<p>Hey, I'm a freshman applying for sophomore transfer to the Biometry and Statistics program at Cornell CALS. I was wondering what my chances were, so any helpful input would be appreciated. Here goes:
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2300 (780M 760 CR 760 W)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II:800 Math II, 700 US History, 680 Biology
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.42 College GPA (took twenty credits first term, twenty credits again this term, first term classes Bio, Chem, Calc, English, Biblical history, this term's classes 400 level bio class, calc II, CHem II, Stat, English, midterm report GPA 3.86), 83.5 average at top NYC public school (bx sci)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Bio 4 AP Calc AB 3 AP US History 4 AP Comparative Govt 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):lots and lots of research experience, research at Columbia summer after junior year, research at AMNH all of senior year, and research at current university since beginning of freshman year, i have other more generic positions at clubs too
[ *] Job/Work Experience:worked at the library summer after sophomore year, worked at a Law office summer after senior year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:research</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yup
[ *] Intended Major:Biometry and Statistics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):USA
[ *] School Type:large public university
[ *] Ethnicity:Bengali
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):(research, first generation college?)
[ *] Reason for transferring:hate my school
Awards?
New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) Finalist
2nd Place Award in the Animal Sciences Division of the NYCSEF
3rd Place Award from the Humane Education Committee
National Geo-science Teachers Association Award for Exemplary Research Project
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) Qualifier
-awarded to top five percent of scorers in the American Mathematics Competition
AP Scholar with Honors Distinction
National Merit Commended Student
National Latin Honor Society
AMC 12 Score: 114
AIME Score: 5</p>
<p>I have some other stuff too, I included a recommendation from my professor who I conduct research with, another recommendation from my AMNH internship, and yeah that's about it I guess. I'm really worried about transfer admission, honestly my major reason is because of Financial Aid, I have to pay around 18K a year for a state university, my sister got into princeton this year and has to pay around 3K a year, obviously that's not what I wrote in my essays for reasons for transfer (I think my essays were pretty good, but don't we all?)</p>