Applying ED to Human Ecology, Policy Analysis & Management Major
ACT (breakdown): 31 composite/ 32 superscore (34 Eng 34 Reading 30 Math 30 science)
SAT II: 720 US History
GPA (out of 100): 95.0
AP: 5 US History, 5 Language, 3 Micro-econ, 5 World History, 4 Psychology
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Macro-econ., AP US Gov, AP Stat, French 5, Russian 3, Adv. Writing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective: I don’t know my rank - my high school is an extremely competitive public school in New York; Cornell normally accepts 30-40 students every year and we are called a “feeder school.”
Extracurriculars
Job/Work Experience: Worked as a cashier for a lot of high school
Volunteer/Community service: Interned for political campaign this summer and fall
Part of community service club at school-volunteer at Ronald McDonald house, nonprofit organisation, etc.
EC’s: Class president junior year, secretary 9th & 10th, state champ. qualifier for speech & debate, model United Nations, community service group, French club, President of World Language Honors Society
Essays: I think it’s pretty good, I wrote about how I become fascinated by random topics easily - 8.5/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably very good, I got my math teacher to write one even though I’m weak in math so I’m hoping it will help
Counselor Rec: Probably good also
Additional Rec: May be sending additional letter from politician whom I interned for
Interview: Went to info session
Appying for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Policy Analysis & Management
State: New York
School Type: Public, very highly ranked
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150-199k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Father received labor certificate from Cornell ILR (not Ithaca campus)
I’m definitely not perfect, I’m notably weak in math and science (though I have challenged myself course wise I do have several B’s) but my grades in social sciences and English are generally speaking exceptional. Chance me!