I just submitted my application. (Chance Thread)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I'm not going to type up anything fancy, just the straight facts.</p>

<p>Background</p>

<p>Location: Eastern Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Parents: Divorced
Income: Mom's is 23K/year (I live with her) and dad's is 115K/year.</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>SAT Superscored: CR - 690, M -790, W - 740 (2220/2400 or 1480/1600)
SAT Subjects: Lit - 660, Math II - 740, US History - 720
Unweighted GPA: 3.63 (4.00 since beginning of junior year)
Ranking: 33/424 (Top 8%)
AP Classes: 8 classes out of 14 offered at my school.
Junior Year: US History (5), English Lang. (5), Psychology (4)
Senior Year: Government, Euro History, Microeconomics, Literature, Statistics</p>

<p>Other Stuff</p>

<p>ECs: I really don't feel like listing all of my ECs. I have a lot, and many leadership positions. I also have a few high ranking awards. It's above average for Cornell's application pool I guess.</p>

<p>Essays: Pretty good. I'm an excellent writer. </p>

<p>Letters of Recommendation: These are iffy. I don't have too much faith in my guidance counselor's abilities. </p>

<p>I sumbitted an Arts Supplement. I'm a great drummer and composer.</p>

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<p>Which college, which major? Your stats look pretty good in general, but I have heard that Cornell doesn’t superscore (which doesn’t really make sense to me).</p>

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<p>I applied to the College of Arts and Sciences for Government. Also, I believe Cornell considers all scores. They ask for all of your scores. For reference though, my highest single sitting for 2400 was a 2110 (R - 690, M - 680, W - 740) and my highest single sitting for 1600 was a 1450 (CR - 660, M - 790).</p>

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<p>If your EC’s demonstrate enough leadership I think you have a good chance for admission. I had a student last year with slightly better scores, lots of EC’s but not enough leadership and he was wait-listed at Cornell but admitted to Johns Hopkins. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>You sound pretty sure of yourself so why ask?</p>

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<p>Decent chance, I’ve seen better get rejected and worse get accepted. You’ll be in the running, and I think that is the best chance anyone could reasonably tell you.</p>