<p>Male
Black
Born: Tripoli, Libya
~US CITIZEN SINCE AGE 5~</p>
<p>3.3uw GPA
2100 SAT</p>
<p>ECs
Class President
Football & Track
Debate Team (several awards)
Mock Trial
Tutor
Volunteer w. Refugee Charity</p>
<p>I'm currently a Junior. I've always taken the hardest courses available to me, and I didn't take them seriously so my GPA in my Fr and So years were poor. There is an upward progression as I got a 3.5 this semester and am bound to get a 4.0 this semester. APs I currently take are AP US History, AP Physics B, AP Psych. Tips to get me into Cornell? What would be a SAT needed for a "lock"?</p>
<p>Chances?</p>
<p>what do you mean by a “lock”? 2400 on a SAT is not a lock for any top tier school. Frankly, your GPA is not high enough. i think it is a little too late for you to make up for the low GPA. An upward trend is nice but it is not sufficient. Since you listed your ethnicity here, my guess is you are hoping that it would help you. i would say without affirmative action, Cornell is really not a realistic target school for you.</p>
<p>What about w/ it? Seeing how it does apply to me. I put “lock” in quotes to signify that it wasn’t a literal or definitive certainty, but a score that induces a probable acceptance</p>
<p>Anything over a 2150 with a minimum of 700 in each sub section would be good. Also, you will want 700+ in SAT II and 5s on AP Tests. Since AA is before the supreme court, it is hard to say if it will be around next year. If AA sticks around, you will have a shot. If not, then you missed the boat.</p>
<p>Try doing some serious SAT prep over the next couple months. You have much time ahead of you, and getting your scores up will definitely increase your chances. I know of a few people with GPAs similar to yours who got in ED this year, but I know that they had stand out test scores.</p>
<p>What’s your SAT score out of 1600? Cornell typically (or so I’ve heard) disregards/limits the weight put on the writing section.</p>
<p>try getting really good scores and you are half way there.Keep up the grades.</p>
<p>You are a URM with those stats, I would say that you are fine (it might help to bring up the 2100 to 2150). Probably High match-low reach.</p>