Question about RD to Cornell

psquared
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:49:49 +0000

The only reason ED is easier to get into, is because there are less applicants, not because the applicants are less qualified. The average sat for cornell university as a whole is in the upper 1300’s i think. So to assume that you would need about a 1500 to get in RD is unrealistic, and that would put the average for cornell around 1480, about 100 points higher than the actual average, so I think you could get a 1400, 50 points left and still get in, I think you could get a 1300 and still get in. The bottom line is that if you are qualified Cornell will accept you ED or RD. Like solublefish said, SAT scores aren’t everything, I think my essays/recs/ec’s got me in and I had a 1450. Some other posts I read said that an SAT score of about the average will get you get near the door at a university, but the rest of the application is what unlocks the door to that university. Don’t worry about SAT’s too much, worry about essays and who writes your recs, they say a lot more.