ED Chances at Cornell Engineering?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA = 3.65 UW 4.95 W
Class Rank = School doesn't rank (close to top 10%)</p>

<p>Classes - came from another country 2 years before high school was not eligible for honors english (and thus history) in my freshman year...and my secondary language was hurt too (spanish) because that program starts in 6th grade i came in 7th grade.</p>

<p>Freshman = 2 honors (math and physical science) No Aps offered
Sophmore = 5 honors (math, biology, english, history, spanish) No Aps offered
Junior = 2 Aps (computer science, history) 3 honors (math, science, spanish)
Senior = 4 Aps (calc AB, biology, literature, european history) 1 honors (physics)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<p>First Class Boy Scout - Very active in troop over 100 nights spend outdoors...20+ mile hikes completed (had to quit because i moved during high school)
Black Belt Tae Kwon Do (4 yrs) - i teach classes once a month ive won many tournaments (1 time NJ state champion, 2 times big east and other tourneys)
Member of an out of school organization called PTPI - local student chapter was created by members of our high-school...i am one of the top members of this organization
National honor society member- dont know if this counts for anything...but im in it
National Merit Scholarship commended student</p>

<p>Have tons of volunteer hours and lots of other extracurricular activities at school - (held 3 officer positions in my junior year and am going to hold 5+ in my senior year)</p>

<p>SAT 1 - 760 Math 680 Verbal 650 Writing (10 Essay Score) 2090
SAT II Math Ic = 790 (1 question wrong :S)
SAT II Math IIc = 780
SAT II Biology = 770
SAT II History = 750</p>

<p>AP US history = 4 (:X)</p>

<p>Recs - good/great (depends on mood)</p>

<p>I am apply to the school of engineering
What are my chances? I really like the campus/programs offered</p>

<p>BTW im retaking SAT i's in october, i just bought grammatix and the blue book by college board and am hoping to raise my verbal/writing to atleast 700+ if not higher</p>

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<p>what is your weighted GPA out of?</p>

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<p>6.33 or something
not that it matters since the system is designed so that the highest GPA possible is like 5.8x-5.9x...</p>

<p>i make top 11% cut off for top 10% is 5.000 my gpa is 4.9897</p>

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<p>Ec list</p>

<p>Honors & Awards (School & Community):
1. 2005 National Merit Scholarship Commended Student (2005).
2. Top 10% in the State of New Jersey Chemistry League (2005).
3. AMC 12 2005 Qualifying Student and invited to participate in the AIME 2005 Competition (2005).
4. Recipient of assorted awards at various MUN conferences – 3 Best Delegations at the various JPSMUN conferences (2003,2004,2005), Outstanding Delegation at St. Peters High School MUN Conference (2003), Verbal Commendations at the Ivy League Model UN Conference XXI (2005). Attended various other conferences such as the WMHSMUN XVII (2004) and XVIII (2005).
5. 2nd Place for the Key Club Website in the entire State of New Jersey (2005).
6. 2nd Place overall in NJ Physics Olympics, 1st in “Grab Bag” event (2005).
7. 3rd Place in Science Olympics – “Practical Data Gathering” (2003).
8. 3rd in Chemistry Olympics, “Hydrogen Fuel Cells” Presentation (2004).
9. Recipient of the 2001-2002 Bronze Fred Langenahl Sr. Scouting Award (2002).
10. Tae Kwon Do Awards (Sparring in the Junior Heavyweight division)
a. Gold Medalist at 2002 New Jersey State Championships
b. Gold Medalist at 2002 Big East Tae Kwon Do Championships
c. Gold Medalist at the 2003 Garden State Cup Tae Kwon Do Championships
d. Gold Medalist at the 2004 Big East Tae Kwon Do Championships</p>

<p>School Extracurricular Activities:
1. National Honor Society (05-06)
2. Key Club (02-06)
3. JPS Model UN (02-06)
4. Chemistry-Physics Club (02-06)
5. Science League (03-06)
6. People to People International: HOWE (03-06)
7. International Club (04-06)
8. Academy of Science (04-06)
9. Social Studies Forum (04-06)
10. 1st Degree Black Belt and part-time volunteer teacher (02-06)
11. First Class Scout of BSA Troop #12, Edison (00-03)</p>

<p>Leadership Roles
1. Vice President of Chemistry Physics Club (04-05)
2. Treasurer of Social Studies Forum (05-06)
3. Webmaster of Key Club (04-05; 05-06)
4. Webmaster of Chemistry-Physics Club (04-05)
5. Webmaster of JPSMUN (05-06)
6. Webmaster of Hawkeye (04-05)
7. Historian of Boy Scout Troop 12 (01-02; 02-03)
8. Member of various committees/boards within HOWE that is primarily responsible for organizing certain aspects of the events.
a. Publicity/Security Committee for the Dance for Hope
b. Tech. Committee for the Halo 2 LAN Party Fundraiser
c. One of the chief solicitors (one out of five) who helped raise over $1500 by educating people about world hunger problems and collecting donations.</p>

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<p>I think you'll get in, you have a large list of EC's--looks great! Raise your SAT score and you'll have a higher chance.</p>

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<p>agree with lionheartop1+1.</p>

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<p>thanks for the positive input guys...SATs coming up and im feeling good hopefully i can pull this off</p>

<p>or else theres still my safety ;-)</p>

<p>should i tell them my AP scores too? they aren't too spectacular</p>

<p>AP US Hist 4
AP Compsci 3</p>

<p>or should i keep that info on the dl...</p>

<p>it sucks that cornell doesnt have an interview...thats where i would shine the most imo...</p>

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<p>I think they ask you for your scores. I don't think it will hurt you that much to put them down.</p>

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<p>AP scores are not asked for on the common application...i was just asking b/c sometimes with these selective colleges it will just hurt you in comparison to other candidates...idk im just paranoid</p>

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<p>i dont think you have a good chance at all. i mean looking at your ec's, you are too spread out. to the admissions officers, you may seem like you lack focus. plus you're an ass so forget about it</p>

<p>peace</p>

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<p>thanks lol...(ass)</p>

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<p>np anytime</p>

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<p>okay fine, not on the common app. The supplement asks for them.</p>

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<p>oh yeah i remember now...thanks for your help =P</p>