What are my chances of getting into Cornell University or other Ivy League Schools?

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Hi, I just completed junior year in Highschool. I’m from Pennsylvania and I’m wondering what are my chances of getting into Ivy League Schools (esspecially Cornell) or other high end school’s, such as John’s Hopkins? I am interested in a Biomedical Engineering or Bioengineering Major.

Grades-
Unweighted: 95.09% (4.07)
Weighted: 103.79% (4.73)
(I do not know how accurate the 4.0 scale grades are, my school only reports percentages. I had to use an online converter and those are the results)

Class Rank- 18/593

All AP classes I will have completed by the end of Highschool- Physics 1, Micro Econ, American Gov, English Language and Composition, US History, Calc AB, Chemistry, English Literature, Calc BC, Biology, Human Geography

IB classes- Spanish 4

Honors Classes- World History, Algebra 2, Spanish 3, Biology, Intro to Engineering and Design, Chemistry 1, Precalc, Anatomy, Principles of Engineering and Design, Biochemistry, Architectural Engineering

Level 2- English 9, English 10

SAT- Math: 730, Reading+Writing:660 (1390 total)

SAT 2- Math 2: 770, Chemistry: 800

Extra Curriculars- 5th Place (Out of about 100) in my region’s Chemistry Olympiad, National Chemistry Olympiad Participant (only top 10 qualify), two year attendee in Penn State’s PULSE program (program for high schoolers who are interested in attending Medical School in the future. Lectures are held once a week for a few months with a final at the end), award for perfect attendance at PULSE, President and Founder of my school’s Russian Club, Secretary of National Honor Society, will be volunteering at a hospital this summer, will have went on two mission trips in Maine repairing homes for the less fortunate and handicapped, participated in my region’s Technology Student Association competition.

Race- White
Gender- Male

I know my SAT is lacking, but that is my first and only score that I received, and I took that one without having studied. I have been prepping and have just taken it again and will prep more to further improve my score.
My grades and class rank will definitely jump a few places senior year.
I am a pretty good writer and have a few good topics in mind to write about for my application.
All feedback is appreciated! Thank you!

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Your chances look quite good at any high ranked school. Your SAT is a little low but it sounds like it will definitely go up- you should be fine!

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Aim for at least a 1500+ on the SAT. Best of Luck!!

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Your academic quals look pretty good except if I were you, I would try to retake the SAT and get at least 1500 or 1550. Besides that I’d say with your academics, you would have a decent chance at JHU and maybe even Columbia and Penn that weight GPA over test scores. Your ECs look pretty good (your chem olympiad awards will look good) and they are definitely not very varied (they clearly show your interest in STEM/Biochem). If anything, I would suggest you try to get involved in a few more “heavily weighted” activities like research or publishing a paper, which will really boost your chances. But overall, I would say you have pretty good chances at Cornell and other ivies. Good luck! I would really appreciate it if you could chance me back here: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1995754-chance-me-low-gpa-rank-cornell-rice-wash-u-ucla-etc-p1.html

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Thank you for your thoughts! I’m definitely working to increase my SAT so hopefully I’ll be in a good range with my score within a few months. I did take a look at your stats, and your SAT is very impressive! But definitely work on those grades. Thanks again!

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USNCO is great!