<p>Cornell is my top school right now and I'm looking to apply ED to Human Ecology majoring in biology in society or maybe human development. My cumulative GPA is much lower than my jr year GPA. On a weight scale my cumulative is a 4.2 compared to my jr year GPA of a 4.6 </p>
<p>I know I cannot be chanced right now because I have yet to receive my SAT scores. I just want to know which GPA Cornell will focus in on, and do I stand a chance? </p>
<p>@zollal</p>
<p>Cornell is a reach for virtually everyone. What is your GPA out of? What is your un-weighted GPA? I cannot say for certain, but they likely will scale it down to a 4.0 scale, or everyone up to a different scale. For example, if you have a 4.5 out of 5 that might mean you have (to Cornell) a 3.6 out of 4. Everyone stands a chance, it is impossible to say what your ‘odds’ really are especially without other details. They’ll see your junior year GPA as a big plus, given that you maintain that level of work through senior year. An upward trend is always best. Beyond that, they might look at every year independent of the other, with a stronger weight towards the end of your high school career.</p>
<p>I applied to CS in engineering (there is also CS in arts & sciences). I believe that I have a competitive GPA (given my coursework, including but not limited to 33 semesters of honors classes). As well as an okay SAT, SAT IIs, and college credits that I took through Cornell’s Summer Program (actual college classes). But I have a lot of other options already, you need to keep an open mind.</p>