honors Spanish 3
AP U.S History
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
AP World History
AP English Language and Composition
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics 1
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Language
AP Human Geography
AP Physics C

College Courses Taken:
Astrophysics 104
Filmmaking and Adobe Premiere

Clubs:
Model UN (3 Years - Vice President)
Yearbook (3 Years - Editing Head)
School Newspaper (3 Years)
Students Helping Honduras (3 Years - President)
National Honor Society (2 Years)
National Science Honor Society (2 Years)
Student United Way (Founder/President - 2 Years)

Extracurriculars:

  1. United Way Organization - 4 Years (Really Committed)
  2. Library Abettor Volunteer
  3. Eye Surgery Center Employee (Clerk)
  4. Hands to the Hurt - Program I started to help fundraise money for children abroad suffering from natural disasters and poverty.

Additional Summer Programs and Activities:

  1. STEM Scholars Program
  2. Governor’s School
  3. Astrophysics SOA Program
  4. Rutgers Clinical Research for Cancer
  5. Traveled to Honduras for a week to help build a school when I was President (from the school club)

Awards and Recognitions:
Student of the Month (Twice)
Honor Roll (all semesters)
Was Valedictorian all 6 years of elementary school in India
Premiere Delegate for Model UN

Scores for Tests:
SAT - 2250
ACT - 34
SAT Subject Math II - 760
SAT Subject Physics - 770

Hooks/Additional Info:

  1. I’m an immigrant that moved here in 2010. I was immediately put into remedial English classes because of my low proficiency. I made my way to Honors and AP English.
  2. Love for Space and Astrophysics
  3. Great Recommendations from my counselor and 2-3 teachers

So there you have it! How do I stack up? please reply :slight_smile: All feedback is appreciated!

2

I would say that you probably have above average chances at Cornell. Yale is a crapshoot so I don’t know but you have a decent chance if you write good essays. To become an an astrophysicist, you usually get a bachelor’s degree in physics and then go to grad school for astrophysics. You should look at schools with good undergraduate physics programs. Yale isn’t really known for its science and math departments so I think you should look at Princeton, Harvard, or MIT instead (Yale is still a great school of coarse). Remember to have safety and match schools just in case.

3

Your gpa is a little low but your sats are good enough for either school. However your ec’s are pretty weak and all the awards you mentioned are meaningless, schools don’t care about elementary school or honor roll. I’d say you have a shot at Cornell but don’t get your hopes up on Yale.

4

Likely at Cornell, unlikely at Yale.

5

Pretty unlikely at both- unless you have a hook, you need to shoot for a 3.9+ at least.