<p>I'm in the top 22% ranking in my school right now. I had 4 C's my sophmore year. But straight A's my Freshman year. I'm taking these classes during my junior year.</p>
<p>AP Calc
AP english
AP Bio
AP american history</p>
<p>I have yet to take the SATs....</p>
<p>How are my chances peeps. Please God, please give me a chance to prove myself. Cornell is where I want to go so bad.</p>
<p>not looking too good so far. unless your SAT score is amazing or you get amazing grades from now on. good luck.</p>
<p>Looking at that I agree that your Junior year will make or break you. If you can do well at those classes and do well on the SAT (and SAT II's) you stand a good chance, but you're only going to be a junior next year so relax about college admissions and just do well in class and do things you enjoy.</p>
<p>why were your sophomore grades so different than your freshman grades?</p>
<p>Your rank and C' s will not help you. You need to continue to take and do well in challenging courses. You should apply ED. You should also try to stand out in some extracurricular activity related to the school you want to apply.</p>
<p>My daughter got in to Cornell (and attends), my son did not. They had the same total score SAT (he had higher math, physics--she higher verbal, writing) very close class rank (both top 5%) and similar extracurriculars. She was a leader in the activities more related to the school she applied to.</p>
<p>My daughter's friend was not accepted to Cornell even though he got an 800 on the verbal SAT, his father and brother graduated from Cornell and he applied ED. He was not in the most difficult courses, his ranking was not at the top and his extracurriculars were limited.</p>
<p>4 C's? That's not good. You're going to need to do very well in Junior Year, ECs, high SATs, outstanding rec, and all that will only give you a decent shot.</p>
<p>Generally admissions officers can look over bad grades if they see improvement. I did bad Freshman year (mostly B's and low A's). I really had no idea what was going on then and I'm still not sure why I did so bad, but that pretty much wrecked my cumulative GPA. Then I pulled up the slack in tenth grade, and did amazing in 11th grade and got some really nice recs because of my good performance in junior year.</p>
<p>By the way, make sure you can handle 4 APs in Junior Year. I only took two that year, but I did pretty good in both of them (Bio and U.S.). I know kids who took APs just to look good for college and they got Bs and Cs in those classes. That's not good. Make sure you're genuinely interested in all those classes and ready to do the work. Or else, drop some APs and focus on the remaining ones and make sure you get As.</p>
<p>Unless something serious happened then, those 4Cs are gonna hurt you considering that many applicants have near-flawless records (or close to it.). </p>
<p>You got time until applications. Plenty. Just do well Junior Year. </p>
<p>But, don't be too hopeful. Think realistically. Sorry for being so hard. But, I mean, I was even expecting a flat-out 'no' until I got my decision. Be critical of your dreams. That way you won't be overly disappointed by a far-off one.</p>
<p>sorry to say this, but I think your chances won't be too good. your academic record, which is the transcript, is the single most important piece of application material that the admissions folks will consider. I would do the best you can your junior year, then do an extensive college search, and then apply and see what happens. GL.</p>
<p>More information would be very helpful. The number 22 (not 20 or 25) makes me think you are at the 22 percentile mark. If this is true, you may want to improve on your rank until you are within the top 10%. Straight A's during your sophomore year would have been better as ADCOMs like to see upwards trends. If the C's are explainable, then this is better. More information would be nice (extracurriculars, GPA, etc.) I don't want to sound disheartening, but you don't stand out as a candidate. The AP's you are taking are a good start. However, they will really only benefit if you can get A's in them and do well on the exams.</p>
<p>I'd say maybe if you got Cs freshman year and As sophomore year, but you didn't. If you wanted to go to a good school, you probably shouldn't have let your grades drop so drastically, unless they can be explained by an extenuating circumstance.</p>
<p>Colleges like straight A students who perform at the max all through their high school careers.</p>
<p>But colleges, in general, also love students who bounce back after failure. </p>
<p>Work hard in your junior year, and write a good app. Be realistic when you're applying.</p>
<p>I definately agree with everyone else. I think your chances are pretty low. Adcoms want to see an "upward" trend with your grades. Although you still have the opportunity to bring your grades up after those Cs sophomore year, keep in mind that your grades dropped in the middle of your HS career. It makes it look like you lost motivation. I have friends who got rejected from Cornell and have transcripts that were better than yours when they were your year.</p>
<p>Try to step up to some leadership positions in clubs that you're involved in. Also, it seems a little early to know that you REALLY want to go to cornell. But hey, everyone's different. Maybe your tastes will change by the time you start to apply. Just remember to be realistic and don't set yourself up for disappointment. Don't give up though!</p>
<p>even the best students can come into struggles once at cornell...</p>
<p>college is one of the hardest gauntlets young people go through :)</p>