<p>To apply to Cornell if it’s your dream school yet you don’t have the SAT score or GPA? basically is there a point to apply if you don’t have an SAT score close to a 2000? Cornell is my dream school and has been forever. My brother graduated in 2009, but it does it matter? Will Cornell see that he went there? Just wondering because I’ve gone on the class profile and it always has a small percentage of students who are accepted with much lower SAT and GPA stats than typically accepted.</p>
<p>Depending on the college within Cornell, in state resident, EC’s, letters of Rec., & essays, you will have to demonstrate “fit” to have a chance with “subpar SAT / GPA”. I don’t think there is any “magic threshold” or “filter” that eliminates you from consideration. With that being said, your chances with said stats are slim. Apply, hope for the best, but have plenty of “back up” plans.</p>
<p>If your GPA/SAT are both far from the median admitted student, you should really question whether or not Cornell will be right for you. Even if you got in, if you fell significantly short in high school, you probably won’t be successful at Cornell.</p>