I got waitlisted to almost all of my reach schools...Any shot at Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I got rejected from Duke's Pratt of Engineering.</p>

<p>And Waitlist from:
University of Virginia's Engineering School
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
Carnegie Mellon CIT</p>

<p>With all of these waitlists...is there any shot of me getting accept to Cornell? I want to get in at least one of my reach schools...</p>

<p>1370/2010 SAT Math 730; Reading 640; Writing 640
Physics 640; Math I 720; Math II 710
GPA: 98.75 Rank 2/114
Asian Male
Captain of Track Team
Student Body Vice President
Concert Master of HS Orchestra
President of National Honor Society</p>

<p>Awards and Honors<br>
Petrides Cross Country MVP Award<br>
Staten Island Track and Field Association Cross Country Coach’s Award
Outstanding Trigonometry Student Award
Attended The College of Staten Island’s Freshman Discovery Institute
S.I.T.A.F.A Cross Country Freshman MVP Award</p>

<p>Community Service and Extracurricular
Lifeguard, Pool Therapist
School Volunteer, Bread of Life Foundation<br>
School Volunteer, March of Dimes’ Annual WalkAmerica: Walk for Babies<br>
Volunteer Coach, Petrides Boys and Girls Grammar School’s Swimming Team<br>
School Representative, Staten Island Academic Olympics for Trigonometry</p>

<p>Any comments? =/</p>

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<p>um… all i can say is i was waitlisted at duke(like my dream school since kindergarten) and i feel colleges are ■■■■■■■■ cause you sound a boatload better than me</p>

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<p>Bring Up My Post.</p>

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<p>the reason is partly because you are asian. Most competitive race when it comes to engineering. Don’t lose all hope…you still have an outside shot :)</p>

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<p>Colleges are unpredictable! I think you should be okay for Cornell, Good luck!</p>

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<p>yea you’re unique… not many asians into sports…
and you play a musical instrument…
and your rank is good…</p>

<p>but who knows what colleges are looking for…</p>

<p>chance back?</p>