Cornell Class of 2020 Regular Decision Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am currently a senior in HS, and I would like to know my chances of getting into Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration School. I will chance anyone who replies back!

UW GPA 3.5/4

SAT: 2300 (740 M, 770 CR, 790 W)- Single Sitting
SAT Math II: 770

AP Psychology: 5
AP Biolog

5 = Honors
5 = AP

Experiences

Receptionist, Bethune Hotel, Changchun, China Summer 2012, 2013, 2014
:clubs: Welcomed guests to the hotel in a polite and helpful manner
:clubs: Answered customer inquiries professionally & dealt with customer complaints.

Member, Boy Scouts of America, Forest Hills, NY Summer 2012, 2013
:clubs: Actively participated in Boy Scout volunteer events: Pancake Breakfasts, camping trips, sales, and garbage cleanup.
:clubs: Worked with local residents to improve the local neighborhood

Intern, The First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China Summers 2012, 2013 2014
:clubs: Provided in-patient bed transportation in-between surgery
:clubs: Helped facilitate patient orientations.
:clubs: Worked with Hospitality Operations on patient registrations.

Volunteer Teacher, Jilin Province Bilingual Kindergarten, Changchun, China Summers 2010, 2011
:clubs: Taught English in Reading and Writing (4-6 year-old children)
:clubs: Donated English books and learning materials

Intern, Keller Williams Gold Coast Realty, Great Neck, NY Summer 2015
:clubs: Main technology coordinator
:clubs: Worked as the technology coordinator to help deliver agent portfolios and and projects.
:clubs: Contributed plans to improve and facilitate customer relations

Website Designer, Nassau Queens Endodontics, New York City, NY Summer 2015
:clubs: Planned overall design, layout, and information of website
:clubs: Participated in meetings to discuss patient preferences

Volunteer, Great Neck Historical Society, Great Neck, NY Summer 2015
:clubs: Transcribed conversation of interviews with residents
:clubs: Helped organize member information into Microsoft Excel
:clubs: Helped senior residents save the town gristmill from demolishment

Intern, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China Summers 2014
:clubs: Worked under the supervision of the School Dean, Dr. Yifa Zhou, and his doctoral students on the following:
o Underwent scientific procedures including gel chromatography
o Performed extensive Literature Review
o Experimented with different types of protein molecules

Looking to add an internship at another Luxury Hotel and Travel Agency in the near future before interview.

Essays: Supplement, in my opinion, was solid.

Thank you all so much for your time!

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Your SATs and ec’s seem find but that GPA will HURT you

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If it was not because of your freshman year fiasco, I would have told you that with that GPA you had no chance. But you should be ok!

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Hey, thanks guys for your comments!

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I’d say you have a decent shot but then again you have an awfully low GPA for cornell. Someone mentioned freshman year but i don’t see any imfo about it. Great extra curics – i hope it will be enough.
Chance back if you have the time?
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1846622-chances-for-usc-ucb-ucla-ucsd-will-chance-back.html#latest

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@bhattacharjoo I hate to break it to you, but those SAT 2 scores aren’t particularly high. I actually have never met anyone with an SAT score in the 500s or lower. Anything is possible, so I would recommend applying, but you really would need to pull up that SAT score (ideally) 600-700 points to be more competitive. Look into some lower-tiered schools, there’s plenty of good ones.

OP, all your stats are great except for your GPA. There aren’t many AP scores, but I’m going to assume that’s because your high school doesn’t have many AP classes. Your extracurriculars also look great and have a consistent theme. I wouldn’t be surprised if you made it. Good luck!

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I do think you have a decent chance but don’t use SwalaBala’s statement to estimate your chance of admission. The majority of Asians with 4.0 gpas and 2200+ sats DON’T get in and clearly something must have stood out in his application because people rarely get accepted with stats like that.

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You’ve interned and worked in China. Pretty impressive. Colleges love impressive, but how do these internships play a role in your goals/passions and contribution to the schools? You should answer this when applying in the “any last comments?” Section of your Common App. What’s so scary about admissions is that you never know. It’s hard to chance anyone. Going to China definitely stood out to me, and hopefully it does to Cornell.

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Guys, keep in mind that he’s applying for the Hotel school… That’s a complete different story than Cornell’s other schools.

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The Hotel School looks more for fit than hard stats. They look for experience, enthusiasm, and how fit you are for the school.

I don’t think the GPA will hold you back considering you’re applying to the Hotel school. And besides, your internships at hotels will definitely help your case for your fit, ESPECIALLY since you interned at a hotel in China.

Your SAT is OUTSTANDING.

Your ECs are good.

And I don’t think the Asian thing will affect you TOO much since I don’t think many Asians apply to the Hotel school anyway.

But if you’re REALLY paranoid, I’d look into up the Cornell Class 2019 RD results and look at the kids who got into the Hotel school. You’ll notice looking through the thread that there are VERY few kids who apply for Hotel. And many of them don’t have stellar stats. You’re definitely above average for stats for those applying to Hotel. But look it up and see for yourself.

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I would like to know more info about this as well. bump.

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where are you from?

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Thank you for chancing my thread! From what I see, I believe the variety of hospitality-related experiences and strong academic achievement would definitely qualify you as a student in SHA. Go for it!

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@litlhoward2468 Hey! From his previous posts, looks like he’s from New York.

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Apply. Hotel Admin. is one of those schools at Cornell that sometimes admit students with lower stats but amazing ec’s dedicated to their interest. Of course GPA matters but your scores are excellent and anything is possible, trust me: )

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I already chanced you but again i’d say you have a shot but it may be a long one. Hopefully Cornell will excuse your fairly low GPA becasue clearly you do a lot outside of school. Your scores help you so I’d be surprised if you got in but not astonished. By the way what were your friends stats?

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@laphysica, he’s applying to hotel school, not the other schools. Not many people are familiar with SHA. Their 75th percentile SAT is a 1480 and GPA is around a 3.5UW for the hotel school. Their main focus is on EC’s and fit for the school, not especially grades.

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And regarding my friend’s stats, I’ll find out the exact one for you.

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Hey laphysica, you there?

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I would think that your scores and EC make up for your GPA. As long as your essays are top-notch, you have a decent chance of getting in.