vvvemuri1

This is my situation.....

My IB transcript scores (HL - Higher Level n SL - Standard Level) - year 11

Each Score is on a scale of 1 to 7
Math HL - 7
Physics HL - 7
Chem HL - 7
Econ SL -7
Hindi SL - 6
English A2 SL - 7
Fur Math SL - 6

But my scores in years 9 n 10 weren't very good...
I got abt 55/63 (Ouch!) for year 10 n somethin similar for year 11...

My cumulative year 10 in India (cos I had to do year 10 twice when I shifted systems) percentage was 87.6 %

MY SAT Scores sucked
2000
CR- 560
Math - 750
Writing - 690

My Toefl Score was 112 tho....

My SAT II's were better
Math Level II - 800
Physics - 780

Awards
First place, Inter - House Maths Competition – 2006 - 2007

Secondary School Award, "Best Achievement Award - Mathematics" – 2007-2008

Secondary School Award, "Best Achievement Award - Physics" – 2007-2008

Secondary School Award, "Best Effort Award - Chemistry" – 2007-2008

Secondary School Award, Academic Honor roll certificate (Awarded to students who score 38 points or more out of 42 on their quarter reports)– Awarded for all four quarters - 2007 -2008

Secondary School Award, Academic Honor roll certificate (Awarded to students who score 38 points or more out of 42 on their quarter reports)– Awarded for all completed quarters - 2008 -2009

Activities
Scuba Diving, 11th & 12th, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (Also completed PADI Open Water Course) & Member of Falcon Scuba Diving Club & Member of Project Aware's 'Coral Watch' program, 10 hrs/wk, 15 wks/yr

Model United Nations, 10th, 11th & 12th, Attended a total of seven conferences including two international three-day conferences at Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, Positions held -'Committee Chair for the Economic & Social Council' & Member of Organizing Committee & Delegate, 1.5 hrs/wk, 18 wks/yr

International Award for Young People, 10th & 11th, (formerly known as Duke of Edinburgh's Award) – Gold and Silver Levels, 50 hrs/wk, 1 wks/yr

Electric Guitar, 10th, 11th & 12th, Student of Keytanant Music School,Performed at Keytanant Student Concerts,1 hrs/wk, 52 wks/yr

Rock Band ‘Reality Check’, 11th & 12th, Lead Guitarist & Backing Vocalist, 3 hrs/wk, 20 wks/yr

Bangalore City Cricket Club, 9th & 10th, Captain – Under - 15 team & Member of Under – 13 team & Member of Under - 15 team, 3 hrs/wk, 30 wks/yr

JV Softball, 9th, Starter – Outfielder ('Bangkok International School Athletic Conference - Champions'), 3 hrs/wk, 15 wks/yr

Donations at Ban Khru Noi Orphanage, 10th, 11th & 12th, Donations, 2 hrs/wk, 4 wks/yr

How do you rate my chances for getting Cornell's School of Engineering?

vvvemuri1

Sorry...I meant to say

"I got abt 55/63 (Ouch!) for year 10 n somethin similar for year 9..." and my cumulative score of 86.9% i for year 9 not year 10. Thanx.

disasterpiece02

The problem with your situation is that internationals usually have a tough time time getting into American universities, and even harder to get into for selective schools such as the Ivies or whatnot. If you are applying for financial aid, then your chances go down even further, because many schools are not need-blind for internationals, although I don't know if Cornell is or isn't. Your CR score is well below their ranges and overall SAT is in the bottom of them, and most accepted internationals tend to be above those ranges. Even with your great ECs and IB scores, I still don't think that you have a decent chance at Cornell, sorry.

If you want to... Took a risk and blew it...any hope left?

purelife32

just try! there is no harm trying. u r smart person. ppl i know didnt have much chances to get into an ivy, but did. just try. if u didnt make it, try other colleges which are less ivy orientated. good luck!

10tlala

what was your GPA?- yeah I don't know how your grades will reflect on with colleges. I heard that Cornell was kinda- they looked carefully at grades. raise your SAT if you can

CHance back and good luck

sora2712

disasterpiece02 is right, it's hard for internationals to get FA, and that's on top of admissions. (As a fellow international applicant, I empathise~)
Admissions are SUPPOSED to be 'need-blind', but who knows for sure?
But Ivies (Yale and Harvard at least, that I know of) are need-blind for internationals, you better check Cornell...
Only, SATSATSATscore. Just get that SAT up to 2300, 2200 at least.
But your ECs look pretty good.. better than mine ==;;