<p>Cornell has always been my dream school, and I'm getting really nervous now that Ill be a Senior. I don't know my GPA for a 4.0 scale, but here it goes:
White Female
W 98.53 UW 95.33
SAT 2070 (1390)
Fluent: English, Russian
Sat IIs
Us history-760
Biologym- 730
Math 2- 650
French-630
Lit- 620
Apeuropean history- 5
Apchemistry- 4
Waiting for junior year ap scores, took 5 APs, and will be taking 6 APs senior year.</p>
<p>Soccer for 11 years, clarinet for 5
3 years varsity soccer, 2 years indoor and outdoor track
Competitive club soccer
Member of Local cities' youth symphony orchestra
AYSO soccer coach
Volunteer in tutoring elementary and middle school students - plenty of hours
Student Council Secretary
Model UN, French Club, World Languages Club</p>
<p>It’s a reach because of it’s selectivity. </p>
<p>You’re chances are halfway decent. More leadership would be better and make sure to write good essays… you may want to consider applying early decision</p>
<p>I would maybe retake the SATs again; it shouldn’t be too hard to raise it just a little bit, which would make you more competitive. Have you taken the ACT? Also, which school within Cornell are you applying to?</p>
<p>There is no point in “chancing.” College admissions is like a lottery. Some of the greatest applications get rejected . Why? No one knows but colleges, and that’s my point.</p>
<p>It seems like you’re into soccer. Your GPA is fine, but SAT scores could be higher. I don’t know why you took so many SAT Subject tests, but History and Bio are the best scores, so please don’t take any more. You’ve certainly given the college board a lot of money already. Don’t just join a bunch of different clubs and activities. They don’t impress colleges. Colleges want students who will ultimately become leaders in whatever they are really good at because this brings reputation to the school. Find what you love to do and what you are really good at and do ALL of your activities based on that “specialty.” For example, if someone likes writing, become president of the Writing Club or chief editor of school newspaper, start a small club or organization that helps others improve writing skills, publish news articles in a magazine or newspaper, etc. Writing, writing, writing. Then, it’s up to Cornell to decide if he or she is a great writer and good fit for the school. There’s no such thing as “chancing an applicant,” since college admissions is a crapshoot. </p>
<p>In your case, you should probably focus on soccer. Do activities that show you are a great soccer player. Telling colleges you’ve been playing for 11 years doesn’t indicate your talent in soccer. I could play soccer one day a month for 11 years and still can write “played 11 years.” Win awards, coach others in soccer. etc. You’re going to be a senior, so I recommend that you GET GOING soon before it’s too late. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>hey darkray, thank you so much for the help! I have plenty of awards and distinctions for soccer, but I have always heard that any sport recognition would not matter unless you are going to be playing that sport at the school. If I am not interested in continuing soccer in college, will my soccer leadership and passion still help my application? </p>
<p>Ranza- I am looking at CALS right now. Does it help that I am a NYS resident?</p>
<p>CALS is definitely easier to get into than some of the other colleges at Cornell. Being a NYS resident may help you since CALS is technically a state school; however, Cornell gets so many applicants from all over the globe and the majority of them come from NYS. It may hinder you in the fact that there will be so many thousands of you. For the record, though, I am a NYS resident. They take a lot of them.</p>
<p>Thanks Ranza!! Junior year ap scores : 5 us history, 4 bio/lang/calc ab, 3 french. Does that change anything?</p>
<p>AP scores really aren’t used in the admissions process. The college likes to see that you’ve taken AP classes and challenged yourself; however, the scores really aren’t used until you actually get on campus. Then they’re used for credit and placement out of classes.</p>