<p>Hey, I’m thinking of applying to Cornell and I was hoping that you guys could give me an idea of what my chances are. I have boston residency but live in Greece (which is where i’m from). I’m planning on applying for Bio and am interested in medicine. Here are my statistics:</p>
<p>SAT’s: 2170 (700 CR, 720 M, 750 W) might retake in october. Haven’t taken any subject tests yet but am planning to take the BIO E/M and Chemistry subject tests in the fall.</p>
<p>UW GPA is 3.6something and W is around 4.2 I’ve been taking challenging courses throughout high school, including the IB Diploma Program in my Junior year and now upcoming senior year, along with a total of around 8 or 9 Honors classes throughout my freshman and sophomore years (the greatest number of H courses available at my school for those years).
My school is a very competitive International school in Athens, Greece but it doesn’t report class ranking due to the small number of students in each grade (between 70-90) i believe my grade has 87.</p>
<p>My EC’s are okay:
-4 years of soccer (2 years at varsity level). our team competes in the ISST tournament, a tournament between various international schools in europe
-Debate team
-4 Years of playing the Guitar
-Treasurer of Student Council
Planning on joining MUN (model united nations) in senior year</p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
-worked in Neurosurgery department at a greek private hospital (about 100 hours)
-volunteer work at archipelagos (a organization researching and preserving marine and terrestrial life in greece) (around 80-90 hours)
-Started an English learning program at a greek day care (hoping to spread this program to other day cares)
-work with the Make a Wish foundation
-tree planting</p>
<p>Any responses would really be appreciated.</p>
<p>heyy. I’m not a Cornell expert or anything, but I think your chances have a lot to do with which school at Cornell you apply to. you seem to be very science oriented, so you should look at the CAS, HumEC, and CALS. you have a good SAT score (exactly the same as me lol), and your GPA is pretty good too. You also have very good extra curriculars. I’d say you have a solid chance of getting in, but make sure you know which program you’re going to apply to and that you express your interest in that program well in your essays. Good luck!</p>
<p>Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1173704-cornell-ed.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1173704-cornell-ed.html</a></p>
<p>The problem is not that you’re unqualified, but that you’re competing against other internationals. As it is, a fair number of internationals have higher scores than you have, so the key here is to distinguish yourself in writing. You definitely have all the EC’s and at least a base to start. Additionally, you’ll need to figure out which college you want to apply to. From my vantage point it seems like CALS would be fine for your interests. CAS is may also be an option if you’re looking for more courses from the majors in that college.</p>
<p>I completely agree with trigirl26 (I even got the exact same score as both of you loll). Make sure your essay shows your passion. I think that’s what really set me apart and got me in.</p>
<p>I went for CALS because I was more comfortable writing its essay and its flexibility with AEM. Whatever happens, just try and good luck! You’ve got a decent chance so far!</p>
<p>thanks for both of your replies. i never thought i’d have great chances but i still want to give it a shot because you never know what could happen. i think i’ll be able to distinguish myself from others because i’ve been working on my essay and so far it seems to be going along well (at least according to my councelor)</p>