<p>Hey guys,
I am a junior, thinking about which colleges to apply.
I want to apply to Cornell, College of Arts and Sciences.
I am going to apply Regular Decision. Is it helpful to send the app in
around Oct-Dec (not as Early Decision though) ???
To those who already got in (Congrats!) how does my stat compare?
Do you think I have a shot ???</p>
<p>Asian Female
Public HS in VA
Major in Bio/Chemistry?</p>
<p>SAT: took it twice- 2110, 2070
composite 2180 (CR 660, M 800, W 720 (12))</p>
<p>SAT II: 750 Chem, need to take one more.
UW GPA: 3.9
W GPA: 4.7</p>
<p>AP Coures- 1 Sophmore year
5 Junior year
3 Senior Year</p>
<p>No Major Awards
ECs- some clubs, honor societies, volunteer (~300 hrs)
- hospital work during summer
- small leadership position
I don't have strong activities/leadership positions.
My rec letters are going to be mediocre, since I go to a big school
and I am not very close to my teachers. so, what do you think ??</p>
<p>well, it looks like your grades and SAT's are in the right range........I had a 2180, a 780, 760, and 760 on my subject tests, and a 4.35 weighted and 3.96 unweighted GPA and I got in. I am white too btw....</p>
<p>However, it's really hard to predict because of the second part, that is awards, extracurrics, and letters of rec. I know I was pretty strong in all 3 of those departments, but it's hard to say that that was the reason I got in. I do know that Cornell does pay attention to these factors though, so if you wanna make sure you have a really good shot I would focus on writing a really good essay, doing some substantial extracurriculars the remainder of your junior year and especially over the summer, and strive to forge last minute relationships with the teachers that are writing your letters of rec. cornell had a low acceptance rate this year (around 16% for College of Arts and Sciences Regular Decision), so any precaution/extra effort you take can't hurt.</p>
<p>I wouldnt say do more activities, they arent looking for a long list of ECs. They are looking to see that you are passionate about something. Maybe within your extracurriculars, take more of a leadership initiative. As Innovative said, your academic portion looks like. And also Recs are important. I got my recs from advisors of clubs in which i was very active. And maybe if a teacher really likes you ask them for a reccomendation.</p>
<p>ED applicants tend to be the strongest....but I believe Cornell takes around 30% of its class through the ED round so if you really want to come to Cornell it is to your advantage to apply ED.</p>