<p>Applied to: GA Tech, U Illinois, UT Austin, U Michigan, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Stanford
Got in: GA Tech, U Illinois (Honors), Carnegie Mellon, Stanford (Full Ride.. Will be Attending)
Denied Cornell, UT Austin (They claimed I was too late? I would disregard this for chance purposes)
U Michigan still hasn't told me **** but I could care less at this point. They should really tell people earlier if they want to keep their good applicants.
Major: Civil Engineering
Hispanic Male
1st Generation College Student
HS: Bergen County Academies Extremely Competitive (1 of 2 Intel Schools of Distinction in USA)
Full Honors Classes
AP Physics C, AP Calculus (in between AB and BC), AP Statistics Many Engineering Related Classes
GPA: 3.5
SAT: 710M 720CR 700W Totals: 1430 // 2130
SAT Subject: MathIIC 640 Retook for 780 Spanish w/ Listening 690
We don't rank but honestly mine is probably quite low
Weekly Internship at large engineering // construction firm every wednesday of senior year Senator Sarlo is my mentor so that might mean something
Internship also counts as Work XP cuz I get paid.. 8hrs/Week
Volleyball 9-12 Varsity 12
I'm 6' 5" and growing.. possible volleyball recruitment .. never talked to coaches so I doubt this would affect chancing purposes
Model UN JCC Chair 11-12
Junior Statesman 11-12
Some Math Team 9-12
~100 hours volunteering
National Honor Society 11-12
National Spanish Honor Society 10-12
National Merit Commendation
National Hispanic Recognition Program
Dean's List 9-12
Honor Roll 9-12</p>
<p>Did you find it easier to get your internship because of your background?</p>
<p>Well every senior at my school goes to an internship every Wednesday. Being able to boast a pretty legit resume probably helped though. I also had a strong interview. In general I just recommend that you make it your goal to let your employer know that you are qualified for and interested in getting your position.</p>
<p>How did you get denied at Cornell? Especially with a full ride to Stanford. I would have thought you could get into Cornell with your stats.</p>
<p>I really don't know. I guess they didn't like my GPA. It was probably pretty low compared to other applicants from my school. It's not like Cornell didn't take about 15-20 kids from us.</p>
<p>Ah. So your school hooks you guys up with interns? thats so awesome</p>
<p>Yeah pretty much.. my school is pretty sick. I was one of many many acceptances to real top notch schools. Bergen</a> County Academies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>whoa...avg. SAT score = 2015...ridiculous</p>
<p>congrats on the full ride to Stanford, that's pretty awesome.</p>
<p>Yeah, I checked out that school. That alone definately helped your shots! Is it dificult to get in?</p>