<p>SAT II: US Hist 2 & Physics & Math II (800 all)</p>
<p>AP Exams:</p>
<p>AP Lang (5)
AP US Hist (5)
AP Macroeconomics (5)
AP Microeconomics (5)
AP Comp Science A (5)
AP Psychology (5)
AP Calc AB (5)
AP Lit (5)
AP Government (5)</p>
<p>EC:</p>
<p>Cross Country Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Indoor Track Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Outdoor Track Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Summer Job at restaurant (Junior entering Senior)
Some volunteering hours (~ 50)</p>
<p>Assuming all Rec's are good.
Essays will be excellent.</p>
<p>It really depends how cornell sees you as a fit tbh. So many people post these chance me threads, assuming that their essays are amazing or that one thing cancels for another but in reality, it’s all up to the adcom to decide if their application is worthy. So honestly, i’m going to say you have the same chance as everyone else because cornell is really holistic and I think you hit that borderline with that sat where it’s all up to your other factors now.</p>
<p>no one here can give you a valid “percentage of you’” getting in. maybe some tips (well u can’t change it now) that can help y our application look better but basically this is all you got… </p>
<p>@AcceptmeED Thank you for taking the time to reply. I was just concerned that my GPA would make me unacceptable considering the average seems to be 3.8-3.9. </p>
<p>yea i guess that can be detrimental. but you still have a chance. They can still consider you with your sat and act score and i’m pretty sure if you exhibit an upward trend, it’s good. take what i said with a grain of salt however. there’s still a chance you wont get in.</p>
<p>(E) Also your ecs are not really as impressive as other applicants but I have a relative who got into Cornell AEM with very few business ecs and courses. He had high stats and gpa but I guess his essay impressed them enough. So it shows how you don’ need to own a business or have extreme ecs to get into like AEM, one o fhte hardest programs to get into at cornell.
Anyway, Just do what you can now (unless you’re applying ed, then it’s too late) and maybe set your heart on other schools too so that you won’t feel as dissapointed if you don’t get in.</p>
<p>tbh, i think the essay can turn the tables, if not help you the most, judging from that relative’s experience and they look at the full package. So… yeah i don’t even know what i’m trying to say tbh lol…</p>
<p>@thegrant Thank you haha Yeah, I have a knack for tests. I find that the key is to simply think: “What do they want me to answer?” and then it just sort of pops out at me. What I don’t find easy, however, is going to school on two hours of sleep for 10 months a la my low gpa (freshman year I had >25 absences and about 40 all nighters spent doing nothing; around 20 absences sophomore year with about 20 all nighters)</p>
<p>@thegrant hahaha yeah, for the most part! I honestly just spent this time cruising through article after article of whatever caught my attention. I also watched my fair share of cat videos, so don’t feel ashamed for that ;)</p>
<p>I find one thing that helped me a lot was my ability to read quickly (this might sound dumb, but hear me out). I spent a lot of those all nighters just reading articles online as I constantly find my curiosity being peaked by everything. I also read quite a few books (I read about 40 books last year). This strengthened my vocabulary and reading comprehension a lot. Other than life long tips there are a few things I’d point to. SAT is mostly wording they try to trick you with, but if you read and do all the earlier problems really fast you have a lot of time to spend on the last few. For example usually you’ll get asked for x, but a lot of the time sat will say 1/2x and you might miss that and if that happens 5 or 6 times it adds up. Your 800 just turned into a 700 from careless mistakes. A majority of the writing section just sort of clicked with me. I didn’t read up on grammar rules (although I took two or three practice tests for SAT and read through why I got things wrong initially). Often times you’ll be able to spot a wrong answer just by sounding it out in your head. It will sound funny. When I got the 2370 I guessed on about three questions (but I had narrowed it down to two choices). Also if you’re aiming for the higher level scores 2000+ you can’t omit many questions. Overall tip: Go fast in the beginning (but careful), so you can have time at the end.</p>
<p>@buzat12 I love you lol thankyou so much — i have taken about 30 practice tests since September and at first I floated around 1650, then it started going up to 1850-1900, and then when I took the SAT in October I got an 1840, then I took more practice tests and was getting around 1900-1950, now I am scoring around 1950-2050 – honestly I really hope I dont choke on this last SAT (in 5 days!). My very first real SAT i scored a 1700, and when people asked what I was aiming for (2000+) they all kinda gave me that “ehhhhh idk about that” face, and then told me how its “impossible” to increase your score more than 150 points let alone 300 points. </p>
<p>And thanks for the tips! I will definitly not be omitting any more problems now (usually I would omit 3-5 questions per test(only in math)) </p>
<p>Also, do you got any tips for guessing? My guessing intuition is ‘OK’ but do u have any secrets for that? </p>
<p>@thegrant What I found helpful was keeping track of how many times I had guessed, b/c after three wrong they deduct, but two is rounded up in your favor. So just assume all your answers are correct (cocky, but effective) and start counting the ones you guess. Don’t be afraid to go for that third one, though, because odds are you aren’t wrong all three times. As for guessing by section, usually on cr and writing you can eliminate two or three that are just absolutely awful choices. From there you have a 33.3-50% chance of getting it right and personally, I fancy those odds much more than 20% When you are taking these practice tests, I assume you are looking at what you did wrong, yes? I almost feel insulted when I get something wrong, like no this isn’t right, they’re wrong haha </p>
a la my low gpa (freshman year I had >25 absences and about 40 all nighters spent doing nothing; around 20 absences sophomore year with about 20 all nighters)</p>
When you are taking these practice tests, I assume you are looking at what you did wrong, yes? I almost feel insulted when I get something wrong, like no this isn’t right, they’re wrong haha 
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