What type of HS classes have you taken, are you in the top 10% of your class? Does your HS regularly send kids to Cornell? Do you have any “hooks” - meaning are you a legacy, child of a donor or a recruitable athlete? For unhooked applicants, Cornell is a high reach so your chances aren’t great. I would suggest applying test optional to Cornell as your SAT score is low for them. Give Cornell a shot but make sure you have plenty of safety and match schools in case Cornell doesn’t come through. Unfortunately, schools like Cornell have to turn aways tons of wonderful students like yourself every year since they just can’t take them all.
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