being vague for privacy reasons. just based on this…
Location: southwest
Race: White/Middle Eastern
ACT : 32 (36 E, 34 R, 27 M, 30 S)
SAT II: 790 US History, (taking Dec 2) Literature
Unweighted GPA: 3.96 Weighted GPA: 4.4
AP Scores: AP English Lang (5), AP United States History (5), AP Macro Economics (5), AP United States Government (5), AP Psychology (5)
Senior Class Load: AP Physics, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP Calculus, AP English Lit, Honors Band, 1 religion class
9 AP Classes Total in High School
Awards:
admission with honors
ap scholar with distinction
Activities:
president of writing/editing club 3 years
trumpet player 4 years - first chair
leadership of one other club 3 years
2 immersion trips overseas
100+ service hours at food shelter/tutoring
Essays: fire, extremely unique
Recommendations: 2 fire, 1 ordinary
You sound like a competitive candidate for Cornell CAS, stats-wise. Your courseload seems very challenging, and your GPA is that much more impressive because of it. Your ACT is a tad low, but since you have near perfect scores in the language-based sections, it shouldn’t be a problem.
It’s good to have EC’s in writing and other clubs, but they might not stand out much. Have you won any awards/distinctions in writing, or have you had anything published? That kind of stuff would send stellar signals to admissions.
Overall, you definitely have a good chance. Additionally, the fact that you are a minority and from an underrepresented state on campus (unless you’re from Texas) will help you in the final stages. If your essays and rec letters are as good as you say, your application should be of top quality. But keep in mind that there are thousands of other applicants with apps just as impressive. For all Ivies, admissions is ultimately based on luck.
You definitely have a solid chance of getting in. The strongest part of your application is probably your GPA/AP classes. If your essays are as fire as you say they are, I will be surprised if you don’t get deferred and then accepted or accepted right off the bat. Then again, admissions is such a game, so you really never know.
The fact that you’re from the Southwest (well, if you’re from an state like NM) will benefit you, and minority status will help too. Your ECs don’t particularly stand out, but you show that you have leadership and are passionate about different activities; they definitely wouldn’t drag you down in the admissions process. Good luck!! I hope we both get in
The new scores will definitely help but won’t make or break you. I know a girl that got into hopkins with a 1330, her essay was basically a 15/10 and every recommendation as tailored to her success, that’s what really matters when admissions is selecting who to throw out and who to keep.
Chance?
Engineering
Female
GPA 3.91UW 4.61W
ACT : 35 (36 English / 35 Math / 35 Reading / 35 Science)
Taken 7 APs (Scholar with Distinction)
Taking 4 APs now
PSAT 1470
SAT Subject
Math II 780
Bio 780
Essays…who knows? Tried Hard
ECAs
Rowed Crew 4 years (USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll)
Interned at NIST for 8 weeks last Summer working with Micro electronics
Worked Summers 8th, 9th and 10th Grade with Appalachian Service project
Currently work at a restaurant after school and weekends
President or Officer of several school…Mostly Social Service/Awareness Clubs
Play multiple instruments
Spanish and ASL
over 400 Community Service Hours
