looong stretch, but anything could happen......right?

collgebound214 · 10-28-2009, 08:48 PM

White Male (TX)

GPA and Class Rank
4.01 W (~3.52 UW, had to calculate self, school only does weighted, but im pretty sure its correct)
137/957

Test Scores
ACT = 33 (31E 35M 32R 34S - 9E)

APs
AP World Hist, AP US Hist, AP Macroeconomics, AP Govt
AP Bio II
AP CalcBC
AP English Lang and Lit

Extra Curriculars
Red Cross Club Co-founder (Treasurer -> VP) - 9, 10, 11, 12
Jewish Youth Org (Treasurer) - 9, 10, 11, 12
Vehicle Enthusiasts Founder - 11, 12
National Honor Society - 9, 10, 11, 12
Math Honor Society - 12
Health Occupational Students of Am - 9, 10, 11, 12
Students taking action not drugs - 9, 10, 11
Varsity Swimming - 9, 10

Lots of work exp
~250 hrs community service
Participated in national leadership programs every summer through jewish youth organization
pretty solid essays (from my point of view)
good teacher recs. Had lots of family problems with sister attempting suicide multiple times in my 9th/10th grade years hurting my grades, counselor addressed it in letters of rec

collgebound214 · 10-29-2009, 04:10 PM

almost 80 views and not one comment? please guys

youngeebs · 10-29-2009, 04:56 PM

well since you had family issues in 9th grade and since counselor wrote about it in the secondary school report, i would say that your relatively low school rank won't hurt you. your extracurricular activities are aight. you got more ECs than i do. either way i think you got a fairly good chance, but don't read so much into these 'chances' threads, cornell's admissions are pretty subjective.

you got more ap classes than i do

jackstile · 10-29-2009, 06:09 PM

What school/major?

Feral24 · 10-29-2009, 11:46 PM

no, anything cannot happen.

collgebound214 · 11-01-2009, 03:02 PM

College of Arts and Sciences, psychology major

Islander4 · 11-01-2009, 03:43 PM

The GPA and high ACT score will help a lot. Also, is there no AP Psychology in your school?

collgebound214 · 11-01-2009, 09:17 PM

there is but for our school the class is seen as a joke, very few people take it

tigerton · 11-01-2009, 09:41 PM

I have no idea about chances, but from my PoV it seems like a long reach. Maybe if you're very lucky you'll get in. I don't know how much AP classes matter, though.

katmandoo · 11-09-2009, 06:24 PM

did you even take a psych class???

collgebound214 · 11-09-2009, 08:51 PM

no:/ is it that big of a deal?

lifegr · 11-09-2009, 08:54 PM

You might really get in. I hope you get in if Cornell is your first choice. I hope I get in too

jalinovi · 11-10-2009, 09:23 AM

Does not seem like a reach to me... people are really uptight here. You're fine. It seems like a target at least.

collgebound214 · 11-11-2009, 06:25 PM

***SAT II scores

Math II - 770
Lit - 680