Please chance for RD Cornell?

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<p>Please let me know how good you think my chances are for being admitted to Cornell RD!</p>

<p>I'm currently a high school senior in Pennsylvania at a decent public school that sends 2-3 to ivies every year. Also a white boy</p>

<p>UW GPA- 3.79, upward trend,--- 3.65 freshman -3.875 sophomore- 3.875 junior
Class Rank 23/497, top 5%</p>

<p>SAT scores: 2380- 800cr 800m 780w (8 essay) -- this was my third time taking the test, first two were 2090 and 2280</p>

<p>Will take US History, Bio M, Math 2 subject tests (hopefully 700+ on them)</p>

<p>AP:
10th: Psychology (5)
11th: AP Calc AB (4), AP US Gov. (4), AP Lang. and Comp.
12th: AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Lit. and Comp.</p>

<p>Senior year courseload: AP Calc BC, AP Lit., AP Bio., Honors Statistics, Honors Senior Social Sciences (required course), Spanish 5, half-year business course</p>

<p>Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, county spelling bee semifinalist 10th and 11th, 1st place in school for AMC 10</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader, soon to be Eagle Scout) 9,10,11,12
Scholastic Scrimmage (academic quiz bowl) 11,12
NHS 11,12
FBLA (2nd in regionals for Business Calculations) 10,11,12
Peer Tutor 12
Track (pole vaulting, not varsity) 11,12
Fencing (at local YMCA, not really that official) 9,10,11,12
I don't know if it counts for anything but I lift weights 10+ hours a week. Perhaps it shows dedication?</p>

<p>Community Service: I've been on two week-long mission trips to a homeless shelter in Maryland. Other than that just some random stuff through boy scouts, church, and NHS.</p>

<p>My essays will probably be okay but nothing outstanding. Likewise with the recommendations as I have failed to form personal bonds with any of my teachers.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think my chances are! Thank you!</p>

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<p>wow 1600 SAT that’s fantastic! And your GPA is pretty good for cornell, course schedule is definitely very very rigorous and EC’s are average, although it will help significantly if you get eagle scout on your application. I say about you have more than a 50-50 shot although not significantly more.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I know my EC’s are a little lacking =( I should have tried to do more throughout high school</p>

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<p>It’s ok though, ec’s definitely won’t hurt you if anything. RD is more competitive than ED though, if you were applying ED, then i would say you have a really good chance. You’re like me haha, im 20 in my class, i have about a 3.8 gpa and my act is 35.</p>

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<p>the rank thing sucks because all of the kids ahead of me except rank 1 and 2 take CP classes, and apparently there’s no weighting system at my school. My school also has 92’s as A’s instead of 90’s which hurt me freshman and sophomore year.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>I’ll say 55% chance of getting in. Good luck.</p>

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<p>thank you!</p>