Waitlisted by Wustl and Rice...any chance?

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<p>Applying to Engineering, ME.
From California, White, Male.</p>

<p>ACT: 32 Comp. - 31 eng, 34 math, 32 reading, 31 science
SAT I: 750 M, 650 CR, 660 W - 2060 total
SAT II: 730 Math II, 680 Chem</p>

<p>GPA: 3.98 uw, 4.23 w
class rank: 5/350</p>

<p>APs taken:
Calc AB (no BC offered at school) - 5
Chem - 4
English Lang - 4</p>

<p>APs I will take:
Physics
Bio
English Lit</p>

<p>I have taken the most rigorous course load possible at my school.</p>

<p>EC's:
-Varsity Basketball - Captain, Team MVP, All-League First Team, All-Section First Team, All Tournament Selection at tourney in CA. Interested in walking on to the Cornell Basketball Team if accepted.
-Varsity Baseball - Team won first ever section championship in school history last year.
-Internship at local ecology center last summer, helped restore creeks/preserves/etc around the community.
-Work as a host/server at local restaurant (2.5 years)
-School newspaper copy editor/writer.
-Key club
-A.V.I.D. tutor (tutored freshmen in the AVID program)
-Youth basketball camp instructor (past two summers)</p>

<p>Awards:
-AP Scholar
-CSF
-President's Education Awards Program (8th grade)</p>

<p>Essays and recs are solid.</p>

<p>I've been waitlisted by Wustl and Rice, and I've been accepted by UCLA and U of Michigan. Do I still have a shot at Cornell?</p>

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<p>I think so. I’ve got similar stats, but lower GPA and rank (10 AP’s though…) and I got in with a likely letter. Also got into UMich, WL’d by WUSTL. I am a Native American though.</p>

<p>Don’t give up hope, I think you’ve got a decent chance.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the encouragement!</p>

<p>Did you apply for engineering as well?</p>

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<p>Nope. CAS, but I think they’re probably similar in difficulty to get in. Eng is probably a little more selective, but I’d imagine it’s negligible.</p>

<p>When I was looking at your ACT scores and saw Eng I was like “ummm… there’s not engineering section on the ACT. (probably because I just was thinking you’re applying to engineering)”</p>

<p>Then I realized it was for english.</p>

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Actually, AAP is the most selective college with a 15.48% acceptance rate. Arts is second with 18.35% and CALS is third with 21.89%.</p>

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<p>Well excuse moi Haha.</p>

<p>Just curious, where did you find individual school acceptance rates?</p>

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<p>Courtesy of the Daily Sun.</p>