Hello everyone. I’m a senior in high school.
I am asking two questions. My first question:
If you got into Cornell this year, what were your stats? Gpa/SAT/ACT, activities, alumni status, etc.
What is my chance at being accepted into ILR?
I’m a white female. Parents make above 200k a year. I don’t know how relevant this is, I’m just giving all of the information possible.
So far I’ve been accepted to Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
I go to a very competitive public high school. My gpa weighted is a 3.83 on a 4.0 scale. My unweighted is a 3.7. My most recent gpa this semester is a 4.5 w/ 3.8 uw. My gpa last semester junior year was 4.2 w/ 3.9 uw. My new SAT is a 1370/1600, but I tell people 1400 because those 30 points make me deeply insecure. My math was a 710, reading writing was 660.
Applied: Regular Decision
Alumni: N/A
Activities:
Varsity Runner for 3 years
Secretary of Democrats Club
Intern for Democrat Campaign
DECA Economics Officer
Leader of two DECA committees, and member of a third
Placed 5th at State Last year, and 2nd at District (for DECA)
Volunteer for church
Running Timer Volunteer
Worked for a year at burger joint
Office Aid
College Essay: My college essay was amazing. I had many teachers look at it.
Recommendations: I have 3. I know one will be amazing. My AP Gov teacher and I had a beautiful relationship. I got one from a business teacher, she loved me and her other business teacher friend loved me. Then I have one from my spanish teacher, and I worked EXTREMELY hard in her class.
@gklfajg There’s a whole thread that shows who got in so far and what their stats were. There’s one for the previous year as well. Much easy to review that than expect people to type it all out again. Your stats, while good, are on the low end for Cornell. You might get in, you might not. Hopefully you have some good backup schools in mind. Good luck. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/1940785-cornell-ed-class-of-2021-results.html
I don’t really like chances threads since no one can really give you a clear-cut answer as to whether or not you’re a shoe in. The best they can say is: I think you will/will not get in based on some ambiguous portion of your application. So I’m not gonna sugarcoat this, and I’ll give you an honest answer that does not guarantee anything whatsoever but is just my two cents based on my experience in the admissions process, getting into Cornell myself and knowing many others who also have gotten in.
Everyone who I knew that got into Cornell had a few things in common: strong SATs, strong GPAs, and a good extracurricular portfolio. I say they had these things in common, not that these guarantee you acceptance. I had a friend with a 34 act, 4.0 GPA who was band captain and part of a whole bunch of clubs that did not get in. So while a good academic standing increases your odds, there are other factors that contribute to a decision. Your SAT is on the lower side but I’ve seen sites listing the SAT range for cornell from 1350 to 1550; that seems fairly accurate. I don’t think you have anything to worry about. People I know got into the school with scores ranging from 1900 to 2300 (back when the scale was /2400)
You say your college essay was amazing and your recommendations are pretty good. These are a significant portion of your application, so if you have confidence in them I’d say you have a good shot to grab the AO’s attention.
This is how admission at Cornell works: there are two readers. The first reader goes through your entire application, makes some notes, then circles admit/waitlist/deny/defer. The second reader then goes through the same application, with the added notes and circles admit/waitlist/deny/defer.
Then the admissions committee gathers and looks through all the applications. If both readers circled the same answer, then they generally go with that choice. If there is a discrepancy, then they spend a few minutes arguing.
There is no first pile GPA cutoff, but having low test scores can hurt your chances during their holistic review. Your SAT scores are definitely just average. Hopefully the adcoms reading your application will look past that. Good luck.