Hey guys, I am planning to apply for Cornell for my sophomore year. Below is my stats. What are my chances?
College applied to (ex. CALS, CAS): CALS
Major: Environmental Engineering
School attended before transferring: Top 5 public school
College GPA (out of 4.0): By the time of application: 3.75
Courses taken in college:
Quarter 1
Biostatistics, Psychology, General Biology (I really pushed to the course load limit for Sem 2 because I wanted to present a challenging course choice to colleges, although my grades did suffer a little)
Quarter 2
English (STEM research focused), Math, General Chemistry, Architecture
Quarter 3
English, Math, General Chemistry, CSE
Any grades below a B?: Yes
High school senior year grades (give GPA or just good/bad):
My average has always been at around 94% in high school, and my high school was ranked first in the province in Canada
If you’re a GT/TO, did you meet all of the requirements? (ex. full time student, GPA, and course requirements):
yes
Extracurriculars:
Founder of the Seattle Strings Ensemble
Assistant research of biology lab (with well known researcher)
Member/ researcher (?) of the Literature group for Biosynthesis/ Bioengineering research lab
Director of Campus Partnerships (intern)
Association of Students Ambassador
Layout Designer of Brain Research Magazine
High school extracurriculars:
And Art and Communication Manager of Strings Ensemble that plays in senior homes
Team Leader of a volunteer teaching trip
Leader of Dance club, Co-Editor of Yearbook (student leader), Founder of Mental Health club, Leader of Basket officials club
Published magazines
Volunteer in hospitals
Essays, if any (rate them 1-10, details):
8
Hooks (URM, first gen): First generation student
Any other comments about your application:
Art portfolio with my violin