Rejected from Cornell ED...Do i have a shot a duke?

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<p>Hey guys
I was recently rejected from Cornell ED for College of Engineering. It was my first choice now I don't know what to do. Do i even have a shot at duke?
Here are my Stats</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 780 CR, 770 Math, 750 Writing (super scored)
un super scored would be 780 CR, 770 Math, 720 Writing
ACT: N/a
SAT II:780 Chem, 800 Math II C, 760 Biology E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82 (4 b's freshmen year :( )
Rank : N/A
AP : AP us history - 5
AP statistics - 5
AP Biology - 5
AP Environmental Science - 5
AP Human Geography - 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics B, AP calc BC, AP English Literature, Finite/Discrete Math, Econ/Gov, Journalism I
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, AP scholar with distinction, StRUT quiz bowl 1st place<br>
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country 4 years, Varsity 12th grade, Track 4 years, Varsity 11th, 12th grade. Tae Kwon Do 6 years, First Degree Blackbelt. Tech Manager of School Newspaper. Helped organize local charity "Walk For Education" raised over 6k. Interned at a local company doing IT work. </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:Interned at Stanford for two summers, did programming work for engineering department
Volunteer/Community service: Worked at Local hospital for a summer, the Walk for education me and my friends organized
Summer Activities: Internships at Stanford
Essays: My common app I worked for two months on, shows my passion for technology, coupled with anecdotes, I think its well written but I don't know
Teacher Recommendation: English teacher loved me awesome rec from him, One from Math teacher hopefully also good
Counselor Rec: New counselor....i met her like once...
Additional Rec: From stanford mentor, he really liked me, offered to write rec without me asking
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, in top 40 schools in America, EXTREMELY competitive
Ethnicity: South Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: I don't know
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>So guys do I have a chance?
I want to get into Pratt School of engineering
I'll chance back</p>

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<p>What is it about Duke’s engineering program that appeals to you, do you find it to be the most similar program to Cornell’s engineering program, and in what ways? Just wondering.</p>

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<p>well ok so I know Cornell’s program is top notch, and Duke’s is a little different… I don’t think its the most similar ENGINEERING program to cornell’s but I think at least in my list they are the most similar schools. MIT, Stanford are dream schools which I don’t think is all that possible any more, and in the middle I had Berkeley, Duke, and Cornell. In Duke I’d probably pursue Bio Engineering, whereas in Cornell I would’ve gone the Electrical engineering route. But do you think I have a chance?</p>

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<p>You should have a good chance. I’m pretty surprised you got rejected from Cornell. You seem to have a very solid application. SATI and SATII are great, course rigor and school seem fine, and extracurriculars are solid. </p>

<p>It’s possible your essays are really unoriginal for engineering, which would hurt you a lot. </p>

<p>Please chance me here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1024234-chance-me-if-you-dont-like-when-people-title-threads-all-capitals.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1024234-chance-me-if-you-dont-like-when-people-title-threads-all-capitals.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It’ll be a squeeze with any school you apply to. You’re qualified, but so are a lot of other students applying to Pratt. Duke’s BioMed Engineering program is ranked second in the nation! Admission will definitely be a squeeze even with a student like you.</p>

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<p>i’m pretty sure my engineering essay was pretty original…if anything it was too risky
I guess that could have gotten me rejected? </p>

<p>I’m just scared cause I was planning on modifying my engineering essay for Duke as well
=/</p>

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