Cornell/Brown, chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Any chance at Cornell or Brown with these stats? Any other suggestions for "reach" colleges that I might have a shot at? I'm currently a rising junior, applying to Engineering and Pre-med.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.09/4.33 (Unweighted)
Rank: 5/~240
SAT: 800w, 760m, 650cr (hopefully should be able to get 800w, 800m, 700+cr)
yet to take PSAT
I took SAT subj. World History - 590 (not sending that or retaking). Planning on taking Math 1, Math 2, Chemistry, US History subject tests though.</p>

<p>AP classes:
10- World History (5)
11- Chemistry, US History, American Literature
12- (most likely)- Calculus BC, Physics, Biology, British Literature
For 10/11 I'm taking/took an Engineering course, which I assume helps.
US History and Biology count for UConn credit too.</p>

<p>EC's
Media Productions Club (shut down after 1 year), Crew (1 year), Math Team (4 years in total), Sailing (3 years in total), Engineering Club (2 years in total), National Honor Society (includes tutoring in Math/Sciences ~30 hours in total), Spanish Honor Society</p>

<p>Volunteer work
Volunteer at hospital in summers (~120 hours in total)
Assist teaching classes for elementary/middle school -ers (examples of classes: photoshop skills, designing your own video game, etc.). (Approximately 50 hours in total for volunteering, I hope to get paid next year- good choice? If not, it's still volunteering)</p>

<p>Awards
National Spanish Exam- Bronze (9); Honorable recognition (10)
9- 1st place JV Math Team from our league; 3rd best place scorer from our State's league
10- 1st place JV Math team out of our State's league
11/12 - yet to come</p>

<p>I plan on preparing for AMC/AIME and possibly Chemistry Olympiad</p>

<p>Anything I should possibly add to this list?</p>

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<p>I would set your sights a little lower. Perhaps, University of Phoenix? jk</p>

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<p>that’s a reach. haha.</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>I would try and add more leadership positions to the list. At least two or three.</p>

<p>I would also try and raise the CR score, but otherwise it’s a very good SAT score.</p>

<p>I don’t think Vanderbilt, Emory, or Rice would be too far out of your reach,
though that doesn’t change the fact they will still be hard to get into. </p>

<p>And if you’re feeling really lucky, you could always try Northwestern or Wash U in St. Louis.</p>

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<p>Thanx!
I’m trying to find a school with a decently competitive sailing team particularly, why I suggested Brown and Cornell. Those are a slight step up from Vanderbilt/Rice/Emory, but do you think I have a decent shot there too? Thanx!
Do you think AMC/AIME and Chem. Olympiad would help?</p>

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<p>Not a shot at those two schools.</p>

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<p>any suggestions to make them a possibility?</p>

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They might show passion and interest in the areas, but short of exceptional scores, I don’t think they’d have a great effect. Even as a two-time USAMO qualifier, I don’t think my math competition scores had much of an effect on my admissions results.</p>