please chance me!

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<p>I'm a sophomore at a private high school. My high school is college prep and very competitive. </p>

<p>Career GPA: 4.13
Freshman:
Hon. English-B+
Hon. Biology-A-
Hon. World History-A-
Hon. Geometry-A-
Hon. Spanish II-A-
Religion (required)-A-
Strings Ensemble-A</p>

<p>Sophomore(up until now)
Hon. English- A
Hon. Spanish III- A
Hon. Algebra II- A
Hon. Chemistry- A
Religion (required) - A
Strings Ensemble- A</p>

<p>Junior SCHEDULE
AP Language and Compostition
AP US History
Hon. Physics
Hon. Spanish IV
Hon. Trig/PreCalc
Religion (Required)
Strings Ensemble</p>

<p>Extracurriculars --(things with 11 and 12 are activites I'm planning on starting next year or continuing, and planning on doing senior year as well)</p>

<p>JV Lacrosse (9)
JV field hockey (9)
Varsity Field Hockey (10,11,12) ---> most likely captain senior year
Volunteer at Nursing Home (10,11,12)
Class Officer (11,12)
National Honors Society (11,12)
Model UN (11,12)
Volunteer at local hospital (10,11,12)
Volunteer at Church (10,11,12)
Volunteer at Vet office (9,11,12)
Horseback Riding (9,10,11,12)
Tutoring Inner-city kids (10,11,12)
Violin (9,10,11,12) [played for 9 years]
Yearbook Editor (10,11,12)
---> My friend and I are also starting a Biology club, of which we'll be co-presidents.</p>

<p>Sophomore PSAT Scores:
Crit.Reading- 65
Math-65
Writing-60
---> I plan on actually preparing for the psat in the fall, so hopefully i'll get much higher scores. I know I didn't do as well as I could have (especially writing) </p>

<p>What do you think my chances are at getting accepted at Cornell for the class of 2015, if i do/continue everything listed? I'm planning on majoring in animal science if accpeted.</p>

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<p>You are looking good, but I want to say this to all the hordes of kids who will be doing these “chance me” threads:</p>

<p>Quality, not quantity!!!</p>

<p>I have been following who got in and who didn’t this year and the common theme is that while your grades and scores and activities have to be at a certain level, they do not guarantee admittance. I have seen many an outstanding student get outright rejected while students with lesser grades/scores are accepted. </p>

<p>Adcoms want to see a concentration in one area and a passion. Find a way to enhance your resume by doing things in your selected area of concentration. Make sure to pursue things outside the sphere of your high school. You are young and still have time to make this happen.</p>