Chance RICE or CORNELL

newcollege11
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:40:06 +0000

SAT: CR 740 M 700 W 640
(I’ll retake it to improve writing and maybe math)

Class rank: 3 / about 350

GPA (unweighted): about 4.3-4.4 / 4.5
GPA (weighted): 4.7 / 4.5

APs: 4 on World History
Taking US History, English Language, Biology and Statistics this year
Will take Physics, Chem, Literature, Government, and Calc BC next year
(I’ll graduate with 10)

ECs (years given are for when I apply):
band 4 years, drumline 3 years, percussion ensemble 3 years,
volunteer at hospital 2 years (200 hours)
math league 2 years
I write articles for the school paper, does that count?
OH and I’ll have NHS

white male from NY

Hooks: first generation, plan on starting a charity this summer,
99th percentile on PSAT so I think I can get something from the Nation Merit Scholarship thing, but won’t find out until April

I’m a junior now
I wanna know if I have a shot at Cornell or Rice University, I’d love to go to either one