Yet another chance thread..

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I would be applying to the College of Arts and Sciences and since this is my dream school, I would ED here.</p>

<p>First off, I'm an Asian male
Also, I am now a junior, so this is all tentative..
My high school usually sends 20-25 kids to good schools while most go to the state school</p>

<p>UW GPA - 3.7 with an upward trend
W GPA - 4.2
Class Rank - 41/254 (Could Change by the end of the year into being in top 10%)
Workload - Pretty Rigorous (Note that it's not the most rigorous it can be, didn't take APUSH at all and only took Honors English at Junior year =)
Also, I finished at Spanish Level 3 and couldn't move on to Spanish Level 4 due to scheduling conflicts, My guidance counselor said that she would send a letter explaining that had I been able to take it, I would have..Do you guys think that this letter will even do anything? Also, since I couldn't move onto Spanish 4, I ended up taking Italian 1 =&lt;/p>

<p>SAT 1: 2270 (1540) Only took it once..wondering if I should take it again
Math: 790
Reading Comprehension: 750
Writing: 730 (8 Essay.)</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Math II: 800
Chemistry: 750
Biology M: 770</p>

<p>AP Tests:
Chemistry: 5
World History: 5
At Senior Year, I would be taking (but don't think that the scores I would get would matter as I would take these tests in May, so the application process would have been done by then):
AP BC Calc
AP Biology
AP English
AP Government</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Freshman Year: Key Club, Band
Sophomore Year: Key Club, Varsity Tennis
Junior Year: Academic Decathlon (Made it to States), Key Club, Debate, Math League, Science League, Varsity Tennis
Senior Year: Academic Decathlon, Key Club, Math League (Treasurer), Science League, (Possibly Debate?), Varsity Tennis</p>

<p>Community Service: 200+ hours
Tutoring, Hospital, Babysat little kids while they waited for their parents</p>

<p>Distinctions:
National Merit (Most likely Semi-finalist)</p>

<p>Essays: Okay/Good
Recs: Okay, basically just the usual recs that teachers give to kids that they know to be bright and capable, but don't really know on a more personal basis</p>

<p>Also, how bad does it look if I'm not in NHS?</p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to read this thread and replying</p>

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<p>Well, chances threads are usually very subjective and not that accurate, but here’s what I think, some of which you may already know:</p>

<p>Your GPA is acceptable.
Class rank is too low, you have to get it at least in the top 10%.
Workload is a little bit light.
You don’t need to re-take SAT I’s or II’s, both of them are perfectly fine; a higher score will not increase your chances.
AP test scores are good.
EC is a bit weak. Do something exciting.</p>

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<p>for cornell, your stats are very good.</p>

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<p>very good? false
acceptable to good? true</p>

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<p>Test Scores Middle 50% of
First-Year Students Percent Who
Submitted Scores
SAT Critical Reading: 630 - 730 95%
SAT Math: 670 - 770 95%
SAT Writing: - -
ACT Composite: 29 - 33 29%</p>

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<p>yeah, you realize that’s a composite of all of the colleges within Cornell?</p>

<p>kay thanks, goodbye.</p>

<p>and “stats” is more than just SAT score.</p>

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<p>No they’re very good, but make sure your subjective materials (essay and recs) are good to</p>