<p>Hi! I'm going to be an upcoming senior!</p>
<p>Personal Info: White/Asian Male, Income bracket, 200,000, applying for Financial Aid</p>
<p>Academics: </p>
<p>GPA: 96.5 W, ~94 UW (What is that on 4.0 Scale?)
SAT: 1380 CR/Math (680 CR, 700 Math) Weak, planning to up that to 1500+
SAT IIs: 710 Physics 780 Math II 700 U.S history
ACT: 32 Composite: Converts to about a 1420 SAT 31 Reading, English Science, 35 Math
Rank: Top 10%, ~15/220
Courseload: taken all honors or APs in core subject areas throughout high school
APs: Sophomore: World History (4) Junior: Physics B (5) English Language (4) U.S History (4)
Senior Year Courseload: AP Chemistry AP English Literature AP Calculus BC/AB SELF studying AP Physics C mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism (School doesnt offer ap physics C)
Total: Will have taken 9 APs by june senior year</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities: </p>
<p>Academic League 9-12 (President 12)
Math League 9-12 (President 12)
SOS Students Opposing Starvation 9-12
JV Baseball 9-10
varsity baseball 12 (hopefully)
Concert band 9-12
Jazz band 12
Italian club 12 (Vice President 12- teacher needed members, offered VP position if i joined lol)
English Honor Society 10-12
National honor Society 11-12 </p>
<p>Work as Cashier at Shoprite supermarket from 10-12 weekly
Volunteer occasionally at local food cupboard ~100 hours</p>
<p>Honors/Awards:</p>
<p>Selected to All-County band x2 for Alto saxophone
Perfect score on level IV NYSSMA, 93 on level VI
AMC 12 School Winner (1 question away from AIME, dumb mistake)
Rensselaer Medal Winner
Selected to County Jazz Ensemble, made up of a few top high school jazz players by audition</p>
<p>Recommendations: 1 from my ap physics teacher, should be very good. 1 from my English teacher, should be excellent, she loved me and knew me very well. 1 from my shoprite manager who also loves me and regards me as one of the top and dedicated cashiers she's ever had</p>
<p>Essays: Should be very good, going to write about my experiences at shoprite and what working there has taught me about humans and dealing with them. </p>
<p>Schools:</p>
<p>Cornell College of Engineering Early Decision (Number 1 Choice)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Binghamton
Carnegie Mellon CIT
SUNYBuffalo Honors College</p>
<p>Questions:
1. How will my chances at Cornell college of engineering differ if I apply ED instead of RD?
2. What should I aim for on the October SAT to be very competitive for CoE?
3. If I score a 34 or 35 on the September ACT, will Cornell still care about the 1380 SAT?</p>