<p>Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone could give me my chances of getting into Cornell College of Arts and Science ED.</p>
<p>2150 on sats
770 us history
780 biology</p>
<p>91.98 GPA</p>
<p>Have taken 6 APs between 10th/11th grade
European History-4
Language and Comp-4
Psych-5
Calculus BC-5
Biology-5
APUSH-5</p>
<p>Am taking 5 APs senior year
with Mulitvariable Calculus
English Lit
Chemistry
Gov
Econ
Latin</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
300 hrs of community service
Tri-M (secretary 12th grade)
MUN (secretary: 12th grade)
Environmental club (activity manager:11th, vice-pres:12th )
Interact Volunteer club (district officer:10th, treasurer:11th, vice-pres:12th)
Chinese Club (vice pres: 11th, pres: 12th)
Math Club (pres:12th)
have been a member of masterminds since 9th grade
tutored at a local city school 10th and 11th
Member of NHS 12th grade
internship 11th grade at a local hospital</p>
<p>awards:
honor roll since freshmen year
national latin exam cum laude since freshmen year
ap scholar with distinction</p>
<p>Low reach ! Honestly, the only thing holding you back is a) mediocre SAT and b) no amazing ECs. I should be able to tell your area of interest by just looking at your ECs and also your strengths through your course load and respective grades
i.e. A pre-med student should have hospital volunteering as well as physician shadowing in order to indicate a particular penchant towards that certain field/major of study</p>
<p>on the bright side, you still have a better chance than maybe 30 percent on other applicants:) Just chill and wait for the decision</p>
<p>thanks!! erm rd: brown, dartmouth, duke, carnegie mellon, johns hopkins, northwestern. medium reach/safeties: boston universities, brown college, case. what do you think? i love cornell and its def my first first choice though… how about you guys?</p>
<p>I would say you’re a low reach. Your SAT is a bit low (like mine), and I’m not entirely sure how your GPA converts to a regular 4 scale. That said, you’ve taken quite a few APs and your SAT IIs are solid. Of course, being asian doesn’t help :(</p>
<p>i know D: but cals middle 50% is 1860-2150, and out of 1600 i have 1460 while their mid 50% is 1240-1430. out of 4 i thinkkk im a 3.7-3.8. im a girl though so that might help a little? haha that was a bit sexist… sorry. any idea on my other schools?</p>
<p>yea you’ll get in if you have strong personal statement. Without a doubt. Obviously you need some luck to get into an ivy league but your stats are pretty solid. Some people with worst stats than yours have gotten in before. Of course, if possible you would wanna raise your SAT score and GPA but then again if you raise your SAT score to say 2350? and your GPA to around 95/100, might as well go for Harvard. If you know what I mean? Ok bottom line, if your short on time, focus on creating a strong essay and getting great recommendations. In my opinion, you’re bound to get in.Carnegie, John Hopkins and Northwestern are also strong possibilities. Brown , Dartmouth and Duke are a little hard I must say. Although I won’t be surprised if you get in to all of them! Goodluck!</p>
<p>thanks fan! though i’ve always thought northwestern is tougher than brown/dart? cals doesnt require sat 2s, and i dont know if they look at them (does anyone know?). thanks though, and ill def chance back :)</p>
<p>From a fellow Cornell ED applicant, I’d say you have a good chance! You are a very solid candidate, and fit well within the range of what Cornell accepts. The fact that you applied ED will certainly help. Good luck!</p>
<p>honestly I’d say low reach, solely because you don’t have any real ECs- almost every college admissions team sees ECs that were started junior and senior year to be kind of artificial and something the kid just did to put on his resume. Overall you still have a nice chance- good luck! :)</p>
<p>Cornelled1995, just a comment one of the earlier posts on pre-med EC’s. You do NOT absolutely have to have “pre-med” type EC’s in high school to get into med school in the future. I’m a physician, and I can tell you this with certainty. Yes, in college you should have some EC’s that show an interest in medicine (shadowing a physician, volunteering at a hospital, doing research), but that is NOT necessary in high school --unless you are applying to a 6-year or 7-year med program right now (one where you are assured your spot in the med class right out of 12th grade). I would rather see applicants to undergrad who have a wide range of interests, including passions in areas outside of medicine. The best physicians are those who are “Renaissance men/women.” So don’t worry! As to your chance, I think Cornell is a reach now with your SAT (did you try the ACT? Some people do better on it, and I believe Cornell takes either/or), but it is worth a try!</p>
hope to see you there!! (4 days ah!!)</p>