Ok so I just want to know if it’s worth applying to Cornell. I’d be applying to CALS. Please be honest whether you think I’d have a chance of being admitted.
SAT- 1420
Reading/Writing- 760
Math- 660
I’m from a low income single parent household and am a white female.
I also reside in New York State which I’ve heard mixed opinions about because some people say it gives you an advantage since CALS is technically a SUNY School while others say it has no effect on admissions.
Please give me your honest opinions! Thanks!
It will have no effect. Yes, the state contract schools exist to serve NYers, but there’s no shortage of NYers applying, so they don’t have to try hard to make sure they are accepting NYers. Also, it’s not a SUNY school. It exists under a contract with New York state and gets funds from NYS.
GPA, class rank, course rigor, ECs? Being accepted is more than just SAT scores.
You’re in the stats ballpark. You have a chance. A better chance if your math score gets to 700+ Need to have some interesting story, extra curriculars, etc. Cornell is the kind of place where everyone is an academic star, plus amazing at at least one other thing outside of school.
My school doesn’t measure gpa on a 4.0 scale but rather out of 100 (up to 104 if you take honor or ap classes) I have a 100.73 GPA currently but that doesn’t include any of senior year.
I’ve been taking a mixture of AP and honors classes since freshman year and am currently in AP Bio and AP Calculus along with other honors classes and electives.
I’m ranked #2 in my school.
For ECs I’m on varsity swimming, secretary of NHS (my school’s chapter), member of Spanish NHS, editor of my school’s newspaper, president of Spanish language and culture club, head of hospitality for my schools drama production, and am a member of medical club, library club, and yearbook club. I also volunteered this summer to be a camp counselor at a non profit organization that runs a week long sleep away camp for kids who’s parents have/had cancer.
You have to choose a specific department to apply to at CALS, and you have to convince them somehow, either by your activities, classes, or essays, that you are perfect fit for that department.