Cornell CoE Class of 2018 ED Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey there! This is my first post on CC, and I was wondering if any of you could shed some light on my situation and maybe give me some hope(?) haha. Anyways, Cornell CoE is my dream college, and I plan on applying early decision there in the fall of 2013. Please excuse my lack of AP scores, job experience, community service hours, etc, because I'm only a junior. Thanks for all the help!</p>

<p>Here are some of my statistics:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800M, 760CR, 740W)
SAT II: Math I 800, Math II 800, Chemistry 790, Biology 780, Physics 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science (5) (self study), Chemistry (5), Human Geo (4), Biology (5), English Lang. (5)
FRESHMAN COURSE LOAD: GLOBAL HISTORY ENGLISH SPANISH MATH TEAM HONORS GEOMETRY HONORS CHEMISTRY
SOPHOMORE COURSE LOAD: HONORS BIOLOGY HONORS SPANISH AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY HONORS TRIGONOMETRY HONORS FORENSICS MATH TEAM PHYSICAL EDUCATION COMPUTER SCIENCE
JUNIOR COURSE LOAD: HONORS PHYSICS AP CHEMISTRY AP COMPUTER SCIENCE HONORS PRECALCULUS AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE MATH TEAM AP U.S. HISTORY
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP Lit., AP US Government and Politics, Post-AP Game Programming, Senior Math Team.
Subjectives:
Extracurriculars: Robotics Team Head Programmer, Varsity Golf Team, Head Editor of Physical Science Journal, Christian Club, Key Club, National Honor Society (Arista)
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ Hours
School Type: Elite NYC public school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $120k</p>

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<p>Hi, I really want to attend Cornell too! I’m probably a little young to be accurately chancing people, but my cousin applied early decision and got in so…</p>

<p>Your academics are excellent, and the EC’s are probably fine- the Physical Science Journal thing will set you apart. For Cornell, the application essay is crucial, so make sure you work on that this summer. Also, the key thing for getting into Cornell is to convince them that you belong at the school you applied for- play the interest in science and talent for problem solving (Robotics team experience) for all its worth if you want College of Engineering.</p>

<p>You should be fine- an ivy is a reach for probably everyone, but for you it is definitely achievable!</p>