What do you think my chances are for Cornell??

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<p>Hey, I was wondering if you could answer this question for me:
Do you think that a Hispanic Female with the following credentials has a chance of getting in?:
-GPA: 91.5 unweighted, 97.2 weighted
-8 APs by the time high school is over
(this year chem, spanish and french I'm expecting 4s or 5s)
SATs:
-SAT I: Math 800 Reading: 740 Writing: 760
-SAT II: Chemistry: 800 Math IC: 760 French: 800 Spanish: 800 ( I don't plan to give my spanish as one of the three, since I believe it wouldn't be fair since I'm a native speaker)
Awards:
-AP Scholar (maybe higher after senoir year)
-National Hispanic Recognition Program
-St. John's University The Women in Science Recognition
-Who's Who Among High School Students
-Venture Scholar
Extracurriculars:
- Hispanic Culture Club (3 years)-Treasurer
- Relay for Life (3 years)- Team Captain
- French Honors Society (2 years)
- Spanish Honors Society (2 years)
- Community Service in the Hospital (2 years) 2 hours a week, including the summer
-waitress during the end of junoir year into senoir year
Junior year summer:
-Took Pre-Calculus, and Medical Forum</p>

<p>I also plan to include an extra essay about how I've been living in the ghettos all my life, and how I believe that if I lived somewhere else I may have performed better (5 people living in a two bedroom apartment it's almost impossible to be able to concentrate, and if it's not the family making the noise, it's the neighbors blasting their music) and how it's mad me determined to suceed in life and such. </p>

<p>Thank!
-A</p>

<p>P.S. About the Who's Who Among America's High School Students, I got the thing in the mail saying that I'd been recognized or nominated something like that, is only filling it out and sending it to them all it takes?
Also, is anyone familiar to the Venture Scholar Program? Does it really help at all?</p>

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<p>Lets see...you average is higher than mine, SAT's higher than mine, SATIIs higher than mine and you have more awards. Your essay also sounds like it will be better than mine. And I got in, so I guess that answers your question. Are you a junior now?</p>

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<p>I would say a good chance. But in this world of bestial and no-holds-barred competition anythings possible.</p>

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<p>You have a great shot. I'd be careful with the extra essay. Might seem like a pity-plea. (I'm a Puerto Rican male in NYC, and beleive me, I know all about what you mentioned in that paragraph. I was also accepted ED to Cornell).</p>

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<p>you didn't do any extra essays reffering to that?</p>

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<p>yeah I am =)</p>

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<p>No I didn't. I didn't mention my economic status once. I'm not saying you can't but I wouldn't go anywhere with something like "I could have done better if..." If you do mention the hardship you and people like us have known, you have to do it carefully. Adcoms are touchy about this. Understandably so, you'd be surprised how many blatant pity pleas they get.</p>

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<p>u r stats are good but remember there are a lot of urm's with same or better credentials so u have to have an application that stands out.</p>

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<p>what is an urm?</p>

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<p>Under-Represented Minority</p>

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<p>oh yea and Who's Who Among High School Students isnt considered a real award.</p>

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<p>yeah, its a business $ham. welcome to america, lol.
(don't interpret the last part harshly...lol...not bashing you, bashing society)</p>

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<p>My advice: Apply to as many schools as ur little fingers can possibly scribble...statistically, you are bound to get into one of the most excellent schools. Cornell should be good to you thou.</p>

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<p>You have a great shot and an even better shot ED. :D</p>

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<p>haha, yeah, I should apply to every IL and HOPE that ONE of them will accept me lol
(I'm thinking of Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Yale) I'd get fee waivers, but I'll feel bad</p>