chance pls

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>korean kid from cali
private school
gonna major in engineering</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.6
Weighted GPA: 4.1
school doesnt rank</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Scores:
2170 (800 M//660 CR//710 W)
SAT II Scores:
800 Math IIC
730 Physics</p>

<p>APs:
5 Calc AB
4 Biology
3 European History
3 Language and Comp</p>

<p>EC's:
Varsity baseball (co-captain)
Senior Senate
Various clubs
Volunteering (about 100 hours)
Speech and Debate
NHS
CSF</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Lit and Comp, AP Economics, Studio Art</p>

<p>I got 1 C+ junior year in AP Language is that going to hurt me?</p>

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<p>You have a shot, but honestly your GPA is a bit low and you EC's dont show much dedication.</p>

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<p>What's wrong with his EC's?</p>

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<p>what? i think his EC's are above average. even just the baseball is a huge commitment.</p>

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<p>I think what urmomgoes2colege is trying to say is that his EC's do not show passion... especially not towards Engineering, his intended major. This is big at Cornell; they want your EC's to reflect what you want to study in addition to showing a clear passion.
The EC's you have are good, but they don't cohesively reveal one true passion and they say nothing about engineering.</p>

<p>I still think you have a good shot though! Good Luck!</p>

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<p>the passion EC stuff is a lot of cliche jargon. i disagree that you have to show a direct concentration in your pattern of activities- on the contrary, it seems better to show a diversity of interests, especially ones that diverge from what you plan to study. being a varsity athlete and a focused student simultaneously looks very good even by itself. overall, my opinion is this EC stuff is simply a gauge of time management. passion, desire, etc are really sensationalized- these applicants were only 14-18 years old after all. </p>

<p>i got in 3 yrs ago with the most bull **** EC resume possible. if his do not show passion (i'll assume your definition is the correct one), mine showed utter loathing. your gpa is good enough, your sat is slightly-moderately above average, and you have added rigor to your coursework. these, as well as your recs, will be what ultimately decides it.</p>

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<p>true, but here's the thing: so many students are multiple varsity athletes, are 4.0 and above students, have near perfect SATs scores, and are musicians, but still manage to show a clear passion in a certain field, for example having a litany of Science Related EC's (research, Fair Semi Finalists or finalists, etc.).</p>

<p>While I think its good to be diverse I also think that you can be diverse, but still maintain an ability to display passion. Cornell, more so than most other top schools, cares about appropriateness and passion.</p>

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<p>of the types of students you mentioned, i bet nearly all of them were accepted- because of grades, sats, rigor of courseload, and recs. the ECs were merely tasty sprinkles on top. what i think we're missing is that while cornell is a very great school- i'd be hard pressed if someone with a 4.0 and near perfect SAT scores was rejected, regardless of what EC's they had.</p>

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<p>bluedevilbball, did you get my pm yet?</p>