Chances?

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>Alright I’m from Spain and I just finished junior year, my first year studying in the US. My SAT/ACT/grades are as follows</p>

<p>SAT: math: 800, writting: 690, reading: 510 — 2000/2400</p>

<p>SAT SUBJECT TESTS: Math 2c: 800, Chem: 790, Phys: 800</p>

<p>ACT: math: 36, english: 29, reading: 24, science: 36, essay: 30 ----31</p>

<p>GPA: 4.56</p>

<p>I know, the reading really ****s my score up, but I did alright in the writting part. Actually I wanted to apply for CalTech, but then I saw the SAT scores of ppl from there and omg…even though I’m good at science…
I PLAN TO RETAKE BOTH SAT AND ACT, but I know the max I can improve reading is like 600+.
Do I have chance of getting into Cornell? Does the fact of being international student or have being just 4 years learning english affect how they look at my reading score in both SAT and ACT?
…do I have a chance to get into Caltech? lol
please answer</p>

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<p>You are going to apply to the engineering school right? You have really high scores on your science subjects, so that’s great.
However, (and I speak as an international student too), I am 100% sure you can have a much higher score on the reading, especially having in mind that your English/writing scores are not low. Just practice a lot. Try to reach at least 650 on the reading part of the SAT… Even if you are a “tech” guy, you’ll need to read a lot in college, so I’m not sure such a low score wouldn’t be a problem…</p>

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<p>yes you have to have a more balanced reading score…once you retake it…if you improve 50+ points they’ll know you can improve over time…</p>

<p>for the reading section…you dont even have to answer all of them…i skipped alot and managed a 670</p>