<p>I'm still only a sophomore but I've struggled with diagnosed Executive Functioning Disorder, depression, and anxiety, all as a result of strenuous/continuous bullying 4th-9th grade. My UW GPA was a 3.5 freshman year, and my UW sophomore GPA is around a 3.2-3.3ish. My cumulative <strong>weighted</strong> GPA was around a 3.7 earlier this year, and is now maybe 3.6ish. If I get straight A's next year, my cumulative UW will be a 3.6 when I apply to college, and I'll hopefully also have A's senior year. I was a straight A student in middle school but fell apart in HS and am now getting help. I am taking an SAT course and got a 2300 on their practice test: I am now hoping to get a 2300 on the SAT's. I am a registered Abenaki Native American (even though I'm not much, I'm still registered). I have over 1,000 community service hours- I volunteer at a soup kitchen and a nursing home. I work 16+ hours a week cashiering at a grocery store. I do track. I was accepted into and I attended the Bread Loaf writing conference at Middlebury and have won local competitions. I started the school newspaper and am going to be captain of Literary Magazine and Mock trial next year (was elected). I am working on a website for bullied teens to ask each other for help and am going to write to Ellen.
Next year I'm taking AP US History and AP English
Senior year: AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Spanish</p>
<p>What will be my chances at Cornell if I get a 3.6UW, 2300, good ACT, good subject test scores, and have a great essay?</p>
<p>To be honest, I don’t think they will take into account your disorders – the real world never seems to care about our mental health. But colleges really like to see improvement, so if you show them that you’re improving and have stellar acts/sats and take a rigorous course load, they may overlook it. Just make sure to be very involved in extra curriculars and focus on getting those straight a’s and 2350’s. You’ll need the best of the best test scores if you want to make up for your grades. Overall, a decent chance but you have a lot of work left to do.</p>
<p>I think you have a great chance at Cornell. I’m in the same boat as you, and colleges really don’t focus ALL on GPA’s. They will take your situations into consideration. Being a URM, great SAT score, strong extra curriculars, and a great essay will all make up for that. Plus you’ll have a rigorous schedule and you seem like a genuine person, so make sure that shine’s through. I definitely think you have a good shot at Cornell, despite the slightly lower UW GPA.</p>