<p>Hi CC! I am an upcoming senior I was trying to decide wether to apply Cornell ED or RD for both the college of engineering and CAS, when you read my stats you will see it's obviously a high (HIGH) reach which I realize, i am just trying to figure out what I can do to make it less of a reach. Be honest but not rude lol.<br>
[ b]Objective:Bioengineering or Biochem with Premed for both
SAT I (breakdown):n/a
ACT:(unprepared w/junior yr stress) 26(28 superscore)-taking in sept for 30 with class and intense study SAT II: taking in October for 720+ on Math level 2 and Bio E/M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.5UW,3.7W (Will be 3.6/3.85 after S1 Senior)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25% with 600 students
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):just honors ( none offered before senior (took 6/10 offered honors)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Ap calc AB,Ap English,Ap human geography, Honors chem 2, Honors physics,Theatre arts 1
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Poetry out loud State competitor(beat 8,000),HOSA state competitor/qualifier, nothing too major
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Medical careers club 4 years [VP 2, raises 75k for st jude while in club,25k+ while vp), interact 3 years ( President senior yr and granted 3 awards for community service and leadership), Drama club all 4 years (star roles) (Thespian), Tennis 9/10/12 grade Jv( most improved player award), also started own local music label mini business making 500+ in sales(lol) , will be writing essay about how I thought I was going to do music then rejected in two talent show auditions and gained from that failure and turned it into academic drive 11-12 grade, National honors society,Spanish honors society,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Work at a real estate firm for 2 years 15hrs/wk, hopefully intern at Barnes or washu this year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: over 325 hours at library, tutoring, with interact and med club, at local hospital in nursing, leader at church and greeter, local food pantry
[ *] Summer Activities: Accepted to an engineering academy at slu did that, health sciences camp, volunteering with special ed kids, working full time
[ *] Essays: I'm a fantastic essay writer, I'd like to think got 10 on act writing not trying
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: having math and science teachers who adore me and I've had both years for honors so should be stellar
[ *] Counselor Rec: should also be great
[ *] Additional Rec: supervisor at job,good
[ *] Interview: n/a
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: will be yes
[ *] Intended Major: Bioengineering or Biochem both with premed
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Illinois
[ *] Country (if international applicant):Us
[ *] School Type: public (known to be difficult but not many Aps)
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: average 90k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, Extremely dedicated, ED(maybe),EC I think
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - The fact that I'm perseverant and Cornell is a perfect fit
[ *] Weaknesses: Act,Gpa both mediocre
[ *] Your "Cornell" factor - the most unique thing in your application: I'm funny/lively, I turned failure into progressing succes, desire to succeed
Overall I really am just wanting advise on if I should apply ED with (hopefully) 29/30 act,3.5/3.7 Gpa, 720 SAT 2s for CAS or Engineering or Premed or wait until RD and get test scores into 30s/750s , Gpa 3.7/3.8.5 and apply? Will ED give me a better shot or no with low scores and Gpa . Thanks in advance guys!</p>
<p>I also played piano since I was 5 and guitar for 2 years, but don’t really see that as important</p>
<p>Your scores and GPA are way too low for Cornell…</p>
<p>Appreciate the honesty!</p>
<p>If you really want to go to Cornell, certainly apply early. Applying RD will kill your chances. Work really hard on the ACT retake. </p>
<p>WhartonnotHYPS, thank you, appreciated! Would a 30 ED make it an unlikely reach instead of impossible?</p>
<p>Shoot for 32 on ACT. </p>
<p>If not, why not try SAT? SAT is just a game of how hard you work; the more practice you do, the better your score becomes. One summer of hard work can seriously change your life!
(Bar on SAT would be approx 2200).</p>
<p>I might as well pay 50$ more and give it a shot with my subject tests! I’ll be putting in massive study time this semester, thanks! Wish me luck </p>
<p>Really work on pulling up your ACT score, which it sounds like is your goal. Applying RD won’t necessarily “kill” your chances. While it is certainly true that the acceptance rate is higher for ED, if applying RD gives you the time you need to pull up your test scores, I would say do that. If you’re taking the ACT again in September, you should get the results in time to decide whether or not to apply ED. If your score is still low, I’d suggest taking the SAT and waiting to apply RD.</p>
<p>As far as which college to apply to, it just depends what exactly you plan on doing. You mentioned premed. If you do that, it isn’t its own separate college. You go to whichever college you want and then follow the premed track. </p>
<p>You’re going for engineering right? Although medical club is cool, it doesn’t reflect your interest in engineering. For Cornell, ed or rd, you need a 33 act or 2250 sat score. In terms of ECs, try doing things that involves engineering. Also, you should take sat 2’physics.
Good luck!
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<p>With a 3.5 UW, wait til regular decision and pull your GPA up. I mean, take classes online, community college, whatever, in addition to your classes at HS. Also make sure your ACT gets up to a 33. Good luck, chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1673832-will-chance-back-chance-me-for-cmc-barnard-bryn-mawr-columbia-stanford-cornell-umich-stern.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1673832-will-chance-back-chance-me-for-cmc-barnard-bryn-mawr-columbia-stanford-cornell-umich-stern.html#latest</a></p>
<p>Thanks guys!, going to see about the CC/online courses and hold off until I see my September scores, I will chance back!</p>
<p>But Yes engineering with premed concentration! will it still affect my app at this point if I join engineering clubs at my school senior year ?(they just started my junior year and I was unaware) </p>
<p>@Dream0n</p>
<p>IMO not really unless you do something noteworthy. It’s worth a try though. </p>
<p>Like go to state or regionals with the team or build something significant ?</p>