<p>hey this site really bites, i have a 3.57 uw GPA (im in TOP 10%) and i worked my butt off for it, but ppl here have like 4.0s and its depressing to see, i was wondering if anyone could tell me if i have a chance AT CORNELL CAS with a 3.57uw??? i have a 2200 SAT which is pretty good 1460 M+V and REALLY good ECs, so any feedback to make me happy much appreciated</p>
<p>I would like to join you in the "This site really kills my self-confidence" club. I can't really give you any feedback on admissions though, since I am ...<em>runs back to his post</em></p>
<p>Hey dude don't worry. Just remember, these kids do not represent the majority, just the creme de la creme. I mean, if like, 9% get into Harvard, and like 50% here do, what do you think? Remember, every college gets tons of kids with great scores, but you have great EC's, and that makes you different. I mean, they could easily fill up a class of 2400/4.0/3*800 kids, but that would make it boring and create a homogenous student body. Try to play up your uniqueness, and remember two things. Don't give up hope, but also, don't focus on any single school too much (I know its hard, for me too LOL I <3 Stanford). Be prepared for the worst and hope for the best =)</p>
<p>i know what you mean. i freaked out after i came on this site full of people with 8.9 gpas and 3000 SATs freaking out that they wouldn't get into harvard and THEN people answering them saying they prolly wouldn't get in. i have similar gpa and SAT with you so i sympathize. i didn't work my butt off though...i slacked....</p>
<p>but you know what's even more sad?
some of these kids with stellar stats don't get accepted if you look at the old threads, although a lot of them do, there's always a few who end up at no-name schools.</p>
<p>Maybe your school is exceptionally competitive? Remember that they evaluate you in the context of your school...</p>
<p>Yea, it makes me pretty depressed too at times. But in a sense, it's good, since it's basically negative re-encouragement. "I can't get in with a 3.7, huh? Watch me, ***** !" That sort of thing. </p>
<p>Perhaps this is just me though...; )</p>
<p>Lol, I COMPLETELY agree with you all. I've always been considered one of, if not the, best at my high school. My GPA is very high, and my SAT score (2160) is the best of any other student attending my HS (I attend a predominantly Hispanic school, so the average SAT is very low)...and then I get to CC, and my dreams of Yale plummet - or rather, they fall from the stars, burn through the atmosphere, and plunge into the ocean, a crispy heap. Just focus on your EC's and your essay, I guess. And forget about what other people say. To quote SpookyAlien, "I can't get in with a 3.7, huh? Watch me, *****!"</p>
<p>A common theme in literature and film is people who have been stars in their home town all their lives arriving in the big city. Going to a prep school with kids who were all at the top back home, I've seen this unfold in real life. The point is to gain as much perspective as you can so that the results do not define you in your own mind. CC is just a good wake up call and opportunity to get a sense of the bigger picture. This doesn't mean you're not smart or talented, it just means it's a big world and lots of other people are too, even though you may not have seen them yet.</p>
<p>^I agree with the above post.<br>
CC gave me a much needed wake up call, especially on the topic of concentrating on things outside of school. Quite frankly, school is not very difficult for me, but I do have a need for initiative to show academic promise outside of school.</p>
<p>CC breaks the bubble that a lot of people live in being kings or queens of their schools. I didn't know anything about the college application process before I cam here; now I feel like I a have a leg up on non-CC-users from the advice I've read here.</p>
<p>Yeah definitely. A lot of people wouldn't try to go "above and beyond" if they didn't read these forums. At least that's the way I feel.</p>
<p>YOU WILL GET IN! thats something I would be able to say if you were a heavily recruited athlete, but you aren't...are you?</p>
<p>Don't let the creeps get you down. If you want it that badly, I'm sure you can get in. When I first came to this board, I thought I had a really good shot at Yale. Then everyone was like "ummm....not so much" and I was totally bummed. Then I realized that they weren't admissions officers, just a bunch of uber-competitive, jealous teenagers. Now I'm totally sure that I'll get into Yale, and I'll thank all the rest of you nerds not to crush my dreams until the next time I post a "my chances" thread in a fit of insecurity.</p>
<p>I agree Gorbachev! You shouldn't let people get you down with their logic and their understanding of the admissions at college. I am sure that dreams and hope will be added as consideration at Yale admissions. I am glad that you are sure that you will get into Yale, I was sure I would win the lotto if I just bought a ticket, I guess I forgot to consider the odds, something you would be wise to do.</p>
<p>Never!</p>
<p>Get your logic and reason away from me!</p>
<p>yuck, logic. </p>
<p>also there was never any doubt in my mind there are smarter people than me. nevvvveeer any doubt. yet it didn't stop me from being a slacker.</p>
<p>I'd be a slacker if I wasn't so freaking neurotic.</p>
<p>you're one of those with the 4.3 gpas, aren't you?</p>
<p>Actually no. My weighted GPA is a 5.1 (bringing eternal light to my heart....such a beautiful number!), but my unweighted GPA is a 3.8 or something.</p>
<p>I love the weighting policy at my school. It's so ego-boosting.</p>