Hey guys, I’m honestly stressing about Cornell ED right now since it’s kind of my dream school and would love to go. I’ve listed my stats below and hope you guys can give me a honest review. Alumns are much appreciated.
Stats-
1490 (700- reading, 790- math) (superscore)
740 Math II, 750 Math II, 750 Bio M
- No ACT
APS- APUSH (4), AP Language (4), AP World History (4)
Senior Year Courseload- AP Calc bc, ap physics, honors anatomy and physiology, ap government, honors science research, Philosophy 101 (College) Humanities colloquium (college)
- my school rarely allows us to choose the APs we want since most of the curriculum is mandatory
ECS-
- Researched at York College over the Summer 2017
- Completed over 400 hours both at a Hospice Care Medical center and a OBGYN partnered hospital clinic (2014- present)
- Completed college courses during a STEM program in 2016
Science Olympiad team (3 years)- Director of Engineering/ Construction events, team member (2017) club member (14-17)
Badminton V Team- Member (2014-2017), Team Manager (16-17)
JSA Debate Club- Vice president (2016) Chief of Staff (2017) State position Expansion Agent (2016)
Peer Tutoring Program- Founded and Codirector of a small tutoring program at a local library (16-17)
Robotics team member (15-16)
School Newspaper Writer (14-17)
Investment club member (14-17)
Debate Club Member (14-16)
Awards
Teptu Brink Research Finalist (2017)
Science Olympiad Regional Finalist (2017)
Arista National Honor Society (2015) (2016) (2017)
Magna Cum Laude National Latin Exam (2016) (2017)
AP Scholars (2017)
Archon Honor Society (2016) (2017)
Principal’s Honor Society (2015) (2016) (2017)
Margaret Tietz Hospice Care Honorary Volunteer (2016)
Best Speaker at Junior States Debate Convention(2016) (2017)
Muslim Interscholastic Tournament Debate Semifinalist (2017)
Essays
Common App- 7.5-8.5/10 (wrote about a speech impediment I had and how debating helped me ignore that aspect and be more determined)
Supplement- 7.5-9/10 Wrote about how a visit to my home country motivated me to do research behind finding a solution towards the water crisis, I believe it was passionate and showed how an education at Cornell would help me develop my passions further
Recs-
French teacher that I’ve known for 3 years- 7-8/10 (always liked me in class and eagerly accepted to write my rec)
Physics teacher- (have him now for ap physics and normal physics last year, knew me since sophmore year and thought highly of me) 8/10
English teacher- (additional rec, had him for sophmore year but loved my writing and his recs are well written) 7.5-8/10
Counselor rec- (she was a new counselor last year but always motivated me to do my best and seemed to like the conservations we had) 7/10
- Asian, male, NYS resident applying to CALS, income (around 80k)
*I would honestly love any input since Im a bit nervous as of now. Im currently completing some college applications but would like any college recommendations if you guys know any that fits my stats. Thanks!