<p>I am thankful that there are a lot of you out there who are not quite as...blunt as others. thank you coopertemplegirl!</p>
<p>and once again justamom, you sound exactly like my mom right now- she is reminding me that what happens happens and in the end, all i can do is my best. </p>
<p>thank you all, you have made my day when i thought i was literally screwed, much better. as long as i work hard (which i plan on doing) than i know i still have a shot.</p>
<p>thank you :)</p>
<p>Hi Dande,
Hang in there! Maybe you'll all be Hotelies together!</p>
<p>:-)</p>
<p>thankyou all again, i appreciate it.</p>
<p>sry dande, my post wasnt specifically directed at you and i do agree that standardized tests are fairly irrelevant for programs like hotel, architecture, etc. I just sort of feel that cornell often doesnt get the respect it deserves. At my school for example, whenver anyone mention cornell most people immediately say things like its so easy to get in or everyone kills themself there and other negative comments. But then if someone gets into penn, dartmouth, or any of cornell's other peer institutions people say taht he/she is a freakin genius. Then there is also the fact that kids from my school apply who would be well under the 50 percentile if our school ranked (we dont) and have poor SAT's/ec's. </p>
<p>I honestly dont even care that much what other people think (otherwise i woudl apply early to one of the other ivies) but i just believe that cornell's reputation among HS students is pretty lousy and i cant understand y.</p>
<p>But anyway i didnt mean to offend u dande i was just sort of aiming for some discussion about y cornell constantly gets dissed by the general public (even though i am aware that it is viewed very favorably by grad schools/employers and i personally think that it is just as good if not better than all the otehr ivies other than HYP)</p>
<p>Btw dande i wasnt questioning ur reasons for cornell cause it sounds like u r genuinely interested in the schooll and could proabbbly be very succesful there.</p>
<p>oh MNOAAA you made me happy when i saw that post ( i actually was scared at what you said originally) i really really don't like getting mad at people on CC but I was (as you can tell) pretty emotional and upset and your post just really hit me the wrong way. no worries though. i understand your above post and i agree that many kids underestimate the caliber of cornell's curriculum etc.</p>
<p>so now I am apologizing if i was extra harsh on my inital retort. I was just pretty hurt.</p>
<p>And i apologize for my harsh original post lol.</p>
<p>PKswmr76 "what the hell is "HOSPITALITY ADMINISTRATION"?
why would you go to a prestigious college to learn how to run a hotel? I don't mean to offend anyone but I feel like I'm missing something here."</p>
<p>Hahahaha ur a funny one. not even in college and ur already dissing ppl on cc. your incredibly naive if you think it's just folding napkins. ever heard of ibanking, students from hotel get recruited.</p>
<p>lol yea, i just didn't know what it was</p>
<p>dande1114:
Having in mind your strong desire... I think you'll have no problem rising your scores!!! Concerning the SAT I Math: the first 50 points up should be easy. And then, with some good practice you can easily add +100 more. Believe me, the math section is just practice, practice, practice. I bet you have no idea how many mistakes you just made "just because you got distracted". That's the main problem with that part.
For your SAT IIs: if needed, take some other SATs. Or, work well on those.</p>
<p>As everyone else above, I'm encouraging you. Don't give up, you'll be fine as long as you are willing to work... And working will be a good preparation for your future studies in Cornell ;)</p>
<p>PKswmr76: i understand. i apoligize for being overly sarcastic</p>
<p>dande1114 just get the blue book and do all the practice tests, it's boring but trust me you'll get better.</p>
<p>oooh i certainly am willing to put the work in. I am probably more motivated to study than I have ever ever been. </p>
<p>I am not actually retaking my SAT I. I will retake the subject test and am lucky to take the ACT in NY in september as well as october if needed. I am just taking SAT IIs and ACT from here on out...</p>
<p>I thank all of you. Today was really hard for me because I literally left the test center on June 2nd thinking that i did my best, and, at least at school, my best means (in 5/6 of my classes) and A or A+, so this is a good learning experience, and as my friend says, hopefully i will be able to look back and laugh at this all one day.</p>
<p>regardless what my scores are, i will end up at the right college- i am certain of that. Now, i am just doing my best to make that college or university Cornell. </p>
<p>Thanks again everyone- i'll bring back this thread from the dead after the next tests come out haha</p>
<p>why would you go to a prestigious school to learn how to run a hotel? isnt the fact that it is prestigious what makes the hotel school what it is?..</p>
<p><marquee>:sigh:</marquee></p>
<p>thats like saying why would you pay 45k/year to become a public school teacher...</p>
<p>LoL @ this thread. </p>
<p>Some people are just too much.</p>
<p>MNOAAA12: i understand you're point. i actually kinda agree with what you say partially. however, it<code>s not what you said. it</code>s how you said it. you<code>re rude. who are you to evaluate his chances? I</code>m sorry I didn`t know that you were Shawn or E. Angela Herrera (Director & Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions)
anyways a friend of mine had a good gpa, class rank, and a 1600 on the saT (1600/2400) got in
FOR THE 2974574848748TH TIME, COLLEGE IS RANDOM! YOU DON`T HAVE TO BE PERFECT. JUST DO A GOOD APPLICATION, SHOW INTEREST, && HAVE A GREAT ESSAY</p>
<p>haha and everyone, im a girl but thats ok.</p>
<p>i am at cornell right now. sitting in my dorm room in jameson for summer college. and i love it. so i will do everything i can to make this a permanent fix...</p>
<p>yeah this is random but i was digging up my old threads and i thought this would give hope to some people with low test scores. :)</p>
<p>hey don't worry, I think it is pretty stupid that people narrow down what they believe Cornell is looking for. They don't only accept 2400 4.0 students, I believe it is important to have a great mix and to show Cornell that you truly believe that you belong there and have a passion to pursue whatever major you are applying for...I seriously can't imagine how boring and uniteresting it would be to make part of a class where everyone fits into the 2400 4.0 36 mold...blahhhh</p>
<p>i do suggest you really study hard and DO NOT underestimate those tests. That was one mistake i made i performed poorly on the SAT. i just can't seem to nail the SAT no matter how i study, but i scored pretty good on the ACT without studying so it's a matter of preference. </p>
<p>Do take all those talks about 'Standardized tests not being important' with a pinch of salt because these tests are often the tie breaker between two evenly qualified students. It's hard to justify accepting an awesome applicant with low SAT scores over an awesome applicant with high SAT scores.</p>
<p>haha for the record i raised my test scores and my math etc and i was accepted. so i thought this might give hope to everyone out there... :)</p>
<p>Yes a B- average makes you underqualified.... </p>
<p>in response to " I have a B-average -- does that make me "underqualified?""</p>