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Hi guys,

I am currently a junior at a large, rural public high school in Minnesota, and am considering applying to Cornell ED. I’d appreciate some feedback about my chances, or maybe some info on how people with similar credentials have fared in recent admissions processes. If you believe I should be aiming lower or higher based on my stats, please let me know.

Ethnicity & Gender: Caucasian/Female
Intended Major: Premed (Biology and Society/Human Biology, Health and Society)
Intended College: CALS/Human Ecology
AP/CIS Classes Taken or Signed up for: AP Chemistry, AP Calc AB and BC, AP Biology, AP Physics w/ Calc, AP Psych, CIS Public Speaking, CIS French 5, CIS Critical Writing.
Extracurriculars:
-Peer Leaders (my school’s version of Student Council) (2 years)
-WEB Leaders (1 year)
-LINK Leaders (1 year)
-SADD (2 years)
-JV/Varsity Tennis (5 years)
-Volunteering in hospital birth place: 250+ hours (2.5 years)
-Concert Piano (12 years)
-Apprentice chocolatier with a fine chocolate company (4 years)
-Biomedical summer camp w/ the Rosetta Institute
-Certified EMR
-AP Chemistry TA
-National Merit Commended Student/Semi-finalist (waiting to hear for sure)
-ACT Score: 34
-Weighted GPA: 4.4, 3.99 unweighted (one A- in Precalc A sophomore year) on a 4.0 scale
-I’ll have really good references from my AP Chem and Bio teachers and the head of my EMR class. My boss at the chocolate shop is a former Cornell grad and TA, and she knows me very well.

If you think I’m a better fit for a different university, please let me know!
Thank you.

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I’m going to Cornell this fall and, like you, I’m from a place no one has ever heard of. I’m just going to say that visiting will help you get a feel for the university. I visited Cornell and later Brown and Columbia and I’m telling you… the feel of the campus is really going to help you see whether you’re fit or not. I couldn’t choose either over Cornell.

Academically, I would not doubt your chances, go for it. But please, I would suggest doing some digging b4 EDing.

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Thank you so much for answering! I’m planning on visiting Brown, Cornell, and NYU in the next few months.