<p>GPA-3.67 (UW)
WGPA-3.71 (W)
class rank (13% or so, pretty bad, but hard to get top 10% as competitive as it is)
bad gpa from freshman and sophomore, had 3.95 or so in junior - upward trend
Senior Schedule
AP Psychology
AP Environmental
French IV Honors
AP Calculus AB
Anatomy and Physiology
Latin III(independently studying AP Latin)*
Self Studying (AP Biology, and AP Human Geo)</p>
<p>SAT 2300
SAT IIs- Biology M - 800, Math II-750</p>
<p>ECs
Chess Club, NHS, French Congres, Programming Club, Film Design Club, Improv Club, Academic Team, Science Fair, Math Team (12th). Basketball, Golf
Community Service- 200+</p>
<p>HOOKS!!!!!!!
1st Generation student
income <60,000
Prestigious science research program over summer at University- Distinguished student
$500 scholarship money from sports.</p>
<p>I want Dartmouth more, but which school do I have a better shot at?
I heard Cornell's premed sucked.</p>
<p>Help please.</p>
<p>Recommendation letters, I can get one from University Professor, and Academic Dean at my school loves me. They'll be great.</p>
<p>Everyone has a better shot at Cornell ED, just bcos it’s a bigger school and their ED acceptance rate is higher; but it’s a loooooong one in either case.</p>
<p>man, it always is disappointing to see the kids who started trying only in junior year and ended up with terrible GPAs…consistent performance is what separates the good from the best.</p>
<p>@ananya
false? consistent improvement, especially coupled with an interesting story or background is probably better than consistent performance.</p>
<p>every asian with a 4.0 has consistent performance.</p>
<p>“I didn’t focus freshman and sophomore year”, which is the case for most people in that situation, is hardly an interesting story.
Upward trend is wonderful and all, but if you can be a top student all 4 years, you almost always have the advantage over the kid who had to “adjust” during freshman year or whatever excuse there is.</p>
<p>Prism, I wasn’t necessarily talking about the OP, just this type of situation in general.</p>
<p>@chendrix
FALSE. Consistent performance is always better than consistent improvement. Your sob story is an excuse for a low GPA, not something that will make you into a better student or a stronger candidate. Better yet, maintain a good GPA in spite of whatever difficulties and you’ll impress the hell out of the admissions people.</p>
<p>And why single out Asians? Students of other races can also have 4.0’s.</p>
<p>I think unless there’s some near death experience involved, people could care less about an “interesting story”. People always try to make an excuse for whatever reason they didn’t do well. </p>
<p>Ether way, this thread is starting to get derailed since this kid doesn’t even want to go to Cornell. And though 3.67 might not be terrible, it certainly isn’t near ideal either. I’d rather still have a consistent GPA throughout with something to couple what I learned each year than have improved every year. </p>
<p>I mean sure, consistent performance as in 3.0 is worse than consistent improvement, but if you don’t even have any ROOM for improvement academically, I don’t see how that’s worse than consistent improvement.</p>
<p>Yeah, doesn’t Cornell premed have the highest amount of candidates accepted to medical school or something like that? I remember, because part of my decision to attend was based on the STRENGTH of their premed.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, the number was 80% of premeds w/3.4+ GPA were accepted.</p>
<p>wow, really? maybe i should consider cornell for my ed…</p>
<p>but anyway, not to be mean, but i don;t think you should waist your ed on datmouth with that gpa. it just isn’t going to happen. go for cornell, but even that’s a longshot. sorry.</p>