African student big challenge!

dontno
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:23:49 +0000

I agree somewhat w/ Faraday. If you can’t score any higher on the SAT, then you’re not qualified to attend an Ivy League university. However, I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt regarding your intellectual capabilities. Your score might have been significantly affected by your lack of English expertise (even the math score).

Nonetheless, classes are taught in English and clearly that presents a huge challenge for you w/ respect to your SAT score. Now if your TOEFL score corresponds to a low SAT score, then it might not be English, it might just be you. If your TOEFL score is good enough, go to a SUNY or a community college, work your butt off, become a more proficient English speaker, and then transfer to Cornell.