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Hi. Could you guys please rate me and tell me if i can or cannot get into Cornell? thanks!

my stats:
Im a junior at a very rigorous high school in northern Cali.
HS GPA: 3.85 unweighted, 4.1 weighted(will go up-im taking 4 AP's senior year)
SAT: n/a (aiming for a 1350ish)
ACT: n/a (also aiming for around 28-30)
SAT II's: gonna take them in french and math
AP exams: french, US hist., environmental science, english, and biology. (These are also the AP classes im am taking/will take)

I also took Honors chem. at a community college as well as philosophy and got an A in both.

EC's:
Jazz band-2 years
CMEA(a music festival thing)-6
Odyssey of the Mind-2(won regional, went to state)
Peer counseling-2
Peer tutoring-2
Basketball-2
JV golf-2
President of French club and model UN(which I started also)-2
Around 200 CS hours at a soup kitchen and a hospital.

oh-and im white, so no minority.
i'm also going to do ED(by the way: does anyone know the percentages for admission to cornell w/ ED and w/ out are?)

Thank you so much!

By That1aznguy (That1aznguy) on Friday, November 07, 2003 - 02:42 am: Edit

I think you'll do fine sport! But try and aim alittle higher for your SAT's. Other than that you have a good chance My stats arn't really too impressive and I somehow got in.

Jo

By Xdevilmanx (Xdevilmanx) on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 02:57 pm: Edit

Yeh you have a good chance.
wana help me with my stats:
hs gpa = 3.0
college gpa (3rd semester) = 3.0
hs rank = 90th percentile
Sat1=1500
Sat2=710,690,600
Excellent ECs, honors, awards, 1 yr hotel experience
.......I am applying to the Hotel School

By Impostor (Impostor) on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:19 pm: Edit

That1aznguy, could u post your stats pleasea.

By Pilot0787 (Pilot0787) on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 09:05 am: Edit

Anyone think I can get into Cornell?
Stats:
GPA: 4.68 (weighted)
Rank: 1/120
ACT:27
Awards: Erskin Fellow, Algebra II, Earth/Environmental Science, Prin of Buss., Advanced Math, Computer App. I, Biology
Non-Minority
EC's:
Student Council (Parlimentarian/Chaplin)
Science Club (President)
Beta Club (Vice President)
History Club (Vice President)
National Honor Society
Spanish Club
Vol. @ local Nursing Home
Summer Programs:
Ocean Lab (Marine Bio)--UNC-Wilmington
Summer Ventures in Science/Math (State Funded)
Material Science Camp (ASM Internation)
Expect to be accepted to Governer's School
Also: Excellent recs by my Alg.II/Precalc and Chem/AP Bio teacher she also went to Cornell!!!

By Sachin (Sachin) on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 10:58 pm: Edit

Hey,

Freshman Year: 3.7/3.7
Sophmore Year: 3.4/3.6
Junior Year 4.0/5.0

PSAT: National Merit Finalist
SAT: 1500
SAT 2's, 750, 720, 730
AP's: 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5
ACT: 31


Extracurricular's

Debate Captain
Speech and Debate President
Speech and Debate Secretary
2 TOC bids LD debate
Many Debate awards
Officer of Junior Statesman of America
ASB Representative 4 years
3 Years work experience
JV tennis 1 year
National Honors Society Member
150 Hours of Community Service
Top 15 Percent of class of 800!
Attendee of Stanford National Forensics Institute (Advanced Lab)
Attendee of Iowa National Summer Debate Institute
Invited to NYLC
AWESOME reccomendations
Academic Tutor 3 years

By Leelee (Leelee) on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 10:11 pm: Edit

You guys should go to the Ivy league Schools in the Main Topics section.