any canadian students accepted to Cornell ED 2015?

<p>What were your stats like ?</p>

<p>i’m from vancouver =D
did you get in as well?
feel free to email me if you have any questions</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted by College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (R-670,M-790,W-680
ACT: N/a
SAT II: 800 (Chinese) 750 (Math I)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): canadian school
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro History, Calc AB, Chemistry, Chinese
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, Literature 12, English 12, AP Calc, AP Chemistry, Food studies 11
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/a
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Business Club-President
H2H Society (raised over $250,000)- sponsorship commitee
various school clubs for 4 years
Job/Work Experience:
marketer for paint company (10hrs/week in grade 10)
Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer coordinator at buddhist temple (5hrs per week)
senior house (2 hrs per week)
peer tutor (1hr per week)
Summer Activities: summer college at cornell- excellent rec by prof (98% in course
Essays: unique
Teacher Recommendation: good
Counselor Rec: excellent
Additional Rec: prof at cornell
Interview: Didn’t have one
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: number 1 in province
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: well above average
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
Reflection
Strengths: volunteer, recs
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: volunteer
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: dunno?</p>

<p>yo i didnt get in. i am from ontario :(. good luck</p>

<p>Hi kwonjiyong! Congratulations on your acceptance!! :D</p>

<p>Would you mind telling me if you applied for Financial Aid? I am an international too, so knowing this would help me put my chances into perspective. Thanks! :)</p>

<p>no i didn’t apply for financial aid</p>

<p>*im going to copy and paste the layout xDD</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted CoE</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2090(R-630,M-770,W-690)
ACT: N/a
SAT II: 760-Chem, 780-MathI, 800-Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): diff grading system
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): we don’t rank, but has the top avg on 5 courses
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Chem SL (7)
Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB Physics HL, IB French SL, IB Math SL, IB Economics HL, ToK, Advanced Math/Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/a
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Martial arts, track, X-country, plus other stuff
occasional math/physics workshops
and some math contest awards
Job/Work Experience:
Interviewed (25hrs/ week for 7 mos in Grade 10)
Kitchen staff (18hrs/wk since june till present)
Volunteer/Community service:
Dialysis Unit/ Salon/ Gift Shop/ Ice Water at local hospitals (3-6hrs/wk)
Some short-term volunteering
knitting for the homeless
Summer Activities: french language program for 5 weeks in Quebec, plus tons of work experience
Essays: reflects some changes in my views and way of life
Teacher Recommendation: never read it, but i assume they were excellent
Counselor Rec: never read this either
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: IB program
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: low income
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): im not quite sure about this one
Reflection
Strengths: being a recent immigrant? strong academic achievements
Weaknesses: SAT I
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: keen interest in physics
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: only applied to Cornell and Dartmouth so far</p>

<p>OMG, this still feels unreal xDD
Congratulations to you guys!</p>

<p>kwonjiyong: Thanks for taking the time to reply. Congratulations again! :)</p>

<p>Have an awesome time in Ithaca! :D</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED TO COE</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): N.A</li>
<li>ACT: 33</li>
<li>SAT II: Math I 800 Math II 800 Chem 790</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (95%/100%)</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/157</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) , CalBC (5) , CompSci (5) </li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): NA</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP German, AP Phys B, AP ECON (micro+macro)</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
None. Only regional science fair and Canadian math contests.</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Aviation Pilot training. Created own fundraiser for education in the Philippines.</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: interned at a electrical appliance store</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, counselling, </li>
<li>Summer Activities: internship, research paper</li>
<li>Essays: Good~Great (Wrote about flying and a potential accident that could’ve ended horribly wrong)</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: VERY GOOD</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: VERY VERY GOOD </li>
<li>Additional Rec: A math prof wrote about me taking a 2nd year math course in the local university and scoring top 15% of that honors class.</li>
<li>Interview: Just that informal meeting. Not much was talked about.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): BC</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): Canada</li>
<li>School Type: Private very competitive school</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 200,000+</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
First generation</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Academics (I assume that’s a major factor in engineering), 2nd year university honors math course. </li>
<li>Weaknesses: Essay maybe. No major awards. International Asian Male for engineering.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades (however, 33 ACT is just within range for CoE) + EC that stood out (ie: aviation)</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</li>
</ul>