Cornell or Carnegie?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I’m currently a junior and I am planning to ED to Carnegie Mellon Institute of Technology OR Cornell University</p>

<p>Grades/ test scores:
GPA: 3.7 (I did badly in sophomore yr, but junior yr it’s a 4.0)
SAT I: 2250
SAT II Math: 800
SAT II Physics: 800
SAT II Chemistry: 750
This year I am taking 5 AP Tests
Senior year I will be taking 4 to 5 AP Tests
My course load is pretty decent: sophomore year I doubled up in science
My junior yr schedule is as follow:
AP Physics C
AP Chemistry
AP US
AP Calc AB
French Honors
LA regular</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:
For certain I will/am doing the following activities:
Molecular research club that is in partnership with my state university (I will be president of this club next year, or at least have a secretary position) (9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade)
Science league competition (9th, 10th grade)
Academic Decathlon (won medals and will be getting a position for next year) (10th, 11th grade)
Red Cross Club (9th grade, 11th grade)
Volunteer Hours (120 hours)
National Honors society (12th grade)
Math honors society (12th grade)</p>

<p>Now here are some tentative activities that I might do:
National Physics Olympiad (at least up to quarter finals)
American Math competition
If I become the president of the molecular club I mentioned above, I’ll be doing a summer internship at the state university
JV Track (11th grade)</p>

<p>So here are my questions:
Again, I’m applying ED to Carnegie Mellon Institute of Technology OR Cornell Univeristy</p>

<p>1.) Do you believe that I have a good chance at these colleges?
2.) What other colleges might suit me well?
3.) What other clubs/activities should I do to better my chance?
4.) Are my volunteer hours enough or do I need more?</p>

<p>Thank you all for your responses and I’d be happy to check your resumes as well!</p>

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<p>what course are you looking at? you did not tell us.</p>

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<p>The two schools are very different, so much of what you are asking depends on what you are interested in studying and the fit factor. Provide more information about your intended studies and your personal interests.</p>

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<p>well if hes choosing between these two, then its probably for ECE or CS…</p>

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<p>could be any area of engineering…it might help to know.</p>

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<p>sorry guys </p>

<p>but you guessed it right</p>

<p>its ECE</p>

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<p>see :]</p>

<p>tends to always be those majors when its between CMU and cornell. </p>

<p>also, I was in the same position. Are you trying to have us chance you, or help you decide which one to ED? I didn’t ED either, but I was accepted to both in the end, and I chose cornell, because I felt like there was a lot more flexibility at the school to learn about other things</p>

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<p>They are both great schools but I agree with Feral in that you have so many academic opportunities at Cornell which is a huge plus. Take a look ar the course catalog just to get an idea of what is available. It is nice to have those options when you are in a major like you are choosing.</p>

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<p>the ED deadline has passed, by the way. so where did you end up applying, OP?</p>

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<p>^i think he’s a junior?</p>