<p>hello i hope someone could give me an idea.
I am an international student from China. i have chinese citizenship</p>
<p>i got 2030(c680/m740/w610) in sat 1 in nov last year, and i am taking another one in oct this year. Hopefully get about 2200( c700 m800 w700)</p>
<p>I took sat2 this june and got 740bio, 780 physics, 800math2</p>
<p>I am also taking the toefl in oct pobrably 110/120
though i can apply toefl waiver because my cr is high than 670
my gpa is 4.14/4,30 weighted.</p>
<p>i have poor ecs...
i did about 100 community service this year
school tennis basketball team
running metals in school meeting in china
i came to America for high school in jan this year.
senior now
2ap several honors</p>
<p>i am applying to ed cals in cornell university </p>
<p>Do I have the chance..? i am so nervous about that and so do my parents
thank you very much.</p>
<p>dude... we have similar situations. (or typical) lol
will you apply for scholarship? that will make a huuuuge difference if you do.
i probably will apply for Cornell too since my high school have an acceptance rate of over 25% at Cornell.</p>
<p>wojiaokaiwen: see I really don't want to be the one giving bad news nor do I want to discourage you but your chances at Cornell CALS are pretty slim. Firstly, are you are from one of the most over represented ethnicity in US colleges generally. Secondly, a lot will depend on whether you are asking for aid or not. Cornell is very stingy and if you apply for Financial Aid then it is highly probable you will be rejected. You desperately need to improve your SAT score to 2200, but believe me its easier said than done!</p>
<p>Your EC's arent great either and I am assuming it is too late to strengthen that part of your application. One thing I can tell you is that if you are planning to apply to CALS - Applied Economics and Management, then DON'T! It is one of the toughest course to get into at Cornell by far and has very few spots. If you are applying for aid consider the need blinds HYPM, Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Yes not applying for FA will significantly boost your application. And in this case, try not to apply to need blinds (the ones mentioned), if you possibly can. However, your other weaknesses still stand. CALS is not all hard, but Applied Economics and Management is (to get into)! Cornell is an ivy; all its colleges are generally very good.</p>