Cornell Dyson Chance?

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<p>I'm currently a high school junior and I'm looking to get into some of the top undergraduate business programs, mainly for finance. My top would be Cornell Dyson, followed by Ross, Mccombs, Stern, Kelley, Emory, etc. (Not respectively).</p>

<p>Haven't taken the sat yet but aiming for a 2200+
Sat 2: chemistry (730)
Currently top 10% with a 96 (4.0) GPA
Freshmen year: AP Hug (5), rest were honors
Sophomore year: AP bio (4), AP stat (4), AP Euro (5), rest honors
Junior year: AP US, AP calc BC, AP lang, AP physics 1 and 2, AP psych
Prospective senior schedule: AP macro micro, AP lit, AP physics c, AP living environmental, AP Spanish
(Taking the most challenging schedules in my grade)
Extra curricular:
Student government: officer position every year with various fundraisers and school events
Debate: current secretary, 3 year member, 3x state qualifier, placed at states freshmen and sophomore year, currently a PF varsity debater
FBLA: current treasurer, 2 year member, placed at Long island competition and recognized by local politians, first year the team is going to states
Spanish honor society: first year member
Business honor society: first year member
Model UN: two year member
Deca: first year member, going to regional competition
Sports: 3 year JV wrestler, 3 year spring track (JV freshmen yr, varsity sophomore and hopefully this year as well)
Political campaign internship: 36 hours of canvassing/phone calls/recruiting other interns with democrat candidates
BRAC internship: traveled to Bangladesh summer after sophomore year to intern with the BRAC NGO (I'm bengali) in order to help create a cost efficient method of growing potatoes in third world countries, wrote a research paper which may or may not be published depending on how the new center in Kenya works. Worked with Dr. Javier Zapata
This summer, I'm helping to start the first Bangladesh community center in Brooklyn and will be in charge of youth projects. Details are still being sorted out as to what specific project I'll be undertaking.</p>

<p>If there's anything else I'm missing just ask in your responses. I'm from NY state so Cornell would be most ideal, but I don't really have a grasp on how far of a reach all these schools are for me. Thank you in advance!</p>

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<p>No one can chance you without official stats, and even with them, it’s still difficult. </p>

<p>For reference, I applied early decision to Dyson this year… </p>

<p>I’m from NY, with a 33 (34 ss) ACT, 780 and 740 on SAT II’s, about a 98.5 average, 9 APs upon graduation, and a solid number of ECs with some leadership positions, and 3 honors societies. </p>

<p>I got deferred. </p>

<p>Good luck </p>

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<p>@jamesjunkers
What about applying to CAS, is that any easier or stool the same reach?</p>

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<p>I have heard that it is incredibly difficult to gain admittance into Dyson. Maybe some business experience would help?</p>

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<p>CAS econ is definetely less selective. I didn’t consider it, however, because I’m in state and it would cost like $20,000 more… </p>

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@jamesjunkers‌ I got a 2190 on SAT and 31 on ACT, i’ll be taking both again in June

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My daughter got in ED with a 2300 SAT (1530 M-CR) and 3.85 GPA (mostly harder AP classes, but she is not perfect either). But I see many other applicants with a higher GPA and SAT score getting rejected and I do feel for them. I think what stood her apart was a few leadership positions (not a long list, depth rather than breadth), top rank in state/national competitions, and an excellent (subjective too) essay showing her interest in Dyson. So only improving your SAT to 2300 or more will not improve your chance a whole lot unless your M+CR is less than 1500 or so. A 1600 (2400) will not guarantee you a spot. You seem to have good stats. Please work on other pieces after your second attempt at ACT/SAT and make yourself stand out in other ways. But in the end, luck plays a role too. All the best!