Cornell super stressed about early decision chances

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Course Load</p>

<p>My course load throughout high school attempts to show my commitment to academic rigor, although you can be the judge of how well it pulls that off.</p>

<p>Mathematics
• Honors Integrated Algebra
• Honors Geometry
• Honors Trigonometry
• Honors Pre-Calculus
• AP-Calculus</p>

<p>Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Science
• Physics Honors
• AP-Physics
• AP-Chemistry</p>

<p>English
• Honors English-9th Grade
• Honors English-10th Grade
• AP Language And Composition
• AP Literature and Composition</p>

<p>Religion (Mandatory at the school I attend)
• Understanding the Bible-9th Grade
• Religions of the world-10th Grade
• Theology 10-10th Grade
• Death and Dying-11th Grade
• Morality-11th Grade
• Theology 12-12th Grade</p>

<p>History
• Global History-9th Grade
• Global History-10th Grade
• Honors US History-11th Grade</p>

<p>Language
• Spanish I-8th Grade
• Spanish II-9th Grade
• Spanish III-10th Grade</p>

<p>Electives
• Jazz Band-9th Grade
• Jazz Band-10th Grade
• Symphonic Band-10th Grade
• Ceramics-12th Grade
*Note: No elective in my junior year because the number of core classes I was taking ruled out this possibility and left no space in my schedule</p>

<p>GPA: 3.66/4.0=92/100=A</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars</p>

<p>Although the following list will not be extraordinarily long, the activities I chose to do reflect a level of commitment, or at least try to.</p>

<p>Junior Varsity Soccer-9th Grade
Varsity Soccer-10th Grade
Varsity Soccer-11th Grade
Varsity Soccer-12th Grade</p>

<p>Varsity Track-9th Grade
Varsity Track-10th Grade</p>

<p>Youth Court-10th Grade
Youth Court-11th Grade
Youth Court-12th Grade</p>

<p>*Note-Youth Court is a peer to peer judgment program run by the State of New York, juvenile delinquents who are charged with up to a violation come through the system and are judged via a court setting in which there are law guardians (Defense Attorneys), Facts Attorneys (Prosecuting Attorneys), and Side and head judges. The sentences given in Youth Court carry the same weight as a sentence given by any other court. The difference is that in youth court the defendant does not receive a permanent record.
Starting in 10th grade, I was a law guardian but within two years I moved up to side judge.</p>

<p>Corning Incorporated Internship-10th Grade</p>

<p>*Note-This is only available for one summer, cannot be repeated as it is a high demand program.</p>

<p>Go Green Club-9th Grade
Go Green Club-10th Grade
Go Green Club-11th Grade
Go Green Club-12th Grade</p>

<p>GeoCaching Club-12th Grade (Started Club)</p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores</p>

<p>SAT</p>

<p>Overall-2110</p>

<p>Breakdown-770 M, 730 CR, 610 W</p>

<p>ACT</p>

<p>Overall-34</p>

<p>Breakdown-32 W, 32 M, 36 R, 34 S</p>

<p>SAT II’s</p>

<p>Physics-800</p>

<p>Math II-750</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses Update
After completing the first quarter of my senior year, I decided to send in my first quarter grades as an optional report to Cornell. They were as follows</p>

<p>AP Calculus-96
Environmental Science-96
AP Physics-96
Theology-98
Tennis-98
AP English-85</p>

<p>IMPORTANT</p>

<p>One of the biggest strengths of my application is in the essays. I am very close friends with a member of the Lehigh board of admissions and they coached me through both the common app essay and the supplemental essay. This friend thinks the essays do a very good job of conveying why I want to go to Cornell. </p>

<p>Thanks so much for reading through what was probably a tedious list. Although I will be applying to Cornell for Early Decision in Engineering, I am applying or thinking of applying to all of the following, a quick chance on these would be greatly appreciated, although Cornell is the most important to me.</p>

<p>Virgina Tech
Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
Lehigh
Harvard (Just for fun really)
Princeton
Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Virginia
University of Rochester
UCLA
UC Berkeley</p>

<p>Thanks so much again, Kassra</p>

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<p>I think that you have a good chance at Cornell ED. Best of luck to you!</p>

<p>You also have good chances at RPI, Rochester, UCLA, Lehigh, and Virginia Tech. Berkeley and UVA are iffy if you are out of state for those. The rest are reaches.</p>

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<p>PS to anyone reading with input, i’ll chance back</p>

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<p>Isn’t the ED deadline at Cornell Nov. 1st…? But, getting to your chances: I think Cornell is, to everyone who applies, a reach. Your chances are, however, far above the average. I’m going to guess you have a 20% chance of admittance. All the Ivy League schools on your list are going to be about the same. Colombia, Princeton and Harvard are probably around 10%. The other schools you’ve mentioned I’m sure you’ll be admitted to. My suggestion is to cut back on your safety/match list, to really focus on your Cornell app. I think you should narrow down your list and apply to 5 schools. While many people assume the more schools you apply to the better chance you have, this is not always the case. Your essays at the Ivy League are HUGE. They have thousands of applicants with your stats apply each year, so you really need to stand out. Don’t apply to Harvard “just for fun.” Don’t apply to Colombia and Princeton just because they’re good schools. Focus on a few applications. Best of luck to you! I’d appreciate a chance back if you have time for GWU. </p>

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

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<p>You have a decent shot. Your GPA seems to be on the lower side but your ECs might make up for it.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply to you as well!</p>

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<p>From a scores perspective, you have a great shot, im from Canada, so I dont really understand the GPA in your specific case, sorry.</p>

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<p>@manas1997‌ GPA is just a cumulative average. There are different ways to scale it. For example, imagine if all of high school was just one test. If you scored a 99 on the test, then your gpa would be 99/100. At some schools, they have a 4.0 scale which is just a conversion of the 99/100, based on conversion factors, a 99 may be a 3.9 or a 4.0. Also, in the US, at most high schools, different courses are weighted more heavily in order to benefit students who challenge themselves. For example, at my school, an AP course has a weight of 1.15 rather than a 1.0. So a student who does slightly better in a normal course than a student in the corresponding AP course may not necessarily end up with the higher average or GPA. </p>

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<p>It really depends on your ranking and how well written your essays are according to the adcoms. I think you have a fine chance at cornell but I wouldn’t feel too confident. Judging from the amount of 2200+'s who were rejected from cornell on cc last year, it’s a reach for everyone.</p>

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<p>Stats could be better, but your fit looks good
Cornell ED–low reach
Virgina Tech-unsure, match?
Columbia–reach
University of Pennsylvania–reach
Lehigh–likely
Harvard (Just for fun really)–high reach
Princeton–high reach
Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute–likely
University of Virginia–low reach
University of Rochester–likely
UCLA–low reach
UC Berkeley–reach
Chances are better for va schools if you’re instate</p>

<p>Chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1707482-please-chance-for-cs-cornell-uiuc-rice-etc.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1707482-please-chance-for-cs-cornell-uiuc-rice-etc.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Your GPA is a bit low and your Math II score is a bit low as well. Overall, I would say you are an strong average applicant, but that’s without reading your essays.</p>

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<p>You are a strong applicant</p>

<p>Chance me anyone: <a href=“Please Chance Me! WILL CHANCE BACK I PROMISE - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1712542-please-chance-me-will-chance-back-i-promise-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I agree that you are a strong applicant. But I don’t understand the person who says that Cornell ED is a reach for everyone. Sorry, but no. The acceptance rate is nearly 30%, and aside from the recruited athletes, I believe, at least from my experience getting to know applicants, that people applying ED are the slightly less qualified but far more interested candidates. They are the ones that want Cornell, but do not necessarily believe that they will get in. Myself included. Which means that, in addition to a 250% higher acceptance rate, candidates are in the pool with a slightly easier population. As far as you g, the GPA is a bit low, but that 34 ACT is pretty much as good as it gets. I mean I am at a 33 ACT with a 3.96/4.44 GPA, and I like to think that I, in addition to you, are more at a high match for ED than at a reach. </p>

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<p>@khagedorn96‌ is my new best friend</p>

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<p>Honestly, I think I have a decent shot to get in, I think that there is certainly a chance I will be rejected, but I have done everything short of sleep with the dean of admissions to get in. It is nice to see other people’s opinions on my chances but at the end of the day, most of us are just high school students looking to get into a very prestigious university. None of us actually know much better than one another. Thanks for the reply @khagedorn96‌ What major are you applying?</p>

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<p>ILR! Yeah, I agree and we’re all nervous and we all want to get in. And in the end, if you don’t get in here you’ll get into one of the aforementioned strong universities. They say Cornell is all about fit. I think about it like this–though I’ll still be extremely bummed if I dont get in-- we’re qualified for the school, but we may not be what the admissions officers consider a fit. Ultimately, they do know best. </p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance at getting into Cornell. You’re a strong applicant for Cornell’s ED. Besides the Ivy League schools, I have a good feeling that you’ll get accepted to the others. Good luck to you! Chance me back?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1713451-chance-me-at-ed-cornell-and-other-schools.html?new=1”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1713451-chance-me-at-ed-cornell-and-other-schools.html?new=1&lt;/a&gt; Chance me back!</p>

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<p>1st and foremost, there is nothing to stress about. If you do not get into a particular school, you will get in and do well somewhere.</p>

<p>You are a solid candidate, but those schools have thousands of them. Maybe you get in, maybe not. Don’t worry. You will be fine either way.</p>