Oh man Please reassure me

Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>K- I'm not the kinda student who has done stuff throughout high school thinking "aight this'll look good on my college application"</p>

<p>Please tell me the chances of me getting into Arts an Sciences (btw i chose Anthropology as a major choice if that makes a difference)</p>

<p>I'm a male asian student</p>

<p>SAT I: 720 math 720 verbal 690 writing
SAT II: 800 Math IIC 750 Chemistry (I just took Physics and US History but I don't think i did so hot)
ACT: I think i did pretty well</p>

<p>APs: AB Calc, Chemistry, US History, Lang: all 5's
Taking 5 AP's this year</p>

<p>Rank: 26/260 weighted (lol 10%!!, but GPA is like 95.1 unweighted, there are a lotta smart kids at my school)</p>

<p>I did take an Anthropology course in 11th grade, so will that help me enter as an anthro major?</p>

<p>Here are the EC's I listed on the Common App: (They only let me add 7, so should i add a resume/CV type thing?)</p>

<p>Varsity Track n Field- all four years, captain junior and senior years
Varsity Cross Country- 10th, 11th, and captain senior year
Chorus and Vocal Jazz Ensemble all four years
Community Service at Hospital 10th-12th(only about 100 hours total)
Chinese Youth Club 9th-11th grade
Musical- 10th and 11th grade (one minor lead part)
Tae Kwon Do 8th-12th grade (black belt)</p>

<p>Other stuff i could add:
NHS, Philosophy Club, National Merit Semi-finalist</p>

<p>Work: Mcdonalds 11th grade- present: about 15 hours/ week</p>

<p>I've got a really good recommendation goin for me and a so-so one
My essay is definitely passionate, but i wouldn't rate it super above average</p>

<p>I did summer school for 3 years to take extra courses, so I didn't really have too much time for really good EC's over the summer. Plus Track and Cross Country really took up most of my school year.</p>

<p>I've got no connections</p>

<p>Plz tell me what are my chances</p>

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<p>Not many of us have connections… But i think you have a good shot at getting in.</p>

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<p>Even though your ECs are a little bit weak, they’re still better than mine. However, I think your test scores may be a little low since you’re a male Asian and I’m not sure how much affirmative action will affect you. Cornell has a pretty low percentage of underrepresented minorities but you never know if they’re going to screw you over just because your application is only mediocre among Asians.</p>

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<p>Awww man, maybe I’ll just say I’m hispanic or somethin</p>

<p>friggin profilin’
WHITE MAN HOLDIN US DOWN</p>

<p>I’m sure my ACT’s are good though</p>

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<p>Well, there’s 3 problems with lying about your race.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>If you stated your race on any of your standardized tests, there’s a pretty good chance that colleges will find out even if you don’t state your race on your application.</p></li>
<li><p>If you’re asian like me, most of the time your last name will give away your race completely.</p></li>
<li><p>If colleges find out, they may become suspicious about the rest of your application since obviously you’ve shown that you’re capable of lying on such an important document.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>You’re better off just putting down Asian and hope for the best. There’s much less risk involved and I don’t think Cornell is too crazy about affirmative action based on their percentage of underrepresented minorities.</p>

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<p>I was just jay kay - course i wouldn’t lie bout my race</p>

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<p>make your essays hard core</p>

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<p>im sure your last name and being a member in the Chinese Youth Club wont give you a way…let alone get automatically rejected for falsify info</p>

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<p>jeez i was just kidding - I guess kids who come to this forum for advice have no sense of humor</p>

<p>neways i just got my ACT results today an i got a 35 i think that’ll help with the asian male test score expectations</p>

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<p>your chances are really really good if you go ED</p>

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<p>I’ve sent two kids (and self) to Cornell and I don’t think your EC’s are weak - two varsity sports and singing and a paying job sound pretty good to me…</p>

<p>Natl Merit and NHS aren’t EC’s but awards or honors so there should be space for them…</p>

<p>good uck.</p>

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<p>looooooooking good!</p>

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<p>hmm, ED deadline is November 1st? I was gonna do regular decision but I’ll tell my teachers to get my recommendations in quicker - thanks guys</p>

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<p>please remember ED is binding…if financial aid is a concern, apply RD.</p>