Hi, I’m currently stressing to the max because I’m not that great academically and my dream school is Cornell ILR. I’m an Asian-American Senior.
My weighted GPA is a 4.2, SAT: 1420
Taking 9 AP’s (11 tests in total):
Junior: (got 4’s or 5’s on all of them except physics)
-AP Language + Composition
-AP US History
-AP Physics 1
-AP Psychology
Senior:
-AP Macro and Micro Economics
-AP Government and Politics
-AP Literature + Composition
-AP Environmental Science
-AP Statistics
Subject SATS: (high 600s, low-mid 700s)
-Math 1
-Literature
-U.S. History
EC’s:
-Vice President of Debate
-Outreach Officer + Treasurer of an Equality Club
-Student Liaison for Township Council’s Economic Development Committee
-Student Intern at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
-Winner of Debate Camp (not giving name for privacy) last summer
-Varsity Debater, constantly breaking at local tournaments and most recently at the national Harvard Debate Tournament
-Just got accepted into an Economics program at Cornell this summer.
-Contributing author to school newspaper, editor for school’s literary magazine.
-In like 5 orchestras: normal school one, select ensemble, symphonic, pit orchestra (for school play), New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra.
-I coach/teach both forensics and violin at the middle school on a weekly basis.
-Into graphic design since 12, currently working on commission from an actual company + website while designing products
-Restaurant Hostess
-Played violin w/ a group at gigs such as weddings or just as volunteer
-Library mentor
Additional Notes:
-I’m pretty good at writing essays; that’s how I got into a prestigious economics program where others with much higher stats did not.
-I’m pretty bad at math.
-Been pretty much all over the world.
-NHS, NAHS, NEHS
Mainly interested in economics or political science. Really into the social sciences, hoping to get into law in the future. My grades are pretty average… any advice and what are my chances?
What are the chances of getting into Cornell ILR with meh scores?