Please chance me for Cornell. Ill return the favor

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances at Cornell? </p>

<p>College of Agriculture and Life Science (AEM Business Program)</p>

<p>Letter of recommedation
1. BC Calc teacher (I had one of the best grades in his class junior year) (graduated Columbia)
2. US History teacher (had a high A and he really really liked me) (graduated UPenn)
3. Guidance counselor (I've been sucking up to him for a while lol =))</p>

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<li>GPA: 3.824 (School doesn't weigh)</li>
<li>My high school is really selective and top in the county (meaning hard classes)</li>
<li>Average GPA of people who get into cornell from my school is what I have</li>
<li>Average SAT of people who get into cornell from my school is 1478/1600 and 2206/2400</li>
<li>Junior Year - AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, IB World Literature</li>
<li>Senior Year - AP Multi Calc, AP Microecon, AP Chemistry, IB World Literature (It's a 2 year course)</li>
<li><p>All other classes are honors (unless they are like gym or health etc.)</p></li>
<li><p>Test Scores:
Math SAT IIC - 790
Chemistry SAT II - 780
SAT I:
CR - 670
Math - 780
Writing - 750 (10 on essay)
total - 2200/2400 ; 1450/1600</p></li>
<li><p>Personal note: </p></li>
<li><p>In my essays and throughout my application I'm stressing how much I am interested in business. Our school is divided into "departments" and I am in the engineering one but because I am so interested in business, I have been involved in many clubs, projects, electives, etc. that have to do with business. </p></li>
<li><p>Extracurricular:
Alzheimer's Club - involved freshmen/sophomore/junior/senior year (treasurer)
Online tutoring - around 3hrs per day junior/senior year for a total of 300 hours
Stock Exchange Club - junior year
National Honors Society - junior/senior year
Future Business Leaders of America - participated in regional competitions junior and senior year
Cancer club - sophomore/junior/senior year (Class Representative )
Italian Culture Club - junior/senior year (founder and president)
Save the Environment Club - freshmen/sophomore/junior/senior year (treasurer and attended many river cleanups)
Debate Team - sophomore/junior/senior year
Sound and Lights for musicals - sophomore year (40 hours of community service)
School Newspaper - junior/senior year (writer and photographer)
World Life Fund - sophomore/junior/senior year (Communications Correspondent)</p></li>
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<p>awards:
1. A few minor debate team awards</p>

<p>projects/research
1. I did a historical research project for my history teacher. It involved researching textbooks to compare views on certain issues. My teacher used this info to write an article. He wrote a recommendation saying what I have done. </p>

<p>summer:
1. prefrosh --> freshmen - CIT at a camp
2. freshmen --> sophomore - CIT at a camp (200 hours of community service)
3. sophomore --> junior - Volunteer at a camp (50 hours of community service)
4 junior --> senior - Cornell Summer College "The Business World" program (3 weeks)</p>

<p>jobs:
- I've never had a real job but i have babysat my neighbors children for $7/hr around twice a month from five hours for the past 4 years</p>

<p>other information:
- im from NJ
- my high school doesn't rank but in the profile they send to colleges, im in the top 45%.
- my school sends about 20 people to cornell every year (the whole class is about 300 students)
- I spend two hours babysitting my sister everyday
- I have 20 in-school community service hours and about 500 out-of-school
- my electives are very business-based: such as Stocks and Bonds I, Stocks and Bonds II, Trading I, Trading II, Business Law, Business Ethics, Business Management</p>

<p>what I am very worried about:
1. no substantial awards
2. only honors I am a part of its National Honor Society
3. No real job</p>

<p>so what are my chances for cornell? Northwestern?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>I would say you look very solid for Cornell. Of course admissions for any Ivy League school ends up being kind of wonky and subjective, but you’ve got just a good a shot as anyone else :slight_smile: Northwestern should be easier for you in my opinion. Good luck! Chance me back if you get a chance. hahaha… get a chance… chance threads…whew.</p>

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<p>thank you!</p>

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<p>Out of ten i would say Cornell is a six because SAT scores are a tad bit low for someone with not too many APs. Northwestern would be easier, id say 7. chance me <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/831718-can-i-get-into-johns-hopkins-engineering-ed-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/831718-can-i-get-into-johns-hopkins-engineering-ed-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You are a solid applicant.Good Luck!:)</p>

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<p>You’re looking good, but I would be worried that so many people are admitted from your school to Cornell. There must be a lot of students applying, which means you need to make yourself really stand out, so the officers take notice.</p>

<p>I think your chances for Northwestern are higher, but Cornell isn’t a long shot at all.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

<p>Chance me back, please: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/834647-interested-northwesterns-medill-but-i-dont-have-top-grades.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/834647-interested-northwesterns-medill-but-i-dont-have-top-grades.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You have 3.8, but is ranked top 45%? Is this a typo? Of those 20 people going to Cornell, are they top 10, 20, 30, 60%?</p>

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<p>good shots at both cornell and northwestern! good luck!
hope you get into both!</p>

<p>please chance back?
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<p>oldfort:
It’s not a typo lol. My school is a magnet high school with some really hardworking kids. On average the people who get into cornell from my school are in the top 45-43ish%.</p>

<p>thanks everyone! I think I will be retaking the SATs again</p>

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<p>I think your SAT tests are fine.</p>

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<p>thanks but I think its a good idea just to be on the safe side. Cornell doesn’t even look at writing so I’m looking for a better CR score</p>

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<p>solid chance, really try to display your passions in your app,
ur ec are definitely going to help you because it is evident you have diverse activities
work on your essay , good luck
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<p>…you didn’t chance back
please chance back
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<p>Great shot at both. You seem really “invested” (lol im funny) in business, and that’s a plus. Classes look great, and you took the AP’s related to business, which is what counts.</p>

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<p>I think you mean electives. There’s only one business-related AP I’m taking =(. But I don’t know how much electives play in the admission process</p>

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<p>You are not totally ‘in’!!..but you have a very…very…very good shot!! (should I add more very…or you got it??)</p>

<p>Write the most awesome essays!!!..and then message me when you get in Cornell!! :D</p>

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<p>You are a very strong candidate and I would say Cornell is a low reach but I am only saying that of course because it’s an Ivy and you know Ivies are very unpredictable. I would say you are mostly guaranteed into Northwestern. Thanks for chancing me btw. Just an FYI WUSTL = Washington University in St. Louis</p>

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<p>i think you are probably going to get in based on your stats. but you really need an outstanding essay =]</p>

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<p>I think you are a fairly solid applicant. It’s always a tossup with the Ivies, but you look really good, you have pretty good ECs and I think you’re chances are in your favor. Good luck! I’d say you have a 6 or 7 out of 10 chance. </p>

<p>Chance me if you’d like. :)</p>

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<p>Nice shot.</p>