please chance-thanks in advance

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>applying to Cornell’s College of Engineering</p>

<p>Name: pollocampero6060
Location: Houston, TX
Ethinicity: Hispanic (Peruvian)
Type of School: Home School
Major: Chemical Engineering</p>

<p>GPA: 3.93 UW. I don’t have a weighted GPA.</p>

<p>Test Scores:
SAT: 2310 superscored (740-CR, 770-M, 800-W)
Subject Tests: Math Level II 800, Chemistry 760
AP’s: AP Calc AB (5), AP Chemistry (5)</p>

<p>Note on Schooling:
I’ve taken 8 classes through a local community college that counted as dual credit and got all A’s on them. I also took three classes through CTY distance education and three through the EPGY Online High School.</p>

<p>I’m currently taking Linear Algebra through CTY this fall.</p>

<p>EC’s
Competitive Tennis for 8 years (ranked high nationally and sectionally)
Piano for 10 years
Toastmasters (public speaking group)
Math tutor for elementary school students (200+ hours of volunteering from that)
Assistant Flea Market manager (basically I help my dad run our little family flea market on the weekends)</p>

<p>Summer:
freshman summer: research class at the EPGY OHS Summer Session at Stanford University
sophomore summer I did a tennis camp
junior summer: Johns Hopkins Pre-College Program, took two college classes</p>

<p>Awards (prolly my weak point):
National Merit Commended
Ventures Scholar
National Hispanic Recognition
JETS NEDC final round
1st place at a local community college math tournament</p>

<p>possible hook: URM?</p>

<p>Any advice from anything posted is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>tell you the truth im not farmiliar with the home school process but i know that cornell shouldnt discriminate and your scores are pretty high and you’ve taken advantage of the junior college classes and the only weak point i would say is your possible lack of engineering involvement. im an architecture major hopeful and i know that involvement is key. however i think your math skills can carry you a long way so, i wouldnt be worried. personally i think you have more than a fare chance. gook luck to you and wish me the same. 5 days !</p>