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<p>Hi. I'm applying ED to Cornell. It would be great if people can tell me what they think my chances are. I don't care. Be honest.</p>

<p>I'm an Asian female applying to Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences for Biological Sciences.
I'm ranked 7th in my school with 320 - 350 people. (not sure what exact number)
My SAT I scores are:
Critical Reading: 640
Math: 750
Writing: 600 (Essay: 7)
Total: 1990 or 1390/1600 (one sitting)</p>

<p>My SAT II scores are:
Chemistry: 540
Math I: 730
Math II: 650</p>

<p>SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:
Girls’ Varsity Tennis Team 9-12
• Captain, First Singles Player<br>
Academic Decathlon 9-12
• Competitor in all meets
Math Team 10-12
• Competitor in all meets
Asian Culture Club 9-12
• Coordinated special events for Asian Americans at school and in city
Thomas Jefferson Forum (volunteer organization) 9-12
• Executive Board Member, coordinated a group of members
Interact Rotary Club (volunteer organization) 9-12
Book Club 9-12</p>

<p>ACADEMIC HONORS/AWARDS:
• Foreign Language Honor Society (Mandarin and Latin) 11-12
• School Annual Science Fair The Michelle Saltzman Award in Science 9
• School Annual Science Fair The Mathew Yohe Award in Science 10
• School Annual Science Fair The Richard Brown Award in Science 11
• The National Latin Exam Level II Cum Laude Award (national) 10
• The National Latin Exam Level III Magna Cum Laude Award (national) 11
• Academic Decathlon Mathematics Award (regional) 11
• National Education Essay Contest First Place (city) 11</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER SERVICES:
Hospital 11-12
• Laboratory/Clinic assistant
Up to Youth 9-12
• Assistant to Director, informed community about dangers of drugs, alcohol, smoking, AIDS, HIV
Nursing Home 9-12
• Assistant to Director and Assistant to Nurses (nursing home)
Library 9-12
• Librarian assistant
Cradles to Crayons 9-12
• Prepared donated items for homeless children</p>

<p>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
• Laboratory/Clinical Experiences
• School Science Department internship </p>

<p>PROFESSIONAL SKILLS/STRENGTHS:
• Classical Music Pianist
• Language fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)<br>
• Computer proficiency</p>

<p>I did not apply for Financial Aid. My teacher recommendations are pretty good. My essays are average. I do not live in New York.</p>

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<p>You couldn't be more stereotypical</p>

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<p>im in teh same boat as you. But i have about 3x the Extracurriculars as you, made sure my essays were amazing, and my teacher recs were each 2 pages. But your sats are kind of low, but higher than mine. i have a 1840 combined 600 read 610 math 630 writing(12 essay). </p>

<p>Since you did ed i would say 65% good luck, i hope ir essays were good as im sure they will eb the deciding factor</p>

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<p>yeah, you have to understand that A&S is the hardest of Cornell's colleges, and that Asians are a WAY overrepresented minority at Cornell. This means they'll be very critical of you. With your scores, I don't think your chances are great. Sorry. (Hopefully I'll be wrong, but I doubt it.)</p>

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<p>sometimes i think that having too much unconcentrated ECs is bad for you.....
Personally, I don't have a lot of ECs like you. But the ones that i have; I am very dedicated to them.</p>

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<p>Please don't put "Computer Proficiency" on your application unless you demonstrate an amazing degree of proficiency in some specific field. I'd say your chances are somewhat low, but you still have a chance.</p>