chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>white male from maine,
sats- 1330/1600, 1930/2400 (710m, 620r, 600w)
sat IIs- 730 math I, 630 chem
gpa ~3.9 (unweighted), 3.95 this semester with all hard classes (3 aps), and took all challenging courses except history in jr and soph yrs. classes like ap chem and ap physics arent offered, but i took honors.
rank ~6/200, top 3%
ap tests- 3 lang&comp, taking ap cacl, ap gov, and ap lit this year.</p>

<p>ec's-
varsity tennis 4 yrs
varsity soccer 2 yrs (jv 2yrs)
skiing 4 yrs
science olympiad 4 yrs</p>

<p>I'm applying regular decision,
any thoughts?</p>

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<p>SATs are kinda low...any notable ECs?
lol i'm just wandering through cornell's board</p>

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<p>well last spring I went to this one-week camp at Bigelow Labs (world famous marine labratory) to study aquatic life and their interactions, especially zooplankton and such. but I know my sat's are low, and I'm not in a lot of clubs. I know it's a reach</p>

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<p>What college are you applying to?</p>

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<p>...cornell, as this is the cornell forum. also tufts, colgate, gw, bc and a few others. and though my sat's are low, they are still technically in their mid-range (1280-1490), so I was wondering if it was worth a shot.</p>

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<p>Alright first you dont have to be snide he was just trying to help, your only making yourself seem like an ass. Second there are seven count em seven undergraduate colleges with varying admissions standards. Maybe if you opened a book on cornell youd know this. Third your midranges are old and each college has differnt mid ranges. A 1330 for art sci and not being a urm/legacy is gonna be very slim.</p>

<p>cheers,
Mike</p>

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<p>o sorry yeah id just be applying to the basic arts&sci. my 08 usnwr book gave me that midrange, and i thought it was a little low for cornell- whats the range according to your sources?</p>

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<p>Well, I'm no stellar applicant but as far as I know for CAS, I was always under the impression that an average applicant would have something like: 1480+ SAT (R+M), President nametags, minor awards/researches/focused EC and whatnot. And here's a friendly advice. NEVER trust the 'median score' range thingies.</p>

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<p>dont trust them as in they arent accurate or as in that you should have above them to have a decent shot?</p>

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<p>You should just take into account that there are exceptional cases (i.e. 2400 who did not get in vs. 1840 who did get in) and try not to torture yourself if you are not the stellar 2400 applicant. After all, SAT score is only part of the criteria they look through.</p>

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<p>1480 for an average student?</p>

<p>i would say if have 700+ for the two subjects then ur within the ball park</p>