Any Chance at Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am going to be a senior and I have a 3.5 GPA and a 3.7 WGPA with 4 APs.
My SAT is as follows..Reading: 650 Writing: 640 Math: 560 for a total of 1850, which is pretty low, but I am re-taking the SAT this fall. (Hoping for 2000+)
EC's:
Internship
-I work a Business Internship at Heinz Headquarters
-Work with brand partnerships connected to heinz
-Work with total cost estimates and total income from advertising and coupon deals
Crew
-I have been on my schools crew team since all four years of high school
-I have been captain since Junior year
-I have recieved 3 varsity letters
-I am my crew teams Senior Coach Advisor; which means that I work with the coach and the teams board members to make significant decisions for the team.
Student Council
-I have been a Senator on Student Council all four years of high school
Volunteer
-I volunteer for friends club at my school which assists mentally challenged kids
-Through Student Council, I have delivered Thanksgiving meals to the less fortunate
Clubs
-I participate in my schools Spanish Club
-I am on my schools ski club
-I participate in Athletes Taking Action, a mentor program
Other
-I play the saxophone
-I am in my schools leadership academy, Selected as first place winner in the Magna Awards program
-High School Ranked #1 in the State </p>

<p>Also, I am not sure if the fact that I am partially Hispanic will help at all...?
And all 3 of my uncles attended Cornell, which may or may not be significant at all.
Thanks!</p>

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<p>It’s gonna be a reach because of your grades. Try to raise that SAT to 2100+!</p>

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<p>Your GPA (especially weighted) and SAT are incredibly low for Cornell. Just work hard next semester to bump up your GPA, and retake the SAT, shooting for at least 2100.</p>

<p>Good luck :)</p>

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<p>Something to keep in mind is that extracurricular activities are very important and you seem to have those completely covered. It is IMPORTANT for you to know that Cornell only looks at the SAT on a 1600 basis, so your Reading and Math scores are what really matter (for Cornell specifically, do well on the writing for other schools!) If you really go to the #1 school in the state, hopefully the admissions office will see that and perhaps that will help you out on the GPA problem. From a pure numbers perspective, you’re going to need to do well on the SAT retake to balance out your GPA. Your ethnicity is definitely helpful. To address your original question… do you have a shot? If you bring up your 1600 score and write beautiful essays, you definitely have a chance, even if it’s a little slim. But it’s always good to reach, you never know if the admissions office is going to see something that seems commonplace to you but stands out to them :)</p>

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<p>Raising your SAT score is really important.</p>

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<p>With current SAT: high reach
With 2000 SAT: reach
With 2200 SAT: reach/low reach
With 2400 SAT: low reach</p>

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<p>Oh and legacy is only considered for parents and grandparents</p>

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<p>With your grades and SATs at a colllege where the average GPA and SAT are around 3.8 UW (4.4 W) and 2100+ respectively your chances would be pretty slim, even with your extracurriculars</p>

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<p>You need an SAT of 2150+ or ACT of 31+</p>

<p>Your grades need to be around 3.8 for UW and maybe 4.3+ for weighted. </p>

<p>Chances are close to nil, sorry.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is rather low as others have said, do you know what your rank is?</p>