<p>i didnt say if you can't get a 2200 you won't get in. I simply said you are competing against people with those scores. Plenty of people get in with lower sats over people with higher sats. it's not the only deciding factor- but it's a major factor. a 1770 is like an 1180 out of 1600. That's treading in the very low realm of cornell's range- like the 4th or 5th percentile, INCLUDING recruits and massive legacy dupes. it's not saying you won't get in- it's just saying it's highly unlikely. </p>
<p>that said, getting a 2200 DOES increase your chances of admittance greatly vs. keeping the 1770; however, this is unfortunately also very unlikely to happen. Once again, it's not impossible, and i would be very impressed if you did it, but a 430 point increase on the sat is like speeding up your mile time from like 13 minutes to under 5. good luck</p>