<p>I find the "chances" posts on CC to be somewhat misguided. The people who frequent these websites are not admissions officers. They can only give a basic idea of one's chances at a school based on SAT's and GPA's that a poster could personally deduce by checking any college's website. That said, I'll give what I consider to be the most helpful tool for the perplexed applicant: the statistics of someone already accepted. I was accepted to Cornell Arts and Sciences, and these are the facts:</p>
<p>GPA: ~91.3 (my school doesnt calculate GPAs out of 4)
SAT: 2250 - 740 m - 740 w - 770 cr
SAT IIs - 770 chem - 760 math II - 720 bio - 720 US history
AP's: US History, 5 - Bio, calc BC, literature, - as yet unknown
Awards: Commended student in PSATs (from MA)
EC's : Mock Trial state tourny team, Model UN, captain of ski club, Senior editor in literary magazine, suicide hotline volunteer/operator
Jobs: kosher food coordinator for local area, filing in parent's practice for one summer, etc (no special internships)
recs: Good, very positive.
essay: very good, i think</p>
<p>Yep, that's about it. I did take the ACTs as well on a lark, but did not send them in. Since I'm deferring for a year, I think I may try to re-apply to Yale early decision or whatever deal they have, or maybe Columbia. Anyways, I think if your stats resemble these, you have a fine chance at being accepted. A friend of mine with lower scores, although better EC's (and a GREAT essay), was accepted, as well as a friend with roughly similar stats. Good luck to all those out there. And yes, I know that people do this in April when they get in, but I didnt do so then, and I'm noticing something of a flush of "chances" posts.</p>