Hi everyone! My top choice is the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell, and I was wondering what my chances are of getting in. I’ve seen scattered comments that SHA is the easiest school to get into, but also haven’t seen any concrete facts so not sure about the reliability of that statement.
GPA: 3.85
SAT: 2310
SAT II: 800 math, 760 lit, 670 bio
AP: 5 calc, 5 lang, 4 us history; taking econ, psych, and lit this year
Essays: 8/10 common app (wrote about a community service project), 9/10 supplement (wrote about ecs, work experience, connecting technology to hospitality)
ECs:
DECA (multiple awards)
Science Olympiad (secretary, multiple awards)
Cum Laude (secretary)
Robotics
Hackathon planner (helped organize a schoolwide hackathon)
Middle school tutor
Awards/Honors:
National Merit Semifinalist
Science National Honor Society
Latin National Honor Society
National Latin Exam Awards
Work/Volunteering:
-Paid intern at a technology startup building an app for hospitality & tourism services (also got a great recommendation letter from the CEO)
-Kumon tutor for 2 years
-Front desk operator at the hotel that my grandparents own
-Church volunteer
Misc:
-Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, regional band
-one business summer program and one compsci summer program
Thanks in advance!