With the 16th coming up, what are my chances for Cornell A&S ED? Will chance back

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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>I'm a California student that applied ED for 2014. I was wondering what you think my chances are at getting in.</p>

<p>Asian male without reported ranks, although the school is extremely competitive (Gunn in Palo Alto if you've heard of it)</p>

<p>Major: Sociology</p>

<p>GPA: 3.83UW/4.1~W</p>

<p>36 ACT - 35E, 35M, 36R, 36S, but 9 on essay bringing the combined Eng/Writ down to 32 (Does this matter?)</p>

<p>SAT IIs - 800 Math2, Chem, 790 BioM, 760 Physics, 730 Chinese with Listening</p>

<p>All honors/APs except for one semester regular English Junior year (didn't get good rec to get in honors), and the other semester being a "Film Literature" class, also 5 APs senior year</p>

<p>Do AP scores really matter? Schools don't even look at them for admission, but whatever: 5 - Physics B, Stat, Chinese, 4 - Bio (very difficult year, only 5% got 5's)</p>

<p>Did summer class "Intro to Sociology" at local community college </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Internship that turned into a job summer before senior year (still doing it)</p>

<p>Volunteering at local senior facility's mental health floor (~50 hrs, 11-12)</p>

<p>Varsity swimming (9-11, going to continue in 12, attended CCS 10 and 11 for those of you that know what it is, captain 11th and likely going to be captain 12th)</p>

<p>Club swimming (9-11, going to continue in 12, did during offseason, part of top 10 teams in US)</p>

<p>Varsity wopo (11)</p>

<p>Georgetown Summer High School Program (6 weeks, A's in both classes I took, summer after 10th)</p>

<p>"Buddies for Math" (program started at local underprivileged elementary school, helped tutor 3rd/4th graders in math, standardized test scores rose 40%, 10-12)</p>

<p>Started general tutoring program at local church (church has mostly underprivileged members, no official numbers but progress has been said to be positive, 11-12)</p>

<p>Essays - Hopefully very good :P, at the very least they're not bad. I went for a more "unique" approach on the CommonApp that, with luck, won't backfire, and for the supplement I'd like to think I clearly showed my passion for sociology/math and how Cornell was the central hub for my passion</p>

<p>Recs - Heard they don't count much since they basically all say the same thing (no teacher's going to give a student a bad rec), but one of them was an English teacher who loved me, and the other one was a math teacher I was close enough to to unawkwardly race to rank 100 in Tetris Battle :P (if that's a good indication)</p>

<p>For what it's worth my grandfather got his Master's and PhD at Cornell, though at Sibley and not A&S. Since its 2 generations ago, grad school, and at a different school I don't think it'll help much, but it can't hurt right?</p>

<p>Thanks for reading, and please let me know what you think!
I'll chance you back quickly as well!</p>

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<p>Solid scores, GPA, and, although your extracurriculars are pretty broad, they should be great for CAS. Good luck and, if I were looking at your app, you’d be in. </p>

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<p>bumppppppp</p>

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<p>bumppppppp</p>

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<p>It’s a solid match id say. I could see you getting in as long as your recs and essays are good.</p>

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<p>it’s a high match</p>

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<p>bumppppppp</p>

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<p>Thank you all for responding!</p>

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<p>Looks fine. Good Luck.</p>

<p>“Do AP scores really matter? Schools don’t even look at them for admission, but whatever: 5 - Physics B, Stat, Chinese, 4 - Bio (very difficult year, only 5% got 5’s)”</p>

<p>This is wrong though. APs are important, that’s why there is a section for them both on this template and the CommonApp -_-</p>

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<p>Depends.</p>

<p>Did you specify race on the common app.</p>

<p>h4h4h4 (kind of srs though)</p>

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<p>@AbsurdUniverse99 Eh, just what I’ve heard.</p>

<p>@Petersuu I did, although my last name would’ve given it away if I hadn’t.</p>

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<p>If they really were that important, they would ask to send the actual scores like we do with SATs/ACTs instead of just self reporting. They may be a little important but don’t really make/break an application. The courses are far more important than the exams.</p>

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<p>Really nice stats :smiley:
and really strong EC’s i believe which m sure the college would love
Since u applied ED u stand a decent chance wid ur ACT score
All the best :)</p>

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<p>Thank you all!</p>

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<p>They’re actually not allowed to infer your race based on your last name.</p>

<p>You could always be adopted or something.</p>

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<p>That’s true I guess. Either way it’s too late now.</p>

<p>Bump?</p>

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<p>high match you’ll probably get in ed</p>

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