Cornell, U-M, NYU!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Cornell University (CALS) ED
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (LSA) EA
New York University (GLS) RD

Demographics:
Asian
Female
Long Island, NY
Medium-sized Public High School (342 students in my grade)
Middle Class

GPA/Test Scores:
W 97.625 (8th grade honors courses were counted but not weighted, shows an upward trend from 8th-11th)
Rank - top 10%
SAT(old) - 2190 (700CR, 730M, 760W)
ACT - 32 (32E, 36M, 28R, 31S, 28W)
(did not submit SATIIs)
AP Scholar
National Merit Commended Scholar

Courseload:
10th - AP World History, everything else honors except Art
11th - AP Physics 1, AP U.S History, AP English Language and Composition, everything else honors except Art
12th - AP Studio 2D Art, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government and Politics, AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature and Composition, AP French Language, AP Calculus BC, ASL I

Extracurriculars:
Varsity Cross Country (10th, 11th, 12th) - All State Qualifier (11th, 12th)
Varsity Winter Track (10th, 11th, 12th) - captain (11th, 12th)
Varsity Spring Track (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) - captain (11th, 12th), All Division (10th, 11th)
Foreign Culture Club (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) - treasurer (12th)
Varsity Leaders Club (11th, 12th) - co-president (12th)
Environmental Club (9th, 11th, 12th) - PR secretary (12th)
French Honor Society - treasurer
National Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Art Honor Society

Jobs/Work Experiences:
Work at my parent’s restaurant
Babysitter/Pet Sitter
Tutor

Summer Activities:
Work 2 jobs (restaurant/Ralph’s) when not travelling/at camp
Student Ambassador (2015)
Volunteered abroad (2015, 2016)
Cornell Sports School (2016)

Essays:
Common App - probably 8.5-9/10

Teacher Recommendations:
AP Physics teacher - probably 7.5-8.5/10 (struggled throughout the year, but close with the teacher)
AP Lang teacher - probably 9/10 (rocky start at the beginning of the year, but improved and overcame the initial difficulties, close with the teacher)
Counselor Reccommendation: probably 8.5/10
Additional Reccomendation: my XC/track coach

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You have really good chance at Cornell- mainly because you applied ED. My only concern is what your major is (if it’s engineering that is very difficult) and also that you didn’t send in your SAT IIs. The other thing is that your gpa is weird because 8th grade was counted. Colleges usually take your grades and then recalculate your GPA. I think UMich would be a target school for you (they do take a large chunk of students from NY. and NYU might be between a target and safety. However, NYU is really expensive compared to the rest (Cornell has a really good financial aid system). What were your SAT II’s because that might be a problem that you didn’t send them in. Goodluck! Please chance me back

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@paxer101 thank you for chancing me! I applied as an Environmental and Sustainability Sciences major and an International Relations minor. Had an interview/meeting with the head of the ESS major about a month ago, but it was not “official”. CALS did not require SATII scores, and I only took 2 (US history - 670 and Math2 - 730) and I felt they weren’t strong enough and may potentially damage my application, so I did not submit them.

I recalculated my GPA based on U-M’s standards (3.0 for Bs, 4.0 for As, 5.0 for 100+) and I’d have about a 3.9 UW and a 4.2 W

For U-M, Environment major and International Studies minor
For NYU, Global Liberal Studies program (hopefully I’d get to study my first year abroad)

my interests/majors are all over the place because honestly, I was indecisive on what I wanted to pursue for the bulk of my high school career, but end of summer/beginning of senior year i kind of/sorta figured it out.

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Some colleges can see if you didn’t send in scores so they might assume the scores were worse than they are(they’re actually not bad at all). Obviously, there’s the “colleges cant unsee things argument” which is true. If your asking for my advice I’d send my SAT II’s to other schools you’re applying only because it might give you an edge (there’s a lot of applicants) and also because they’re not exactly your major so it’s okay that you didn’t get a perfect score. I know that NYU is super lax with your standardized test scores so its okay you didn’t send it in there. And Cornell might have higher standards, but your Sat score should make the cut. I hope this helps

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Thank you!!

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In terms of the SAT IIs, you might want to check on their website to see if they require any. I know that some schools, like MIT, tend to request specific subject tests, so you just want to be careful and cover all your bases with your application. Your ECs seem pretty solid, and you have some nice leadership there. Your scores seem pretty solid as well, and even though you didn’t list out your AP scores, you’ve taken quite a few, which shows an extensive course load. I think you have a pretty good chance, but it also may depend on who else in your area is applying, as some schools have regional officers read your application, and it will probably be compared on that level first.

Do you chance back? If not, that’s ok, but if you did, I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much!
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/20031348#Comment_20031348

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I am also applying to NYU and U of M. Best of luck