Tufts ED Chances????

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<p>Can you please chance me for cornell, I am planning on applying ED for the class of 2016</p>

<p>Stats off the top of my head...</p>

<p>GPA 3.6 UW and like a 4.0 W (Im a junior at an extremeley competitive charter HS in Georgia)
SAT 2090 (710 CR, 700 M, 680 W)
SAT 2...world history 720 and Spanish 690 (idk..i was really sick and thought i'd go any way and I hope it doesnt destroy everything)
rank...its not great...Like top 24% but I transfered into my current high school and my rank suffered as a result, I was told there is not much I can do.
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Religion Jewish</p>

<p>ECs off the top of my head</p>

<p>National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Beta Club</p>

<p>tennis, captain and founder of a team that competes with local amateur teams
cochairman of the costume and props department in like 5 school plays
internship with a physician , and research in a biolab in ECuador and locally
rifling as a hobby, yet passed several examinations and am certified</p>

<p>founder, treasurer of a club that is about inclusion of new students and ethnically diverse students at school
volunteer at the hospital and have an internship
Cobb youth leadership, a local leadership group in Atlanta that selects 40 students out of the community.
Door and ladder society, a group on religion and society that is selective in admissions as well and revolves around the ethical dillemas of society...basically a debate group
Am fluent in four languages and have spent time in the research and learning of cultures, have traveled to many foreign cities and studied various cultural differences and wrote about it
I work as the manager's assistant of a local shopping center, organizing files and working with tenants
I lead services, and actively particpate with my synagogue as well, being fluent in hebrew and teach young members of the congregation, about religion.</p>

<p>Spent a summer at Emory UNiversity studying Neuroscience and have a rec from the proffesor who taught me as well as spent the last summer in spain on a unique foreign language inclusion program and have college credits from the UNiversity of Salamanca in spain</p>

<p>I hope to have really good essays on my passion for culture and other stuff, and I hope amazing reccomendations. </p>

<p>Honors
an outstanding achievment foreign language
state finalist for he Governors Honors Program
Principal's Honor roll all 4 years
AP scholar with Distinction
300 Community Service Hours
some rifling and tennis awards
and some other stuff that I cant remember now</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses
AP Physics C-Mech
AP Government/ AP Microeconomics
AP Literature
AP SPanish Literature
AP Comp Gov/ Ap Macroeconomics
AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>Prospective Major:
History
Philosophy
Jewish Studies</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Your GC should put a note in your file explaining that your rank was affected by arriving at the school late. Ask if he/she will do that. Your grades and scores will count against you being Hispanic will help. Your ECs and foreign languages should count as a plus. I think you are viable candidate, but not a shoe-in. Generally applying ED will be an advantage of course.</p>

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<p>Are you applying to Tufts or Cornell ED?</p>

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<p>Tufts. I was planning on applying to cornell for a while, but I just got back from a trip to Boston and the Tufts Campus and life was just mind blowing, in my opinion. As I returned, I made myself a list of pros and cons for both schools, and found that Tufts had more to offer me in particular. In addition, many of my family members live in Boston, and they all were pushing me to apply to Tufts over Cornell, and because I believe I will be happy at either school, and love both Tufts and Cornell, I thought I would apply Tufts ED1 because of family and personal preferences, and Cornell RD because i never visited the campus, and am worried about committing without seeing the campus.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t worry too much about chances (I will always say this), but maybe retake an SAT II if you’re worried. It can’t hurt. Your scores are good, but a boost is a boost and is good for anyone. Same thing with SAT Is. You have nice recs, and you have a good schedule. Make your essays shine! Show them who you are. That’s really important. I won’t chance, but it’s food for thought.</p>

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<p>If Tufts is where you want to be, you should definitely apply ED. You have a solid shot. Your 1410/1600 SAT is not on the high end for the Tufts applicant pool, but it’s certainly quite competitive. Similarly, the 3.6 GPA is hardly going to overwhelm the Tufts Adcom, but it’s not going to eliminate you either, especially given a pretty challenging curriculum. You need to write some compelling essays and get some great recommendations.
Good luck!</p>