Chance Me Please??? CAS

cotopaxi
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:36:48 +0000

No one really likes to chance sophomores and juniors. It’s just not realistic and you can easily lookup the stats for what the previous accepted class looks like. Having said that, you are on the right track but your GPA will have to be higher. You have to kick butt your junior year because if you apply early decision, Cornell will only have your stats through three years. The good news is, junior year is when you will be moving up the most because you likely have all honors or AP classes. You ECs are solid and the theater passion is evident. Start thinking of a way to combine that experience with your desire to major in English. What’s the connection? The essay has to not only be a glimpse of you as a person, but also convince them why you think Cornell is the best place for you and what you’ll do to make a difference while you’re there.

Don’t add a bunch more ECs thinking that will boost your profile. Stick with 2-3 and take on leadership roles. Did you take your ACT as a junior? If so you’re done. Don’t listen to anyone if they say you need to take it again to try to boost it. You can’t do much better than top 1%. Why are you taking more SAT IIs? Does CAS even require them? If you can get in the 700s on those tests then I suppose sharing them boosts your profile a bit on the application, but it’s not weighted as heavily as most people think.

Anyway, you’re golden on testing, a little weak on GPA, solid on ECs. If you were a senior right now I would say you have a shot.