Cornell ED Chances

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<p>GPA: 4.05 out of 5.0 (kinda low, our school doesn't rank but 18% of ppl have GPA > 4.0)
SAT: 2150 (660/690/800)</p>

<p>SAT II's : Math Level 2: 800, Chemistry: 800</p>

<p>AP's: BC Calculus--5, Chemistry--5, Statistics--5</p>

<p>Awards/Extracurricular's</p>

<ul>
<li>2 time USAMO qualifier </li>
<li>ARML participant/ 2006 Individual High-scorer</li>
<li>school math team captain</li>
<li>tutoring
-participation in state math competitions, 3rd place in state last year</li>
</ul>

<p>If I apply for ED, when do I expect to receive Cornell's decision?</p>

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<p>how many AP classes does your school offer? cause 3 APs would be considered nothing at my school b/c my school offers 22 AP classes.</p>

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<p>you get your decision on December 15th (or even the evening of the 14th...I forget).</p>

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<p>which college are u applying to? provide your ethnicity+gender as well.</p>

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<p>lol is ethnicity/gender that significant? I am applying to college of arts and science(I'm going to major in math)</p>

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<p>I think you would be deferred at best. My friend's son with better GPA, similar test scores, was told by his GC that he should expect to get deferred. He is from NY, private school, also applying to A&S and AEM.</p>

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<p>Deferred at best? oldfort, your friend's son's GC is either trying to scare him or honestly thinks you need absolutely stellar scores to get into Cornell (and you don't; and at any rate this GC is pretty awful if he/she thinks someone with better scores than the OP would be "deferred at best." Ridiculous for a private school GC, who I'd think would know his/her stuff.)</p>

<p>dong_xie: you've got a great chance.</p>

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<p>I agree with lianri. Just go for it.
(My GC isn't that great either..he seriously told my friend (GPA 3.3, SAT 1800) that he would have difficulty getting into top 100 US schools..)</p>

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<p>We all hope his GC is wrong because he really likes Cornell. My daughter is at Cornell now. Last year was a particular brutal year for college application. Maybe GC was just trying to manage his expectation. He goes to one of the top private schools in NYC (over 30% to ivies). My daughter's GC (also a private school) was pretty much on the money last year.</p>