yes...another chance thread

Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>what do u think my chances at cornell are based on the following credentials (sophomore, Chinese female)</p>

<p>SAT: yet to take (expecting >2100)
PSAT: yet to take, although I got a 206 on the practice one I took this year
SAT II: Math I: 750, Math 2: 780, plan to take US History and Biology</p>

<p>GPA: 4.00 unweighted, 4,63 weighted
Rank: 1/418</p>

<p>AP:
10th: World History, Calc AB/BC (awaiting results; most likely 4's and 5's)
11th: Lang & Comp, Chinese, Biology, US History. (i'm also taking calc 3, although that's not considered an "AP" course)
12th: Lit, Chemistry, Stats</p>

<p>EC:
Dance Team 10th-12th
Mock Trial 9th-12th (all-star lawyer 10th)
Future Business Leaders of America 9th-12th
Freshmen Club
Sophomore Club (secretary)
Chinese Club 10th-12th (founder/president)
NHS 11th-12th
Junior Club
Senior Club</p>

<p>Awards/ Honors:
State and Regional Dance Awards in hiphop, jazz, and open competitions (I don't want to list all of them right now)
Level 12 in National Piano Playing Auditions
All-American Scholar
National Acheivement Academy Math Award
National Acheivement Academy English Award
National Acheivement Academy Leadership and Service Award
National Honor Roll</p>

<p>Work/Volunteer Experience:
9th volunteer at retirement home (30hrs)
10th-12th volunteer at local hospital (>200 hrs)
10th student teacher of Bilingual class at Chinese School
11th-12th Bilingual class teacher at Chinese School
summer before 12th-12th National Cancer Institute internship</p>

<p>I plan to write my essay on either teaching Chinese to non-native speakers or my passion towards dancing (emphasis on hiphop)</p>

<p>I'm thinking about engineering and/or business...</p>

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<p>I'd go with the first essay topic over the second.</p>

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<p>you are a sophomore......</p>

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<p>yea, ***, you are a SOPHMORE! go play at the park or something, jeez. you don't have to worry about this for another year or so. enjoy life while you can.</p>

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<p>OMG. youre only a sophomore. jesus christ. go out and party for a while. quit making us asians look like bookworms.</p>

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<p>actually, here's a word of advice from a fellow asian:</p>

<p>Don't take your first SAT UNTIL senior year...and when you do, get at least a 2100 (only do it once). Trust me, your interviewer will be really impressed since you didnt go the typical asian route, because this shows that you didn't have to study that hard and, unlike many people with 'fake' 2100s who took it like 5 times, you only took it once. In fact, if you want to see my cornell interviewer's recommendation, he specifically said I "stand out among asian applicants."</p>

<p>why? QUIT BEING A FRIGGINNNNN BOOK-WORM.</p>

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<p>haha wave youre so mean</p>

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<p>i agree with wavebrk.. high school is a once in a lifetime chance. go out and party. </p>

<p>maintain your great gpa though..</p>

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<p>no chance in hell...PSYCHE</p>

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<p>One of the better applications I've seen on this board. Great job!</p>

<p>Have fun with research at the NCI. I'm working at the NIH right now and it's kicking my butt :(</p>