Northwestern or Cornell

brentonian
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:01:20 +0000

Well sam41990, I don’t know whether I’ll have enough time to prepare for 3 SAT IIs by the start of my senior year, let alone get 750 or higher on 'em. I could try to pull off a 750+ in US History, Latin, or Physics; I will be taking APs in these subjects so I think that I will be very well prepared for the SAT IIs in those areas.

By the way, do you seriously mean that I need a 750 to be accepted to Cornell or NW? My cousin was accepted to Harvard with a 690 in biology and a low 700 in another subject. Then again, he probably compensated with his 4.4 cummulative gpa. But that’s Harvard- NW and Cornell are supposed to be a bit less selective.

I agree with patsandheels that 7 APs would be quite ridiculous- especially for me because I need spare time for extra curriculars and sports. (Though I have actually considered quitting track for the sake making time for APs)

Anyway, thanks to both of you for your help!
I am taking an SAT prep class which I hope will raise my CR score.

Oh, and one question: will colleges take into consideration that I attend a highly competitive private school when they review my gpa, or would it not matter at all?