Umm....Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>alright, i hate when people make long posts about their "chances" so I'll try to be concise. Applying to CALS bioengineering ED. ..from california
asian:indian
our school district is number 2 in state..so good school</p>

<p>SAT 2: Biology: 720 SAT 1: 700M, 720V
Writing: 700
Math 2c: 700
GPA: (no ranking in our school) 3.5UW (3.8W).....kinda worried about that but
toughest courses though...
7 AP's: AP English Language-4, AP calc AB-4, Ap calc BC-4, Macro-4, psych-5, biology-5, euro-4
ECs: Varsity XC
Varsity Track
Youth and gov (3 years)
Kaiser Hospital volunteer(4 years)-was "shift leader"-whatever
Eagle Scout(long time)
Math Tutor(2 years)
Volunteer Basketball coach for 7.8th grade girls(1 season)
Basketball/ Soccer Referee(3 years)
Awards:
AP Scholar w Distinction
National Merit Commened Scholar
Golden State Exam: Biology w/honors ( scored top 10% in state)
Golden State Exam: Geolmetry w/ honors(scored top 10% in state)
Golden State Exam: Spanish w/recognition( top 30%) =(
CSF Life Memeber(get like 3.4 +uw for 6 semesters)
Scholar Athlete(mantain 3.5+UW during sports season)</p>

<p>Got solid essays(for what its worth), good recs, and went to Cornell Summer School where Professor wrote me letter of recommendation
-hey this is just speculation for fun so thanks for telling me my "Chacnes"</p>

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<p>yeah c'mon u know u wanna......o by the way i am incredibly good looking......does that help?</p>

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<p>just kidding about the last post...so yeah</p>

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<p>haha...what a modest indian</p>

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<p>modest? i agree. heh.</p>

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<p>modest indeed : )
now how about a comment if u wanna of course</p>

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<p>hehehehehehehehehehe</p>

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<p>somebody please answer/comment.........also does applying out-of state hurt me since CALS is also partly state funded?</p>

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<p>I would reply, but I really have no idea.</p>

<p>Doh! This is a reply, isn't it...</p>

<p>Well, I just couldn't stand having you here talking to yourself.</p>

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<p>..........</p>

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<p>modest modest modest lol
but anyway, you seem to have a pretty good chance</p>

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<p>thanks man.....i'll let u know dec. 10th the descision...any1else?</p>

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<p>U KNOW YOU ARE GETTING IN AND I WILL GIVE BUY YOU A CAR IF YOU DON'T GET IN</p>

<p>I AM SICK OF PEOPLE TRYING TO GET ATTENTION AND VALIDATION ON HERE. YES YOU ARE SMART. YES YOU HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING IN.</p>

<p>No offense here, but its the truth---not only you of course!!!!!!!!! :-)</p>

<p><3 NIk</p>

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<p>wow....well nicky....my gpa is low as hell and that's what i know could pwn me. I think u have good chances with that nice gpa of yours...........i would compromise test points for a better gpa anyday. I think i have the same chances as you(seriously)...</p>

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<p>Well thanks that is nice of you to say I DID NOT MEAN WHAT I SAID IN AN OFFENSIVE WAY-----NO HOSTILITY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>But anyways my college consultant said that they are more likely to admit someone w/great test scores and a low GPA b/c they are looking for truly "brilliant" students, not hard workers...and they tend to think that if your GPA is lower&test scores are higher, the HS environment was just STIFLING TO YOU.</p>

<p>COMPLETE ******** IF YOU ASK ME, BUT THEN AGAIN SO IS 99% OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p><3 Nik :)</p>

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<p>Wow... four years can be less important than a mere four hours.</p>

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<p>I know right...THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS IS SO ****ED UP. I was thinking about writing my essay about that...but I doubt that would be too well-received! LOL</p>

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<p>i think SATs count more than GPA's in some cases because they do determine your intelligence in a way and your ability to do work and because colleges rank high schools so if you go to a difficult high school you are automatically expected to have a much lower GPA than a kid who goes to a crappy school. I think that's fair though because i went to an inner-city school where i pulled off an easy A+ average then i moved to another district where the schools are ranked the top in the state and i struggled to keep an B+/A- average. In terms of cornell, NY residents do get preference for CALS, ILR, and HUman ecology b/c they are state-funded schools and by law i think they are required to have a large NY representation so out of state kids have it rough there. however, for CAS, Hotel, and the others your residence doesnt matter actually being from NY might hurt you in those schools because so many kids from NY apply to Cornell and they aren't "required" to accept NY kids</p>

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<p>You have a good chance. </p>

<p>However, this is no way to know. No one knows what the admissions committee looks for or decides. Just apply, and see what happens-you'll never know if you don't!</p>

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<p>Not to reopen an old wound, but what is a 3.5 unweighted GPA? A 95 overall average?</p>