<p>Could anyone that got accepted to Cornell post their general stats (SAT I & II, ACT, APs, GPA) and any other information as well as a simplistic list of ECs?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Muastot</p>
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<p>Really. Stats don’t matter: they’re just going to make you feel bad or make you feel overconfident. All you can do is your best and hope the admissions committee makes the right choice. :P</p>
<p>stats do matter a bit, but I still think amplifiar put it correctly.</p>
<p>Three students were given acceptance at Cornell at my school, and from what I heard, one of them only had a 3.70 GPA, despite the fact that this is a private boarding school.</p>
<p>^ if it’s a private boarding school, the work should be harder than public school… hence, 3.7 is really very good for a school like that</p>
<p>i went to a private boarding school too</p>
<p>Honestly, stats dont matter that much… Cornell must get thousands of students applying with a straight A report card and perfect SATs and they’ll still reject half of those applicants.
You just really have to jump off the page… stand out somehow, especially with your essay (I’d say its a huge part of your application process… so really strive for something creative and even risky… they dont want to hear about the time you volunteered at an orphanage b/c it just sounds too much like your trying to impress them… besides, you can always mention it as your activity on the common app)
Anyhow, from experience, my grades werent all that great since the begining of high school… I got some really crappy grades my freshman yr, however, I improved them so by the time I got to my junior yr I had a GPA of about 3.7 in the IB program (they’d much rather see you improve your grades than be an A student all your life and then during your last two years, drop a bit)
However, I must say that it really all depends on the major you’re applying to… as for me, my portfolio was probably the most important part of the application process seeing I applied to the school of architecture… anyhow, thats why colleges are so vague about what kind of student will get accepted or not… there is no way of knowing for sure</p>
<p>Hey, I’ll post… I think it might be helpful because I got in without anywhere near perfect stats and I’m not an URM.</p>
<p>GPA- 3.85 UW</p>
<p>9 AP Classes</p>
<p>SAT- (didn’t use) 2060
ACT- 32 (35E, 32M, 31R, 29S) 10 Essay
SAT2s- 730 Math 2, 700 U.S. History</p>
<p>One good recommendation and one that was closer to excellent… (I’m assuming for both)</p>
<p>Lots of volunteer work and a few big leadership roles mostly in school. I did not apply for financial aid. My grandfather attended. I have a cousin there. And two of my aunts attended. (I included the info about cousin and aunts… but I don’t know if it made a difference). I play a few sports, but I’m not very competitive. No clubs, but I have a steady job and I really don’t have time for any. I’m always doing something. I don’t think my essays were amazing… but I think they certainly helped me stand out to a degree. I visited campus. I applied to the college of arts and sciences ED.</p>
<p>Alright, this is right from my stats profile and very quickly edited, so I’m sorry if it’s not really comprehensive.</p>
<p>Gender: M
Location: New York
2013 CALS Biological Sciences
High School: Private Catholic (poor)</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 97.4something (our school does it out of 100)
GPA - Weighted: were not revealed to us. only used for our ranks
Class Rank: 4
Class Size: 83
Challenge yourself but don’t overload to the point of stressing out. Put in the effort to get those easy 100s and work to keep the hard classes up near there. in my opinion, your GPA is the primary factor in considering a student for college, so do what you can</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT I Math: 710
SAT I Critical Reading: 740
SAT I Writing: 690
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 730
SAT II Biology - M: 800</p>
<p>APs: Junior year (what I applied with) - English(3)
Senior year- Biology(5), English(5), Math AB(4)
I took the SAT Is three different times from spring of my junior year to the january of senior year (late I know but my schools said they did receive the scores). I think that your SATs require the least amount of time and effort to improve when compared to your work on your GPA for four years or all the time you have put into school clubs and sport teams. You need to study for them, which isn’t fun, but it really is not a lot of time to put in. For the SAT IIs, make sure you are interested in the subject, and then study through a barrons book. It seems oversimplified you can score in the 700s on the SAT IIs by doing this. Not sure what else to say</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Medical Trip to Les Haiti July 2006
Hospital Emergency Department Volunteer
Other clubs
I realized during my junior year that my extracurriculars were very spread out rather than focused on a distinct area, so I took up being an emergency department volunteer on the weekends. Try to focus on two or three activities that are related to your major. My major is biological sciences and I’m looking at following a premed course path.</p>
<p>Leadership positions: Student Council Representative (9,11,12)
Key Club VP (12)
Racquetball Club Founder (12)
Symphonic Band First Chair (10,11,12), Secretary (10), VP (12)
Be involved maybe? Again your ECs should reflect your major.</p>
<p>Athletics:
Varsity Indoor Track (10,11,12).
Varsity Lacrosse (11,12).
Varsity Soccer (12).
JV Lacrosse (8,9,10).
I don’t think my sports helped me get into college, but they are important to help keep a routine. That’s just what I found</p>
<p>Another point to note is that sleeping is worth it. An extra hour of sleep every night is not that big of a sacrifice, just start working earlier. I wish I had realized this. anyways. i dont want to proofread this so here we go</p>
<p>I would respectfully disagree, stats matter to an extent. You can’t just make such a sweeping generalization because of a few cases that you read. As each of these cases show, the applicant worked hard to overcome some type of struggle and did reasonably well. Had this person received 2s on all their exams in addition to a <26 act, i doubt that the results would’ve been the same.</p>