<p>Male Junior from a competitive public school in Ny; im pakistani- Im applying early to the college of arts and science
GPA:4.27
Class Rank: 24/430
Old Sat: M: 780, V: 730
New Sat: M: 800, W: 780, V: 750 </p>
<p>SAT2:
Math IIC: 770
Us History: 730</p>
<p>APs:
English Language and Comp: 4
Biology: 5
US History: 5</p>
<p>AP Courses that I am taking/will take:
US History, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Statistics, Economics, Calc BC</p>
<p>Extra Cirriculars:
Debate: 9-12
FBLA: 10-12, secretary
Asian Club: 9-12, President
Book Club: 9-12, President
Key Club: 9-12
School Newspaper(reporter, photographer, copyreader): 9-12, Sports Editor
Volunteer Work at Hospital: 100 hours
National Honors Society: 12th
Big Brother: 11-12
Volunteer Tutoring of elementary sschool students: 9-12
Job at fast food place probably: summer of 11-12</p>
<p>ill get good recomendations from my teachers, but my main worry is hat i have a C in one of my semester courses (Honors Precalculus). What are my chances realistically?</p>
<p>You have good chances. One bad grade wont make or break you. you got a 770 in IIC. You have good grades everywhere, including math. They'll probabvly overlook that.</p>
<p>Make sure to tie your app together into a package. Cornell wants students with a passion for something, not 4000 ECs written down on a sheet. (thats not a criticism of your ECs, just a comment about how to form your application)</p>
<p>i'd say you have a good shot, the only thing i noticed is that you seem to spread yourself out and not have dedication in one particular area of interest. you might think about making that apparent more in an essay or at least show what you really enjoy intellectually.</p>
<p>c in ap calc wouldn't be so good. senior year course for most kids. and most ppl can study and learn calc. getting a 5 on the test is one thing, but a good grade in the course should be achievable by most. still, just one grade...</p>
<p>hi, im new at this site. i saw your comment for yanks88 and thought you could probably help me to figure something out.
i'm a sophmore and my n.w. GPA is 3.4. But considering that i'm taking 5 ap classes next year--if i receive all A's in all my classes--my average gpa by the end of my junior yr would be 3.7. is this too low for Cornell? what are the things that i could do to increas my chance to get into Cornell?
Thanks a lot for reading.</p>
<p>About that C, is it tough for you or are you just not doing the work? We have very similar math scores (780M 800IIC) and I treated my pre-calc more like a study hall because of its ease and got the easy A. </p>
<p>I assume you could do the same, but are you not trying? Hmm, perhaps schools outside of mine push their kids harder. Just curious as to which one it is.</p>
<p>doesn't matter with a C, i got a C on my final exam in econ ap (senior yr, first semester, although i got an A overall in the course, still, that C sits on my hs transcript b/c it shows both class & final exam grade) and I got in. although I got a 4 on the ap test, that didn't weigh in because i took that after getting accepted. so i think the fact that you still did very well on your math tests (I got a 360 on Math 1C, but that was a fluke -- i missed a bubble, and subsequent answers shifted, and retook it and got 800s on my IICs, SAT I, and IC, plus all my math courses grades were all As) so i think unless your other math courses were low Bs, you have nothing to worry about. they'll just see it as either just a bad year, etc. if you can explain that C, especially if you have great grades in other math courses, that would be great, and that C is NOTHING to worry about. your gpa obviously didn't suffer too much. good luck man.</p>
<p>work on your subjective stuff like your personal essay, and make sure you get great recommendations, maybe even one from an advisor of one of your clubs or volunteer work. Your ECs are actually very good, although the EC that over 50% of ppl have is athletics, and you don't have anything in that area, or second most is band/choir/glee clubs. ppl might say you look like you are spreading yourself thin, but I don't think so, I think your ECs say you are interested in academics and are stimilated intellectually in different areas, so if you could get that across, no one can claim that you don't seem passionate about anyone one thing, it's not a crime to enjoy being exposed to different things that will develop your intelligence!</p>
<p>What school did you go to jerew. I got an A in precalc, too, but precalc at my school is harder than some AP's, and it isn't honors. I love math, by the way, aargh, that is so unfair!!!</p>
<p>I took the Math B test in June of my Junior year and got a 66% on the test - I don't know what I got in the course overall, but that Math B grade - 66 or whatever - gets posted literally at the top of your transcript. In NY, you have to take the Math A to graduate, Math B is "optional but recommended". Math is far from my forte - 64% is failing, afterall. But I excelled every where else and had a bunch of EC's (mostly music related), wrote what I felt were some pretty solid essays, and had what can only be described as "walk on water" rec letters. I got into Cornell when I applied as a freshman, didn't go (don't ask.) and got in again this year as a transfer. So hey - I got worse then a C in a much easier math course, and I got in twice. Work on you essays, get good rec letters, send in a resume with everything on it, and see what happens. I think your chances are pretty good.</p>
<p>I propose a new CC rule, chances should only be evaluated for HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, i.e. people who are actually applying to college. Back in my day, posting stats and having people get opinions of them was a fun thing that people did while they were applying and/or waiting for decisions. Then you would compare and see who got in and who didnt. That is all. Now it has evolved into this thing where all of these kids post up their whole life story just because they think it will make them feel better for the whole world to see that they got a 1600 (oh, i guess i should say 2400, im an old geezer) and played in the all-state orchestra for 12 years or whatever. So no more of this, save it for when you are actually applying.</p>
<p>Also, no more sophomores please. It's for your own good, worrying about college at age 15 or 16 (or knowing some of these kids they're probably sophomores by age 12 or 13) is not healthy at all. Can't CC get one of those age-checking things on their site? No, those can be bypassed. I wonder if they can run social security numbers.....</p>
<p>Wow, perro406, you're kind of a jerk, especially if your comment was directed at me. We are just trying to make ourselves educated about the process. And for your info, I am a senior, seeing how I just finished my junior year, and I am far from perfect, like many others on this site. So try stepping off your pedestal. I you don't want to read about ambitious sophmores, don't log on. I don't blame them for asking questions!</p>
<p>I doubt perro's remarks were directed specifically at you; truth is, there are wayy too many people too young to be on this website...I think I've even seen seventh graders posting about college. There's really no need to worry THAT much about college until you're actually about to apply; even then, "what are my chances" posts are pretty useless seeing as most of the people on CC have no idea what they're talking about--there are probably only 2 or 3 people totally qualified, and thats because they are MIT admissions officers.</p>
<p>did you say seventh graders? eww, eww, and more eww! Go away you tiny little neurotic people! Away with yee! If that is the case, I had NOOO idea. (but still, don't wig out on the occasional sophmore, they are getting kind of close, yeah, sort of...yeah :D)</p>
<p>nothing wrong with age...just quit posting 'what are my chances' threads.</p>
<p>REASON: only YOU know how you are going to fill out that application. WE can't judge that. You can be the ideal candidate for Harvard, MIT, whatever, but if you screw up that application and/or the essays, no amount of advice will help you. By screw up, I mean forget to emphasize your strengths, have no direction in your approach, completely miss the essay topic, etc.</p>
<p>My humble advice: be a human being. No one is perfect. Pour yourself into one or two ECs you feel strongly about (i.e. be a leader, mentor of that group), take courses that challenge YOU (not that impress a committee), and write an essay / choose a topic that gives the reviewer an insight into who you are BEYOND the application questions. That'll get you where you NEED to be, not where you THINK you belong.</p>
<p>Oh calm down and go play in the sandbox. I said high school SENIORS werent the group that I was targeting, and you are one, so what is your problem. You're obviously paranoid; until your comment in response to mine you didn't have any substantiable part in this thread, so why would I be targeting you? Sounds like you're the one on the pedestal if you interpret a generalized, nonspecific blanket statement made in response to the comments of other people as a direct personal attack.</p>
<p>excuse you, but i had made a few comments before your comment. I don't care how generalized or specific it was, if someone is being a jerk, whether it be toward me or anyone else, I consider them, rude, inconsiderate, and stuck-up, so stick it.</p>