I really want to go here!
GPA- about 3.9
Extracurriculars- tennis, squash, model UN, a club to end genocide in darfur, french club, lead in 3 plays, participated in 8 total plays, ticket crew, costume crew, national honor society, science honor society, latin honor society, french honor society, ap scholar, volonteer at hopsital, new york youth symphony orchestra, private flute and cello lessons, help autistic kids once a month
SAT scores: Math- 700, Writing- 700, SAT II: biology: 800, US history: 680
NOT in top ten percent of class… unfortunately
well, actually my older sister wasn’t in the top 10 percent in her high school, and she’s a sophomore at brown
and no, she did not transfer, so you are wrong. oh, and sorry i forgot the other sat!! it was 720. i have a kick ass essay as well.Keep in mind that Cornell is an Ivy League school, and since you haven’t given us a lot of the critical information, I have to assume that you are not including your weak points. Is your GPA an unweighted or weighted one? If it is unweighted, then maybe. If weighted, probably not. Also, you have only given us two parts of the SAT, including the least critical. What about the third part of the SAT I?
The most critical information to me is that you say you aren’t in the top 10% of your class. Unless you are at a top prep school, that would generally mean that you could not get into an Ivy League (or other top) school. You are obviously a decent student and you have a lot of extracurricular activities, so you can get into a good university, but perhaps you need something a little less exclusive.
A lot of the college admissions process is luck. You sound more than qualified, and I would probably admit you, but don’t forget that there are quite a few applicants that look just as good as you do. However, I would say you have just as good a chance as anyone else! Good luck!
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Keep in mind that Cornell is an Ivy League school, and since you haven’t given us a lot of the critical information, I have to assume that you are not including your weak points. Is your GPA an unweighted or weighted one? If it is unweighted, then maybe. If weighted, probably not. Also, you have only given us two parts of the SAT, including the least critical. What about the third part of the SAT I?
The most critical information to me is that you say you aren’t in the top 10% of your class. Unless you are at a top prep school, that would generally mean that you could not get into an Ivy League (or other top) school. You are obviously a decent student and you have a lot of extracurricular activities, so you can get into a good university, but perhaps you need something a little less exclusive.
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