What are my chances of getting into Cornell RD?

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<p>these are my statistics:</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Sitting 1: CR=690, M=780, W=780 (E=10)
Sitting 2: CR=750, M=740, W=670 (E=11)
Superscore: CR=750, M=780, W=780 (2320)
ACT: none
SAT II:
Freshman yr: 690 Bio M
Soph yr: 740 chem, 740 world history
Junior yr: 800 Math II, 800 USH, 780 Bio M
Unweighted GPA: 95.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%; I go to a very competitive specialized high school in NY (bronx science)
AP (place score in parenthesis): world history (5)
also took English Composition, Biology, and US History this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP spanish, AP Comparative Government, AP Chem, AP Calculus AB, AP Lit, Post-AP Biology, Math and Bio Research
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Medal at a Math fair, possible Intel semi-finalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Bio Journal (Editor), Lector and Alter Server at local church, Volunteer at Learn to Swim Program the last 6 years, Debate Team (1 yr)
Job/Work Experience: Intern at Memorial Sloan-Kettering the last 2 years.
Summer Activities: Internship, researching for intel project
Essays: working with a professional
Teacher Recommendation: English--should be very good
Bio Research--also has potential
Counselor Rec: I think it will be good.
Additional Rec: Probably from my Msgr in the church or my Intel Mentor</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public ~5800 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-120k+, no FA is all i know really
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college (none of my parents went to school, they are immigrants to this country)</p>

<p>Please help me with
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Possible Schools I may get into and why:
Schools I should look into:</p>

<p>I am currently a junior who will likely choose a science (biology) major.</p>

<p>THANK YOU!!</p>

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<p>You’d be a competitive applicant.</p>

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<p>Which of Cornell’s colleges will you be applying to? EC’s appear to be the only weakness in your resume.</p>

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<p>probably the arts and science one. can i just apply to the general undergraduate school though?</p>

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<p>Yeah, you definitely have a decent chance. I was accepted RD to the Biological Sciences tentative major in the College of Arts and Sciences, had similar stats to yours and weaker ECs. </p>

<p>And if you want to go into Bio, Arts and Sciences is the way to go. (Unless you’re more into the agriculture side of bio, in which case the Agriculture & Life Sciences school is the one you want to apply for). IMO Arts and Sciences is closest to Cornell’s “general undergrad school,” but Engineering, Hotel Management, Architecture etc are separate colleges although all still under the Cornell name.</p>