African student big challenge!

cornellhopeful13
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:39:21 +0000

“CHANCE ME PLEASE for CORNELL, MY STRAIGHTS MY WEAKNESSES PLEASE!”

You asked them to chance you, they’re being realistic.

Your best bet at Cornell would be CALS (it doesn’t require SATIIs and puts very little weight on the SATI, though a score that low will raise eyebrows)… even then it’s a super high reach since your English might interfere with you writing an awesome essay. Be passionate and hope for the best. The fact that you learned this much English in three months is remarkable; if you mentioned it on your application it could help.

P.S. Cornell is need-blind so if you really do need financial aid, don’t be afraid to apply (I’m assuming you have a green card which I’m pretty sure takes away your international status).