<p>sex: female
race: African-American (Nigerian to be exact)
SAT: 1980 Math-680 Writing-660 Reading-640
SAT II: havent taken yet..planning on math 2 and chemistry
ACT: planning on taking it
GPA: 3.917 out of 4.000..I don't know what it is unweighted
class rank: top 5% (11 out of 500 or so)
AP: human geography-4
world history-4
calculus bc-3
physics b-2 (i know..bad)
us history-3
language and composition-3
ec: varsity volleyball
student council
national honor society
national beta club
mu alpha theta (a math tutoring club)
sslt (shiloh student leadership team)
mcsa (multi cultural student association)
french honor society
senior courses: anatomy, AP stat, AP literature and composition, AP macroeconomics, AP government
I really want to go to the school for civil engineering. I've already visited and I fell in love. I just want to know what my chances really are for getting in. I know I'm not a complete shoe-in and I don't have the highest score because I'm not a genius, but I also know that my chances aren't zero, so I would greatly appreciate a response.</p>
<p>If you could get your SAT up to at least high 1300’s , I think you’d have an excellent chance.</p>
<p>Your ECs seem pretty light, and you don’t list any leadership positions. Have you worked during your summers? Do you volunteer your time with any organizations?</p>
<p>Even with a higher test score, you will need to present a stronger total application. Be sure your essays reflect a strong passion for something beyond just academics.</p>
<p>SSLT and Student Council are both leadership clubs. Also, Beta club and NHS are both community service based clubs where I had to do at least 30 hours of community service. As for summer jobs, I desperately tried to get one, but I had no luck. However, I did volunteer at a nursing home for a long period of time during the school year. Hope that information helps more.</p>
<p>Being a female URM definitely gives you excellent chances for CoE, especially ED. I will advise that you really need to step it up in math/science. Your math/science scores are not impressive and in Engineering with things graded on a curve, you may find yourself struggling to keep up. I do think though that if you can focus and put the time/effort in your first year, you will be up to snuff for the rest of undergrad.</p>
<p>From a conversation with a current Cornell CoE student, I had learned recently that Cornell CoE has significant retention issue with URM students. Please make sure that you are well prepared in math and science. Cornell is not an easy place.</p>