Cornell Chance?

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<p>GPA : 4.5 (UC weighted) and school GPA is 4.053
RANK : 25/705
SAT II : korean -770, us - 650, world - 590 (yes, very bad), planning on taking math II (aiming for 700+)
ACT : 28 (planning on retaking and aiming for 30)</p>

<p>CLASSES : </p>

<p>Summer Before Freshman Year:
Health A
Life Skills A</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
H English A/A
H Biology A/A
H Geometry B/B
Advanced PE A/A
H Music History/Appreciation A/A
Korean 2 A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
AP World History A/A
H Chemistry A/A
H Math Analysis B/B
H English A/A
Golf A
Korean 3 A/A
Photoshop A
Teacher's Assistant A</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP US History A/A
AP Calculus AB A/A
AP English Literature/Composition B/B
Korean 4 A/A
Golf A/A
H Physics A/A
Journalism A/A</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Physics
AP Macro/Micro Economics
AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
Writing Seminar
Government
Golf</p>

<p>AP's TOTAL (9):
AP World History - 4
AP US History - 3
AP Calculus AB - 4
AP English Language - 4
AP English Literature - test in May
AP Physics B - test in May
AP Calculus BC - test in May
AP Macroeconomics - test in May
AP Microeconomics - test in May</p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULARS :
Kendo all throughout high school - three gold medals, three silver medals, three bronze medals (one of which is from the 2nd annual North American tournament)
Piano - just lesson & practice
National Student Leadership Conference at AU - Summer
Debate all throughout high school - mock trials, outstanding performance award, participation in other competitions
Golf
Journalism (staff writer) in 11th grade</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE :
Senior Home - 9th grade
Heal the Bay - 9th grade
Korean School TA - 9th, 10th grade
Adopt-a-School Mentorship Program - 10th grade</p>

<p>WORK :
Children's Afterschool Volunteer - 10th grade</p>

<p>CLUBS :
Animal & Society Club member- 9th grade
Sophomore Council member
Junior Council member
CSF - 10th, 11th, & 12th grade
Adopt-a-School Club VP for 1 year, Rep for 1 year, & President for 1 year - 10th, 11th, 12th grade
Free-the-Children Rep for 3 years - 10th, 11th, 12th grade</p>

<p>OTHER INFO :
First generation college student
Asian
Female</p>

<p>I posted this on the WHAT'S MY CHANCE FORUM but I want to know specifically for Cornell. Anyways, I have poor test-taking skills but my GPA is decent. Do I still have a chance at Cornell?</p>

<p>What can I do to improve my chances? Thanks :)</p>

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<p>Honestly I dont know it depends on what school you apply to in Cornell, what major, and if you can get that ACT, GPA looks great, I would say you either get in or get waitlisted, you are right on the borderline for Cornell between admit and waitlist</p>

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<p>What school are you applying to within Cornell?</p>

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<p>I'm applying to CAS for Psychology and I'm also turning in an extra letter of recommendation.</p>

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<p>Oh yea, also, is CAS one of the most competitive?</p>

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<p>Thought it was AAP and hotel school, but they tend to look for more specific things than CAS.</p>

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<p>RD? Less than a 10 percent chance.</p>

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<p>^ Really? Maybe I shouldn't apply then. </p>

<p>Edit:
Wait, is there any way I can improve my chances? I know I should raise test scores but anything else I can do?</p>

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<p>If I get a 31-32 for ACT, and at least a 730 for Math II, what would my chance be of getting into Cornell? </p>

<p>Oh yea, I forgot to mention that I got a 1900 on SAT I which is similar to the ACT score.</p>

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<p>RD? 25 percent.</p>

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<p>Another chance post… well here goes
I currently attend a small private school in nyc and I have a low gpa of 3.1 (no weighted grades) however my class rank is top 15%. I have an sat score of 1390/2000 and I am planning to take the math 2 and physics sat II. I have 500 hours of community service in a temple and 600 hours at a hospital. I have taken the strongest course load available ( I have pretty much taken every course asides from the languages). The courses I did well in were reflect a general love for PAM (economics, ap calc, etc.). I plan on early decisioning the college of human economics and I feel I am a fit for their policy analysis and management major (PAM). Eventually I would like to enrole in the SLoan 5 year Masters program (hence the hospital community service). I am an instate resident so I do not know how much of a role it would play in a NY state funded cornell school. I would really like a realistic chancing please feel free to be as brutal as you want in your assessment. I would in fact appreciate that. Also if someone were to answer the following it would also be greatly appreciated. What is the rough male to female ratio in PAM and Human Development. Also which of the two majors is larger?</p>

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<p>@TheBasedGod: I think the norm on CC is to start your own thread if you want people to chance you. It gets confusing if there are multiple people asking for chances in the same thread.</p>

<p>@OP: I’m going to be honest if somewhat brutal. I’d say you’re on the edge between waitlist and reject. You still have a shot though, so do what you can and give it your best.</p>

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<p>@chrome, this thread was started in 2008.</p>

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<p>^lol I’m observant :o</p>

<p>wonder what happened to the OP…</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-2015/1204387-chance-post-07-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-2015/1204387-chance-post-07-a.html&lt;/a&gt; I have started a thread but I’m new to this so I don’t really know if I classified it right and whatnot</p>