ED to Cornell?

Hey! So, I’m applying early decision to Cornell University as a female in Engineering. I usually don’t like the whole “chance me” thing, seeing as it really can be all up to chance, but I thought I’d try it anyway!

Race: White/Middle Eastern
Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Weighted (not sure what scale): 6.29
My class is fairly competitive, but that’s not really an excuse haha. Here’s my rank: 16/397
SAT (old): 2220 (750 R, 750 W, 720 M)
SAT II: Physics - 710 (without having taken an AP Physics course)
Math II - Waiting for score, but got 690 the first time
AP Calc BC - 5
AP Lang - 4

Senior Course Load:
-Multivariable Calculus Dual Enrollment

  • AP Physics
  • AP Statistics
  • Senior English
    -a leadership class called Link Crew, and an art class (Intro to Painting if you were wondering)
    ECs:
    -National Honors Society, National Thespian Society, Peer Tutor, Freshman transition program called Link Crew, Treasurer of French Club, Treasurer of the Student Council, Winter Track, Key Club
    –200+ hours of volunteering from various activities as shown above

Special Opportunities:
– 2-week summer cultural experience to Norway
–enrolled in the United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar

Work:
Cashier at a Grocery Store over the summer

Essays:
Common App: Good, and in my supplement, I talked about my mother, who is a veteran, and her fight with Multiple Sclerosis. They both turned out well, I think.

This wasn’t really an extremely comprehensive look into me, but I’d really appreciate someone’s opinion on this :slight_smile:
Thank you so much!!

I think you have a really good shot. Just make sure that your essay is about you and how you felt and not about your mother.

@arjundupa yep! I connected that to my passion for engineering and how I’d like to do something to help her and others who suffer from autoimmune diseases. thank you so much for replying!!

Hi! I think you have a solid chance of getting in - your scores are strong and so are your extracurriculars. Anyways, best of luck!!

Chance me back??
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/1933390-chance-me-for-cals-ed-please.html#latest