Major: Computer Science in College of Arts and Sciences
Academics: Unweighted GPA: 3.83, Weighted GPA: 5.34/6.67 (Our school inflates our GPA)
SAT: 1520 (730 Math, 790 Reading+Writing) ACT: 33 (33 Math, 35 English, 34 Reading, 29 Science)
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Chemistry (740)
AP: Calc AB (5), Computer Science (5), Chemistry (4), APUSH (3), AP World (4), AP Human (4)
Senior Schedule: AP Stats, AP Environment, AP Econ, AP Gov, AP Physics 1 (First Semester I got all A’s and a B in Environment)
Extracurriculars:
Founder of Computer Science Club, Created my own app and website, I know Java, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Interned as a web designer for a company, 250 Hours Tutoring for Study Buddy, Performed Research Project on Cancer treatments, Mu Alpha Theta, Guitar
Essays:
Common App: Basically told a story about how I fell in love with programming and how I taught myself how to code
Cornell Essay: I talked about my interest in entrepreneurship and programming and how Cornell will help me pursue my passion in technology and create a business in the future.
Rec Letters: Couldn’t read them but they were really good according to my guidance counselor. I also knew the teachers very well and they liked me a lot. One was from my CS teacher and the other was from my Chemistry teacher.
Interview: I had an alumnus interview sometime in January. I think it went very well. He only asked one or two questions and the rest of the time we just talked about Cornell and his experiences there.
Ethnicity: Asian/White