<p>PSAT 223 (National Merit Finalist most likely)</p>
<p>Persian-American living in Texas</p>
<p>SAT I: Math - 800
CR - 740
Writing - 670 (i know its low, but i hear that Cornell doesnt consider this??)</p>
<p>GPA : UW - 3.4ish
W - 4.1</p>
<p>Class Rank : 15%</p>
<p>Junior Schedule:
Soccer
English 3 IB
US History PIB
Pre-Calc PIB
Spanish 4 IB
Biology 2 IB
ToK IB (Theory of Knowledge)</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
Soccer
English 4 IB HL
History of the Americas IB HL
Calculus IB SL
Biology 3 IB HL
Economics IB SL
Physics PIB
Speech (first semester)</p>
<p>I am an IB diploma student</p>
<p>ECs: Not too many clubs and whatnot but...I am working at a CPA firm doing accounting. I have become a valuable asset to his company (Im charged out at $60+ an hour) and will continue working there until i leave for school. I may start working soon directly for Marc Ostrofsky (look him up on wikipedia), but it is not set in stone. I am also lent out to law firms and other companies.
Also Ive played 4 years of soccer (2 varsity) at a 5A school that it number 2 in houston.
I am also an accomplished guitar player. Taught at a few summer campls, and played many concerts. </p>
<p>So judging from this what do you think my chances are of being accepted to Cornell ED??</p>
<p>congratss on psats, soo jealouss–clearly im only going to be commended</p>
<p>you have more than a chance at cornell ED, at least in my opinion
the gpa is a little on the lowish side but hey 1540 is nothing to sneeze at
IBs are mad tough, i hear they are worse than APs, so that whole “challenging course-load aspect” is really working in your favor
and tho you say you don’t have many “clubs”, the things you do have, esp. your job, looks like things that you are passionate in and quality is always better than quantity</p>
<p>I dont kow much about IBs, al lmy school has is APs, but it looks like youre taking a ton of them. And your PSAT is great and so is your SAT. I would definitely accept you at Cornell, especially with your dedicated ECs</p>
<p>The GPA is sort of low, but you do have great, specific ECs. HIGHLIGHT them in your essay- you have ground to cover academically, but I’d say high match overall.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what sort of scintillating discussion you can make about accounting, but your essays and scores should have no problem outweighing any doubts cast by your midrange GPA.</p>
<p>I would say a 60% chance. Although ur gpa is kinda low, but ur certainly very dedicated in ur EC. Man I love ur SAT score lol! please chance me back, Im also thinking of Cornell ED</p>
<p>I agree with what most other people are saying - your GPA is pretty low for an Ivy League school. HOWEVER, you are taking the hardest possible classes (I’m in the IB, too!). How have you done in IB tests so far? If you’re getting 6s or 7s, that might help make up for your GPA.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Cornell is one of the easier Ivies to get into, so I definitely think you have a chance, but it will probab;y still be a bit of a reach.</p>
<p>I think that you have a really good shot at Cornell ED! It’s weird that you are top 15% with a 3.4 GPA, but I guess your school just grades harshly? Join some clubs in the fall and try to get some leadership positions and then I think you could have an even better chance!</p>
<p>Hmm I’d say just bring up that GPA lol oh and also, are the numbers next to some of your IB courses your grades? Because if it is, they are quite low, to be honest… I might be wrong haha
But looking at your other stats, looks pretty good and I’d say you have a pretty good chance if you make those changes ^^</p>
<p>I think you are right in that Cornell doesn’t look at the writing SAT score. Your job at the accounting firm is really cool too! Your gpa and class rank are gonna hurt though, but with the Ivies you really never know. Good luck!</p>
thanks for chancing me!</p>