<p>Interested in a computer science major.
White male
Cumulative UWGPA: 3.94 -Two B's in gym freshman year lol
Cumulative WGPA: 4.5+
Top 5% of class
SAT Scores:
Math: 760
Reading: 690
-Cumulative 1450
Taking physics and math II subject tests in a week.
Taken after senior year: AP->[Government, Calc AB, English lang/comp, Computer Science, USHistory, Spanish, Physics, Calc BC, English Lit]
I've earned all A's in all AP courses, Hardest possible schedule.
^^All other classes have been honors except for dumb required courses
Sports: 1 year JV Lacrosse, 2 years Varsity Lacrosse
1 year JV soccer, 2 years Varsity Soccer
1 year Varsity golf
AP scholar w/ honor, md distinguished scholar nominee, NM commended
EC's:
Logged 380 hours of community service, mostly comprised of mission trips and local service.
2 Years of Appelachian Service Project, spent weekends during school year and 1.5 weeks each summer doing service for poor.
Volunteered at special olympics
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
Math Team for 4 years
In charge of school website
Have 300+ work hours</p>
<p>I'm sure I'm forgetting plenty of things but this is the bulk of it.</p>
<p>Well, you should report your GPA the same way your high school does. But practically speaking, when admissions sees your transcript and the only blemish being gym, they will not see you as any different than if you had a perfect 4.0.</p>
<p>you pretty solid, if you are decently good at soccer and have expressed interest in playing for the team, or if you got any calls from the coach, you will get an extra bump, same thing with lacross, if you have a chance at any of the teams at cornell, your solid. But too bad, if you do get in and join lacrosse/soccer, your probably going to become a huge ******y frat guy</p>
<p>Thank bobfrink, but yeah I’m not a college-level player in soccer or lacrosse so no chance really there (and even less of a chance with the frat guy thing haha). Any other thoughts are appreciated.</p>
<p>I don’t do percentages (because I really have no basis to do so). This being said, your grades are certainlly fine, as is your SAT Math. Your SAT Reading is, averagish for Cornell enrollees.</p>
<p>Your activities look fine (if you were Div I level soccer or lacrosse – it would be great, but you say you’re not).</p>
<p>Overall, I think you’re a competitive candidate. Perhaps above average, but not a shoe in.</p>
<p>Yeah I don’t have the strongest reading score. Would getting a good score on the literature subject test in December help out in that department at all? And your idea of my chances is somewhat closer to what I was expecting, thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>Good Score on Literature – certainly couldn’t hurt. I have no real knowledge whether a school will use this to bolster an SAT CR. BTW – a 690 SAT CR isn’t ‘bad’ by any means for Cornell – if you look at the data, it’s kind of average-ish for the enrolling students.</p>
<p>bumpskies, still trying to get a good idea of my RD chances. Also, would I have a better chance at CAS or Eng? (Which one is a better fit for me?)</p>
<p>Do you want to be an engineer? If so, that’s the way to go. If not, Eng is a very rigorous program, and I wouldn’t recommend it.</p>
<p>I am a huge supporter of Cornell and the education it provides. However, I would recommend that you apply to the program that meets your interests regardless of what it does to your chances of admissions.</p>
<p>Thanks WellHello, helpful stuff. Zephyr, I want to major in computer science, and that major is available in both the CAS and engineering departments. I’m not sure what the major differences are between the departments for a CS major, and I was wondering if by looking at my app could anyone see one that would be a better fit for me. (Admission chance IS a factor for my choice because both departments offer the same major.) If it helps, I lean towards math and science overall, but I do enjoy some liberal arts. Also, I have heard CAS lets you have more freedom with your classes, which interests me.</p>
<p>I think you need to figure out what the difference in the majors is. My D had a similar question before she applied last year (about the difference between a Chemistry Major and a Chem E major). If it’s not too late for you, you can ask someone in an engineering school tour (or at an info session) what the difference is.</p>