Chances - Cornell CALS ED.....Canada

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<p>Asian Male..... goes to a local public school. Not a great school, but not a bad school either. No honours courses and no formal classroom AP classes are offered.</p>

<p>SAT I (March)
Math: 800
CR: 670
WR: 720</p>

<p>Planning to retake October</p>

<p>SAT II:
Bio M: 750
IIC: 800
Korean: 800
World History: June
Chemistry: June</p>

<p>GPA: In percentages... about 93% average and about 3.89/4.00 unweighted</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>Leader and rhythm guitarist of a garage rock band called.. "Cipher Hour". Lots of gigs are scheduled for this summer. An album is scheduled to be recorded this summer as well. I think being the leader of a rock band really sets me apart from other Asians. Besides, I love playing guitar and making music...... grades 9, 10, 11 (about 8 hours per week). I will probably be writing about this in my essay, as I've got lots of interesting things to write about.</p>

<p>Student Council.... grade 11 representative, grade 12 representative (next year)</p>

<p>District Student Leadership council..... school representative</p>

<p>Lab Assistant at a local university.... 3 hours a week</p>

<p>Part-time job as a softball umpire.... 2 hours a week (grade 9, 10, 11)</p>

<p>Editor in chief and founder of the school newspaper.... grade 11</p>

<p>Volunteer at a free-internet-service-provider for seniors.. grade 10, 11 (2 hours per week)</p>

<p>CompTIA A+ Certification holder (computer technician)
CompTIA Network+ Certification holder (network technician)</p>

<p>Teacher recs.... I presume they'd be good.
Essay will have a unique topic but I dunno if it'd be good or not</p>

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<p>bump........</p>

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<p>Looks good. i would say you have a good chance at Early.
I'm from Toronto, and I'm a rising sophomore in CAS. Plus CALS isnt <em>very</em> hard to get into - compared to Arts at least</p>

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<p>maybe work specifically on the sat1 cr only, but other than that, everything looks good...impressive ecs</p>

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<p>thanks everybody.</p>

<p>Has Cornell released their policies regarding the NEW SATS and combining section scores?.......as in will they take highest sitting or will they take the combination of highest sections</p>

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<p>ive heard so far that most schools are seperating the new one into the old one + sat2 wrting, in which case i'd look at how they did combing section scores for last years sat1</p>

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<p>Which program are you applying for in CALS?</p>

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<p>Oh, didnt mention that.... Biology</p>

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<p>Out of curiosity, why CALS instead of Arts & Sci? I'm just asking because I see that you are out-of-state, and bio is very tough to get into in CALS from out-of-state (though you seem like you would still get in anyway). I know that some very science-oriented people don't like the liberal arts requirements in Arts though.</p>

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<p>Why CALS...... I don't know, maybe I should think about applying to CAS instead.</p>

<p>I just thought CALS was easier to get in than CAS, but now considering that I want to do a minor in history, it might be a wiser choice to apply CAS...</p>

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<p>There are no minors in CAS, but a double major in bio and history wouldn't be too tough to do. But yeah, bio is a pretty tough major to get into for out-of-state students in CALS. It's only easier for NY residents. And if you go for CALS, you are limited in the number of CAS credits you can take. For very science-oriented students, this isn't a problem. If you are interested in the liberal arts too though, you may feel yourself a bit restricted in CALS.</p>

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<p>I disagree. It may be state-funded, but I know a lot of out-of-staters as well as many Canadians already in CALS. </p>

<p>Because Cornell decides admissions based on the major as well as the college, it may be an option applying as a history major. Once you get in, you can always change. A friend of mine applied as an Asian Studies major, and then transferred to the Hotel school.</p>

<p>Cornell just recently (this year) decided on constructing a Biology minor in CAS and is still under review in CALS.</p>

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<p>There are certainly out-of-staters in CALS, but it is only easier to get into than CAS if you are an in-stater. He can definitely switch majors, but if he wants to do history, why would he apply to a school that doesn't offer history?</p>

<p>Also, I'm confused by what you are saying about CAS only recently acquiring a Bio major. Nearly all of the bio majors I know are in CAS.</p>

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<p>It's a minor that I'm talking about. A student could never in the past take biology as a minor. </p>

<p>With regards to the application, you're right, obviously you don't apply to a college that doesn't offer the major. But that wasn't my point. My point was applying to CAS as a history major - ie. not a bio major - and then switching to biology...</p>

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<p>Is Korean your native language? If so, your SAT II in Korean will probably not be accepted as they don't accept SAT IIs in the student's native language. I just thought you should know. </p>

<p>Hope this helps!!!</p>

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<p>yea.... i just took the test because I felt like taking it, which is why I took 2 more SAT IIs in June......</p>

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<p>what would the chances for a student, out of state, to get into CAS as opposed to CALS, for bio?</p>

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<p>For out-of-state students, I would guess that the chances would be similar for CAS and CALS</p>