Chance for Cornell AEM ED for an Indian male rugby player:)

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>Hi All. I am a current senior at a suburban high school in Houston, TX. I really want to apply to Cornell AEM for ED but am worried about my chances and thinking EDing to NYU Stern instead. Anyways, sorry about the chatter. Here are those cold, hard stats ;)</p>

<p>SAT1: 2130(740 Reading, 700 Math, 690 Reading)-Not planning on retaking
ACT-planning to take…expecting around 32/33
SAT2: World History-660
GPA: 3.7ish unweighted…Unfortunately, school won’t release transcripts upon requests as it is “backlogged” </p>

<p>Rank: 40/791</p>

<p>AP Courseload: AP Computer Science A (3), AP World History (3), AP US History (2), AP Chemistry (4), AP Biology (3), AP Spanish Language (2), AP English IV (2)</p>

<p>Senior Year Courseload: AP Government, AP Economics, AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, HST2-(health class where you do rotations in hospital)/Debate </p>

<p>Major Awards:
*National Merit Commended
*AP Scholar
*Gurmukhi Award for Speech Competition (1st place)
*other miscellaneous awards </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Computer Science Club (UIL Liason Officer-sophomore year; Represented team at annual HP CodeWars competition; selected for UIL team); HOSA (20-30 hours of community service over a span of three years); NHS (volunteering); Spanish NHS (volunteering); Chess Club (local tournaments); Sikh Club (founder and President-invited national level bhangra teams and performances to school/marketing and networking/ handle funding from external resources); Woodlands Rugby (ranked sixth in nation; chosen for state qualifiers-how should I prove this? no paperwork to back it up); Volunteered at several HISD schools
Job/Work Experience:
*Paid tutor for algebra/precal
*Intern at Texas A&M University’s chemical engineering department for summer under a Cornell alumni’s laboratory
*Intern at local business (SAP Consulting)
*Computer Science teacher under Schlumberger Log-In event (received certificate)
Essays: working really hard on these…however not the best writer; much better speaker than writer
Teacher recommendation: AP Calculus teacher-don’t know she’s renowned for her recs but I only know her for like a month (we talk a lot, but I still don’t know what she will write…maybe I’ll drop a few hints or something)/Health Science teacher-not a known teacher but will write a really good rec because not many other people asked him for one so he said he will spend time on mine
Alumni Recommendation: TAMU professor that I worked with; He did his B.S. in ChemE from Cornell and is an extremely distinguished alumni; He is on the news a lot and known in the engineering industry
Counselor rec: generic/too many kids…but I plan to maybe help her write it because I know she might be overwhelmed and could use the help
Interview: Am really hoping for one because I know my stats are way too low for this school</p>

<p>Truth be told guys, I went through a horrible time in life. My parents literally ruined my life. They thought I was a pawn they could play with in their divorce and they poisoned my minds against each other. They even refused to pay bills so I had to live without electricity for a week. My mother has bullied me into taking classes and pursuing the medical field when what I have always wanted to do was business. At the end of the day, my parents still can’t decide on a divorce and I won’t receive any financial aid because I am still not a permanent resident despite living in the U.S for 11 years. I really don’t know what to do. Anyways, sorry for the sob story haha. Tell me what you guys think!! I would love to know! and a big THANK YOU to all of you for taking the time to read this wall of text :)</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance for Cornell if you ED. Your ECs are really good.
I’m also thinking of applying to Cornell in ED while majoring in CS. Chance me as well, please ?
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<p>Thanks PindiBoy! But just wondering… do you think my stats will negatively affect my view to Cornell? And I’ll be happy to chance you back!</p>

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<p>Bump guys…the first one just ripped me off…</p>

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<p>Would anyone like to add possibly?</p>

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<p>Within Cornell, AEM is very hard to get into. It’s a small program and very competitive. Does Cornell have a rugby team and could you be recruited by them? I am really not an expert and wouldn’t want to have the responsibility for changing your life. Cornell is also really about fit. Your extracurriculars do not scream business. You seem to be more interested in engineering and computer science.</p>

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<p>^I wholeheartedly agree with you…however, do you think that any of my extracurriculars, while not business, otherwise present me as an able applicant? Also, how much do you think will the alumni rec help? I think I might need to boost my test scores also for Cornell as a whole. And for the rugby aspect, unfortunately, despite being the second fastest growing sport in the United States, rugby is an intramural sport and not recruited actively for college sports. But thanks so much for your input and hopefully I can get some others on here to add on :)</p>

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<p>Any other chances guys?</p>

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<p>I think your best shot would be to apply to another major at Cornell and then try to transfer into business. Is the Cornell person a family friend? You did an internship as a high school student in chemical engineering but have no interest in it? I don’t know how much that would help. You don’t want computer science?</p>

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<p>I am applying to chemical engineering as my second option but I am unsure. Truth is, I did not get a knack for business until my second semester junior year. I do know the alum personally but not too close of a family relationship. He’s worked with my parents a few times. If I apply to Cornell, I would only do so for AEM. As of now, I am guessing that my chances are too low for the program then. What do you think about NYU Stern? Should I early decision there?</p>

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<p>Don’t make momentous decisions because of my advice! I personally think Cornell AEM is a long shot for you. I don’t know about NYU Stern. When we visited Cornell, someone told us that even though they give you the option of applying to two programs, if you do, you probably won’t get into either (although I’ve heard of people who do). Cornell engineering and AEM are both very competitive so probably if you don’t come across as a perfect fit for one of them and if you are willing to go either way you won’t, I don’t know. I wish someone else could advise you. Maybe with the Cornell alum giving you a recommendation that would help with Chemical engineering. How did you get your knack for business? What made you want to do business? You’d have to explain that for Stern too. Are you sure you want to do business? If not, Cornell and NYU are both bad for changing majors. Maybe another school like Wash U where it’s easy to change majors.</p>

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<p>^I took an internship with a financial firm that worked with “hardsell” brokers who worked their way up the chains to the Street. I was able to really see what I had a passion for and realize that what my parents kept pushing me into was not going to make me happy. I began to buy my own stocks and opened my own mini hedge-fund, if you will. Although it is not large enough to be called a business, I very much enjoy it and therefore wish to pursue it. I am also adept at language proficiency (I speak 5), which is a phenomenal asset to bridging barriers in the business world. Although my extracurriculars do not reflect it, I was hoping the “all-around” picture could help me a bit as Cornell does have a higher yield in terms of its ED Rate albeit AEM having a 10% acceptance rate. I would be more than happy to have multiple opinions on this chancing. In fact, I don’t know why others are not chancing.</p>

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<p>By the way, it was not a momentous decision. I have been debating where I must ED-Cornell or NYU Stern-for a few months. It is also stated in the first paragraph of the very first post :)</p>

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<p>Momentous means very important - not sudden ;).</p>

<p>You would have to totally emphasize that experience (hedge fund, etc.) There are a lot of other b-schools that are also good. For some reason, I’ve always found the Cornell board here pretty reticent. Don’t know why.</p>

<p>I think the university of Texas has a really good business school - ranked very high in some rankings. Just an idea. Can’t hurt to apply ED to one of your reach schools. I think being from Texas would help a little bit on the East Coast.</p>

<p>Some other schools with good b-schools - Michigan, Emory. At those schools you apply to the b-school after a year or two and it’s competitive to get in. Is money a problem? Indiana’s Kelly undergraduate business school is also in the top 10 and really easy to get into. You’d probably get money there. GW, BU. Case Western.</p>

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<p>Ah, you’re right about that haha. My apologies. UT does have a good business school but it is not a “target” per se for fields like investment banking/corporate finance. Schools like Cornell and NYU Stern fit the bill a bit better due to their prestige/proximity. IU Kelley does have an amazing business program but it falls into the same “target” predicament as UT-albeit these schools are probably the best public b-schools out there with the exception of Haas, Ross, and Darden.</p>

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<p>Actually, your stats are pretty good. The APs kind of threw me. Did you not study for them or did your school not prepare you well for them? I don’t know if colleges look carefully at those. You also only took one SAT II. Cornell doesn’t have the option to not send SAT scores. Look at the statistics for Stern. See how you measure up.</p>

<p>Do you think you’d be happy at Stern or Cornell? They’re very different. Stern is in the middle of New York City and Cornell is in the boonies.</p>

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<p>Although our school has few quality teachers, most of them did not give me enough preparation for the test…I managed to scrape by in the sciences just through my own head…I believe AEM does not require SATII scores…Truly speaking amazon, both of them really appeal to me…However, Cornell-although in the boonies haha-is one of the most beautiful campuses I have ever seen. Yet, I want to use my ED wisely because both are equal to me. So, do you think my stats are good enough for Cornell AEM ED? I feel like I should retake SATI or boost the ACT though…By the way, how do you think I justify my hedge fund story? Should I show them the account or something? Thanks for taking the time to work with me on this one amazon :)</p>

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<p>Did your hedge fund make money? I guess you could say that in your essay - if you beat the market by a lot. Probably the best strategy for Cornell would be to apply to arts and sciences and then try to transfer to AEM. AEM I think is just too small and competitive. That’s what a lot of kids do. Or just apply ED to Stern. Submit the same set of stats to the college confidential NYU board - I think more people there respond.</p>

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<p>^I think you may be right about that…well thanks a lot for your help amazon! Appreciate it! :)</p>

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<p>sorry you’ve had to deal with family problems…just ignore it and push through.</p>

<p>anyways I think that your academic stats will preclude you from admission. your SAT is OK but your APs, SAT IIs, and GPA are really low. The vast majority of Ivy League admits (>90% imho) achieve 4-5s on all AP exams and you have an average of 2.7 over 7 exams which is below passing at 3.</p>

<p>remember, APs are supposed to represent college level coursework. if you cannot pass those exams then you probably aren’t a good fit for Ivies.</p>