<p>Through my college searching, i found on a website that said that Cornell Engineering's sat scores are much higher (it was Cr 660-750 M 720-800 but on collegeboard for the whole university it was Cr 630-730 M 670-770)
How much merit does these stats have?</p>
<p>What do you mean merit? It’s 100% accurate.
The median SAT score for engineering is a 1440/1600, the highest out of all colleges in Cornell.</p>
<p>well, i said merit because it wasnt from the Cornell webiste</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> Engineering : Class Profile](<a href=“http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/prospective/undergraduate/about-engineering/facts/class-profile.cfm]Cornell”>http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/prospective/undergraduate/about-engineering/facts/class-profile.cfm)</p>
<p>Looks pretty legit to me</p>
<p>yeah i guess thanks, so do you think a hispanic with a 1330 (710 math) has a shot?</p>
<p>Not unless you ED’d Cornell or have a 4.0 GPA.
An 800 on Math IIc is common for engineers, too, and 750+ is pretty much a must.</p>
<p>Bioblade, that’s pretty false.</p>
<p>While ED would help a lot, hispanic in the engineering school is a big boost. You can still be competitive in engineering with a 1330.</p>
<p>You might also want to try taking the ACT and seeing if you do comparatively better.
And the biggest point is to make sure you are in the top 10% of your class. I think around 95% of acceptances were in top 10%.</p>
<p>yeah, im 13/314 (4.5 percentile)
and i got a 25 on the ACT (not sending it)
i wish i went ed but i couldnt b/c of money, so do you know if there a way to convey that i wanted to but i couldnt?</p>
<p>Maybe so, but there’s a lot of applicants who’re in the lower 25% applying as long shots and I’m not sure if being hispanic is enough to push him over. It’s safe to assume ED is not a small minority in the 1-25% percentiles.</p>
<p>@above, nothing except your essay at this point. show passion in your essay because in the end, that’s what it comes down to. Cornell has a policy of no parental contribution if your family income is below 60k, did you know that?
If you’re from NY, you may consider applying via HEOP.</p>
<p>yeah, im from new york,but my parents make like just above that so we dont qualify</p>
<p>Well, qualifying for HEOP, you need a significantly lower income than 60k [35-40 for a typical family], so that’s a no go.</p>
<p>Cornell wouldn’t have made your contribution jump to like 20k/ year just because you’re slightly above 60k. </p>
<p>But, that’s really irrelevant now. Hopefully your Math and Science Subject Tests are up to scratch because that’s where they see whether you can do the material or not.</p>