Cornell is my #1 school. Would literally give up a finger to go there.
Anyways I already submitted, please give me blind reassurance or destroy my hopes. Either one is fine, nothing i can do anyways.
About me
Asian Male
Low income
Applying to CAS, CS
CS major → Machine learning
Objective
ACT: 36
SAT: 1550
SAT Chem: 800
SAT Math II: 800
SAT LIT: 750
5 IB HLs + TOK this year
AP: BC(5), Euro(4), LIT(5)
IB: SL Spanish(7)
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 4/400+
Awards
National Merit Semi
Scioly stuff
State writing contest
Nothing major
ECs
Founding team member of int’l non-profit
Machine learning 20+ weeks of classes, NN model currently dev. into startup
Founded newsletter, release to 1600+ students
Chem club founder
SciOly captain: raised $600 for team
MUN officer
Club & HS Varsity Swim Junior coach
Work at family restaurant
400 volunteer hours
family responsibilities, I make dinner & do chores & lawn while parents work
Essays & Recs
Common App: 8/10, pretty good, nothing AMAZING, talked about appreciating family + dedication to service
Supplement: Not bad, a connected ML to service and family
Rec 1: Should be pretty good, had him for 3 years + scored highest on IB exam so hes pretty proud of that
Rec 2: Not bad
Counselor: 9.5/10, really personal, known for many years
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths: Stats, leadership (though maybe too much?)
Weaknesses: No research/intern, no big awards, asian, essays weren’t amazing, recs were probably good but not spectacular