<p>hey incoming high school senior here. applying early decision to cornell. 2170 SAT (m-720, cr-730, w-720), subject tests 780 (math 2) and 750 (us history). Have an average to good gpa (school has not released). Will also probably be a national merit commended or semi depending on score (213) in Texas. I taught a 6th grade English class for 18 weeks and they all passed the TAKS test. I also shadowed a orthopedic surgeon for 18 weeks. I have lab experience (this summer and last summer) and will be included in at least two publications. Also located in the houston metro area. What are my chances?</p>
<p>This is WashU Bears country, not Cornell. Gpa needs to be very good to superb and challenging courses. SAT is competetive. Good luck at Cornell.</p>
<p>I know a lot of Houstoners. Depends on the rigor of your high school course load also, since there’s a lot of applicants from that area.</p>
<p>Lab experience and shadowing will be a plus, and the teaching also, but what constitutes “average” GPA? You’ll need to clarify that, because in theory, a 2.0 is “average” since C’s are “average.” If you’re applying with C’s, it’ll be very difficult without other supplemental factors to bolster your application.</p>
<p>The only thing I can say is your SAT score is average to slightly above average for the competitiveness of a top 20 school. We might have a higher acceptance (20% vs 7%) compared to somewhere like Harvard, but that’s not indicative, since it’s still a low chance.</p>
<p>My gpa is around an 92</p>
<p>Wash U is not that difficult to get into. Probably easier than Cornell. The applicant pool is also smaller (IIRC - there are numbers on the NYTimes “The Choice” blog somewhere) and they waitlist a bunch of overqualified people every year, *possibly<a href=“and%20this%20is%20speculation”>/i</a> because they know those people will likely go elsewhere.</p>
<p>Eight people from my school got accepted there for Fall 2012. Which is a lot for an average public school.</p>