What are my chances of getting into Cornell?

[Horsiegirl101]

Hi everyone, I know its a long shot (like incredibly long shot), but what do you think my chances are of getting into Cornell University, or an ivy league school?

Facts about me (please dont laugh):

1. I have a 3.8 GPA
2. 27 on ACT
3. Probably a 1400 on SAT (haven't taken it yet, i'm just going by my schools average)
4. Ranked 27 in my class
5. Extra-curricular activities include: part-time job as dishwasher, 2 years concert choir, 2 years chamber choir, 7 previous years of church choir (not sure if I should include this because it was before high school), 2 years of bell choir, coeditor of school newspaper, melloettes (select singing group), math league, musical theater, youth group, equestrian, and I plan to volunteer at a local hospital this summer.

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[darkjedi]

Wait for med school or undergrad? Any reason you are so interested in Cornell specifically?

 

[Horsiegirl101]

Wait for med school or undergrad? Any reason you are so interested in Cornell specifically?

I'm sorry I didn't specify.
I want to go to Cornell for undergraduate, and hopefully medical school. The reason why I want to go there is because I love their campus, and the challenge of their academics. I also want the opportunities that a school like this would offer. That was a very good question 🙂

 

[darkjedi]

I'm sorry I didn't specify.
I want to go to Cornell for undergraduate, and hopefully medical school. The reason why I want to go there is because I love their campus, and the challenge of their academics. I also want the opportunities that a school like this would offer. That was a very good question 🙂

I'm not sure if you know this already, but Cornell's medical school is actually located in NYC.

I only ask because it is an incredible feat to get into medical school in general, and an even more impressive feat to get into any specific med school, especially one as competitive as Cornell. The application process is much more demanding than undergrad and so it would be unwise to get hung up on any one medical school, especially so early on in your career.

As far as undergrad goes, your question may actually be served better in the high school SDN forums or at a place like college confidential.

 

[Ismet]

moving to hSDN, as OP is in high school.

 

[Horsiegirl101]

moving to hSDN, as OP is in high school.

Thank you for telling me 🙂

 

[Horsiegirl101]

Thank you 🙂 I will try checking there!

quote="darkjedi, post: 15024352, member: 289635"]I'm not sure if you know this already, but Cornell's medical school is actually located in NYC.

I only ask because it is an incredible feat to get into medical school in general, and an even more impressive feat to get into any specific med school, especially one as competitive as Cornell. The application process is much more demanding than undergrad and so it would be unwise to get hung up on any one medical school, especially so early on in your career.

As far as undergrad goes, your question may actually be served better in the high school SDN forums or at a place like college confidential.[/quote]

 

[Arayh]

As for Undergrad Cornell, it's a great school to go to, you'll have plenty of opportunities to pursue different majors/interests/classes/research and extracurriculars.

Your GPA is fine, I would work on your ACT or SAT. For the SAT I think you want to aim for 2100+ (or 1450+ out of 2 subjects), but the stats may have changed in the last few years.

Your Extracurriculars are fine, feel free to place the Church Choir on your list if you continued it throughout high school.

 

[drcrispmd]

When I was in HS I applied to some Ivy and did not get accepted. My stats were 4.3 gpa (on a 4.0 scale), member and officer of every club my school had except FFA and FHA (was president of the honor society). Band all 4 years, varsity softball all 4 years, basketball 3 years (knee injury prevented playing senior year) (only sports offered), tons of volunteer, Hugh O'Brian ambassador, 1st and 3rd place at state science fair competition, Ranked #1 (valedictorian), 28 on ACT and 1490 on SAT (when the top score was 1600), participated and won at English and math contest all 4 years. I did not apply to Cornell specifically, but other Ivy league school. My interviewer said he gave me the highest recommendation, but they would look down on the fact I am from a small town and neither of my parents when to college. Sometimes even though you have good stats you may not get accepted based on things you cannot control. There are still other great schools so apply to more than just Ivy. Have several back-up schools. You can get a good education and get into medical school at non-ivy schools.

 

[Arayh]

Don't lose hope though, drcrispmd's situation isn't true for everyone, and seems unusual in general.

I went to Cornell. I had a 3.8 GPA in high school, I had a 2250/2400 on my SAT, didn't take the ACT. I was in band for 4 years, I wasn't the president of any club really. I wasn't even close to the valedictorian. I didn't win English or Math contests. I did some preliminary lab research, and volunteered at hospitals. I had several APs, and SAT IIs. I had great recommendations from teachers.

I do not believe that they look down on small towns, and both my parents were immigrants with no degrees in this country.

 

[Horsiegirl101]

What else can I do to raise my chances of getting in? What will really make me stand out as an applicant?

 

[MedAhmed]

Hi everyone, I know its a long shot (like incredibly long shot), but what do you think my chances are of getting into Cornell University, or an ivy league school?

Facts about me (please dont laugh):

1. I have a 3.8 GPA
2. 27 on ACT
3. Probably a 1400 on SAT (haven't taken it yet, i'm just going by my schools average)
4. Ranked 27 in my class
5. Extra-curricular activities include: part-time job as dishwasher, 2 years concert choir, 2 years chamber choir, 7 previous years of church choir (not sure if I should include this because it was before high school), 2 years of bell choir, coeditor of school newspaper, melloettes (select singing group), math league, musical theater, youth group, equestrian, and I plan to volunteer at a local hospital this summer.

Well, you have a descent GPA, you still want to get it up a bit. If you plan on taking the SAT, you might want to get about a 2100 just to be safe..

 

[Arayh]

I would recommend 2200 for the SAT at least for Cornell, and an ACT of at least 31.

 

[Horsiegirl101]

If I took two college level courses (General Biology and General Chemistry) at the local community college (I'm planning on acing them), as well as started a new club, and volunteered a lot over summer, would it raise my chances of getting in?

 

[Boolean]

If I took two college level courses (General Biology and General Chemistry) at the local community college (I'm planning on acing them), as well as started a new club, and volunteered a lot over summer, would it raise my chances of getting in?

Slightly. Your GPA and test scores are still quite a bit too low for Cornell. Your ACT is even meager at certain State schools. Work on improving that.