Chance an IB pre-vet hopeful?

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<p>Hello, I hope to go to Cornell to major in Animal Sciences in the hopes of going to vet school.
My Stats:
*IB Courses: IB Chem HL, IB Spanish ab initio SL, IB English HL, TOK, IB Biology HL, IB History SL, IB Math HL
*Arts (I love art too; these are all required arts electives, I did not have a choice to do other science courses in place of these anyway.): Art 3 yrs, Choir 2 yrs
*Extracurriculars: 9th: Drama (school musical), 10th: School Newspaper, Choir, 11th: Tutoring, Link Crew, Editor of School Newspaper, NHS, 12th (prospective): Link Crew, NHS
(officer of some sort), tutoring, National Art Honors Society, (founder) of Animal Welfare club, ecology club, Editor of school newspaper
*Volunteer: 150 or more CAS (community, action, service) hours, incl: Volunteer for animal rescue, volunteer at elementary school, tutor, other kind of random projects
*Work Experience: Kennel Assistant at Small animal and exotic hospital since 10th grade where I hold animals for procedures, clean cages, weigh and monitor health of kittens, walk and care for dogs, care for exotic tortoises and birds, etc.
*ACT: 32, writing 10
*PSAT (haven't taken sat yet but will): 207
GPA: 3.97 UW, 4.21 W (with IB courses)
*no legacies, white female</p>

<p>Good chance? tips?</p>

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<p>bump, please even if you don’t know what IB is; imagine they are AP. Do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>You have a chance definitely but I would suggest ED since you are unhooked</p>

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<p>Thank you! I am planning to apply ED next year but I am concerned that ED is binding at Cornell and I am not sure if I will be able to afford it, so I want to look at other schools too…</p>

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<p>Tbh, I don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t get in. You’re definitely qualified. If I were you, I would take the ACT again to raise your score and I would take a few science SAT II’s especially with the major you’re looking at.</p>

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<p>^I would suggest taking the ACTs again if you are going to apply RD - don’t need SAT IIs though because ACTs should cover it.</p>

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<p>I am taking the ACT again tomorrow, so I hope to get a 33. However, isn’t a 32 about average for Cornell? I was thinking their mean was 31-33. Thanks for the tips! I am also looking at Michigan State, OSU (safeties), UC Davis, and some others.</p>

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<p>And, I am planning to go to Cornell’s summer college program this summer, so if I can get a rec from a professor (of the Small Animal Vet program), will I have a much better chance?</p>

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<p>Yes that may be average for enrolled students (across all sorts of majors), but may not be for admitted students. Also, do you want an average chance or a good chance? Think about that.</p>

<p>I don’t think that thing that you do over summer should be done just to get into Cornell but just as something you want to do - to learn. I am not sure exactly how much that can help you. Unless you become very close with the professor, I would not recommend that. If he truly knows you well to write you a thoughtful rec though, it should be fine.</p>

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<p>I’m not doing summer college just to get into Cornell by any means. I am genuinely interested by what their program has to offer over others. I have heard it is pretty normal to get a rec from a prof though. But thanks for the advice! I took the ACT today and think I might be at a 33 now. :slight_smile: I thought the science section (that brought me down before with a 28 :/) was a lot easier and I practiced more. Any other colleges I should be looking at? Thanks</p>

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<p>well if you aren’t EDing you should probably be able to apply everywhere RD - you might want to look into colleges with a good bio program.</p>

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<p>“I am concerned that ED is binding at Cornell and I am not sure if I will be able to afford it”</p>

<p>If the ED financial aid offer is insufficient to support attendance, you can decline it without penalty. Here is the Common Application rule:

<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/DownloadForms/2012/2012EarlyDecision_download.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/DownloadForms/2012/2012EarlyDecision_download.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;