CHANCE ME PLEASE! Foreign Student ED

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
1

<p>Private school from Puerto Rico.</p>

<p>GPA: Weighted 4.26</p>

<p>Rank: Top 10% (7th)</p>

<p>Self-studied Honors Scientific Research during Junior Year.</p>

<p>AP's:
11th grade-US History-Score: 4
12th grade: Spanish Lit, English Lit, European History.</p>

<p>SAT: 1970 (600 M, 680 V, 690 W).</p>

<p>SAT II: 800-Spanish, 730-USH, 740-World History</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
- Class Treasurer (9), Class Vice-President (10) and Historian of the Student Council (11), President of the Electoral Board (12)
- Missionary Hands Club (9, 10, 11)- Club of humanitarian and volunteer work around the island.
- Science Fair: 3rd Place-Local (9), 2nd Place-Local (10), 3rd Place-Regional (10), 1st place (11)-Local, 1st place (11)-Regional
- INTEL ISEF Finalist 2008
- Model United Nations: Member (10), Treasurer (11), Member (12)
- School's Newspaper: Co-Editor (11), Editor in Chief (12)
- Junior Honor Society- Secretary (9)
- National Honor Society (10,11,12)- President (12)
- History Team (10,11,12)
- Literary Journals (Spanish and English-11,12)</p>

<p>Cornell Summer College 2008:</p>

<p>Introduction to Political Philosophy (3 credits): A-
Democracy and its Discontents in the American Tradition: A- </p>

<p>Cornell Summer College Ambassador </p>

<p>Washington Workshops Trip (2005)</p>

<p>Essays:</p>

<ul>
<li>Common App: Topic of Choice
Very creative essay about the significance of my huge writer's callus. </li>
</ul>

<p>Recs:</p>

<ul>
<li>School Advisor: Amazing recommendation.<br></li>
<li>Honors Biology and Scientific Research Teacher: Detailed and with insight to my performance in her courses. Details about my INTEL Isef Project, </li>
<li>Honors Spanish III and Newspaper adviser: Insight to my personality and development in writing. </li>
</ul>

<p>Supplementary Recs from:</p>

<p>My school's vice-principal and NHS advisor
Cornell's Professor Nick Salvatore and TA from one of the courses I took during Summer College. </p>

<p>Applying Early Decision to the College of Arts and Sciences
Intended Major: Government</p>

<p>What do you think guys?</p>

2

<p>Any comments..????</p>

3

<p>There are a lot of good things in your stats- and geographical residence is considered as part of the admissions process. Your math SAT is below the middle 50%, but your CR grade is well within it. Your essays and your recommendations are very important to admissions, so if they are as good as you say, well, good.</p>

<p>According to the Common Data Set, the most important things for Cornell admissions are:
Rigor of secondary school record
Academic GPA
Standardized test scores
Application Essay
Recommendation
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability</p>

<p>Also, if you conveyed your fit into CAS, you may be successful. No one really knows except the admissions officers, and they aren't telling yet!</p>

4

<p>Thanks!!!! Any other comments?</p>