Do I stand a Chance at Cornell RD? i hope so.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
1

<p>GPA: 3.6 UW, 3.75 W (haven't calculated since junior year)
SAT I: 750 CR 720 M 630 W (1470/2100)
SAT II: 710 Bio M 700 Lit
ACT: 31 C (33 31 31 30)</p>

<p>APs:
Literature: 5
Composition: 4
Biology: 3* long story
Calculus AB- will take
Macroeconomics- will take
Chinese- will take
Physics- probably won't take. hahaha...</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-A lot of research, a lot of research.
-Co-authored one paper
-Will send 2 abstracts to Cornell</p>

<p>-prestigious science summer program over the summer, possible co-author on paper, patent pending on a model I helped create</p>

<p>Varsity Swim Team, (Year Round)
9-12, Section finalist in the 100 breaststroke Soph and Junior Year</p>

<p>Piano and Violin, 6 years, nothing special.</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Amazing, they love me
Counselor Rec: Amazing, he loves me</p>

<p>Here is what I am worried about: senior grades.
our school runs on a block schedule:</p>

<p>1st term:
AP Physics: B-
AP Calculus: B-
Philosophy: A+</p>

<p>2nd Term projected:
AP Physics: B/B-
AP Calculus: B
Philosophy: A+
Orchestra: A-
This one class with a long story: C+</p>

<p>sooooooooooo what are my chances? do I have one? thanks. oh yeah, I am looking to major in biology either in CAS or CALS.</p>

<p>THANK YOU</p>

2

<p>Biology is a very competitive field RD. Make sure your essays tie in your extracurricular interests with why you are interested in Cornell.</p>

3

<p>He says so in his topic.....</p>

<p>"oh yeah, I am looking to major in biology either in CAS or CALS."</p>

<p>EDIT: Pssh, tricky Cayuga editing your post XD</p>

4

<p>thanks guys, i was planning on writing about my research for my essays, in fact, i sort of used it as a theme to tie my application together.</p>

<p>do you guys think i would be competitive enough for biology? maybe i should do HuEc instead?</p>

5

<p>Sorry... long day. Been staring at a computer for sixteen hours.</p>

<p>Thinking about the candidate a little more, he would probably have a better chance in CALS, provided his essays are good and his midterm marks are very strong.</p>

6

<p>Nah... I'm not getting a HumEc "human side" feel for you. Much more researchy/CALSy.</p>

<p>Study hard.</p>

7

<p>Cayuga get some sleep pleease! @_@ that's not healthy</p>

8

<p>bump .</p>

9

<p>anyone else?</p>

10

<p>please ?</p>

11

<p>A 3 on the AP Bio won't exactly help you with getting into CALS Bio...
Though you've done a lot of research.
And the Physics grades are ehh.
But then again Cornell accepts kids with a few glitches in their transcripts, so I'd say you have a shot.</p>

12

<p>thanks yeah for some reason i'm just really bad at physics.</p>

13

<p>ok im gonna bump this now out of boredom.</p>

<p>my second quarter grades (block schedule) were:</p>

<p>Philosophy: A+
AP Physics: B-
AP Calc AB: B
Orch: A-
This Sociology Class: B-</p>

<p>how do I look?</p>

14

<p>You're done man. Sorry.</p>

15

<p>damn .</p>

16

<p>you're not done. danglefest95's parents never loved him</p>

17

<p>Shuddup dangle. lol</p>

<p>eeeeric (kinda fun to say) you're fine..sorta.</p>