Chance Me Please :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Background Info:
female - From Hong Kong - have been here for 5 years</p>

<h2>Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Spanish (intermediate)</h2>

<p>SAT I: CR 610 (recently I had taken the diagnostic test twice, and scores are both around 690) M 700 WR 600
(i know i know,, very bad score,, going to retake in OCT)</p>

<p>SAT II: Math I 700 US History 720 Bio 690 </p>

<h2>Nov. SAT II: Chinese (sure will have 800), Chem (around 700), Math II (around 700)</h2>

<p>Not allowed to take AP in 9th and 10th grade
AP: US history 4 Psychology 5 Bio 5 </p>

<h2>AP 2012: Chinese Chem Calculus BC Studio Art English Lit Physics B</h2>

<p>Dual Enrollment Course
Anatomy and Physiology - Lecture B / Lab A</p>

<h2>General Chemistry </h2>

<p>EC:
13 years of piano
2 years of volleyball
2 years of "It's Academica" Club and Science Bowl Team
2 years of Harvard Model Congress
2 years of Asian Club
1 year of Cooking class</p>

<h2>National Honor Society</h2>

<p>Internships and Community Service:
NIH
University Research department
Teaching Chinese
Volunteer at Hospital
Mayor's office of Asian Affairs</p>

<h2>Language Coalition (doing some translation and interpretation)</h2>

<p>project:
will enter Siemens competition (molecular bio project)
did a Math project in my Junior Year (received many awards, including 1 from MIT)
- found a formula</p>

<h2>working on my community project </h2>

<p>Rank: not sure, around top 10%</p>

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<p>RD or ED? it makes a difference</p>

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<p>If ED then doing SAT 2s in November won’t make a huge difference.</p>

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<p>noragon: ED; but i thought Cornell accepts Nov. SAT</p>

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<p>ohh, I forgot to put my GPA o_O
GPA: 3.95/4.0 </p>

<p>for EC I’ll add Congressional Student Leadership Conference in Medicine & Healthcare (at Georgetown)</p>

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<p>Hmm I wouldn’t expect them to I mean decisions come out in December. If you do SAT on Nov 5th wouldn’t it interfere with the application process. The deadline is November the 1st and the SAT 2 is November the 5th. The test date is after the deadline :S.</p>

<p>Nice GPA btw xD. You will probs jump on SAT 1 in October so thats fine I guess. But I’d take SAt 2s in October and the SAt 1 in November and send Cornell updated SAT 1 scores. How can you apply without meeting all test requirments beforehand.</p>

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<p>I’m applying to CALS and CAS as my alternative,(gosh, I know I’m always missing something lol)
CALS takes 2 subject tests, 1 in science and 1 in math
CAS takes any 2 subject tests I like</p>

<p>So for SATII I’m cleared. but I think I really need to improve my SAT I, I can see in this forum that everyone who is applying scores at least 2000. that really stresses me out.
I was going to take TOEFL but it costs $1000!! I can’t afford that ><"</p>

<p>so overall, let’s say I have good recommendations and an good essay, do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>ARe you applying Early Decision or Regular Decision? Applying ED gives you a pretty distinct advantage.</p>

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<p>$1000 lol i’m not taking it either. WHO THE HELL WOULD O.O</p>

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<p>cortana 431: Early Decision, I know I have no hope for regular
noragon: I know right, don’t understand why tests are so expensive, and there’s no fee waiver</p>

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<p>Policy exemptions:</p>

<p>The TOEFL and/or IELTS requirement for international applicants is waived for students achieving a score of at least 670 on the Critical Reading section of the SAT exam OR for students who have studied for at least four years in the U.S. or other nations where English is an official language. You can request a TOEFL waiver.</p>

<p>quoted from Cornell website PLEASE TELL ME ITS TRUE I CBA FOR TOEFL</p>

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<p>If you have achieved a score of at least 670 on the Critical Reading section of the SAT exam, there is no need to request a TOEFL waiver. TOEFL will automatically be waived when we receive your official SAT results.</p>

<p>YES !!!
also quoted</p>

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<p>you however have to take it… sorry man. What about that IELTS. Are sure…$1000 is ridiculous.</p>

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<p>umm, I’ve been here for 5 years… so that means I dont have to take it right?</p>

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<p>Yep I guess so :)</p>

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<p>noragon are u a student in Cornell?</p>

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<p>btw Harvard and a few other Ivies I have heard from take the Nov 5th SAT for EA/ED even though the deadline it Nov 1st. So maybe Cornell does too :slight_smile: Check their website.</p>

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You should probably take the SAT Subject Tests in October.</p>

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<p>no otherwise I wouldn’t be ecstatic over not having to take the toefl.</p>

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<p>@Jasha that would be great, I’ll ask my admission adviser to make sure Cornell takes Nov. SAT
@goluhaque LOL really? then I think I remember it in HKD currency then, opps! but 170 is still expensive tho, considering SAT only cost $40-50</p>