Cornell University

Athletic Recruits
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<p>Hello, I am a high school junior entering my senior year, class of 2015. I am a softball recruit, and was wondering my chances of getting in to cornell. I am a Native American girl, of Tuscarora (NY) and Shasta (CA) descent. I hold a 3.65/3.89 GPA. I have taken the sat and my essay score was an 11/12. I took two AP's this year and will be taking 4 next year. I raise guide dog puppies, have volunteered about 78 hours, an 8 yr member of 4-H, a 2 yr student council member, Speech and debate member, JV/Frosh Basketball player, Varsity lacrosse player, a black belt in Tae Kwon Doe, an attendee of 2 Stanford Softball camps, a Gifted and Talented Stanford program member, a member of the American Indian science foundation with Intel, an attendee of a local environmental science camp, and a volunteer at a local daycare. I plan to apply and major in Environmental science, and then attend law school so I can protect y people's rights on the Klamath river. What are my chances of getting in? </p>

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<p>I am also doing rifle team in the fall.</p>

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<p>I would like to know how one is able to play varsity lacrosse and also be a D1 softball recruit. That is some trick. You do not mention your SAT scores or discuss whether you are a top recruit - those matter - a lot. However, Cornell is one of the easier Ivy’s to get admitted - particularly if you are from New York.</p>

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<p>It is just for softball, and I have been I contact with the coaches for quite some time now. I don’t remember my score on the SAT, I took that in October of last year. Thank you for the response HVBaseballdad. Just and FYI, I am not from New York, I am from the west coast, and am not being recruited for lacrosse. I am also a pitcher if that helps, and my travel team is really good.</p>

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<p>A couple things come to mind…</p>

<p>1)If you have the talent to play D1 softball, Cornell will be interested along with other schools.
2)If you can score high in the SAT and ACT, your chances will go up.
3)If you are a serious athletic recruit who is also a minority…that helps you, the athletic dept and Admissions. Cornell is a huge advocate for diversity.
4) Cornell has both a private and public charter with the State of NY. I’m not sure which school the Environmental Sciences falls under. If ES is public, your chances just went up significantly.
5) Based on the above, if you were my daughter we’d be talking to Cornell but also other high academic schools. I’d be looking at all Ivys, Stanford and other schools with your major. With your background and the right board scores you could open some very elite doors. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Although I don’t attend Cornell, I have a lot of friends who attend there and have seen/met a number of people who went there, so let me leave a reply here :D.</p>

<p>Cornell CALS has Environmental Engineering/Environmental Science majors, and Cornell CALS is the easiest one to get into (both freshman and transfer). I’ve seen ridiculously many people with SAT scores of 1800-2100 got into Cornell CALS. So yes, I think you have a high shot. Your personal information and EC’s look really good, so my advice is score as high as possible in SAT and take some SAT II’s (such as Biology E/M)… That will help you a lot.</p>

<p>p.s. What I said above is only about Cornell CALS. If you apply for Biological & Environmental Engineering or Civil & Environmental Engineering, which are majors provided by Cornell College of Engineering, the whole thing is different. Cornell COE is WAY MUCH harder to get into compared to Cornell CALS. Just apply for a Cornell CALS major, if you don’t like your major after you get into, you can internal-transfer. That’s what my friend did.</p>

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<p>I don’t want to be unkind, but it’s a little hard to believe that prospective Ivy athletic recruit does not remember her SAT score. Typically it would be plastered on the website of, and recruiting brochure circulated by, your travel team and would have been requested already by numerous coaches if you are of the caliber to be recruited by Cornell. This is quite odd. </p>

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<p>I can corroborate Realgekrak’s comments about differences between COE and CALS. Baseball son just graduated from Cornell COE. During orientation 4 years ago, the COE Dean told the audience the acceptance rate for the COE class of 2014 was 7%. Based on what I know of CALS, the acceptance was much higher. If the OP is serious about Cornell and her major, this may be an opportunity to get into a more competitive COE program if that is what she seeks. It is rigorous, and COE seeks female engineers.</p>

<p>Heights - I agree, it is hard to believe. My kids knew their stats in their sleep. SAT and ACT scores will be primary factors to Admission. The other activities and experiences are nice but secondary with respect to Ivy admissons.</p>

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<p>Softballnut1234: If you’re from the west coast and play club ball, your club may or may not have a recruiting coach who helped construct your softball profile & helped coordinate the completion of your skills video. Have you sent out your video?</p>

<p>This is the athletic thread so it’s ok to brag about how well you pitch or hit - there are lots of parents of baseball & softball players here who can direct you to locate information or offer encouragement as they’ve been through the process with their student/athletes.</p>

<p>Has your team played in any of the PGF events, Sparkler/Fireworks in Colorado or any of the other big collegiate showcase events in the West? Have you done any of the Recruiting Camps sponsored or endorsed by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) - there is one on Las Vegas next week and one in Oregon the following week - these are vey well attended by many of the DI and academic DIII schools.</p>

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<p>@HVbaseballl, I’m aware that in some western states softball is a fall high school sport while lacrosse is a spring hs sport. I was surprised when in learned that. My friend’s D played both at her school in Colorado.</p>

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<p>Truthfully, as a Naitive American with your grades and scores, you can get into ANY University. If yoou are a QUALITY D1 Athlete, all the better.</p>

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<p>It is worth trying. When it comes to diversity, your background is pretty darn good.</p>

<p>I would heartily suggest looking into six-year law programs if you can find them. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2013/10/31/weigh-3-factors-before-pursuing-an-accelerated-ba-jd-program”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2013/10/31/weigh-3-factors-before-pursuing-an-accelerated-ba-jd-program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This might also interest you:
<a href=“http://today.law.harvard.edu/feature/the-ripple-effect-a-watershed-year-for-the-environmental-law-program-video/”>http://today.law.harvard.edu/feature/the-ripple-effect-a-watershed-year-for-the-environmental-law-program-video/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;