How to get into Cornell

Interested in Cornell? Then join Elias as he goes over how to get into Cornell University! He’ll go over everything you need to know, from the average grades and test scores to differences between colleges, so you can put your best foot forward when applying to this Ivy League school.

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[rko]

I want to get into Cornell, but I had some rough patches. However, I have shown upward trend, and am performing well in 4 AP's and 2 Honors. This is especially in AP Chemistry, and AP Physics C: Mechanics

[Aslimariahahmad]

I am going by MARA because my mom works at MARA so..is it kinda like a scholarship?

[btxmdyg]

would you consider a tier 2 or tier 1 a high level extracurricular?

[valeriesantos]

My test scores are low so I was considering to apply test optional, will this hinder me?

[Trump-]

I Recently Graduated from Cornell University it was hard and l paid for it on my own

[maryanne]

Do you recommend submitting a 1420? I am a bit hesitant since it’s on the lower end of test scores.

[audreyramirez]

Could you do a video on how to get in UT Austin

[fionaayeung]

Is Cornell CALS test blind due this application season due to the pandemic? Can we expect them to be score free next year?

[zzzzzk]

If my school only provides a weighted gpa will Cornell automatically lower my gpa?

[NStudio]

How to calculate A&As level grade to us gpa

[takemetovenus]

i really want to get into a college like this but my freshman year i was homeschooled (2020 during the pandemic). my mental health was really bad and i was unable to understand any of the prerecorded lessons and so my grades were below c's. then my sophomore year things got really bad, i had frequent trips to the hospital due to my mental health that had gotten worse since 2020 and i wanted to drop out. no one supported me in dropping out or letting me take a break with school so i practically gave up as i had no strength to continue on.
this year my mental health is still not very stable but im learning how to work around it and so far- last quarter all of my grades were a and b's only and my gpa was a 3.17/4.00.
im scared that colleges will look at my highschool years and see that i had not done well academically. my mother wanted to sign me up for a program that would help me with school due to my diagnosis (allow me less credits to graduate and scholarships, ect.) but she never did and now she will not take me seriously when i ask for help with school.
i really don't know what to do. i want to go somewhere like cornell because i feel like im getting better and im finding out more of who i am ect. i feel like i could work hard and do well. im just afraid that it won't be an option for me. how can i change that? what do colleges want and look for in a case like mine?