Do you think I'll get into CALS?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I used the common application. These are my stats, tell me what you think.</p>

<p>GPA - 87.5/100 unweighted. My school doesn't weigh averages.
ACT - 28 (34 on the math and 10 on the essay)</p>

<p>I am not going to list my SAT score because the majority of you have only taken my SAT score into consideration, completely forgetting my ACT score, which is significantly higher.</p>

<p>I took two SAT 2's in Math 1 and U.S. History.</p>

<p>I live in Long Island, New York.</p>

<p>I went from an 85.5 average freshman year to a 93 average Junior year, with straight A's including a 96 in U.S. History and a 97 in Precalc (honors by acceleration)
I never got below a B in any class, and the lowest grade I've ever gotten in High School was an 80 in Cooking, which is what mainly brought my whole gpa down.</p>

<p>I did not apply for need-based financial aid.</p>

<p>Courses I'm taking this year and what my teachers tell me my grade is for 1st quarter (even though most of my schools don't factor in 1st quarter grades
AP Economics - B
Phys. Education - A
AP Environmental - A
AP Calculus AB - C
Senior Seminar English - A
Senior Seminar Social Studies - A
Senior Seminar Business - A
Senior Seminar Art - A</p>

<p>I had no previous AP courses before this year. </p>

<p>I'm Founder/President of the standardized test club. </p>

<p>Group Leader of The Friendship Circle</p>

<p>EMT volunteer at the local fire Department</p>

<p>Secretary of the Reaching Out (community service) club</p>

<p>A bunch of other ECs</p>

<p>No sports</p>

<p>Outstanding reviews from every teacher/college alumni/relative I showed my personal essay to.</p>

<p>2 teacher recommendations, 1 recommendation from my boss at the library (she let me read it and it is outstanding), and 1 guidance counselor recommendation (I am confident that they are all positive recommendations).</p>

<p>70 on my Hebrew Regents
94 on my English Regents
98 on my Global History Regents
94 on my Earth Science Regents
87 on my Chemistry Regents
96 on my U.S. History Regents</p>

<p>The Schools I am applying to:
NYU College of arts and science (Early Decision)
SUNY Binghamton Harpur (Early Action)
SUNY Stony Brook (Early Action)
SUNY Albany (Early Action)
Hofstra (Early Action)
SUNY Geneseo
Syracuse
Cornell University CALS
Boston University College of General Studies
George Washington University Columbian college of arts and science
Saint Johns in Queens</p>

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<p>eh. not fabulous chances. but you never know. 28 act is pretty low for cornell, especially from a New Yorker (because we only send our act when our sat's arent great)</p>

<p>btw if you send your satiis then they will see your sat</p>

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<p>Sorry slater, your stats can get you into Cornell College (Iowa), but unless you got some incredible hook(s) you have almost no chance at Cornell (Ithaca). NYU's gonna be tough too. I like GW as a possibility and Syracuse, BU might be a tad tougher though.</p>

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<p>it doesn't matter if they see your SAT, they only consider your highest. 28 is th 25th percentile, and that is usually reserved for URMs, legacys, 1st gens, and athletes. Unless your essays and recs are absolutly positively AMAZING, it is a big reach. Your GPA isn't high, and you don't really have that impressive of a courseload. You could always go to a CUNY and transfer in if you do not get accepted.</p>

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<p>"I'm Founder/President of the standardized test club."</p>

<p>not related to your chances (I assume the other people have covered that) but I am curious what this club is! what do you do, who is in it? I am guessing you study for SATs and ACTs, perhaps regents and APs, but I am not certain.</p>

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<p>your scores/gpa really aren't high enough to get you into cornell, but you have a shot at nyu, and it definately helps that you applied ed. you're probably middle of the crop for bu gw and syracuse as well as a little above for albany. i'd think you're in at st johns.</p>

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<p>^^^ I would say a good amount above Albany, and def. IN at St. Johns. My friend got in with a B- avg, poor SAT scores, and he never even wrote essays!</p>

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<p>Regents grades don't really matter, most ppl don't even report them since they are usually factored into final grades and ppl just take them since they're required. Applying from Long Island is going to hurt...a lot, considering the sheer number of ppl applying and how qualified they are. With that being said, you never know if you don't try, so keep you head up and hope for the best.</p>

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<p>I'm going to say you have a 15% chance of getting in because your standardized test scores and grades are really low for Cornell.</p>