*Chance Me - ENG*

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>As a stereotypically white male who would like to study Engineering at Cornell, what do you think my chances are?</p>

<p>ACT - 32
SAT II: Math II - 800; BioM - 800</p>

<p>Currently 18/352 in class
3.97 Unweighted GPA / 4.4 Weighted </p>

<p>First Robotics Team - I commit six weeks starting in January to this mammoth of a project. First year offered was Sophomore year, that year I helped start the team. Most people are unfamiliar with FIRST so I encourage you to google it. In other words I commit well over 150 hours in six weeks, which also inhibited me on continuing other activities like Mock Trial (below) So, J</p>

<p>Jazz Band - Alto Saxophone - F, So, J</p>

<p>Marching Band - A rigorous program during September and October every year. Our band prepares for parades and Homecoming halftime show. - Alto Saxophone - F, So, J</p>

<p>S.M.A.R.T. Team - Along with the Milwaukee School of Engineering, our team works with a professor (usually someone who teaches at the Medical College of Wisconsin) and models a protein that the professor has been studying. I wasn’t aware of this program until I took AP Biology Junior year, and since it has become my passion! - J</p>

<p>JV Volleyball - AP classes and a rigorous marching band schedule forced me to discontinue this junior year. F, So.</p>

<p>Outside School -
Philmont Expedition - I led a group (crew leader) of three fellow eagle scouts and three adults through the New Mexican rockies.</p>

<p>Eagle Scout - Boy Scouts of America
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader - Boy Scouts of America
Crew Leader - Philmont Scout Ranch</p>

<p>In my robotics team - Electronics and Programming team leader for two years</p>

<p>Private Saxophone Lessons for five years</p>

<p>Lead Alto Saxophone in Jazz for two years
1st Award - State Saxophone Solo two years in a row.
Junior year, received even higher award of ‘Exemplary’ - only awarded to thirty saxophone players in the state.</p>

<p>Dick Ohm Merit award recipient (model student award)</p>

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<p>wow you have very good credentials. if you apply early, i think you have a great chance</p>

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<p>i second that. you look like a great, focused candidate. good luck!</p>

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<p>very good?</p>

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<p>yes u are pretty good compared to all the unfocused applicants with laundry lists of ECs…try to improve ur ACT scores tho since this year is going to be the hardest and engineering is pretty stat based</p>

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<p>You’re in ED, especially if you display an interest in playing in the Big Red Marching Band. The adcoms love band geeks.</p>

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<p>I would be very surprised if you didn’t get in. In any case, try to retake the ACT early in fall; I bet you could easily bump that up to a 33-35</p>

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<p>^^even so, i dont think that an improvement of 1 point on the act is going to make a difference.</p>

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<p>You have great stats and are very likely. But just remember that most of the applicants also have 800s in SAT II math II (for engineering), so don’t bank on that because that’s what I did (thankfully I made it :)).</p>