Cornell University Chances PLEASE! :D

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I recently submitted my application to Cornell University, but I am nervous about my standings and chances. I feel that my essays were good, my extracurriculars are good, but my grades are not phenomenal (51/174 ranking), and my SAT's are average.
These are the key facts and points that should stand out on my application:</p>

<p>asian :c no scholarships...</p>

<p>my interests: environmental sciences (applying for SNES at the CALS)</p>

<p>SAT: math- 740, reading- 720, writing- 650 (yikes) total- 2110
SAT II: biology- 740, math level 1- 660 (yikes)</p>

<p>I attend an accelerated school (magnet public school)based on a 5.0 scale (although the highest possible GPA is 4.8)</p>

<p>my current gpa is 4.12
submitted on app gpa is 4.08 (Calculus BC killed me my junior year with C's, but this year I am back on top with all A's... so far)</p>

<p>APS: environ. science, biology, government, physics b, calculus AB (dropped BC after a semester), economics, statistics, english 3, english 4</p>

<p>extra curric:
lacrosse team 4 yrs(captain 11-12 and undefeated champs last year)</p>

<p>band (marching and concert) 4 yrs (pit captain 12, percussion champs, band went to state 12th grade)</p>

<p>co-founder/ co-president of a national video conference event-12</p>

<p>NHS and multiple other clubs. those are the big ones.</p>

<p>I was selected as 1 of 4 students to represent my school at the keystone national youth summit on greenhouse gasses over this past summer and researched, spent a week creating public policies, and coauthored a 40 policy paper.</p>

<p>selected to be part of an elite lacrosse team and traveled to tournaments with them</p>

<p>awarded as a state lacrosse all-star (texas) 11 and probably 12</p>

<p>volunteer frequently for environmental and community events</p>

<p>those are the biggest points that should stand out on my application... but i'm afraid that my extra curriculars won't cover my mediocre scores and gpa/ rank. my essays should be pretty good though. i am just wondering, in your opinion would i be a strong candidate or just scrape by? or just not be considered at all?</p>

<p>THANK YOU SO MUCH! sorry about the length...</p>

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<p>You are definitely a strong candidate b/c Cornell doesn’t look at W SAT score so they only count 1460/1600. So your problem is GPA but it shouldn’t be TOO much of a problem – i’d say it is a low reach for you.</p>

<p>Cornell is my dream school too =P
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/835494-please-chance-me-cornell-ill-return-favor.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/835494-please-chance-me-cornell-ill-return-favor.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>HEYYY! i’m applying to cornell too!! its one of my top choices.
honestly my friend, i dont think your stats are gonna stack up. Your gpa and sat scores are subpar. anyways, best of luck :D</p>

<p>chance me?
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