<p>So I am a high school juniour and I want to know my chances for an ivy league college... so this is my case....
2050 on the sat (710 math, 670 cr, 670 writing)
superscore- 2090 (710 writing, 710 math, 670 cr)
760 on SAT world history
5 on a AP world history in 10th grade
800 in SAT II Math...
I am an exchange student to the US right now and I have given both of my SATs on my exchange student year... would this help my application and would universities be sympathetic to my case as I had to give the SAT in my junior year and I gave them in exchange student year....</p>
<p>I have been constantly getting A+ in all major subjects (Math, Chem, English, Physics, etc.)</p>
<p>I will soon finsih community service 100 hours in a cerebral palsy center teaching kids with disabilities...
I will also have 100 hours of community service working in a children's museum in the US and beacon (an after school tutoring program)
I also plan to teach children in India and get some money to sponsor a poor child in my country... how does that sound???</p>
<p>I have chaired MUN...
I have gone to Harvard Model Conference...
I have played for the Senior Cricket Team (that is a sport like baseball... popular in the common wealth nations)... Basically, I have been playing Varsity since 9th grade
Varsity soccer from Ninth Grade</p>
<p>Additionally, I have built a windmill that got chosen for a project in school and now it is being built and the electricity is given to a green neighbourhood in the city...
I have also wired a house...</p>
<p>I plan to do engineering in college...
How does my case stand for an ivy???</p>
<p>I am male… will that bring down my chances… does exchange student look good on my transcript… My problem is that when I return I will have to catch up on stuff at home, India… so I might not be able to improve my score a lot… so i am hoping i can… but with this where do you think I stand??? i hope to get into one of the ivies!!!</p>
<p>u dont think… my exchange student program will help or create some sort of sympathy on me… as i gave the test during the program… and i have done so much here… i study in an international school in india, Woodstock School (one of the best boarding schools in the world) and i have very good grades there… and in the US (currently) i have good gradesin a new tech high school… dont know if you have heard of it but it is project based learning… my windmill design has won and i have built a windmill and donated it to a green neighbourhood… i have wired a house… built a marble sorter… i think i have quite a bit of community service… and good at sports, etc… Would all that not help my SAT score, which is not that low… i mean…
If not then how much should i aim on the SAT… I took it in jan and i was in course for a 800 but I got one hard question wrong and 2 silly mistakes… and the curve was horrible…
what do you think??? any chance…</p>
<p>It’s very hard to give chances because you are international and it’s unclear how Cornell perceives the strength of your high school. The best I can say in that regard, is compare yourself to your peers and the types of schools they get into. When it comes to Engineering admissions, you need to not only be strong in math/sciencem, but exceptional (virtually all Cornell students are strong in most subjects, even incoming English majors were good at math). Are you one of the top math/science students in your school?</p>
<p>I’m not sure how much stock to put on your (relatively) low SAT math subscore for Engineering since you did get an 800 on the SAT II. If you can, take both SATII math subject tests as well as a science and score 750+ and you’ll improve your chances.</p>
<p>It’s not that you aren’t a “good” candidate, but so far, you don’t stand out all that much and given competitive admissions, I’d say good luck applying. You have a realistic chance of getting in, but I wouldn’t say your chances are particularly high. </p>
<p>If you apply ED, your chances will be significantly higher as well.</p>
<p>PS. And yes, if you were a female, your chances are something like 15% higher for the Engineering college compared to an equivalent male candidate.</p>
<p>My school is pretty famous… check out this link…[Top</a> 10 international boarding schools in the world | Asian Correspondent](<a href=“http://asiancorrespondent.com/42344/top-10-best-international-boarding-schools-in-the-world/]Top”>http://asiancorrespondent.com/42344/top-10-best-international-boarding-schools-in-the-world/)… and i am one of the best students that are there… i will try to give my SAT I again and I am planning to give Physics… Don’t you think that building a windmill is a bit out of the ordinary (a legitimate one)… and i donated it to the green neighbourhood… And as an exchange student… does that help???
i study at a new tech school here in the US… i mean I have not heard of many people of many people who go on an exchange program for a year… should that not boost my application quite a bit and the fact that I am studying in a new technology based school in the U.S…</p>
<p>Your school does sound impressive. However, the source of its ranking (“Asian Correspondent”) does not do it justice. As just a simple example ([Top</a> 10 international boarding schools in the US | Asian Correspondent](<a href=“http://asiancorrespondent.com/42342/top-10-international-boarding-schools-in-the-us/]Top”>http://asiancorrespondent.com/42342/top-10-international-boarding-schools-in-the-us/)) this same source ranks the top boarding schools in the United States and its selection here, noteworthy for the absence of such obvious choices as any of the GLADCHEMMS top prep schools, is the inclusion of such decidedly obscure preps such as “Cheshire Academy” and unknown schools in Colorado. Anybody deciding on school quality based on these lists would be appalled. Indeed, even in the international list where Woodstock appears, that lists notably excludes Eton and Harrow. Good grief!</p>