Food Science- Have I been too optimistic? (Chance me?)

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<p>Hello! I’m applying to all my colleges right now and have been very optimistic so far. After about 30 minutes on these forums I kind’ve want to smash my face into the computer.
Here’s the App line up:</p>

<p>Cornell
Penn State
Clemson U
NC State</p>

<p>I’m very certain I want to go into Food Science and have toured, visited and met with professors from each college. Sounds good right? </p>

<p>In hindsight, my transcript is not that impressive… at all.
White Female, NY resident
Avg: 94.8/100
Rank: 14/100
15 AP, Honor and College level courses, 2 languages, internship
AP Chem: 3 (really?! I thought I was going to do so much better.)
SAT: 1260 (boo. Hopefully tomorrow this will be raised)
ACT: 27… I don’t think I’m going to send this score… good idea or bad?
No SAT2’s… do I need to take these?</p>

<p>Super extracurriculars intertwined with my major, very nice letters of rec, eloquent essays
Anybody else going for Food Science? What’s your take?</p>

<p>I don't feel so stellar anymore. :-( haha</p>

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<p>I have two sons in college, so know a little about the process. Take a deep breath, there seems to be a CC factor that has only the highest achieiving or exaggerting posting… </p>

<p>MY uneducated guess.
Cornell a stretch- but doable are you helped by being in state?
NC State and Clemson probably ‘safeties’
not sure abt Penn state</p>

<p>get better info than mine, but relax</p>

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<p>Rty- Thank you and hopefully yes to the Cornell question…
My SAT is at (1890 overall) and (1280 crit.read+math) ugg.</p>

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<p>your 1890 overall puts you at about the 88%ile… if I am reading online correctly… So among those that take the SAT (many others of not planning on college dont) you are ‘smarter’ than all but 12% …</p>

<p>there is information around abt average and 25-75% ils SAT scores at given colleges … you will find you fare well!</p>