<p>okay...let's see.... i came from asia since i was 14 and i had no choice to choose what course i wanted to take in my freshman year,so,i took all REGULAR classes in my freshman year.</p>
<p>freshman year: (all regular)
biology,eng,math,spanish,require music/art,and global history</p>
<p>sophomore year:
Math Honors,Chemistry Honors, Eng,Orchestra,global history,spanish </p>
<p>Juniors year:(only 2 APs are allowed in my school in junior year)
pre-calculus(honors),AP Chemistry,Physics Honors,Spanish Honors
AP US.history, orchestra ,and Regular English :(</p>
<p>Senior Year(im not a senior yet,but i think i will take these courses)
AP Calculus,AP physics/biology,AP Spanish/College now spanish,AP politics,Orchestra , AP Eng/Eng Honors, or maybe AP Psychology</p>
<p>do you think my courses are too weak for cornell ? i came from asia since i was 14,so i lost a chance to take the challenging classes in my freshman year............</p>
<p>Too much math and science, but you are not showing any significant amount of Humanities and Social Science.
Unless you have strong ECs, your application is strictly dry</p>
<p>You should ask your counselor about your course rigor. I immigrated to Canada when I was around grade eight, so my courseload in grade eight and nine (freshman year) was completely crap. As long as you show increasing rigor, you will get most difficult course available. Don't sweat.</p>
<p>yea...my courseload is getting harder and harder....from regular in my freshman year to all APs in my senior year.... however,should i follow what MULT said??? should i also focus on Humanities and Social Science????</p>
<p>Ps:btw,im only going to take majors that are related to science</p>
<p>I don't get what Mult was saying. Your courseload seems to have a lot of social sciences and humanities (languages etc). I wouldn't mind if I were you.</p>
<p>Don't worry too much. Although you didn't start out in challenging courses your freshman year, you should be fine. As long as you did well and you continue to try and take challenging courses, you'll be good. If your school has restrictions on how many AP courses you can take or doesn't offer certain AP courses, Cornell will know. The admissions office takes all of that into account. They just want to see that you used what was available to you to challenge your self in the best possible way. I know several people here who never took AP courses or took a very limited number because their high school did not offer much.</p>
<p>Focus on challenging yourself academically by taking a challenging workload, succeeding in those classes, and at the same time, participating in activities outside the classroom. Cornell looks at the entire package/whole person when selecting applicants, remember that.</p>
<p>OK. Then, you may be OK. Focus on making sure you're doing well and challenging yourself in math and science if that's the type of major you wish to pursue. Try hard in English as well. Do your best. Remember, whole package</p>
<p>i think your course load is good. the application gives you several areas where you can designate why you didn't take some courses and why you took others. also, the secondary school report on the common app (to be filled out by your guidance counselor) asks if your school limits the number of aps a kid can take so you're fine with the 2 aps that one year. to be honest, you sound like a qualified candidate. my school accepts on average 5 students per year and we only have 80-90 students in the senior class..your resume seems similar to theirs. i'm hoping however, that you are planning on being an engineer or something related to science and math. aim for high scores on your math 750-800 and try to get between 680-730 on critical and writing. you want your major subject to stand out on your standardized tests.</p>
<p>Ask cornell. Weave a reason into you're essay the fact you recently came or have a counselor do it for you, not 'I wanted easy As and a good GPA'. Thats all I can say</p>