Please Chance me for CAS

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I am a white male from Florida with income over $100k.
I want to go to the college of sciences to study mathematical sciences
Stats:
ACT: 32 (E 35, M 32, R 32, S 30) (Super Scored 33 b/c better score of 33 on R)
SAT: 1440 Super Scored (770 M, 670 R)
Subject Tests: 740 Math 1 and Math 2
710 Physics
Rank: 13/393 (Top 3%)
I took 13 out of 18 AP classes offered at my school

Schedule:
Freshman year:
Biology (H): (A/A)
Foundations of Programming (H): (A/A)
Digital Design 1: (A/A)
English 1 (H): (B/B)
AP Human Geo: (B/A) (3 on AP test)
Geometry (H): (A/A)
Spanish 2 (H): (A/A)
Alegra 2 online over summer: (A/A)

Sophomore year:
AICE General Paper: (A/A)
Physics (H): (A/A)
Precalculus (H): (A/A)
AP World History: (B/A) (4 on AP Test)
Procedural Programming (H): (A/A)
AP Psychology: (A/A) (4 on AP Test)
Spanish 3 (H): (A/A)

Junior Year:
AP Calculus AB: (A/A) (1 on AP Test bad teacher)
Anatomy and Physiology (H): (B/A)
AP English Language: (A/A) (3 on AP test)
AP U.S. History: (A/A) (4 on AP test)
AICE Marine Science: (B/B)
AP Physics 1: (A/A) (3 on AP test)
Chemistry (H): (A/A)

Senior Year:
AP Macroeconomics (AP U.S. Government 2nd Semester)
AP Statistics
AP English Lit
AICE Global Perspectives
AP Physics 2
AP Calculus BC
Art History (H) (online)

EC:
Key Club member 9-12 (Secretary 11 and 12)
Mu Alpha Theta Math Club 11-12 (Tresurer 12)
National Honor Society 11 12
Sign Language Club member 11 12
Soccer 9-12
Club Soccer 9-11

Honors:
Spanish 2 subject winner 9
Dinner for top 20 students in class 11
College of the Holy Cross Book Award 11
Academic Scholar 9-11

Recommendations:
10/10 Physics teacher, had him for 3 years and I’ve been one of his favorites ever since
7/10 Calc BC teacher, not sure if she knows too much in-depth about me
9/10 School principal, I have had him for 7 years and really good friends with his son

Essays:
Common app: 7/10 somewhat generic essay about who I am as a person
9/10 Supplemental essay. Talked about my unique career plans

Thanks! I really hope I can get in!

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@notsureofchance25 You have a solid academic rigor with all those APs - I only took 7 total. Did you get all As in them? Your ACT is at the low side of accepted averages but you SAT is better. Your SAT II scores are average, not stellar but not a reason to reject you.

Your ECs are about average, maybe even a little less than average compared to some of the other chance me threads I’ve seen. But there’s probably enough there to suggest you didn’t just sit around doing nothing. :slight_smile:

CAS is very competitive and Cornell’s most popular college so you have your work cut out for you. But if your essays tell a good story about your future hopes and dreams with a degree from Cornell and error free, you have a good shot.

From what I have learned through my own process, your family’s income will be helpful too. Cornell would never admit it publicly, but if you don’t need a ton of financial aid, you might get a few more bonus points in your favor. Sad but true.