<p>AP Courses:
US History 11 (4)
Biology 12
Chemistry 12
Calculus 12
Physics 12
(my school offers only 1-2 AP for Juniors)</p>
<p>SAT I
2100, 680V, 780M, 660W
(planning to take at november with 100-200 increase)
SAT II
Match IIC - 800
US History 720
Biology - most likely 780-800</p>
<p>GPA
3.5 weighted (9-12).. i know......its dispicable. i had a rough start..and im planning to write about my freshman years and how i've improved blah blah</p>
<p>EC:
orange county red cross chapter
school red cross club
alot of private orchestras
school musical productions orchestra
violin 4 years co-concertmaster
oceans science bowl
science bowl
(most are 9-12, awards in most of these ECs)</p>
<p>Work experiences:
Pharmacy (i plan to major in biological sciences) (11-12)
Science Tutor (11-12)</p>
<p>Can anyone approximate my chances for Cornell ED? Im planning to apply into CALS Biological Sciences.</p>
<p>I have a pretty heavy class load senior year.. like 8-9 classes. most are ap and honors..</p>
<p>by the way.. what does "URM" mean? If im an asian american residing in CA..living with a single mom with low income ...does that make me underrepresented?</p>
<p>i dont really think you'll get in, below average chances, apply ed if u really want it, good luck re-taking the SATS, and no asian is not minorityq</p>
<p>Seichong, since we're all Asian brothers here--I'm Chinese--I'm just gonna say that both you and I are very unlikely to be accepted into Cornell. Our stats are very similar and we think that our stats above average and yet when compared to the others on this forum, we see that we are not even close. It's sad, I know.</p>
<p>Middle income, both parents
Ethnicity: Asian</p>
<p>SAT I (Old): 1510 760M, 750V
SAT IIs yet to be taken</p>
<p>AP:
US History 5
World History 5</p>
<p>GPA weighted (4.78)
Unweighted (3.98)
Class rank: 6 out of about 450 (above average high school in Lexington, Kentucky)</p>
<p>Clubs:
Mu Alpha Theta- 10, 11
Speech Team- 9
Academic Team- 11
French Honor Society- 10, 11
Orchestra- 9, 10, 11, 12
Math Honors- 12
Chess Club- 9, 10, 11
ASIA Club-12
Science Honors-12</p>
<p>Leadership:
Treasurer- Symphonic Orchestra
Vice President- Mu Alpha Theta</p>
<p>Awards:
Advanced Geometry Award
Advanced Algebra II Award
Advanced Precalculus Award
Mason and Hanger College Incentive Fund
Optimist Respect for Law Award
Academic Team-Governors Cup (social studies) 5th place district
5th place regional
State Top 20
4 distinguished solos- Kentucky Music Education Association
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship</p>
<p>AP Courses:
AP World History-10
AP US History-11
AP Statistics-12
AP Calculus-12
AP Chemistry-12
AP English Language-11
AP English Literature-12
AP Physics-11, 12
AP Biology-11</p>
<p>Other:
Tutor for Mu Alpha Theta (2 years) and Math Honors (1 year)
Assistant Concertmaster of Symphonic Orchestra (2 years)
Violin private lessons (10 years)- also performed several times a year for different groups
Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra (5 years)</p>
<p>Yes, just terrible! What happened to that 0.02 on your GPA? How could you not have a 4.0? And what about that SAT score? 760 on math and you call yourself an Asian? the shame...the shame...</p>
<p>seicheong: you are a strong candidate but there are many strong candidates like you. if you write great essays and get good recommendations, I think you have an average shot. also, you say that you did poorly in your freshman year. what is the upward trend like? your chances will increase A LOT if you apply ED, but I do not suggest doing so if you are heavily dependent on financial aid. </p>
<p>will the adcom even notice my upward trend? its been going like this:</p>
<p>freshman 1st/2nd sem: 2.4/3.4
soph 1st/2nd: 3.5/3.6
junior 1st/2nd: 4.0/4.27
senior (hoping for 4.5ish)
soo..as you can see...if this was plotted on a graph..it would be having an upward trend ;)</p>
<p>well.. im not heavily dependent...ill do a loan and work if i have to.</p>
<p>im working on getting kickass teacher reccs, counselor reccs, exceptional employer recc, maybe another one (afraid adcom will get sick of the reccs)</p>
<p>im also working on writing exceptional essays, that will explain my improvement..and blah blahhh..</p>
<p>i might send in a recording of a solo piece on the violin and have one of the professors critique it for me and send it to the admissions office</p>
<p>soo..if my teacher rec, counselor rec, essays, and music submission are all top-notch, will it increase my chances? even a little bit?</p>
<p>I'm not sure how much submitting musical pieces would help you. There are other posters who are knowledgeable about such matters so hopefully they respond to this thread.</p>
<p>The upward trend is really good. Kick butt this senior year and you will have an average to above average shot.</p>