Cornell info help...and chances

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<p>Yet another chances thread lol, to alleviate all us worried juniors:</p>

<p>White, 1st gen., Virginia</p>

<p>College: CAS, Early Decision</p>

<p>GPA: 3.94 weighted, 12 AP's, 14 AP tests (taught self AP macro/micro) </p>

<p>SAT: 2340 (1580). ppl tell me not to worry cause of this, but im still worried about my low gpa. Anyone know ABOUT what the avg cornell weighted gpa is?</p>

<p>SAT II's: Taking math2, US, world in june. Expecting 800s.Will retake if not.</p>

<p>EC's: </p>

<p>Regional champs, National Economics Competition
State champs, National Economics competition
East Coast 4th place out of 13 National Econ competition
National AP Scholar by junior year
National Merit Semifinalist
President and Founder, Economics Club
Treasurer, SGA
Treasurer, Spanish Club, President Senior year
Peer Tutor at nearby hospital, 200+ hours
Cross Country 4 years, 2 years JV
Summer employment somewhere
Varsity math varsity Lettered
UVA SEP summer camp, 2007</p>

<p>Awesome recs expected from 1 teacher, decent from other 1</p>

<p>Applying financial aid</p>

<p>If i think of anything else...I'll edit</p>

<p>Ok, my other concern is that i'll be filling out intended majors as Economics, business, but i got a b+ in AP stat sophomore year, and a b+ in bc calc this year with the possibility of a B. Would this make a big difference as these majors are so math-based?</p>

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<p>The B+ in Calc might raise some eyebrows, but I think you would have a 90% chance of being accepted ED. Regular decision would be closer to 60% or so. Arts can be a crap shoot.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>I think that you have a very good shot. Your scores and gpa are excellent. ecs look good too. Only thing you should be worried about is writing good application essays. Convey to the adcoms why Cornell is a good fit for you and talk about how you will take advantage of Cornell's academic resources. Esp. applying as ED, you have a very good shot. Also, getting one or two B+ here and there is no big deal. Just make sure to maintain strong grades overall.</p>

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<p>FYI, there is no difference, realistically speaking, between a GPA of 3.94 and 4.0.</p>

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<p>That GPA is 3.94 WEIGHTED, which might be a bit of a problem</p>

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<p>I think your scores and ECs are enough to overpower a low unweighted (if it really is low). Apply early for sure, and I'd say you have a really good chance.</p>

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<p>oh man, we have pretty similar stats. I had a 2340 and 800s on Math 2 and USH as well. obviously our ECs are different, but you definitely should have a pretty fair shot. My GPA was 3.76-3.77 when i applied (higher now) and I got into CAS as a Bio Major RD. so yea, you should be fine. just dont botch your common essay like i did. My weighted was in the region of the high 4.2s when I applied (my school offers like 30 aps, so most kids are bound to take 5-12 in hs).</p>

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<p>haha wow! I have that exact same unweighted gpa...3.76ish</p>

<p>My school weights it +.5 for AP's, im taking 12 total, 30 or so total credits.</p>

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<p>oh and in my county, 94-100 is an A instead of 90-100 like i'm told is the majority in the rest of the country, so on the "majority" grading scale, i would have pretty much a perfect gpa, 3.96ish unweighted, 4.15ish weighted</p>

<p>idk though if we are THAT much of a minority...correct me if i'm wrong.</p>