<p>I am a senior at Apopka High school. I wanted to know if I had a chance at cornell engineering.</p>
<p>Class Rank: top 10% (73/925)
Weighted GPA: 4.1
Race: African American
SAT: 600-verbal, 650-Math, 650-Writing</p>
<p>English Courses:
English I
English II Honors
AP English Language
AP English Literature</p>
<p>Social Science Courses:
World History Honors
AP American History
AP American Government
AP Comparative Government
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Psychology</p>
<p>Math Courses:
Algebra I
Geometry Honors
Algebra II Honors
Pre-Calculus
AP Calculus AB</p>
<p>Science Courses:
Inegrated Science I
Biology I Honors
Chemistry I Honors
Physics I Honors
AP Biology
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism</p>
<p>Other:
French I
French II
AP French Language
AP Art History
AP Computer Science A
Band </p>
<p>Clubs:
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society
National French Honor Society
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
French Club
Marching Band
National Society of High School Scholars</p>
<p>I have played Oboe for 6 years and Alto Saxophone for 2 years. I have many awards in Music.</p>
<p>A Semi-Finalist in a Poetry contest (waiting to see if im the winner)</p>
<p>Section Leader for marching band (alto saxophone).</p>
<p>Well, the EC's look OK, classes look pretty standard. I think Cornell will like the music and poetry and such....it seems like you are very good at things other than science and math, and cornell engineering likes balanced students. And no two ways about it, race isn't going to hurt you at all. I know very few Black engineers. But I wouldn't go so far as to say that you can take URM status all the way to the bank. You're going to need to get those SAT scores up. And you need something that stands out; your resume seems pretty bland. But it's not going to hurt to try!</p>
<p>15 APs is very good. Your rank is alright (I don't know about the highschool but I'm guessing that it is very good since they offer so many APs). You should try to get SATs up. Your clubs are good and ur music seems very good. Keep working hard and gl! I agree with the others about u being well rounded, which is very important!!</p>
<p>Thank God I already got into Cornell, otherwise I would **** my pants looking at these kids' resumes. Cmon man, do you need us to reassure you that you're a good candidate? Not trying to be mean though, I think I posted a chances thread way back when. Confidence man! You don't need the people on CC to tell you whether or not you can get in.
Good luck though.</p>
<p>As far as scores go, I got in with a 700M, 630V, and 650W so don't be discouraged. Good EC's, good recs, and LOTs of leadership will help you. (I was editor of paper, lead producer of TV, did ~300 hours of volunteer stuff etc.)</p>
<p>Yeah you've definately got a shot. As long as you show an upward grade trend and keep up with the APs and extra-curriculars you should be fine. Just remember that you need to let yourself come through in your essays; you know, show who you are,what motivates you and why you love Cornell; don't just try to put down what you think they (the admissions board) wants to hear (b/c chances are that other applicants will). I think you definately have a shot.</p>