ohayhamza

I feel really embarrassed to post here because everyone else that posts here has a 4.0 GPA and 2400 SAT scores and I don't. Well, here it goes.

Freshman year, was absolutely terrible. I had some personal problems and other things going on so that year my GPA was 2.6 Unweighted and 3.2, with all honor classes. I know this is absolutely terrible, and I have no one to blame but myself.
However, i made a pact to myself to do better and school. From Freshmen year on, i've taken a bunch of AP classes, and brought my GPA to around 3.4 unweighted and 4.0 weighted, which i understand is still extremely low.

On the SAT's i scored a total of 2010
On the SAT 2's for Math, i got a 700 and Chemistry i got a 720

For my extracurriculars, I was in key club, chess club, electronics club, debate team, french club (president), international students organization (treasurer), French Honor Society, and National Honor Society. I also was on the Golf team and did tennis for a year.
I've also volunteered about 100 hours at a library and 100 hours at a local hospital.

What do you guys think? Do i stand a chance? Any advice would be great, Thanks again

Colene

"I feel really embarrassed to post here because everyone else that posts here has a 4.0 GPA and 2400 SAT scores and I don't."

Very few people have that kind of absolutely perfect credentials, and that kind of credential alone doesn't get you into top tier colleges.

"Freshman year, was absolutely terrible. I had some personal problems and other things going on so that year my GPA was 2.6 Unweighted and 3.2, with all honor classes. I know this is absolutely terrible, and I have no one to blame but myself.
However, i made a pact to myself to do better and school. From Freshmen year on, i've taken a bunch of AP classes, and brought my GPA to around 3.4 unweighted and 4.0 weighted, which i understand is still extremely low."

This is fine as long as you ended up on the top 10% of the class. If you aren't in the top 10% and you aren't significantly hooked, sorry but you have very little chance right off the bat because 94% of Cornell's admits are within the top 10% of their classes.

"On the SAT's i scored a total of 2010"
A low aggregate score is okay for Cornell if your writing section is by far your lowest score, because Cornell doesn't look at that.

"For my extracurriculars, I was in key club, chess club, electronics club, debate team, french club (president), international students organization (treasurer), French Honor Society, and National Honor Society. I also was on the Golf team and did tennis for a year.
I've also volunteered about 100 hours at a library and 100 hours at a local hospital."

Your ECs aren't too outstanding. They're "okay".

All in all, Cornell will be a very high reach for you but if you actually ended up within the top 10% of your class, you will have a small shot at ED that might be worth giving a shot for (Significant reach). Otherwise, work hard in college and try to transfer in later if you still want to go to Cornell.

awkwardpenguin13

Well, to properly chance you I think knowing the following is important:

Which school? (College of engineering, Hotel Administration, etc?)

If College of Engineering, are you female by any chance?

And race.

Regardless, you have a shot no matter what.. Your essays can are really important!!

ohayhamza

I am in the top 10 Percent.

ohayhamza

I'm a male. My parents are from Pakistan. I was looking to apply to CALS

Virginiuh

Bump, i have the same stats haha