Cornell ED chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian Male, $200,000+ income bracket (won't get much Fin aid?)
GPA - 4.577 W, 3.97 UW
Rank - I know I'm 2nd, but I don't think my school reports class rank
SAT - 2360 (770 M, 790 CR, 800 W)
PSAT - 232
SAT II - 800 Math II, 790 Physics, 790 Chem
9th grade - Honors English I, Honors Gov & Econ., Honors Algebra II, AP Physics B, Latin II, Comp Sci I
10th grade - Honors English II, AP US History, AP Calc AB, AP Comp Sci, Honors Chem, Honors Bio, Honors Latin III
11th grade - AP English III, AP Econ, AP Chem, Multivariable calc and Linear algebra, Honors Latin IV, Honors Global studies
12th grade - College Comp IV (AP weighted class), AP Physics C, Differential Equations & Complex analysis, Honors Comp Sci III, AP Latin V, Photoshop
AP scores - 5s on all tests listed from 9th-11th grade, also 5s in AP Calc BC and AP Stat (self study)
Extracurriculars - Robotics (team won some awards, seminfinals at state competition), Science Olympiad, JSA, Science League (NJ competition), silver medal/honorable mention in National Latin Exam, Distinction in ABRSM piano exam, AP awards (I forgot exactly which of those AP awards I got), National Merit Scholarship seminfinalist
Volunteering - tutor at public library, youth leader
Work - tutor at Kumon</p>

<p>Essays/Recs - Really good common app essay, decent recommendations from my physics/math teacher and CS teacher</p>

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<p>Easy in</p>

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<p>Obviously Cornell is a reach for everyone, but you are a very competitive applicant and I would be kind of surprised if you didn’t get in. Good luck! </p>

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<p>Your stats are great! But that does not guarantee you admission into an ivy league. Try focusing on what makes you stand out.</p>

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<p>With good essays that demonstrate fit and enthusiasm, looks like an excellent chance.</p>

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<p>you should get in, highly doubt you will get fin aid</p>

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<p>If I apply RD, does it decrease my chances of getting in significantly? There are a lot of strong applicants from my school who are also applying ED.</p>

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<p>Probably, yes.</p>

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<p>Are you applying to Engineering or A&S? Male admit rate to engineering was 9.2% this past year (2018). The Eng class of 2017 was 34% ED admits, but I do not know ED admit rate. The university’s ED 2018 admit rate was 28% vs RD admit rate of 12.5%. I can’t assume that the same ratio applies to Eng admit rate.</p>

<p>Mid-range SATs were 740-800 M & 680-760 CR for Engineering admits a year ago.</p>

<p>So, now you have a lot of data. No one can guess your chances, but your stats look fantastic. Time to convince the university why they should accept you.</p>

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<p>As far as financial aid goes, you will either get very very little or none. If you do get aid, it will be loans rather than grants and/or work-study. </p>