Any chance at Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I don't have the best scores or GPA, but according to collegeboard, I'm not too far off. </p>

<p>I'm a junior from NJ</p>

<p>This year, I'm taking AP US History
Next year, I'm going to take AP Chem, AP Physics, and AP Calc BC</p>

<p>GPA-3.75
SAT- first time 650M 620V 600W (will be taking it again)
200 hours of community service</p>

<p>I'm Indian</p>

<p>this is pretty much it
any chance?
if not, anything I can do to improve my chances?
What should my SAT score be at?
I'm pretty confident that I will get around 2000 next time I take them
thanks</p>

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<p>and my class rank is 60/750</p>

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<p>no..... sorry... ur stats are to low.... big reach</p>

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<p>yeah, I thought so</p>

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<p>MORE EC's. Your extracurricular list is so thin that the ivies'd think you are just being lazy.</p>

<p>I can't see how you could stand a chance at cornell with such a tiny profile.</p>

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<p>no offense, ur ap too cornell will be used as toilet paper, bro, u have a 1270, the average SAT for enrolled at Cornell CAS is around a 1420, for accepted, it is probably around a 1440-1450</p>

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<p>Your GPA could be good enough, but your SATs are way too low.</p>

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<p>I applied to CAS with a 2320 SAT, 4.0 GPA, lots of volunteer hours and EC's, and I was waitlisted.
So you'd have to write a pretty bangin' essay.</p>

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<p>Your GPA/rank is okay for Cornell but you really need to pull up your SAT score. Aim for 2100+, with dedication it isn't terribly difficult.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I mean right now you'd have no chance. </p>

<p>But you're a junior. Your GPA isn't bad at all, especially if you go to a challenging school and take rigorous courses. The key, like everyone said is SAT's. Prep the hell outta them. If you get over 2100 you'd at least have a chance.</p>

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I applied to CAS with a 2320 SAT, 4.0 GPA, lots of volunteer hours and EC's, and I was waitlisted.
So you'd have to write a pretty bangin' essay.

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<p>Wow, kayrlis, why do you think this happened?
Any reason you can point out or were you just unlucky?</p>

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Wow, kayrlis, why do you think this happened?
Any reason you can point out or were you just unlucky?

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<p>I think my essays weren't good enough. They were all good, but they weren't WOW EXCELLENT. Numbers can't do all the work for you, and that's a painful lesson I've had to learn this week. </p>

<p>They've wait-listed other qualified people, who I guess didn't convince them of their love for Cornell.</p>

<p>edit: I also went to their summer session, which makes me even more confused as to why they don't seem to believe me :(</p>

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<p>how do my chances look for UIUC and Purdue?</p>

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<p>the only reason I would want to go to Cornell instead of those schools is because its much closer to home (I'm from NJ)</p>

<p>I think I have a pretty good shot at Purdue(for engineering), no?</p>

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<p>aight buddy, just write ur SAT again and do better, aim for a 2190 or so ... hope you took at least one or two SAT II. Also, DO SOMETHING OVER THE SUMMER BEFORE SENIOR YEAR!!! and get some extra currcicular activities ...</p>

<p>plus, ur indian (please, dont bombard me with discriminatory content in your posts .. please, i mean no harm to all you others out there)</p>

<p>u have a chance, relax, do all the above things, and ur chances will improve greatly, u may even get in ... colleges like Cornell and all make random-as* decisions .... so its a reach for people with perfect SAT's and fifty billion activites also</p>