Chance me for Cornell?

DirtyJ888
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:14:50 +0000

Im applying to Cornell, Penn, Stanford, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, U of Maryland (college park), U Illinois (urbana champaign), U michigan (ann arbor)

I’m applying Early Decision for physics at the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell. Can you tell me what my chances are of getting into even a few of these schools? I have safety schools too, so don’t worry about that list.

Demographics:
I’m a white upper middle class male attending a medium sized buffalo private school. I consider the classes much more difficult than most public schools, and the top 10% is incredibly smart. My school doesn’t rank or post GPA, so im uncertain how colleges will view my grades, scores and classes.

GPA: 3.35 uw
SAT I: 2030 (670 R, 750 M, 610 W)
SATII: 670 Chem, 800’s on Math 2, Bio M and Physics
ACT: 32 (33 E, 35 M, 33 E, 26 S, 6 essay) i retook it, hopefully science/essay will improve!
AP: 4’s on English, US history and Euro history. 5 on bio

Senior Courseload:
AP Physics C
AP Calc BC
AP Gov/Ap Macro Economics
AP Statistics
Advanced English
Intro to Computer Programming
(so far this year i have a 4.0 uw, with my worst a b+ in english)

EC’s
Soccer (9-12); Varsity (11-12) (Coaches award sophomore year on JV)
Hospital Volunteer (10); 40 hours
Lacrosse (9)- Most Improved award
Hockey (9-10)-second varsity team at school, still got letters
Science Olympiad (11-12)
Crew (11-12)
Job at a shipping company (10-11)

Essays: My common app is definitely above average, however my supplement is either average or weak.

I know it’s a lot to read, but hope you have the time to help me, thanks.