Do y’all mind chancing me?
A Junior currently but was wondering what my weaknesses in my list are so I know what to expect
Race/Ethnicity: Asian male
Major: Econ/Statistics at CAS or Finance at AEM (Not sure which school)
Academics: GPA: 3.79 UW, 5.1/5.0 W ACT: 34 (8/12 Writing) . SAT I:1520 (18/24 Writing) ~Top 20% (around 670 people in our class) Top 10 ranked public high school in Texas; very competitive. 770 US History Subject Test; Will take Math 2 and Chemistry soon
IB Diploma Candidate
APs/IB taken so far: APUSH (5), AP Physics 1, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Literature, AP European History, AP Chemistry, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish Lang, AP Statistics, IB Spanish SL
Senior Year Classes: AP Calc BC, IB Literature HL, IB History HL, IB Chemistry HL, IB Math SL, IB Econ SL, Debate, 2 offblocks
EC’s/Community Service
2nd degree, level 3 black belt. Gold/Silver medals at regional tournaments. Assistant instructor for weekend youth/teen classes
FBLA (9th-) State Qualifier/Finalist (2x), Internationals Qualifier (1x); Parliamentarian (10th) and Secretary (11th)
Varsity Debater (9th-): Won some tournaments; Qualified for State tournament (3x); help judge at some local tournaments
SkillsUSA member (9th): 3x State Qualifier; Secretary (10th) and Parliamentarian (11th)
Investments Club: Co-founder/President (10th-);
NHS (11th-): Headed some committees; Also a tutor
Key Club (10th-): Co-founded the club (10th); Secretary (11th)
Spanish Honor Society (11th- )
Speech & Debate Honor Society (9th-)
IB Committee (11th-): Work with IB Coordinators/teachers with various IB activities in the school
Summer Library Volunteer: (2015 and 2016; 48 hours)
Temple volunteer (~50-60 hrs)
Non-profit charity volunteer (50 hrs)
Bank of America Business Internship (Upcoming Summer)
Going to start a DECA Chapter at my school next year
Volunteer at a homeless kitchen/other service organizations
Going to perform some Statistics research for a research paper over the summer
I realize that my GPA/Class Rank are way below the average for these schools at Cornell but I was wondering which school (CAS or AEM) would give me a better shot…
Thanks!