Judge my chances please

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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I am an International student, currently studying 12th Grade in the United Arab Emirates in a school which follows Indian curriculum CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education).</p>

<p>I just wanted to know what my chances are in getting admission into Cornell University for Aeronautical Engineering. </p>

<p>I dont have GPA grading in my school. The grading is purely based on marks obtained:
9th - 85%
10th - 90%
11th - 80%</p>

<p>If my school had GPA grading then my scores MIGHT be as follows :-
9th - 3.7+ (coz i got A's in all my subjects)
10th - 3.7+ (coz i got A's in all my subjects)
11th - 3.2-3.4 (mostly A's but a few B's)</p>

<p>I am also easily within the top 10% of my class.</p>

<p>I had also recieved a half-fee scholarship in grade 11.</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES :
I have been selected to attend the Global Young Leaders’ Conference (GYLC) in Washington/New York this year.
Swimming
Singing
Made Robot for science exhibition
Created a presentation on the periodic table
Helped the team in coming 3rd in an inter-school robot competition
Part of the school Anti-Smoking Committee
I have been learning Indian Carnatic Music vocal for over 10 years and have give a 2 and half hour concert. I have also been learning Carnatic Music violin for over 3 years. </p>

<p>SAT SCORES:
MATH - 700
CR - 600</p>

<p>Planning to give it again to improve my score (hopefully getting around 1350 - 1400).</p>

<p>Going to give SAT II's in November. Will get above 750 in maths, physics and chemistry.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendations will be really good. Not sure what the school counsellor will write (but got info from previous school mates in US universities that we usually get really good recs).</p>

<p>Am going to start working on the essays when the apps are released and HOPEFULLY they should be good.</p>

<p>Will appreciate all responses. good as well as bad.</p>

<p>Thanks all.</p>

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<p>Your GPA and SAT scores probably won't be terribly good for Cornell (although if you can raise your SAT score that'll be good). Probably not the best shot but you can still apply as a reach.</p>

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<p>will my chances increase if i get an SAT score of about 1400+</p>

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<p>Well obviously. But I still don't see a terribly impressive application. You won't have a terrible chance but probably not a great chance either. Definitely apply though.</p>

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<p>I did CBSE too, and to be frank...scores in the 80s are a bit low for Cornell. I had a 96.4% aggregate.
And you really can't convert CBSE scores into GPA.</p>

<p>Your ECs are ok, but not great.</p>

<p>Your SAT score isn't that great. Try and push it up to the late 1400s (mid 2200s in new SAT)
The thing is, since your an international, u'll be competing with many competant candidates for just 10% of the seats at Cornell.</p>

<p>Definitely apply tho.</p>

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<p>You're gonna have to work your a$s off for it if you really wanna get in (starting now!). Also a heads-up - the common app essay prompts usually stay the same from year to year.</p>