<p>I am applying RD via the primary/alternate method.
Primary: Biology and Society at College of Arts and Sciences
Alternate: Biology and Society at College of Human Ecology</p>
<p>SCORES/STATS:
ACT: 32 composite
SAT Subject Tests: math II (710), math I (730), german language (770)
School: Public (has sent several students to Cornell in recent years)
GPA: 3.91 uw, 4.389 w
Rank: top 5% (however, school does not rank)
State: OH
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
-Will have taken 8 AP's and 12 honors courses upon graduation
-Senior Course load: AP Psychology, AP Physics, AP German, AP Calculus AB, Honors English, A Capella Choir (have all A's so far)</p>
<p>ECs:
-volunteer at local hospital, 4hrs/wk
-part time job at architectural firm since 10th grade, 8hrs/wk (year round)
-part time job last summer at Packaging Company, 25hrs/wk, 12wks
-4 year varsity track and field
-4 year varsity soccer
-vice president of german club
-founding member of math club
-member of student council
-project coordinator of leadership (interact) club
-member of national honor society
-volunteer at various soup kitchens around the community
-biology lab assistant, 5hrs/wk (school year)
-A Capella choir
-member of local youth-group</p>
<p>Hook: I was a member of the Vienna boys' choir. I lived in Vienna, Austria and traveled the world to give performances (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Italy, Germany, 25 U.S. States, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Slovenia... many more)</p>
<p>Essays:
-wrote about how I have learned to appreciate diversity from my musical experiences for my common app essay
-tied singing and speaking at a hurricane katrina benefit concert, the inspiration my aunt who died of cancer has given me, my love of biology, and my experiences with various countries and cultures into my Cornell essay</p>
<p>Recommendations:
-one was wrote by my biology teacher, excellent (I volunteer in his lab)
-another was written by my geometry and statistics teacher, very good
-counselor recommendation, very good
-submitted a supplemental recommendation from the artistic director of the vienna boys' choir, excellent</p>
<p>Honors
-AP Scholar with distinction
-honor roll all 4 years
-academic letter all 4 years
-named canton repository teen of the month runner-up
-Soccer coach's award
-Soccer: All League, All County, County All Star game</p>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>