I wnt 2 get n 2 Cornell...nd i need tips. Plz provide ny help U can..esp ppl who have graduated frm there?

Question

GPA?
SAT score?
ACT score?
School Activities?
Clubs?

GIVE EXAMPLES TOO!! specific # of gpa...act score...club names.

******I DID NOT USE PROPER ENGLISH..BECAUSE I HAD LESS SPACE TO TYPE IT ALL IN. *******

Answer 1

First year students' GPAs (kinda):
* 84% in top 10th of graduating class
* 97% in top quarter of graduating class
* 100% in top half of graduating class

Average test scores:
SAT Critical Reading 620-730
SAT Math 660-760
ACT Composite 28-32

Answer 2

Well, you also need to be specific about yourself. Are you entering your senior year? If so, you can't do much to change things. Are you from NYC? If so, you'll have to be truly outstanding to get in because Cornell gets plenty of people from NYC.
In general, everyone I knew at Cornell had high grades, lots of activities, high scores, and very well-written applications. The admissions office tries to get a wide variety of students, so two otherwise equal candidates might also be looked at by where they're from, family background, and so on.

But keep in mind that the admissions people are quite good at spotting resume padding. If you join a club just to have another club, it won't help as much as being truly active in a club.

And not to pile on, but don't take the short-cut of sloppy writing. Your first use of "2" for "to" will be where they stop reading and toss your application away. Good writing does not just happen; it must be practiced constantly.

Answer 3

Not to be picky, but my first advice to you would be to learn proper grammar.

All the rest of my advice would be to study, study, and study some more.

GPA would be best if it were a 4 point or better.
You should then focus on getting your ACT above 30. I don't know about SAT.

School Activities, I would do as many as you can handle without damaging your grades. If your grades start to suffer, cut out what you don't need in your life.

Answer 4

First of all, you need to learn to write standard and formal English. I realize that this is the Internet, but you're not texting. You are trying to make people understand you and you are asking for assistance. Alienating people by being too informal is not going to help you.

You would be surprised at the number of college applicants who have difficulty writing a simple declarative sentence, let alone an admissions essay, because they have no practice at it.

Answer 5

Realize that no one will take you seriously while you are putting letters together like that. All of the information you are requesting is available through a myriad of sources online, at your school and your local community college.

Answer 6

I would say that the first step would be to begin writing properly and stop acting like you are in middle school with the short-hand.

Answer 7

Try learning to use English properly. I have a feeling that will really help.

Answer 8

The first thing you should do is stop writing in text codes.