<p>@HighSchoo</p>
<p>Let’s be honest here – OP’s scores aren’t as low as you suggest, and shouldn’t be an impediment, if the rest of his/her application shines.</p>
<p>Cornell’s published data for Class of 2014 shows that the aggregate SAT/ACT scores for enrolling students are as follows: 25th percentile, 1330/29; 50th percentile 1410/32; 75th percentile 1480/33 (with a mean of 1396/31)</p>
<p>(Cornell only releases data based on two part scores.)</p>
<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000001.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000001.pdf</a></p>
<p>What this mean, more or less, is according to Cornell, half the students in the class of 2014 scored over 1400 and half under. OP’s 1410, places him right at the 50th percentile and slightly above the mean. The 2200, which you refer to (which translates roughly to 1570 in the two part scoring), is WELL ABOVE the 75th percentile. Maybe it’s a bit tougher for class of 2016, but these numbers change more over time, than year over year.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to pick on you (because it’s ‘common wisdom’ on these boards that 700 is not a good score for Cornell), but unless we say that Cornell is somehow misreporting its data, the common wisdom is wrong. 700 per section is average. So, while a 700 (or for that matter a 750) will not blow the admissions committee away, it won’t torpedo an application either. </p>
<p>To me this sounds like OP is more of a “match” than in the danger zone. A higher score would be better, but OP should apply, even with current scores. S/he is the “average” Cornell student. Now, Cornell rejects many ‘matches’, and as you note, rejects many candidates with SAT scores over 2200. All this means is that it’s a holistic process and the entire application, Standardized Tests, Scores, ESSAYS, ECs, etc. is looked at.</p>
<p>csdad, btw is 100% correct re engineering – the acceptance rate for females is twice that for males.</p>
<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000147.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000147.pdf</a></p>