Do I even have a chance?

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<p>Asian Male
international student
GPA – 4.15 (out of 4.33)
Ranked 1 in class
SAT – 2100
SAT II – Bio M – 720
Math I – 740
(Taking another 2 SAT IIs)</p>

<p>Honor Roll (grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>President of Student Council (grades 11 and 12), Vice President (grade 10), High school Representative (grade 9)
National Honor Society
Worked on school yearbook for three years (executive editor)
Made and published the school’s student planner and diary.
Participated at the South East Asian Forensics Tournament (grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
Participated in the Technology and IT Fair and Science Fair.
Chair person for Career Day (grades 9, 10)
Master Of Ceremonies for Career Day (grades 11, 12) </p>

<p>Community Service
Hospital: Regularly volunteer at local hospital (one year)
Volunteer work at Autistic Centre (grades 10 and 11)
Donated money and clothing to the centre. Organized many events.
Volunteer work at a disabled children centre (two years)
Donated money and clothing to the centre. Organized many events. </p>

<p>Sports </p>

<p>Tennis varsity athlete for four years, ranked 3rd in state. Ranked 1st as foreign player in state. Played in numerous state and district level tournaments.
Varsity Track (3 years)
Reached state levels.
Participated in a marathon event. Finished 1st.
Varsity Soccer (4 years)</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>Multicultural Day – Country Captain and Leader. Ranked 2nd.
Finalist and third best Speaker Award at an Interschool Debate Tournament
Science Award (Grades 9, 10, and 11)
Math award (Grades 9, 10, and 11)</p>

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<p>yes....you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>what sort of course load do you have...</p>

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<p>most rigorous load the school offers....our school doesn't really offer many APs though...
will it affect me???
do i have to improve my ECs? any comments on them please?</p>

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<p>bump...............</p>

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<p>Which country are you from?</p>

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<p>singapore!</p>

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<p>bump....................</p>

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<p>definitely good for cornell</p>

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<p>ty...anyone else?</p>

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<p>You're in bro
Killer essay on what makes you "special"
Have back up schools just in case</p>

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<p>The fact that your school doesn't offer many APs won't hurt your chances of getting into any school - when your school sends out your transcript, they send a profile on your school which says how many APs, honors, etc. they offer. A college won't punish you for not taking 8 APs when your school offers few. </p>

<p>Regardless, I'd have to agree - I won't say you're a given, but I think you have a nice chance at getting into Cornell.</p>

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<p>Can't you just get recruited for tennis at Cornell?</p>

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<p>I dont think his tennis is strong enough for this years recruiting class. Also a coach wouldnt really use any pull with admissions to get him in because his academics are strong, so hed save the pull he has for better players with worse marks.</p>

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<p>Is 2100 enough for Cornell ?</p>

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<p>yes. it's (more than) fine.</p>

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<p>The SAT score may be a slight downfall, but the rest of your creds more than make up for it. You definitely have a good chance, maybe 75% in.</p>

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<p>lol I love how people think a 2100 is a hamper to his application.</p>

<p>In case you didn't know, a 2100 is the 97th percentile for SAT scores.</p>

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<p>
[quote]
lol I love how people think a 2100 is a hamper to his application.
In case you didn't know, a 2100 is the 97th percentile for SAT scores.

[/quote]
Not at Cornell, and that poster is being chanced by Cornell standards, not by the national standards...at most colleges, he would be a shoo-in, but 2100 is not stellar by Cornell standards.</p>

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<p>which school are you applying to?</p>