is Cornell realistic for me?

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<p>I want to major in some type of science, maybe med school after i graduate.</p>

<p>Sex- male
Ethnicity- Indian (lol yes I know that’s going to count against me)
Location- New Jersey
School- large public school, about 400 in my class – many graduates go to Ivy League schools or equivalent
Grade- just finished 10th grade and will be going into 11th</p>

<p>GPA</p>

<p>9th grade – unweighted 96.5, weighted 99.2</p>

<p>Algebra II Honors – 95
Band – 96
English Honors – 98
Physics Honors – 95
World History – 100
Spanish 3 – 96</p>

<p>10th – unweighted 93.5 (taking into account electives/PE etc.), weighted 96.7</p>

<p>English Honors – 89
Precalculus Honors – 90
AP US History – 91
AP Chemistry – 93
Band – 96
Spanish 4 – 98</p>

<ul>
<li>will do better next year</li>
</ul>

<p>Junior year schedule</p>

<p>AP English
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP History
AP Economics
Spanish 5 Honors
Band</p>

<p>Senior year schedule</p>

<p>AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
AP Physics C
AP Spanish 6
AP Government and Politics
Band</p>

<p>I’ve taken the hardest possible courses possible at my school. By the time I graduate, I will have taken 12 AP classes and I think I will get mostly 5s, some 4s.</p>

<p>Class Rank- somewhere between 4 – 10, top 1-2%</p>

<p>AP Tests taken so far: Chem. - 5</p>

<p>SAT II - chem. - 790; math 2 - 800</p>

<p>SAT- M: 800, CR: 720, W: 750 (Essay 10) < will retake because I took it as a sophomore (don’t ask why)</p>

<p>EC: Here’s where I need some work…</p>

<p>Marching Band – 9, 10, 11, 12 (hope to get a leadership position in 12th)
Varsity Swimming – 9, 10, 11, 12 (will probably be captain 12th grade, not good enough to be recruited)
Science Olympiad – 9, 10, 11, 12 (18 medals at regional and state competitions, hope to do even better over the next 2 years- team might make it to nationals)
NJ Science League - 10 (chem II), 11 (Bio II), 12 (Physics II)
Science Bowl (11, 12)
Founder + President of Model Congress club (10, 11, 12)</p>

<ul>
<li>Studying for USNCO and USABO…hopefully will be a semifinalist or more but nothing is for sure</li>
</ul>

<p>Volunteer-
I volunteer at the local hospital (~200 hours by the time i graduate)</p>

<p>Summers</p>

<p>9-10 – CTY summer program: JHU
10-11 – CTY Distance Learning: AP Calculus, Biology Honors
Intern at doctor's office - clinical experience letter</p>

<p>11-12 - doing research at local university to submit to intel/ siemens</p>

<p>Essays and recommendations will be spectacular...</p>

<p>Chance (percent)? Suggestions? Go kill myself for sucking?</p>

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<p>you still have a lot of high school ahead of you, you seem to be overly worried.</p>

<p>you have a solid start, keep up the good work. No one here can tell you if you're in or not, but just keep doing what you're doing and you should be fine. Keep in mind that you should be doing all these things because you enjoy doing them, not because you want to build up your application. </p>

<p>So my advice is to relax, do your best, and worry about applying to college when the time comes. If you like Cornell come out and take a visit if you get the chance...an ideal time would be in late August since most high schools are out, but Cornell will be in session. But I think it's a little to early to be overly concerned with college admissions...enjoy high school.</p>

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<p>Keep onto the track you have set for urself (obviously while keeping sanity and having a great time) and I'd say Cornell is a realistic goal for u. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>lol thanks! yeah, this is really early but i just wanted to get an idea.</p>

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<p>ya that's understandable...i wish that i knew wat was ahead when i was an underclassman. You definitely seem to be on the right track tho. People will always say to make sure u have fun on the way tho to make sure that ur not going insane about college but i trust that most people have a grip on their life where they don't think about college 24/7...and from ur last post it seems u understand that situation. So anyway gl!</p>

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<p>all you type A personalities should relax - you all demand positive reinforcement without considering some of the more important values of an education (highschool, college, and beyond)</p>

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<p>why are you worrying about college when you havent even begun your junior year yet? just chill out! :)</p>