<p>Okay, so i am a high school junior come september. I am really interested in Cornell's CS program. I am decent at with my computer science skills but that isn't the problem. The problem is that i go to private school, a shool that doesn't offer any AP's nor class ranking. I have pretty good ec's, i took SAT as a sophmore and got a 1880 ( i was so nervous, this time im looking at 2100), either 3.8 or 3.9 gpa. I am a URM and also i have been in contact with Bryan Scales(soccer coach) for possible recruitment and i did get positive feedback. But i think im being cheated not getting any APs. WHAT SHOULD I DO????....does anyone think i have or shot or have any suggestions as to what i can do to boost my chances of getting in?!?...PLZZZZ HELPP!!...thank</p>
<p>You do not need to take an AP course to do the AP exam.
Register with an AP credited school in your town, and take them there.</p>
<p>The Cornell admissions officers that I talked to face-to-face before I got in said that they don't penalize you just b/c your school does not offer as many AP courses as other schools. They said that they look at what you were offered and compare that to what you took and accomplished so I wouldn't worry so much</p>
<p>well if you are that much looking for AP courses, then go to a school that offers them! i personally think those courses will help you a lot regardless of how hard you work on your own. ;)</p>
<p>Ok but like the program I wanna do @ cornell is CS so I would have to take scienxe aps which need labs...so0o yea...any other ideas about ap's or suggestions...or should I rely on sat 1 and 2's and gpa?!?</p>
<p>I go to a small school that doesn't offer too many APs (one sophomore year, a few junior year, and then I donno how many senior year...but in completely different areas). I only took 3 aps (laughable at another school) but impressive at my school [but all honors in everything except Spanish...which is kinda one of those ambigious and pointless subjects on an application to a college that has little to do with foreign lang]. They do take ur situation into consideration!!! Just take all Honors classes...hardest courseload at ur school is wat is considered.</p>