<p>GPA: 3.2
SAT: 1700 (Math-510, CR-570, Writing-620..Essay-10)
*First time taking it...will take again in October(expect to bring it up into 2000's and above)
Rank: School doesn't rank
Schedule: Taking almost every AP I possibly can
*I go to one of the hardest high schools in the nation...Ranked 26 in Newsweeks Top High Schools and Ranked 3rd in the state.
-Essay:Excellent
-Recs: Should be excellent as well</p>
<p>Senior Year Schedule:
-AP Gov't
-AP Econ
-AP English Langauge
-AP Spanish
-Adv. Dance
-Pre-Calc
-Health Ed(Grad. req)</p>
<p>ECs
*La Raza Unida Club (4 yrs- community liason and sec.)
*Spirit Committee(Skit Leader for three years)
*Mock Trial (2 yrs)
*Red Cross Volunteer (since 9th grade, actively engaged with summer camp program-staff for 2 years, Serving on Board of Directors as Youth Representative)
* Internship summer before Senior Year at San Francisco International Airport</p>
<p>Race/Ethnicity-Hispanic
Location-California
*First to go to college, Parents are immigrants to the US and never attended college.
* Would need as much financial aid as is possible</p>
<p>-You'll probably see this thread in a lot of the other Ivy League School Sections, I love the Ivy Leagues</p>
<p>There are people who'll say stuff like "there's no harm in applying." If you have the money, by all means apply.</p>
<p>That said, you have a weak application for any Ivy league school. Your GPA is very low. Your SAT score is very low. Your EC's are okay but fairly unspectacular. The biggest thing you have going for you is the fact you're a URM but I think, in this case, race cannot make up for so many lacking components in your app.</p>
<p>Although you may be able to get into some good schools if you're creative enough, fill a niche, or just get plain lucky, your chances at gaining admission to an Ivy League school are quite slim.</p>
<p>I've decided to apply to Cornell ED and Ive been studying for the SATs all summer with practice tests showing scores in the high 2000's-low 2100's. Do you think that helps my chances at ED?</p>
<p>Somewhere between slim and astronomically low. But if you can afford to apply, why not. It's like playing the lottery...sure, you probably won't win, but, hey, it's only a dollar, right?</p>
<p>A 2100 would help your chances with many schools. But with that GPA, you're not going to an Ivy League. But go ahead and apply, one never knows.</p>
<p>Please do apply, regardless of what people say here. If Cornell's where you want to be, give it a shot. GPAs and SATs aren't everything, but I do hope that you have done something special in your own right so that you will have some other way to stand out in an extremely competitive applicant pool. It's worth a shot tho..</p>
<p>I don't think its impossible for you to get into Cornell . If you really love the college then go for it! But just don't get your hopes up too much. When I did those practice tests for the SAT, I scored about 200 points higher on average than I did on the actual test (total). I'm not saying that will happen to you, but pressure/different questions can change your scores. If you do reach your goal, keep in mind there are TONS of qualified applicants, and sadly many more with higher GPA's than yours. But who knows? If you're an athlete (a relatively good one) contact a coach and see if they'll support you. That'll give you a BIG boost =).</p>