<p>I have a 3.4 unweighted and a 3.6 weighted</p>
<p>My SAT score is a 2200</p>
<p>Subjects
history: 720
Math 2 : 780
Spanish w/listening : 700</p>
<p>EC are good </p>
<p>AP scores
APUSH : 5
CAL AB : 4</p>
<p>Will my GPA hurt my admissions to Cornell university ?</p>
<p>Google the Common Data Set for Cornell and see where you fall. </p>
<p>Most schools count grades more heavily than test scores because they are a better reflection of your academic potential. That said, if your GPA is low because of a bad freshman year, or one semester you crashed for identifiable personal reasons, etc…that doesn’t hurt you as much as a general 3.4 or, worse, a downward trend. It also depends on whether you’ve taken the toughest classes available or the 3.4 was in ‘on level’ (non-honors or AP or IB) courses.</p>
<p>Of course there are many other factors here besides grades. If you are a URM, have national level awards in any field, have unusual achievements, etc…your grades may not be as much a factor.</p>
<p>It would depend on what the GPA means at your school. If it still leaves you near top of class, minimum top 10% (officially or not), you’d still be in the game at scome of Cornell’s schools</p>
<p>Right…some of the more rigorous schools have pretty low gpa’s across the board. Colleges are aware of this.</p>
<p>I’m ranked 35/644 … top 10% :D</p>
<p>^ pacers7ind, do you go to a magnet/prep school that sends lots of kids to the Ivies/other top schools every year?</p>
<p>If so then, along with your top 10% rank, you don’t look too bad from an admissions standpoint.</p>
<p>. I go to a school where a small percentage goes to college
our average SAT score is 1250 
our average ACT is a 12
a public HS in los angeles
wouldn’t that make me look good compared to my school ?</p>
<p>^ no that’s bad. It shows that your school is not competitive therefore there’s no reason for such a low GPA.</p>
<p>I go to a really bad school.
We lack resources and counselors
No one ever encourages us to do our best.
We are always uninformed about everything and anything </p>
<p>would it help if I explain this in my Personal statements ?</p>
<p>Here’s a hypothetical:</p>
<p>-2200 SAT
-3.4 GPA w/upward trend
-Went to state/national championships in track
-6 aps, some self studied
-Few clubs
-semi-competitive high school (Probably at least 1 to an ivy a year)</p>
<p>What would the chances be at a school like USC, out of state…</p>
<p>That’s what I am hoping to be, I had a really bad 8th grade year (I was in high school class :facepalm:), freshman year, and beginning of sophomore but been doing amazing since. I am going to nationals in track this winter (3/4 people from our relay returned from last year, I am the next guy by a long shot), and HOPE to go to states by senior year (yes it’s easier to go to nationals than states, since states is only the best 2 relays, when we have about 4 or so of the top 50 relays teams in the state in one small county).</p>
<p>^ My best friends brother had a 2.2 GPA and a 1050/1600 SAT score </p>
<p>I have no clue how he got into USC but he got in with a gpa that low </p>
<p>His brother would have his personal statement constantly checked by many people and it came out amazing </p>
<p>this was in 2004 or 2002 i think</p>
<p>peq:</p>
<p>USC loves high test scores, so you have a good shot. But they might only offer you Spring admission. (btw: USC is private, so OOS makes no differernce.)</p>
<p>I don’t know if my GPA and scores line up. I have a 2300, a 4.573 W and ~3.7 UW (maybe? not sure) my grades are mostly A’s with 3 B’s sophomore year (bad, i know), and 2 junior year. That being said, I’m still ranked 12/561 - top 2%. Do my grades look bad in comparison?</p>
<p>oh yes they look very bad</p>