<p>SAT: 1890 (Yes I know, my failure in life...)
ACT: 27
SAT II: 700 Chem, 610 Math II (I retook chem, math ii and world History this December...grades should increase for all)
AP Chem: 4, AP World: 4, AP US: 3 (Taking AP Macro, AP Cal, AP Literature this year)
GPA: 94.3 (3.9)
EC: Volunteered at pharmacy, library. Member of NHS, MSA, SAT prep, Chess. Secretary of Chinese Chess.<br>
Hooks: Low Income, first generation, I created and run a 3 year old forum, I'm from Africa (Egypt)
I live in NYC and go to a nationally ranked High School, which is very rigorous.</p>
<p>Could anyone please tell me if there is hope. I want to apply to Cornell CAS.</p>
<p>First off, SAT Prep courses aren’t a EC, it’s a horrible idea to even mention that.</p>
<p>Looking at your test scores and ECs, I’d say it’s a high reach. The only thing that may carry you through would be your possible URM status, and first gen. college student, as well as your high school.</p>
<p>Sat prep club is a club run by students at my school. Nothing professional or anything like that,</p>
<p>I’m sorry to say that, but you have very low chances. Basically read what HONORLIONS said.</p>
<p>Well planning to retake the SAT again in Jan. Should improve.</p>
<p>Should improve by how much? 10 points?</p>
<p>dude you have basically no chance. stop posting threads for ppl to chance because you know it’s gonna be the same answer again and again. No chance means no chance.</p>
<p>Your chances are very slim. I feel bad that a number decides for faith over other things. By number I mean ACT scores and gpas. Their important I understand, but they shouldn’t be a death sentence if their low. It doesn’t mean that someone with high grades will actually want to go to the school or will be the most dedicated one.</p>
<p>“silence1113stfu”: ■■■■. Thanks. :)</p>
<p>i know a person who got in with a similar ACT score</p>
<p>give it a shot if you want, but it’s tough</p>
<p>Is a 27 ACT equal to an 1890 SAT?</p>
<p>Of course there is no harm in applying, but to be honest, it is a long shot. A very long, long shot. The SAT scores are low for any Ivy League school, and while that number alone doesn’t define you, it sticks out as a flaw in your application. If you had strong ECs to make up for it, your chances might be better. As it is, I don’t see anything that’s particularly stellar from your EC list that I haven’t heard of before. The fact that you go to a rigorous and nationally ranked New York high school is also unfortunate, as I suspect there must be other students in your grade applying to schools like Cornell and other top schools that are difficult to get into. There’s a chance that these kids might have better scores than you do. There are some excellent state schools and community colleges you might look into that have great programs. That said, you’ll never know if you don’t apply.</p>
<p>I’m retaking the SAT In January. Cornell said it accepts January SATs as long as I send them an old SAT to “take place” for an SAT grade till I take it.</p>
<p>I’ll never go to a community college. It’s not, if not Ivy, then community O_o . There are other good schools that are matches for my current grade, such as NYU or Macaulay.</p>
<p>Good luck with the SAT- I hope it goes better for you, especially since the schools you are interested in are unfortunately so invested in testing scores.</p>
<p>Of course it’s never such black and white ‘if it’s not Ivy, then community’ case for anyone. I merely suggested it because they have some great programs and if you do well in those schools you would have a good chance to transfer to some of the schools like Cornell I’m sure you’re interested in.</p>
<p>Also, just my two cents. I don’t know much about Macaulay, but I know people with 2200+ and your GPA that have been rejected from NYU before. Maybe the fact that you’re in an NYC school will help, I really can’t say, but you might take a look at some other schools that aren’t so numbers based.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>True, but I don’t like the idea of transferring.I’ll end up loving the college that I go to, and that’ll be the end of the college process for me. I value Grad school (med), more than undergrad so I’m fine wherever I end up anyways.</p>
<p>That is true. But I know that NYU took many people with grades like mines (I looked at my school’s Naviance for NYU)…I’m between the pile of people that got applied and were accepted. Perhaps those people that got rejected applied to Stern? I’m applying to NYU-CAS.</p>
<p>This actually depends on which high school you’re in. I’m in NYC’s top ranked public high school and I’ve seen lots of people with your GPA being accepted. </p>
<p>Is it Stuy? Bx Sci? Tech?</p>
<p>Okay, I think everyone is being too negative here. It’s ridiculous because some people who chance others and say “oh, you’ve got no chance. Don’t even apply. You suck” have way worse stats than the person they’re chancing. Phew. ANYWAY, here is my HONEST opinion. Not being mean and not being overly-optimistic. Realistically:</p>
<p>Pull up your SAT or ACT score if you can. People rarely get into Ivies/other top tiers with an SAT below 2,000 unless they have a huge hook, which you do not. GPA is good. EC’s are okay, not that impressive, but not bad. Overall, I think your chances are kind of low. You will definitely have a much higher chance if you were to score above 2000 or preferably 2150.</p>
<p>Good luck & please chance back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1056729-condensed-concise-profile-chance-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1056729-condensed-concise-profile-chance-me-please.html</a> I’m also applying to CAS :)</p>
<p>Sorry, but your chances are very slim.</p>
<p>Also, how is it that you’re in a club supposedly helping kids prep for the SATs when you didn’t even crack 2000?</p>
<p>^Wow, that’s really blunt of you. Just saying. You should be more considerate when you’re chancing someone. I feel bad for the OP.</p>
<p>You still have a shot! Write killer essays. I’ve learned that if someone else doesn’t believe in you, you have to believe in yourself (it sounds cliche, but cliches are cliches for a reason). Everything is worth a try.</p>
<p>@OldMoney, just because s/he didn’t “crack 2000” doesn’t mean she is bad at teaching other kids on how to ace the SAT. For example, sports coaches don’t have to be good at sports themselves. They just have to be good at coaching the players. It’s the same thing with the OP. S/he might not have gone into the 2000s, but they might be good at tutoring other people/giving them tips.</p>
<p>God, I am so sick of how judgmental some people are.</p>
<p>^Yes, I’m being a bit blunt, but honest. I think you’re trying to be optimistic, but planting false hope can sometimes be worse in the long run. Notice I said his/her chances were slim, not nonexistent.</p>
<p>Also, the coaches might not be good at what they’re coaching, but they WERE good at some point in their lives.</p>
<p>I’m not “planting false hope”-please explain to me why you though I was.
Your statement about coaches don’t apply to everyone. You shouldn’t assume that the OP is bad at teaching simply b/c their scores are low.</p>