question and chance

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Ok, lets say there are 5 qualified applicants for Cornell from one school. Would Cornell take all 5 or is there some sort of cap limit that cornell can take from each school? just a thought. And is it true that ppl rarely get into their 2nd choice college and that it also decreases your chances of getting into cornell overall?</p>

<p>Chance me plez :]</p>

<p>SATI: math: 780 cr:620 writing: 620
SATII: mathI:690(i suck lol) bio:650
GPA: 94weighted(skool only gives out weighted)
Rank:39/181 (such a competitive class...most competitive in my school's history)</p>

<p>Recommendations: guidance counselor: told me it would shine among all others (excellent), 2 teachers, one showed me which was good, the other idk but he knows me well</p>

<p>Essays:common app: wrote bout earning respect(leaders do not assume superior position by rather lead by example etc lol) *lacked some leadership roles such as president and captain of clubs)</p>

<p>Supplement Essay: conveyed my new found passion for engineering (curiosity)</p>

<p>Extracurricular: i got alot actually...
Math League (4 yrs)
Reality Check (3yrs)
Tech Club (4 yrs)
Academic League (2 yrs)
Christian Club (2 yrs)</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis (2 yrs, was on jv during soph yr)
Varsity Cross Country (3 yrs, jv during freshman yr):
-Most Improved Player 2006
-All League Honorable Mention 2008
-Scholar Athlete 2006-2008
-Placed Top 25 at County Meet 2006
-Placed Top 15 at Fred Gresslar Memorial Invitational 2006
-Placed Top 75(out of 200 runners, biggest meet, look it up lol) in Manhatten College Invitational 2005-2006
-got alot of medals at other meets, but didnt put that down on resume</p>

<p>High Honor Roll/ Honor Roll 2005-Present
National Honor Society 2007-Present
Math Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta) 2007-Present</p>

<p>other awards: most committed assistant camp counselor(international exchange foundation), receieved 1st place in March of Dimes 5k Run</p>

<p>volunteer hours: 355 hours-400(still doing em)
-Student assitant teacher: went to china to teach english
-raised money for Association for Visually Impaired
-charity runs from March of Dimes to local runs
-assisted head coach in tennis lessons for the young</p>

<p>Probably the one volunteer program that stands out: International Exchange Foundations
-camp counselor for students coming from China, lived on campus wit em etc (220 hours), wrote my essay on this experience</p>

<p>National Honor Society: tutoring 20 hours</p>

<p>1st choice: college of engineering
2nd choice: CALS( applied eco and man.)</p>

<p>anti-hook: im asian</p>

<p>my stats r low for cornell, and my chances r slim however, i continue to hope. Is there any way such as my essay and recommendations can pull for me?</p>

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<p>2nd choice essay: did research on finance and stock market at a private business, wrote about my experience there and how business captivated my attention</p>

<p>to be honest: the sat writing shouldve been a 700 atleast...but i had no time to retake it :(</p>

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<p>2 answer your 1st question.
They don't cap or have some kind of quota. Each person will probably be reviewed by different people before getting to the head person. They won't deny you because you came from the same school as someone else.
Secondly, it's true that people rarely get into their 2nd school, I think only like 4-20 people got in that way, last year. I saw the number somewhere. But it doesn't help or hurt your chances.
If being Asian is going to be your Anti-Hook, I'd wouldn't mention it on the APP.</p>

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<p>it wouldnt have mattered, becuz in my recommendations, my heritage was mentioned (in a good way) and i have an alumni interview lol sooo...there gonna know either way.</p>

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<p>yeah i hope that the 'cap effect'-i just made that up, isnt major
im in a similar situation, i come from a really good hs and so many students apply, i think there are probably about 10 this year, one got accepted ED and there are like 1 or two more probably more qualified than I and several others..
but last year a lot got accepted from my school- for some reason the number 7 is sticking out in my mind, but regardless I'm afraid this is a possible factor..
any more thoughts/rumors/sqaushed rumors?</p>

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<p>your stats are good but arent the most competitive, espcially considering engineering is actually the most numbers based admissions college at cornell. youre ecs are excellent so thats probably what will get u in. I'd say a reach but good luck.</p>

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<p>There isn't supposed to be a "cap." Cornell will not hesitate to accept many students from one school if they are qualified; some high schools send more than fifty every year. </p>

<p>Your numbers don't quite stack up for the college of engineering, even though that isn't to say that you don't have a chance at getting in. Aside from the numbers, though, what catches my attention most is that your extracurricular involvement, though significant, isn't as aligned with engineering as could be. You have some experience with math club and honor society, but nothing (as far as I can see) that would show me a passion in engineering. I think that it mostly comes down to how convincingly you presented yourself in your essay as a budding engineer. </p>

<p>I couldn't tell you about the effects of applying to a second college, as I applied before that was implemented. </p>

<p>As a side note, based on your volunteer work I think that many schools should be happy to have a student of your character. Good luck!</p>