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<p>Hi,
I was wondering about my chances for ED to Cornell Engineering. I go to a public magnate high school in Northern NJ. Our school is separated into different academies (each focused in different fields). As an student of the engineering academy, I take several engineering core classes on topics such as CAD/CAM and CNC manufacturing. </p>

<p>GPA: 3.86 (UW) our school doesn't rank
SAT I: Math: 770 Reading: 780 Writing: 730
SAT II:Math IIC: 800 Chem: 800 Physics: 800</p>

<p>Classes: AP Chem (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Phys, IB History, Linear Algebra, pretty much all of our other classes are honors.</p>

<p>Essay: Really shows that I am passionate about mechanical engineering.</p>

<p>ECs:
BattleBotsIQ Robotics Competition- People should know what this is about if they are familiar with BattleBots TV show. I designed and built a 120 pound BattleBot which competed in the 2007 and 2008 national competitions.</p>

<p>Panasonic Creative Design Challenge - I led a team in designing and building a vehicle that had to travel an obstacle course and pick up Lego people situated along the way.</p>

<p>Awards:
- Top three Finishes in BattleBotsIQ national competitions (2nd in 2007 and 3rd in 2008)
- 2nd Place & $4000 from Panasonic Creative Design Challenge</p>

<p>Recs: Both pretty good. One is from my engineering teacher/BattleBots project advisor who knows me very well.</p>

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<p>wow very very nice sat scores. you seem like a great candidate except ur Weighted gpa would be nice to know, i mean 3 ap's and 1 Ib is allright, but could be more impressive. i would say 70%. GL. If you mind me asking, how did you get your sat scores so high? mine are 1210, but my gpa is well over a 5.</p>

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<p>Anyone care to look at mine? Applying regular decision.</p>

<p>From a public HS in a pretty affluent philadelphia suburb</p>

<p>SAT I: Math 740, CR 700, Writing 770
SAT II: Math2 760, Physics 660, Spanish 720
GPA (unweighted): 3.75. I don't know what my weighted GPA is, my HS doesn't compute it, but I've but I've taken all honors throughout HS, and 1 AP last year, 4 APs this yr.
Class Rank: 18/545 (top 3.3%) - keep in mind there are 12 #1's in my class.
Classes this year: AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci, AP Spanish, Accel. English</p>

<p>My activities resume is really good - various music activities & academic clubs. National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society (former junior officer, current president), Jewish Student Union (social action officer), orchestra (by audition), jazz band, mathematics competitions, international club, school newspaper, and more.<br>
3 years of spring track (1 year varsity), 2 years of winter track (1 year varsity), 2 years of cross country (1 year varsity).<br>
national merit semi-finalist.<br>
2-time trophy winner for national Spanish exam.
distinguished honor roll (3.75+) in 9th, 11th, and 12th grade (so far). regular honor roll in 10th.</p>

<p>My recommendations are from my math teacher (last year, Honors Analysis, and this year, Calc BC) and last year's Honors Physics teacher. </p>

<p>I haven't written my (supplement) essay yet :P
I wrote my Common App one, though, and it's about my experiences on Jeopardy when I was 12.</p>

<p>I think that's enough information?
Thanks =)</p>