Do I have what it takes to get accepted into Cornell, Northwestern,or Berkeley

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>I am a high school junior starting to narrow down my reach schools for applications next year. I am a Maryland resident. </p>

<p>Reach Schools: Cornell, Northwestern, Berkeley
Medium Schools: Tufts, UVA, UCLA, Hopkins
Safety: Maryland U CP (with legacy)</p>

<p>My Credentials:</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.62
Unweighted GPA: 3.91</p>

<p>I attend one of the top 100 high schools in the U.S</p>

<p>APs: Biology, Chemistry, US Government, World History, English Language, English Lit, BC Calculas, Psychology.</p>

<p>SAT:
730 Reading
720 Math
770 Writing- 10 on essay</p>

<p>PSAT:
215- I will be at least a semi finalist for NMSQT, maybe finalist</p>

<p>Honors: Almost everything else is honors.</p>

<p>5 years of foreign language
2 years of technology including Computer Programming</p>

<p>Awards:
I was ranked amongst the top 4 science students in the junior class.
Award for community service</p>

<p>Extra Cirricular:</p>

<p>NHS of English, Science, Spanish
President/ Founder/ Charter of Charity Organization
Debate Team for four years
American Red Cross-3 years
Bussiness Club-2 years
250 hours of community service</p>

<p>Summer Internship at the NIH Infectious Disease Unit
Summer Accounting Internship at small bussiness </p>

<p>Tutor for several years for elementary school children</p>

<p>Teachers will give me excellent recommendations… ( b/c they have written great internship recs)</p>

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<p>chance me please</p>

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<p>I can only say for Cornell, Looks good to me. It will also depend on your major and college.</p>

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<p>I will most probably be majoring in biochemistry…anything biology</p>

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<p>Stats, excellent
gpa, excellent
rigor, excellent
APs & scores, excellent
sports, ?
ECs : okay
Leadership: minor (which charity, # of hours?)
Hook, ?</p>

<p>On “paper”, everything (stats & gpa) looks good. But it’s always more than that. A hook would make it a definite. ED anywhere? That helps. FA? makes a difference.</p>

<p>Your ‘medium’ schools should also be considered a reach. UVa, UCLA, Tufts, JHU: all extremely competitive too.</p>

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<p>@limabeans- thanks for the feedback! i have a few questions tho.</p>

<p>what does FA stand for?</p>

<p>By hook, do u mean something that should be included in the essay? As for ED, i am not sure yet. Sports- i play tennis outside of school and have recieved a junior sponsarship by Prince ( sounds good on paper, not that great), I will also be doing track next year, not really an athlete though.
I have 250 community service hours.
As for EC’s should i sign up for more clubs?</p>

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<p>A “hook” is college admissions jargon for URM status, legacy, etc.</p>

<p>FA stands for financial aid.</p>

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<p>You do if you can spell calculus correctly</p>

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<p>do you go to wootton or churchill</p>

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<p>@feral yes i do, churchill class of '11… did u go there too? and does that help</p>