<p>I have yet to take the SAT...my GPA is 3.9 and class rank is #11 out of 1161 students, graduated with high honors. I'm also a member of the National Honor Roll. I have been a professional tennis player for 4 years, travelling the world and competing in Grand Slams and various professional tennis tournaments. I thought this may help me get in, and be a unique essay topic. What do you think my chances are? What SAT scores would I need to aim for? Thanks!!</p>
<p>I think you have a pretty good chance because you have a talent which is tennis...</p>
<p>if you've been traveling as a ranked satelite player you should be getting recruited by various schools. Send a letter to the director of athletics at Cornell, get focus on urself and maybe have a try out. a 3.9 and 2200 wont even guarantee u admissions but being recruited will</p>
<p>I'm not able to play tennis for Cornell because I am a professional, but I would be very interested in helping the team in any way I can. Maybe that would help my chances</p>
<p>i don't think they will slide that through. however if your a professional and your known. contact the director of athletics as flong said.</p>
<p>Wow a grand slam tennis player, unbelievable....</p>
<p>What school and major are you gonna apply for?</p>
<p>You must have made good money playing tennis if you're gonna apply to 18 schools (assuming you try vanderbilt too...)</p>
<p>I'm leaning toward pre-med or psychology...trying to find schools with good undergraduate programs in those areas</p>
<p>How does being a professional make you ineligible to play tennis for schools? Can't you stop competing to play for the colleges, and then start again after college?</p>
<p>once one turns pro there is no turning back, an amateur isnt just one who doesnt play for money, but one who has never played for money</p>
<p>I would say the Grand Slam is very impressive and would definitely boost your chances of getting in, whether you choose to play for Cornell or not. Your GPA is definitely in the range of most Cornell students. I would say that you have a decent chance.</p>
<p>well this is what i dont get. If you are good enough to compete in grand slams, then why are you even going to college? If you go to college, it severely limits how often you can practice, what tournaments you can play in w/o affecting the classes you take, and the time you can invest into playing. And if you weren't a great potential to become a top 100 player why didnt you just compete in satelites in your division so you could become a top recruit and have ur college life paid for and done..it confuses me</p>
<p>flong, Pedro Alvarez turned down $1 million baseball contract to go to Vanderbilt. You can't really put a price on a top-notch education and the "college expierence".</p>
<p>Hi, im new to CC...but im definitely interested in going to Cornell! I think ill be applying under the Early Decision...but still...here is my overall record. Could you please tell my chances of getting in. I'll appreciate it! Thanks.</p>
<p>Ok here we go....
I go to a private, international school in Europe, so we the number of students isn't as big as in public schools---im probably in the top 10 of my class (60 students approx) By the way, I will be applying as an international student.</p>
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<li>My high school GPA is approx 3.9 (unweighted) I also take full IB (3 High level classes, 3 standard level classes [all my classes are IB]). </li>
<li>My SAT scores---[SAT I] CR: 660, M: 700, W:720. SAT II (Bio M): 780, SAT II (Math L2): 770.</li>
<li>I do a lot of extracurriculars---I play varsity soccer and softball (was captain for both seasons), president of NHS, head of logistics in student council, a member of the Reaccredidation program (its a procedure that my school had to undergo this year), was on Habitat for Humanity... where we built refugee homes in eastern Europe ( I also did a personal project where i raised money for the organization), i'm in the jazz ensemble (trombone) and in the concert ensemble, won three 1st place awards (10th-12th grade) at the International Speech and Debate Competition, member of MUN (in St. Petersburg), High Honor awards (9th-12th grade), History Scholastic Award (9th gr), Biology Scholastic Award (11 gr). </li>
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<p>I want to apply to the college of Human Ecology, and maybe major in Human Biology Health & Society. Eventually, i want to go to medical school and become a doctor! Or...i might do something with biology/policy/law (ish). </p>
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<li>Oh yeah, I might apply for the Financial Aid....will that decrease my chances of getting in?</li>
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<p>Well, there you go. Any helpful hints/suggestions would be awesome! THANK YOU!!!</p>
<p>Lol Milka - this is Anna! Jak se mas? You should make a new thread for your chances so more people will comment. I didn't know you already took your SAT II's - did u do it in january? Lol Bio scholastic award - you deserve it.</p>
<p>ha MILKA PIRATEMONKEY AND KIMARIE all together lol. fuuunnyyyy stuff.</p>
<p>to the maker of this thread, I'm pretty impressed that you could manage to do all that travelling and still maintain such a high rank at your school. My sister is on the WTA, and I have several friends who are highly ranked nationally and in the ITF, most of whom are very smart, and they've been unable to maintain that balance between tennis and school (due to missing so much school and having little time to work). Technically, it IS possible to play in college, but you're required to pay back every cent of your winnings as a professional in order to do so.</p>
<p>and flong, I know a guy who was once top 100 in the world, continually playing in grand slams, having decided as a teenager to play professionally instead of going to college. He works as a bank teller now.</p>