Cornell CAS? Bizarre Circumstances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>well lets start off by listing some basic stats
-17 Years Old
-Bilingual Dogwood Diploma (HS Marks: Pretty bad but I had been living in a pretty abusive home so that had something to do with my marks)
-90% avg at Vancouver Community College (Physics 12, Chemistry 12, Math 12)
-2350 SAT score
-Afro-Canadian
-First Gen Canadian - First on family to try to get into Post Secondary
-I believe I'm a capable of playing D1 basketball and email the coach at Cornell and he invited me to a camp this summer and asked me to send him some game tape.</p>

<p>Okay so I haven't really done well in HS partly due to the fact that it's pretty hard getting anything done let alone focusing on doing superb while in fear of being savagely beaten by your own parents on a daily basis. Managed to get out of HS with a biling diploma and C+/B average. Moved out into a friends basement and started trying to put the past behind me, its been 3 and a half months and my averages have jumped into the 90's (A+ according to their scale) in all my classes at Vancouver Comm. College. Took the SAT last month with a 2350 and am trying to turn my life around for the better which is what brings me here. </p>

<p>Is there any chance at me getting into any of the Ivie's and what can I do to help bolster my application? I really think at a school as beautiful and prestigeous as a Harvard or a Cornell, I will be able to reach my full academic and athletic(but that's another forum) potential. </p>

<p>This is where you guys come in. With all that being said, I believe I can get in, I just need some giudence. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is spectacular, but I think you will have to establish a longer run of academic success before the Ivies will be interested. A 90 average at CC is not that impressive, either. Why not think about great colleges that are easier to transfer to.</p>

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<p>I think you’re in.
Incredible SAT score, urm, first gen., decent average in spite of CC, and if what you say about family abuse has really a big an impact on you as you say, then you have truly turned your life around and I think any college would like it.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>A black kid with a compelling story and a 2350 who can play D1 basketball and is first-gen? um…you got a pretty decent shot i guess…</p>

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<p>My sentiments mirror those of the poster above me.</p>

<p>The very fact that you attained a 90 average and 2350 on your SATs after your personal issues have been resolved demonstrates your intellectual abilities when prompted by a safe environment. </p>

<p>Combine this with affirmative action policies, first-gen and athletic recruitment, I would say your chances are quite high.</p>

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<p>I’m not sure if university works the same way, but I know high school wise, a 90 average in a Canadian high school is like 10 times better than a 90 average in a US high school. Only around top 2% from the average graduating class gets a 90+ average in a Canadian school.</p>