Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a sophomore at a school in PA</p>

<p><em>Notes before hand</em>
- My school does not allow sophomores to take AP courses.
- My school only offers 4 AP courses, in which 1 is music.
- National Honors Society is only for Juniors and Seniors.</p>

<p><strong>I know there is not much information here test wise and that it is too early to tell but please use your best discretion.</strong></p>

<p>GPA:
As of freshman year - 4.47</p>

<p>Class Rank:
As of freshman year - 3/386</p>

<p>Courses:
Freshman year
H. A studies - A+
H. English - A+
H. Earth and Space - A
Geometry - A+
Spanish (required) - A+
and a few electives...all A+ (required freshman year)</p>

<p>This year
H English - A+
H A Studies II - A
H Bio - A
H Trig - A-
Spanish - A-
and a few electives - all A+</p>

<p>Next year:
AP Calc
AP U.S. History
H. English
H. Physics
H. Chemistry
Gym/health (required)
World studies (required)
Spanish 3</p>

<p>SAT's
(no clue and don't want to guess inaccurately)</p>

<p>SAT II's
Unfortunately found out today at I got only a 550 on Bio and 560 on Math ( was sick on day of tests)</p>

<p>EC's
Captain of Varsity Track (2 years)
Captain of Varsity Cross Country(2 years)
Key club member (2 years)
Ski Club (2 years)
Class Officer - Secretary (2 years)
Student Council member - (1 year)
Student Council officer - VP (1 year)
Founder of FBLA at school/ member (this year)</p>

<ul>
<li>Raised well over $2K so far for the American cancer society.</li>
<li>Active in Church.</li>
<li><p>Single handedly set up a 5K for cross country team and raised over $2K</p></li>
<li><p>Am the founder/President of a charity for Parkinson's Disease. Plan to raise over $20K in next year or so.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Plans for EC's:
President NHS
VP for SNHS
President FBLA
President Student Council
VP for Key Club
Class Secretary</p>

<p>Questions for you:
1) Do I have a shot at Cornell as of right now?</p>

<p>2) What range do you believe I should bring my SAT's and SAT II's into for decent shot at Cornell? ACT's?</p>

<p>3) Will I be penalized because of my school's lack of challenging courses?</p>

<p>4) Would it be wise to enroll in an online AP program?</p>

<p>5) Would it be wise to enroll in an online program for HS kids learning university level courses through Cornell?</p>

<p>6) How much does being a great athlete help a applicant? Does it make up for lower academics? How much does it help?</p>

<p>7) I want to get into management. Will the CALs program be the best fit at Cornell? Will the Economics major also work?</p>

<p>Please be honest and sorry for all the questions?</p>

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<ol>
<li>Cant really tell without SAT scores or Jr year grades.</li>
<li>SAT 1 = 1900 above, above 2100 to be safe
SAT II = 700's
ACT = 30 above</li>
<li>You better be the best and do well on national testing.</li>
<li>Personally I would say no but all depends on which AP</li>
<li>Sure how can it hurt</li>
<li>How good are you? NCAA Division 1 level? It depends on how good you are but it can sometimes but I'm assuming your not looking at athletics as a career.</li>
<li>I dont know too much about management but since a lot of ppl change their mind in college go to the best school you can.</li>
</ol>

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<p>In answer to your questions:</p>

<ol>
<li>Your GPAs are getting you there, but if you keep taking your SATIIs and getting mediocre scores that will change quickly. You need to take a lot of sample SAT IIs before taking the real thing--this applies to all the tests you take.</li>
<li>Since Cornell University's averages are 1390 for two parts (680/710), you need to get your scores up to at least 2100 or so (all 3 parts) to have a good shot.</li>
<li>No, just explain this in your application. And like the previous poster said, keep your high rank in the school.</li>
<li>No, you would be better taking a college course in the subject at a local community college or university. Especially if you can get an A in the course.</li>
<li>Why do you think they set these things up? It's to scout out smart kids who are interested in the school--and who may attend in the future.</li>
<li>Cornell won something like 8 Patriot League titles last year. Approximately 9% of their accepted students were recruited athletes. Check out their website--it's right on their list of acceptance criteria.</li>
<li>Since the business program is in the CALS school, that's the place to apply. Only apply to the College of Arts and Sciences (and it's Economics program) as a second alternative (note: Cornell allows you to apply to two schools using the same application).</li>
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<p>calcruzer,
Where did you find the admission's critera on cornell's website?</p>