SAT Median for Cornell? (I flunked mine...)

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>Soooo, I’m just gonna come out clean…</p>

<p>I FLUNKED MY SAT’S. More specifically, the SAT 1 Reasoning Test, which is THE main numero uno factor that admissions officer look at… ;p</p>

<p>In my defense (and it does sound like a flimsy excuse to me now :P), I took the test right after the day I got back from camp, and I was so tired I was literally falling asleep during every section. I managed to answer most of the questions, but towards the end of section 9, I could finally feel my brain kicking into gear (oh brain, where were did during the other sections!).<br>
So needless to say, I got a rather horrible score of 1780, with 650 for CR, 590 for Maths and <em>gasps</em> 540 for Writing (I got 56/80 for multiple choice and a 7/12 for essay, horrible I know…)</p>

<p>Does Cornell superscore? Because I am definitely going to retake the test during Jan 2013, and I have the entire Christmas break to revise for it (I basically did 2-3 practice tests for the November one, got predicted a 2000, and then spent an entire week looking at plants and trees at camp, and then jumped straight into the test the next day I got back), and I know I can definitely do better than that horrible score I got.</p>

<p>Also, does this really horrible first score affect my chances? That’s the thing I am most worried about. My mom is currently shooting glares at me and muttering about ‘dishonouring the family’ along with ‘disowning me’ under her breath. If it does, oh well, I’m screwed :P</p>

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<p>No such thing as “flunking” the SAT. Cornell does “Super score”. Here are stats for each individual college:</p>

<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Does that mean they don’t really consider the writing component as one of the criteria? Because my grammar is atrocious …</p>

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<p>SAT scores don’t usually vary much between sittings without significant effort. However, since your practice scores are ~2000 you really should make sure the reason for the big drop was physical exhaustion. When you take practice tests, try to mimic a real testing environment because that seems to have been a problem in your case.</p>

<p>You will need a higher score than a 1780 to merit serious consideration. A 2000 is still on the low side, but it’s within an acceptable range.</p>

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<p>@csdad where does it say that you can superscore? Or do you mean that they superscore once they have your scores?</p>

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<p>they “Super Score” once they have your scores, since all must be sent. I don’t know if it “says it” anywhere but back when my D applied they stated it in the information session we attended.</p>

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<p>It really makes me wonder if they actually do it. I mean, from what I understand, they download all of your scores or whatever and then the adcom looks at them when he/she reviews your file and “only considers the highest score.”</p>

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<p>…why would you think that they tell you something, then not do it?</p>