<p>This is my friend who i applying for Cornell ED He is a rising senior</p>
<p>My friend doesn't have a CC, so I am doing this for him. He is probably thinking of arcitecture or International Relations as a major since he is good at math and a beast at language.
Academics:
GPA UW: 3.64/4.6
Our school has a gpa out of 4.6 because an A+ is a 4.6, and no classes are weighted.</p>
<p>Class Rank: School doesn't rank</p>
<p>Advanced/Honors classes he has taken
He is in accelerated math (geometry- 9th, trig/alegbra2 - 10th, precalc -11, calc - 12)
He took spanish 4 which counts as an honors class in my school</p>
<p>APs Taken/Will take:
9th: AP Italian (he is from Italy)
10th: nothing
11th: nothing
12th: AP Stat, AP Spanish, (he is considering taking AP Euro)</p>
<p>Test Scores:
SAT: 2060 Math: 760 Writing: 670 CR: 600
ACT: 30 Composite Math 30 Science 30 English 32(10 on essay) Reading 25
SAT II: Bio: 660 Spanish: 780, Math2: 740 World History: 590
AP Italian: 5 (like I said he is italian)</p>
<p>ECs.
Spanish merit award
He has 300+ hours of community service</p>
<p>Others: He will finish high school taking all 3 languages(spanish, french, and italian), and he knows a bit of German, you could say he is a language buff</p>
<p>I don’t think he has a good shot ED or RD provided that he doesn’t have legacy. He just doesn’t have that “wow” factor that’ll make him likely to be admitted, which he especially needs because his stats don’t look that good. If he writes the most perfect essays in the history of cornell admissions then yeah he MIGHT get in… As of right now…it’s hell of a reach.</p>
<p>This is a fairly week profile in general. The GPA, SAT score, and SAT II’s are all on the lower side and I really hope he has more EC’s than that. As of now, I don’t think it’s worth it for him to spend his ED on Cornell.</p>
<p>My friend appreciates the comments, but he has one question. He was thinking “taking all 3 languages isn’t a WOW factor for me?” What else could he do?</p>
<p>All it does is establish him as someone interested in languages. So, he used his electives to take language courses. How’s that different from a science buff using his electives to take bio, chem, and physics instead of Italian, French, and Spanish? We’re not talking about Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish here. We’re talking about 3 languages with a lot of similarities.</p>
<p>What else could he do? Honestly, he needed to get better grades and higher scores and take harder classes. There’s not much that can be done about that. At this point, though… I don’t know, work hard on his essays? I’m just not sure if I see this happening. First and foremost, Cornell is a school that wants to see that you’re a beast at school. Everything else on top of that is what makes you special.</p>
<p>His profile is pretty weak all around, from his GPA to his ACT score to his SAT score to his course difficulty to his EC’s. There’s nothing horrendous but I’m not sure if his application will be that much stronger with a 2250 for Cornell.</p>
<p>So … I think his chances for Cornell are low … but hey apply to a dream school, dont let the haters get you down. As for schools that could be good fits for International Relations</p>
<ol>
<li>Boston University — Big on diversity and different languages and perspectives. They preach that stuff. Their international relations program is awesome and it is a low reach to a match for your friend.
2.American University —Best place for International Relations … Washington DC, American has a world renown IR program with lots of internship opportunities. And its a good fit.
3.NYU — This one is kind of a reach, their IR program is decent but the big draw for your friend is the fact he is a language buff in IR … best place for that the UN.</li>
</ol>
<p>There you go my friend … Thanks for chancing me</p>
<p>I have no way to give your friend a list since I don’t know what he’s looking for in a school. But, yea, I feel schools like Boston College or NYU is more on the level of his application.</p>
<p>i don’t think he has a bad chance of getting in.
But it never hurts to make your course load more rigorous. I would say that your friend should take AP Euro this coming year (along with ap stats, ap spanish, and any other ap class his school offers AS LONG AS HE CAN HANDLE IT AND MAKE GOOD GRADES.) When he applies, Cornell will recalculate his GPA to their standards and these extra ap classes (provided he does well in them) will give things a boost. Like me, he needs to break 2100 on SAT. And his ECs will either hurt or help him. On one hand, its great that he was so dedicated to something to have 300+ hours, but on the other hand they may want to see a bit more variety. I’d say try to do some more in that area this year. Volunteer at some other places, join school clubs, etc. Good Luck:))</p>
<p>I’d say that Cornell is a slight reach due to his lack of ECs and relatively low test scores. He still should apply there if it is his dream school though. Also, is he a New York State resident? If so, then he has a MUCH better chance of getting acceptance, especially if he applies to one of the land-grant colleges.</p>
<p>He has a low chance. It’s possible, but he doesn’t stand out much and he has low scores for an ivy league. Architecture is also INCREDIBLY selective, and he needs an interview/portfolio for that.</p>