<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I am rather unhappy at my current school (University of Rochester) for a different number of reasons. A few of them are, I don't feel challenged, the people here aren't as focused as I thought they would be, and I feel trapped on campus a lot. So, I was wondering how difficult it would be for me to transfer into Cornell. A few of my friends go there, and I really liked it when I visited (applied last year but no luck). I would probably transfer as a mechanical engineer to the Engineering school, or as a biomechanical engineer to CALS.</p>
<p>Stats:
*College (not really official yet)
-4.0 or 3.9 GPA (took GenBio, GenChem, AdvJapanese, and Calc I)
-Elected President of one of the Freshman residence halls (roughly 1/2 the class)
-Member of Habitat for Humanity, Amnesty International, Campus Activities Board, and the Kendo Club
-Rower on the Varsity Women's Crew Team</p>
<p>*High School
-SAT(I) M 800 V 680 W 640
-SAT(II) JPN 790, MTH2 730, PHY 700, LIT 670
-APs Phy 5, Lit 4, USH 4, Lang 3, Calc 3
-Graduated 3rd out of 76 with 4.0 GPA, went to a very small, all-girls catholic school
-AP Scholar with distinction, National Latin Exam Award, Bausch & Lomb Science Award, Regional Science
Olympiad (1st in problem solving, 2nd in physics lab), numerous school awards, honor roll (4yrs)
-President & Founder of Knitting Club (donates to charity), Secretary of NHS, Co-chair of annual NHS book
drive for inner-city grade schools
-Featured artist of school (literary arts magazine, used for publicity)
-Piano accompanist for orchestra
-Rowed on Varsity Crew Team for 3 years
-Over 500 hours of service at local children's hospital & soup kitchens
-Employed at Tim Hortons (coffee shop) since 2008 and worked around 15-20hrs/wk during high school</p>
<p>Other points - I was born and raised in Japan (my mother is Japanese) until 3rd grade, so English is not my first language. </p>
<p>I know my SAT scores arn't the best, so should I retake them?</p>
<p>Let me know what you guys think and if there are any suggestions on what I could do to improve my chances. Thank you!</p>