Chances? :)

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>Do I have a chance at CAS? I applied for the biological sciences major (premed). I think my alumni interview and essays were decent. My letters of recommendation were probably strong.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.26 (top 3%)
SAT: 2290 (M:740, CR:770, W:780)
SAT II: Math II-710, US History-740</p>

<p>IB Diploma Candidate- Chemistry SL (6), Spanish SL (6)</p>

<p>AP Scores: Chemistry (4), English Lang (5), Spanish Lang (5), US History (5), World Hist (5), Human Geography (4)</p>

<p>Senior Year: IB English HL, IB Biology HL (double block), IB World Area Studies HL, IB Calculus SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, Orchestra</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:

  • Varsity Tennis (USTA Champ level)
  • School Orchestra- Violin (4 years)
  • Teen Court volunteer- Juror (2 years), Attorney (2 years)- ~250 hours
  • Spanish tutor (volunteer- 2 years)- ~100 hours
  • Spanish Club (2 years)
  • National Honor Society (4 years)
  • Learning About Science, Engineering, and Research Club (2 years)
  • Health Occupations Students of America Club (2 years)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:

  • Biochemistry Internship (at a local university- I was paid a stipend)
  • Shadowed doctors
  • Georgetown University Summer Program (Medicine)</p>

<p>Awards:

  • National Merit Finalist
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • 1st place in school science fair </p>

<p>Thanks for any replies :)</p>

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<p>if you don’t have a chance…no one does. in other words, you have v competitive stats. if your essays were solid (mentioned specifics about your colleges’ mission statement/majors/minors/focus) then that dog should hunt. all the best</p>

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<p>Thanks :). I think my essays were okay, but they weren’t spectacular. The only problem is that I don’t really have any leadership positions. I guess Teen Court attorney could count as a leadership position since I was selected but I’m not sure. Oh well…the waiting is literally killing me. I should have applied ED but I was too indecisive.</p>

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<p>Does anyone else have any opinions about my chances at CAS? Thanks.</p>

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<p>Yeah you have a good chance, I’d be surprised if you didn’t get in. See you in classes next year at CAS :P</p>

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<p>Thanks ethano. Congratulations on getting in to Cornell! I hope I’ll see you next year too :).</p>

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<p>Anyone else? Cornell is my first choice, but I also applied to Rice, Johns Hopkins, and Emory. What do you think my chances are at these universities? Thanks.</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>same thing to all of those as Cornell, you have a good shot</p>

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<p>Thanks. Hopefully, I can get into one of them.</p>

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<p>If you’re in NHS, then you must have leadership. That club was impossible to get into for me. lol :P</p>

<p>I’m interested in your result, my stats are pretty similar to yours and I applied for CS in ENG and CAS. :)</p>

<p>On a side note. Do you know if you received anything in the mail today? Some ILR and Hotel students have and now I’m even more curious. </p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Your chances look strong. </p>

<p>As far as the question about CAS and Engineering hearing anything - you will not hear until the 29th. They are not rolling admissions. You will receive an e-mail with instructions about logging in at a designated time on the 29th to a provided link and then - there it is, your decision. The next day you will receive an acceptance via Fed-ex. I wish you all the best.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info!</p>

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<p>Lol…NHS at my school is a joke. We have 15 minute meetings once a month, and the community service requirement is less than the amount I have to do for IB. Yeah, unfortunately, we have to wait until March 29 for admission decisions. So far, I have been accepted at my safeties/matches, and I’m just waiting on these universities. I am convinced that they have already made decisions, and haven’t released them yet in order to increase our anxiety :P.</p>

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<p>Hey everyone! I just wanted to update this thread since I recently received college decisions. So, I was accepted to Emory, wait listed from Cornell, and rejected from Rice and Johns Hopkins. I will probably be attending Emory next year (so excited for the neuroscience program) unless I miraculously get off the wait list for Cornell.</p>

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<p>What would help your chances is being a legacy. Avg kid from my school got in while other much more qualified students got rejected. I know it happens at every school but it’s annoying to see. The kid will fail out by the second semester. Good call Cornell.</p>

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<p>Kid is already complaining about workload. It’s only a matter of time before she fails out. It’s a shame. Good kid but wrong school for her.</p>