Cornell chance me!! Will I make it or will i die? :(

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>Not very optimistic about my chances :/
I'm a U.S. citizen(Chinese) who took all of middle and high school in an international school in Shanghai, China. My dad was accepted to Cornell 41 years ago on full scholarship.
My GPA: Roughly 4 ish, can anyone explain what "weighted" means?
Rank: Roughly 20/2-300
IB HL History, Chemistry, Eng
IB standard bio, chinese, math
AP Bio, Chinese: 5
SAT: 2150 or something, i forgot (Math 760, Writing 660(***), Reading~730)
SAT 2: Bio 770, Chem 760, Math 720
Intended major: Biochem or something</p>

<p>EC: none, whatsoever. Maybe some astronomy club vp for a few years, some random ec a few hours for each event, helping out, volunteering, but all broken up and not too important to be listed as one thing.</p>

<p>As you can see, EC is probably my weakest, and my scores are nothing too special. I will be applying early. My family has an income of roughly 5-10k USD a year, which isnt very much, so im also worried about financial aid. Thus, the prospects seems to be very, very dim.</p>

2

<p>you are a legacy, so that helps you out.</p>

<p>Dont worry most colleges will try their best to help you with financial aid. Im geussing you live in china right now?</p>

<p>Dont worry, just apply and wait for the response. Dont kill yourself if you dont make it, youll get over it in a few days and attend a different university, and im sure itll be a great one :)</p>

3

<p>yeah…im still living in china right now… Its good to know that legacy helps, but still i guess the odds are against me… I have some UC universities as safety such as UCSD which i hope i can make it…if i don’t then well… :/</p>

4

<p>bump anyone?</p>

5

<p>why is your family income so low? I thought your dad is a Cornell alumni!!! geez</p>

6

<p>10k USD in China is pretty decent income. I have relatives back home would have to take years to earn that much</p>

7

<p>yeah…though income right now isnt my main area of worry, because it seems cornell is rather generous in aid. However it seems i must address or balance the problem of my bad ECs, maybe in my college essay, which I have yet to start… for example talking about my intellectual initiative and interest in chemistry or something, thought it may seem a bit generic and boring.</p>

8

<p>…what?</p>

9

<p>you will be fine… Cornell may be a hard one but you have a strong SAT score and GPA… 4.0 and a 2150? right?.. if its accurate you will definetly get into a UC School… UC Schools are great and it will save you alot of money compared to the Ivy League Schools.</p>

10

<p>I think with a strong essay you could get into Cornell especially considering the legacy and such. Be sure to explain about extracuriculars. You could try joining some stuff now too.</p>

11

<p>UCSD cost almost as much as Cornell but gives no aid to OOS students. Doesn’t sound like a financial safety.</p>

12

<p>if you’re looking for a good safety that’s somewhat cheap, then I’d go for University of Toronto or McGill University in Canada. Tuition is ~$20,000 (30k with room and board) for international students and with your scores I’m sure you’d get some financial aid. Along with that, Canadian universities are basically 100% numbers (although not 100% numbers for scholarship/financial aid considerations which might not fare so well for you) which should play in your favor.</p>

13

<p>thanks for the responses and advice! I guess ill start working on my essay and hope for the best! thank you!</p>