ED Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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GPA: 3.85/4.0
SAT I: 2190 (CR 670 M 800 W 720, retaking since I heard Cornell superscores)
SAT II: Math II (800) Bio (760) USH (730)
ACT: 32(R 31 M 36 W 30 S 31, also retaking)
Rank: 51/550 (top 10%, highly competitive public high school)
Race: Asian male
Legacy: Bro went to Cornell, don’t know if that counts as legacy

APs:
Bio(5) Calc AB (5) Calc BC(5) USH(5) WH (5) Lang (5) Physics 1 (3, not sending) Stats(5) Euro History (4)

ECs:
NHS member
Science Olympiad captain
Model UN Vice President
Key Club Secretary
Played in orchestra for 7 years
Texas All- State Orchestra Member
DECA regionals, state qualification
Orchestra senior representative
150+ volunteer from church
Church Mission Trip to Mexico (1 week)
Work as a paid math tutor (Kumon)

Recs:
Teachers Recs will be amazing (hopefully)
Counselor rec would be average (new counselor, idk if she knows my name lol)

Essays: above average, getting another Cornell grad to review mine

Oh yeah, I’m also a national merit semi-finalist (221 on psat)

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Also please be 100% honest, don’t mind criticism at all :slight_smile:

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You have a nice solid resume. Your AP scores are not going to make any difference, only show “rigor”. Your teacher recs may be “amazing”, but most applicants will have similar. Essay interest is always in the eye of the reader and is difficult to predict. Which college within Cornell are you applying to?

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@csdad Thanks for your opinion! I’m applying to the College of Arts and Sciences, I heard it’s pretty hard to get into, but nowhere near as difficult as AEM.

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AP scores will make a difference here especially because he has so many 5’s. Just make sure to distinguish yourself in your essay. Make sure it speaks to who you are as a person. Best of luck in!

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AP scores are not required to be sent as part of the application, they will be “self reported” on the common application and thus the selection committee will see them, however their effect on admission appears to be minimal.