Chance me for Cornell Architecture!

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<p>Info:
Senior in top-ranked public HS(acceptances to every Ivy last year), CA
Caucasian male. Applying to Cornell University school of Architecture, Art and Planning.</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: UW: 3.8 (STRONG upward trend - 4.0 both semesters Junior year)
W: ~4.1 (School doesn't weight)
Rank: School does not officially rank or do %
-around top 10%</p>

<p>SAT: 2200 (700R, 740M, 760W)
SAT IIs: Math IIc-750, U.S. History-790
APs: Biology (5), U.S. History (5), U.S. Gov't, Microecon, Physics C; Mech, Calc BC, Statistics</p>

<p>Activities (only important ones are listed):
-School Symphony cellist (been playing for 6 years)- 9, 10, 11, 12
-Yearbook staff page designer - 10
-Part time work on a travel website, designing pages, layouts, etc - 10, 11, 12
-Internship at Gensler (International architecture firm) - 12
-Mayor's Youth Council - 12
-Drawing classes takes both privately and at Otis art school - 11, 12
-Pratt Institute Pre-college for architecture (As in all classes) - summer before 12
-I have had an article published in "Northern New England Journeys" magazine
-Habitat for Humanity - ~50 hrs
-Habitat for Humanity club - 12</p>

<p>Other Important Information:</p>

<p>-My portfolio is a work-in-progress, but is quite good so far, and adheres to the advice given to me by admissions at AAP.
-My supplement essay is pretty darn passionate as well.
-I am going to receive 2 very good teacher letters of rec (I know the teachers pretty well), plus a great counsellor letter (she and I get along well), a letter from my drawing teacher at Pratt (he just offered me one, so it should be good), and to top it off, a letter from my architecture teacher at Pratt, WHO is a Cornell alumnus.</p>

<p>Please be honest but not excessively harsh. Thank you!</p>

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<p>It looks pretty good! I’m going to apply to AAP at Cornell as well. It’s funny, a lot of your stats and such are similar to mine and I even did some hours with Habitat! Your unweighted GPA is a little bit low but other than that it looks pretty good. Could I see your portfolio?</p>

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<p>Once again, stats are good, but the portfolio has such a large weight that it would be premature to make any sort of judgment without it.</p>

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<p>wow, I thought i would never find someone else who is applying for arch.<br>
I am also applying for arch at cornell! </p>

<p>I think you have a really good shot, my grades are so similar to yours too haha.</p>

<p>and for the Pratt Precollege program, which teacher did you have? Mr.Titus or Mr.White?
haha I took that course during the summer as well!</p>

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<p>By the way, I am applying ED.</p>

<p>000ooo000ooo: My interviewer seemed to love my portfolio. She even like some of the less amazing pieces I brought. I will post pics when I get the chance (sorry). It made for an unbelievably good, 2-hour long interview, though.</p>

<p>aquawarrior: I have not heard of either of those teachers. I had a teacher with an unpronounceable Polish last name. Did I meet you there? What’s your first name? Mine’s Ian.</p>

<p>Thank you all for chancing me.</p>