<p>Suppose in three SAT attempts, someone never scored higher than a 670 in either Critical Reading or Math, but starts out with a 600 which increases by ninety points for the second attempt and peaks at 750 for the final attempt. How would admissions officers looking at a potential AEM student see that phenomenon?</p>
<p>This whole situation SCREAMS auto-reject.</p>
<p>^He/She’s bullshi***** </p>
<p>I didn’t totally get what you said but lets say someone attains a max of 670 on each section, what does that equal to, a 2010. Now i’m saying this because there are several people who get in with your score. If you can do better, do it. It can only better situations.</p>
<p>Definitely not an auto-reject.</p>
<p>Oh, I’m sorry. The 600-750 refers to the Writing section.</p>
<p>First of all, even at your peak your SAT scores are low. Then, you took 3 attempts. What malan said may be harsh, but he’s not bull*******. I can only say I wish you best of luck, but things really do seem stacked against you.</p>
<p>Cornell doesn’t even consider writing scores.</p>
<p>^ @ J M: who in the world said that?!</p>
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<p>Well, not everyone’s school curriculum/material exposure is the quality/level it should be.</p>
<p>If you’re saying that you got a 2090 that’s not an auto-reject. I got in this year with a 2100, but if your curriculum and extra-curriculars are sub-par as well I would say your chances are slim.</p>
<p>Relax, I was joking. Besides, there’s no point in driving yourself crazy about it at this point. Your app is already in.</p>
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<p>Also, look for their average scores for writing. Not listed. I suppose I was off-base when I said they didn’t consider the score at all – I’ve heard that they treat the writing section as a subject test. For computing their academic ranking, however, the OG 1600 system is still in effect.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong, I’m not pretending to be a Cornell admissions expert. This is just what I’ve heard from others.</p>
<p>Cornell does not use writing. Everyone knows that.</p>
<p>I hope a 1340 is enough then. Because it’s not as if I sat around doing nothing between those three exams.</p>
<p>At my ILR info session, they said they look at the entire score report but that CR+M gets the most emphasis. I would go with J M in saying that they probably consider it about on par with a subject test (that’s what the writing used to be anyway), which I don’t think they place that much importance on. I’m sure you know, Islander, that AEM is one of the most competitive programs on campus and that a 1340 is probably at the lower end of the accepted spectrum. By no means does a 1340 make your application not viable, but you’re going to need a strong application overall to get yourself over the hump and even then…AEM has about a 10% acceptance rate. Did you do a secondary choice at one of the other colleges (CAS econ, ILR, HumEc PAM) with a business-related major?</p>
<p>No. I only applied to AEM.</p>
<p>collegeboard’s cornell profile also says that if youre submitting the ACT, writing is required. if they dont look at writing, then why would they require the writing for ACT takers? im not saying that they weigh it the same as CR/M but i guess i never knew that “everyone knows cornell does not use writing”</p>
<p>also, on the other hand, collegeboard’s profile also DOES NOT have AEM under “Majors” for business (which is something that should be fixed). it’s not always reliable :P</p>
<p>"Well, not everyone’s school curriculum/material exposure is the quality/level it should be. "</p>
<p>I understand that, but you can’t always expect admissions to be sympathetic too. What they want to see is that you succeed despite, not because of your school. Just saying, no hard feelings.</p>
<p>"Well, not everyone’s school curriculum/material exposure is the quality/level it should be. "</p>
<p>You might as well say that the whole SAT should be disregarded. I don’t think the SAT’s show much anyways. </p>
<p>Malan89: I overreacted</p>
<p>If anything, the SAT is my only academic trouble spot. I’m practically a student that has almost always had at least a 95+ each semester. Compared to most other folks in my classes, I’m a very different caliber of student (not to sound pompous or anything…).</p>
<p>^ You must understand that schools are different throughout the country, and the world, and your 95+ may be a 65+ at another, more difficult school. So if a student there gets a 75+ average one a more difficult course while you have your 95+ are you telling him to go screw himself because you are a “different caliber” in your school? Thats why we have this thing called a “standardized test,” and however people may hate it, its a necessary evil and something you cant really excuse yourself from.</p>