Cornell ED Class of 2021 RESULTS

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This thread is dedicated to 2021 ED results. Good luck!

Please use the following format while posting the results. Please discuss on the other ED threads, and use this one only for results.

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :

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College of Engineering

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 35 (Eng 35, Math 34, Science 36)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):103.5/100 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Not ranked
AP (place score in parenthesis):Cal BC, Biology, Physics 1, CSA, English3, Chemistry
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:Multivariable Cal, Linear Algebra, organic chem, english 4, physics C, US history.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics, Swimming
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):I’d say 8 for both
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Not sure, teachers like him so I’d say 7-8

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:No
Intended Major:Chemical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant):TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Caucasian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:>$250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Legacy, father and grandfather

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]**
Intended Major: (Biology and Society for Cornell CAS)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male (proud of my race )
SAT I (breakdown): 1530 (800 Math 730 Reading/Writing) (New SAT)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Physics (Took sophomore year) (Will not taking Bio disadvantage me as I didn’t take Bio until junior year?)
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.6
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics 1 (5) Physics 2 (5) Music Theory (5) Chinese (5) European History (4) Micro/Macro Econ (5) BC Calc (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Psych, AP Stats, Honors Spanish, Honors English, Honors Art.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National AP Scholar, Book award from a small local college.

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Shortened versions from what I put on common App
(12) (Summer) (Summer intern at a Harvard Laboratory 5 days a week)
Did Biological Research with a mentor and conducted own experiment with his help.
(9, 10, 11, 12) (President of Community Service Club)
(10,11,12) (Co-founder/President of another school Club)
(9, 10, 11, 12) (Model UN)
(9,10,11,12) (Math Team)
(9,10,11,12) (Volunteer to help teach Children with disabilities how to swim)
(10,11) (Summer) (Volunteer 3 days/week at the local hospital’s occupational health center of my local hospital in helping injured patients recover through physical exercise)
(Athletics):JV/Varsity (Track (10, 11, 12))
JV/Varsity (Swim(9,10,12))
(Job/Work Experience) local restaurant(12 hr/wk, 7 wk/yr) ((Summer before senior year)
(Description on Common App: Summer work to raise money for a trip abroad. Performed tasks such as cashier, dish washing, sweeping floors, and cleaning toilets)

Teacher Recommendation:
Honors Bio teacher: I actively participated in his class.
Econ Teacher:She likes me.
Counselor Rec:
Dunno. Hopefully good because she knows me very well and calls out my name out loud every time I walk into her office. Might not know me well about me personally though.

Essays:
Common App:I wrote this based off sitting in the back of a classroom (Where all the bad kids sat lol) during my middle school years in urban China. My middle school was for poor rural children who had just arrived to the city from the impoverished countryside and how less than 40% graduates had opportunity to go to high school, not to say college. I then wrote about the difficulties for my best friend went through and my continuous support and help for him after realizing the existence of inequality and my own privilege, even after coming to the U.S.

Supplement (For Cornell CAS): Elaborated on development of my interest in the Biological Sciences from childhood to high school. How my high school internship made me realize that studying Biology was to help society. I tied this to sociology and to my realization of inequality during middle school and how my middle school experience compelled me to explore social issues in high school through things like MUN and AP Econ. Later referred to Bio/Society major at Cornell to show how various professors/programs at Cornell could help me reach explore my passions. Finished up with a sentence reference to my campus visit and my goal of becoming a physician who will make healthcare more available.

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):The USA!
School Type: Public (One of the most competitive schools in MA)

Income Bracket: <90k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Weaknesses:Ethnicity essays may have come off as insincere
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:see above
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :I am glad to be rejected rather than deferred. :slight_smile: Even though I was a competitive applicant, seeing this will help me get back on track for regular.

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Decision: Accepted (CALS)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 35C (36E, 35M, 34R, 36S)
SAT II: Math 2 800, Biology M 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: Biology, Seminar, Statistics, Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: English, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus, Organic Chemistry (at local university)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A number of local and state awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): UCSB Research Mentorship Program, lifeguarding, student government, few minor ECs
Job/Work Experience: See above
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: UCSB Research Mentorship Program
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8

Teacher Rec #1: Very Strong
Teacher Rec #2: Very Strong
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: Recommendation from principal investigator of lab
Interview: not offered

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Bioengineering
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Didn’t say
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Extensive research experience

Reflection
I believe that my application was greatly strengthened by the extensive experience I had in engineering research both locally and at a summer program. This greatly qualified me for the major of Bioengineering, as CALS is looking for quite a specific applicant depending on your major.

Strengths:
Weaknesses: none
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Research experience
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Only applied to Cornell ED

General Comments:
Wherever you apply to and regardless of your admissions decision, remember that your undergraduate education does not define you. Best of luck to all applicants!

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1430 (700 math, 730 reading)
ACT (breakdown): NA
SAT II: USH 600, Lit 700, Math 2 600 (hahahaahahah)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/332
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit and Comp, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, PE, Film Appreciation, Digital Design, Intro to Journalism, World Myth, Yoga
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity sailing (Captain 2016-17), Student Executive Board
Job/Work Experience:Ski Instructor Winters 2015/16 and 2016/17, Restaurant biz Summer/Fall 2016
Volunteer/Community service: Community Farm (4 hrs/wk)
Summer Activities: Sailing and work, Internship w/ Marketing Director of a sailing company
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App- 9/10: good story-telling and quirky topic (paradoxical nickname and how it shapes my personality), Supplement: 7.5/10: well-written and shows how I think/ love of learning, a bit generic

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:Alg 2 teacher: 7/10 generic but heartfelt
Teacher Rec #2:AP Chem/ Chem honors teacher: 8.5/10 knows me well and loved me last year (not so sure about this year haha)
Counselor Rec: idk- probably 6/10 bc she knows me decently well and thinks I’m a good kid, but has about 150 recs to churn out, so she probably didn’t spend a lot of time on it
Additional Rec: 9/10 sailing coach
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: heck yea
Intended Major: Econ
State (if domestic applicant): RI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public public public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $100,000-$150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited athlete (sorry I know y’all hate athletic recruits)

Reflection

Strengths: athletic recruit, good GPA, common app essay
Weaknesses:SAT II scores- those were laughable (although lit was ok)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :
So excited to be Class of 2021. Go Big Red!

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[asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/color][/size]

Objective: CAS for Comp Sci
SAT I (breakdown): didnt take
ACT (breakdown): 35 C (35 English, 35 Math, 35 Reading, 33 Science)
SAT II: Math 2 790 (only took one…)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis):Comp Sci (5) Calc BC(5) US History (4) Physics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 5 Honors, AP Bio, AP Micro, AP Psych, Advanced Math Topics H, AP Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Made my own career club, Junior Achievement, High school soccer and running, BPA, NHS, Community House club
Job/Work Experience: nope
Volunteer/Community service: Community House Leadership role
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10… worked a lot on this one specifically and incorporated many details about myself
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): never read them. probably decent

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: didn’t

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Comp Sci
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection

Strengths: essay, test scores
Weaknesses: rigor of classes freshman year
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
This school was a long shot. I also only took one SAT 2 and two were required for CAS
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
no more news yet

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[asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Old 2180:730 CR, 720 M, 730 W (didn’t submit), New 1520 (780 R, 740 M) (submitted)
ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite, 33 Math, 35 Reading, 35 English, 36 Science, 31 Writing with 11 in all subcategories
SAT II: Chinese w/ Listening 750, US History 770, World History 790, Math II 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.51 (oof)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): around 30%-ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 4, US History 4, Calculus BC 4 (AB: 4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Stats, AP Env. Sci, Marching Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (trumpet section leader 12th grade), Juror on county Peer Court,
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours volunteering at city’s fine arts center
Summer Activities: UCI Summer Institute in Law (credits for continued education)
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App 10/10 (English teacher counted it among top 6 in his 24-year teaching career), wrote about protesting a Trump rally, political polarization, and changing history for the better through grassroots organizations and ending gerrymandering.

Cornell Supplement: 9/10, wrote about passion for philosophy (Nietzsche) and modern Chinese history, went pretty specific on Cornell’s faculty and classes

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: English teacher, 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: US History teacher, 10/10
Counselor Rec: 7 or 8/10 - he doesn’t know me well but we have met frequently
Additional Rec: none
Interview: met in Starbucks with a guy who majored in math. His English was ehhhh… a bit awkward discussion, but nothing that detracted from my app

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Philosophy
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public high school (3000+ people)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, teacher recs, essays
Weaknesses: GPA, ec’s could’ve been better
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: that miserable 3.51 UW; 4.26 W didn’t quite make up for it. If it were even 3.7 or even 3.65, I feel like I would’ve gotten accepted
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: ed plox?

General Comments: depressed because now I don’t have a winter break, but was kinda expecting it. What’s even worse about my GPA is that it showed a downward trend; started with mostly A’s and a few B’s to mostly B’s and a C in junior year. That GPA though…really kills peeps in admissions. Guess I won’t be applying to any other Ivies.

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doing this to help future students :slight_smile:

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): submitted b/c I had to, but it was quite low
ACT (breakdown): 33C (35E, 36M, 34R, 28S)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): it probably didn’t help that much but Physics C: Mech (5), Physics C: E and M (5), Calculus BC (5), Computer Science A (5), Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (5), English Lang (4), Chinese Lang (5), US Government (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc/ODE, AP Chemistry, Programming 3 (it’s a university programming course), AP Statistics, Applied Science / Engineering, Honors English 12
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): haha none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dream in Code (president + co program leader) it’s a club that me and my friends created to help decrease the gender gap in STEM and teach middle schoolers to code, Math Team (captain), Mu Alpha Theta Math Honors Society, National Honors Society, Science Olympiad, local orchestra but that was a while ago
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at a nursing home, teaching assistant
Summer Activities: Intern at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought my common app wasn’t bad when I submitted it haha. Now that I reread it, there were definitely some parts I could have edited a lot more and there were some parts I don’t really like. I really liked my supplement though, probably one of my favorite essays. I just had an idea and went with it, with minor editing afterwards

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): So all three of my teachers submitted their letter…
Teacher Rec #1: 9; math teacher for both calc classes, also the sponsor of math team and she understands me a lot.
Teacher Rec #2: 9; physics teacher for honors + ap. somehow he knew me since i was in 7th grade, so he was really able to talk about my growth from a 7th grade student to how I was last year
Counselor Rec: 6; probably average
Additional Rec: 8? my economics teacher submitted his rec
Interview: I made it so awkward I think

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: partly? I forgot to submit the idocs oops (bad bad bad idea)
Intended Major: Computer Science (College of Engineering!)
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female in STEM (but does that count?)

Reflection

Strengths: I guess my cornell supplement, 2 of my recs, and dream in code
Weaknesses: rest of my application
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: dream in code / supplement?
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: first acceptance!

General Comments :
congratulations to all those who got accepted! and for those who didn’t: good luck for the rest of the application season; you got this! also if you were rejected, you’ll find your new home somewhere :))

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College of Engineering

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 W, 800 CR, 720W) Superscore, 2 attempts
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Not ranked
AP (place score in parenthesis):Cal BC 5, Computer Science A 5 (self studied)
IB (place score in parenthesis): 42/45 predicted
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A few in school, nothing earth shattering.
Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service: Tons of it.
Summer Activities: A couple of internships.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Not sure, teachers like him.
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:No
Intended Major:Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant):International but US citizen
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type:Private
Ethnicity:Asian (Indian)
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:>$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None

Reflection

Strengths: Grades, Scores, Community Service, relevant ECs
Weaknesses: Asian Male in STEM, No big awards.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I did things which I cared about and made sure my grades were good.

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Was waiting for rest and will never find out. This was my dream college anyways.

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[asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Old Sat R:660, M:740, W:670
ACT (breakdown): none
SAT II: Physics 800, Math II 800, Japanese 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (junior year) 3.83 (cumulative)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 12%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
IB HL Economics
IB HL Geography
IB HL Physics
IB SL Math
IB SL Language & Literature
IB SL Spanish Ab Initio

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

  1. Academic excellence
  2. Honorary delegate award (MUN)
  3. Outstanding Economics Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  1. Student Body Council: Senior Class President, Vice President (9,10)
  2. MUN (9,10,11,12) Secretary (10), Parliamentarian (12)
  3. School Rejuvenation project director
  4. Varsity Soccer (10,11,12)
  5. Co-founder of SNS media initiative (11,12)

Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: none
Summer Activities: none
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8

Teacher Rec #1: Economics Teacher 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: English Teacher 7/10
Counselor Rec: 6/10 (She barely knows me)
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Invited me for coffee. Had a casual conversation about Cornell

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: CALS Communication
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Japan
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:$100,000-$150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no

Reflection

Strengths: Strong junior year GPA, Consistency and leadership in Extracurricular, SAT subject tests
Weaknesses: Lack of community service, Generic activities, Had a typo in my supplement essay, Low SAT I scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: SAT scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments : I was hoping to get in. But in retrospect, maybe I wasn’t fit for the academic rigor and demands of Cornell University. Looking forward to my EA results.

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[asize=4]Decision: Rejected [/size]

Objective: CAS
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34 super (English: 36 Math: 35 Reading: 35 Science: 31
SAT II: Math II: 770 Chem: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unranked competitive private school
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t submit any, but took AP comp sci, AP chem, AP world, and APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load:
AT Organic Chemistry/Advanced Chemistry 2, Calc AB AP, Physics C(both parts), AP Statistics, AP gov, Spanish 5H, AP Language and comp

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with honors, not really much else just little school things, all the honors societies

Subjective:

Extracurriculars:
Captain of CS team, Co-founder and VP of Chess club(extended service homeless shelter aspect described in my essay), VP of green club, VP of Tri-M Music Honors society, Soccer, various other activities

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common app: 8/10, supplemental: 7/10(switched from Dyson so needed to write essay in two days)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Chem teacher: 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: Gov teacher: 8.5/10
Counselor Rec: 9/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: 9/10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Economics and Computer science
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: White(Danish background)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection:
Counselor thought it was really 50 50 and I agree was hoping to get in but just didn’t stand out enough. In hindsight, applying ED really doesn’t boost your chances much the acceptance is just higher because more qualified applicants apply and recruited atheletes apply via ED. But, no regrets

Strengths: All As junior yr, a bit above average test scores for cornell acceptances, good bit of leadership
Weaknesses: GPA, Chem SAT, lack of hook, lack of huge accomplishment
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
I’m not a great writer and I had to write my supplement in two days, also my freshman and sophomore grades were weak with a mix of As and Bs. No hook and no legacy make it tough.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
ED so idk yet
General Comments :
No one was accepted ED from my school, and we frequently send kids to all the ivies so this years results were pretty surprising.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective: College of Engineering

SAT I (breakdown): 1460/1600 (740 ERW, 720 M)
ACT: never took
SAT II: Physics: 800, Math 1: 740 (lulz)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
international~~~
9th grade: 9.8/10
10th grade: 10/10
11th grade: 93% (the you-deserve-an-award threshold at my school is at 87.5%)
12th grade: ~97% (predicted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): international curriculum
IB (place score in parenthesis): international curriculum
Senior Year Course Load:
English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National merit certificate sophomore year (we have public examinations in 10th grade), bunch of others from the school etc. do sports awards count? Got quite a few of them too.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-National level swimmer (i.e on the state team, played many national level tournaments)
-National level water polo (same as above, vice-captain of state team in senior year)
-State level pistol shooter (air+sports) (i.e played in state-wide tournaments)
-Physics club (Secretary)
-Piano(8 years)

Job/Work Experience: none

Volunteer/Community service:
-Volunteered at a run organised for visually challenged people (2 years)
-Worked closely with a charity organization engaged with sanitation workers

Summer Activities:
-Only mentioning here because I couldn’t fit it anywhere else I got a letter of appreciation from the government because I helped develop the color schemes of posters, GDed a few cartoons etc, for an awareness project and those posters ended up becoming a huge deal and were displayed in a lot of big institutions.
-made a project in Physics about refractive indices and how the RI of water changes with temperature, depth and other parameters. My teacher incorporated it really well in her LOR.
-also made a project in chemistry where I analysed ionic radicals present in common prescription drugs, antacids etc. Again, teacher really emphasized upon it in her rec

Essays:
-Common app: I thought it was okay but I sent it over to someone at cc who was pretty appreciative of it. Prolly 8.5-9/10. Basically about how living in the rural parts of my country every summer when I was little shaped me as a person and how I’d like to enrich the lives of those living in such settings with accessible technology.
-Cornell: Pretty good, got my point across quite well. That essay really explained why engineering and WHAT I want to do as an engineer. 9.5/10. Basically about my love for problem-solving and my passion for developing tech that benefit all groups of people equally. Also outlined exactly what I wanted to work on and an engineering idea I’ve had in mind(better fuels, not posting the whole idea because it’s quite good)

Teacher Rec #1: Stellar. Physics teacher, taught me for 2 years, was my house mistress as well as the physics club coordinator. 9/10
Teacher Rec #2:Great as well. Got the highest marks in chem in junior year, plus she’s taught me for 3 years now. 9/10.
Counselor Rec: she essentially convinced my parents to convince me to apply abroad because my stats were decent. Safe to say she likes me. 8.5/10.
Additional Rec:none
Interview:none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mechanical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): –
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type: Very heritage-y, competitive private
Ethnicity: little brown girl (:
Gender: F
Income Bracket: low enough that I got my expected contribution as $4000 per annum on the financial aid calculator.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Antihook asian engineering, hook female engineering? POC but not really urm?

Reflection:

I have no idea why I got accepted. I really don’t deserve it. I had no intention of going abroad for undergrad and decided to apply in senior year after my counselor told my parents to make me. Took my first ever SAT in June this year, and the subject tests in October. People work so hard on their ivy apps while I did nothing…

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I think I was pretty clear about what I wanted to do as an engineer through my essays. Both essays focussed on being able to give back to society and my community after becoming and engineer.

Weaknesses: EC’s are quite in-depth but limited.

Why you think you were accepted: no idea, my app was pretty ordinary. I don’t think I deserve to get in. I was pretty sure about getting a rejection since I’m an international kid asking for loads of fin aid. And i won’t be continuing with sports either. Guess anything can happen.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only applied to Cornell ED

Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: no clue.

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Decision: Accepted to CALS

Objective: CALS for Biological Engineering
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35 E, 31 M, 33 R, 33 S)
SAT II: 680 Math II, 650 Bio M (really did not study for these)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67 (college GPA – my school is nationally recognized and affiliated with Bard College; we take college classes from Bard College beginning our Junior year of high school and graduate with 60+ transferable college credits, an Associate’s degree and a high school regents diploma)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: College Sophomore Seminar II, College Calculus II, College Lyric Poetry of Modern Spain, College Physics with Calculus I, College Gang Warfare in Latin America, College Laboratory Practicum, Introduction to Yoga
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold medalist and winner of the Best Measurement award at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • (Team Leader) International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition 2016 (Team Genspace)
  • Attendee of synthetic biology and biological engineering classes, courses, and seminar at Genspace, a community lab
  • High school representative at the Biofabricate 2015 conference
  • Participant in the 2016-2017 Science Research Mentorship Program (SRMP) at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
    – Attended biology and ecology classes at AMNH, 2015
    – Participated in the Summer Science Institute (SSI) at AMNH, 2016
  • Participated in a cardiology class at NYU’s Langone Medical Center to study biomedical devices
  • Member of my high school’s Student Union (student government), 2013-2017
    – Founded a STEM tutoring service at my high school through the Student Union
  • Co-president of my high school’s Knitting Club, a club dedicated to donating knitted products to domestic abuse survivors
  • Laboratory Assistant at my high school, 2016-2017
  • Participated in a summer architecture class at the Center for Architecture Foundation, 2014
  • Student representative at Peacejam’s NYC event, 2013
  • Recipient of a Bard College grant, 2016
  • Captain of the boy’s tennis team at my high school (Division B), 2017
    – Member of the tennis team, 2016
  • Enrolled in tennis at the Prospect Park Tennis Center, 2008-2017
    Job/Work Experience:
  • Studying jaguars at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Museum , 2016-2017
  • Laboratory Assistant at my high school, 2016-2017
    Volunteer/Community service:
  • High school trail maintenance volunteer at the ADK, 2014-2015
    Summer Activities:
  • iGEM (see above)
  • AMNH SSI (see above)
  • NYU cardiology class (see above)
    Essays (rating 1-10, details):
    My CALS essay was extremely passionate and completely explained the history of my career and adventures in biology, beginning with my love for Pokémon–I connected Pokémon to biotechnology–that connected to my 4th grade ornithology class. I would rank that essay a 9 or 9.5 out of 10.
    In terms of my personal statement for the Common App, it was weaker, but spoke to my summer activities and immense dislike for research, which I eventually overcame. I would give that essay a 6 or 7 out of 10, only because I disliked it.
    Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (Science):
My first recommender was my junior year Biology professor (my school begins with Physics in 9th grade, Chemistry in 10th, and Biology in 11th), who I immediately connected with on a personal and intellectual level. She knew everything about my interest in mathematics and biology, and I spoke to her daily about interesting topics in biology and synthetic biology (and I still do!). She also wrote a LOR for a summer science program to which I applied, and she sent it to me to read–it was incredible. Her LOR was probably earning of a 9.5 out of 10.
Teacher Rec #2 (Humanities):
My second recommender was also a junior year professor, but who instead taught my Food History class. My friend founded a knitting club with her as the advisor, and I became a co-president after helping out and making my desire to crochet and help others clear. I thoroughly enjoyed her class and she also knew me very well. I heard from other students that she’s written phenomenal LORs in the past, so I’m sure mine was strong as well and I would probe;y give her LOR a 9 or 9.5 out of 10.
Counselor Rec:
My counselor recommendation was probably also fantastic, because I connected with him on a personal level, too. He was my College Spanish teacher in my junior year, and is teaching my again this semester, but I would speak to him about Spanish and discuss my interests in life, not just science, all the time with him. He’s also the Associate Dean of Studies at my high school, which probably also had an impact. I would give his LOR an 8.5 out of 10.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview:
It was okay. My interviewer was time-pressed and had majored in AEM, so I had to explain everything science-related to him thoroughly. It was a successful interview, but it could’ve gone better.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biological Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Nationally recognized, small (~120 per class)
Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <85k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: ACT was fine, it was more my extracurriculars, my high school, essays, recommendations, and overall demonstrated interest.
Weaknesses: Test scores, personal statement.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Demonstrated extreme interest and connected intellectually with the school.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: N/A

General Comments : Looking forward to the next 4 years at Cornell! Feel free to message me if you have any questions :slight_smile:

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[asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]

Objective:
Accepted to CALS Biological Sciences
SAT I (breakdown): 2120-old, 1500-new (didnt submit any SAT scores)
ACT (breakdown): 35C (36E 35M 36R 32S)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 740 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/952
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC-5, World History-4, Chem-3
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental, AP Physics 1, AP Stats, AP Literature, Research, Honors government and economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Arista
Archon
Commended for PSAT (didn’t mention on app)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Math team (9-12, captain)
Organic Chemistry research (have about 350-400 hours)
Ocean Science Team (10-12)
Couple other trivial clubs
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service:

Key Club (9-11)
Volunteered in soup kitchen this past summer
Volunteered for HRC’s campaign (this Sept-Nov)
Had some other stuff I put down on my app but it wasnt that major
Summer Activities:
chilling freshman year (went back to home country to visit family)
chilling sophomore year (vacation in Europe for a month lol)
Did a ton of research this past summer though, went to lab everyday for at least 8 hours.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 both
Common app was good, better than my supplement - wrote about losing a chess tournament- tried to show perserverance and ambition
Kind of regret my supplement though, if I could rewrite it, I would.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Thought both were phenomenal :slight_smile:
Teacher Rec #1: calc teacher, left me speechless- 11/10
Teacher Rec #2: chem teacher, awesome- 9/10
Counselor Rec: Don’t know, didn’t read. Assume it was pretty decent
Additional Rec:
Interview: Went great imo. Don’t know if you can call it an interview though, more like an information session.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biological Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): NYC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public (4k+ students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~25k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): dont think I had any really…

Reflection

Strengths: Good ACT score, rank, GPA I guess???
Weaknesses: AP scores ( i was so stressed about sending in the 3 for chem, sent it in anyway though), essays (could have been better), thought my extracurriculars were a bit weak
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea… honestely thought I wouldn’t get accepted. Maybe they liked my lab experience? Sorry

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Decision: Accepted

College of Engineering Class 2021!!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): N/A

ACT (breakdown):
30 Composite 34 English 28 Mathematics 32 Reading 26 Science

SAT II: N/A

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
3.92UW 4.1W

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A

AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Psychology (4), AP Environmental Science (3), AP Language & Composition (4), AP United States History (3), AP Physics C (tbd), AP Calculus AB (tbd), AP Government & Politics (tbd), AP Literature & Composition (tbd)

IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A

Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB, AP Government & Politics, AP Literature & Composition, Honors Mixed Chorus, Engineering Teacher Aide, Comparative World Religions, Social Justice Teachings, Honors Engineering Design & Development

IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Award for Excellence in AP Environmental Science

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Technical Production Crew (Technical Director)
Girls Chorale (Vice President)
Cross Country (Captain)
Swimming (Manager)
Robotics (Business Captain)
Mixed Chorus
Liturgy Choir
Creative Writing Club

Job/Work Experience:
Hostess/Carryout Worker at BBQ Restaurant

Volunteer/Community service:
Engineering Camp Counselor
Habitat for Humanity
St. Vincent de Paul Society

Summer Activities:
(see above)

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App --> 7
Cornell Supplement --> 9

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I didn’t see the recs but I’m fairly close with everyone that wrote them

Teacher Rec #1: 10 (Engineering Program teacher)
Teacher Rec #2: 10 (APES teacher)
Counselor Rec: 10 (She knows me pretty well and knows I’m passionate about everything I do)
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Environmental Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Mid-Atlantic
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: +$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female Engineer

Reflection

Strengths:
Female engineer with a lot of leadership and demonstrated interest.

Weaknesses:
My test scores.

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
I am passionate about what I want in my future. I made sure that my passion was evident throughout my application via demonstrated interest and a killer supplement.

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Nowhere yet; Cornell was the first to let me know.

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective: College of Engineering
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 super (680R 800M 710W), 2 sittings
ACT (breakdown): 35C, 1 sitting
SAT II: 760 Math II, 690 Physics (lol)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23/293
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov (5), English Lang (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Physics Mech (5), CompSci (5), Stats (4), World History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: DiffEq, post AP CompSci, AP Physics E+M, Art II, AP Chem, AP Eng lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Varsity Cross Country 4 years (captain sr year), qualified for states in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
  • Varsity Indoor/Outdoor Track 4 years (captain sr year), qualified for states jr year indoor
  • Ran a successful hackathon with my friends
  • French Club (secretary 2 years)
  • ton of other things I didn’t put on my app like math team and art club
    Job/Work Experience:
  • Kumon tutor since soph year (time to pick up more hours, I need all the $$ i can get lol)
  • Internship at a small software development company last summer
    Volunteer/Community service:
  • NHS? idk i didn’t do much
    Summer Activities:
  • interned one year, but mainly just trained for cross country and binge watched anime

Essays (rating 1-10, details):

  • Common app - not bad, i think it was pretty unique. 8/10
  • supplement - worst essay I’ve written in my life, but i guess it was good enough to get me in. wrote most of it the day it was due. 5/10

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:

  • CS teacher, was one of two girls in her ap class, i think she liked me and we talked a lot. she read part of her letter to me and it sounded good. 10/10
    Teacher Rec #2:
  • calc teach, didn’t really talk much in the class but i think he liked me. my friends and i hang out in his room before practice most days. 8/10
    Counselor Rec:
  • new counselor, talked to him a few times, nice guy. dunno what he thinks of me. 6/10
    Additional Rec:
    Interview:
  • pretty chill, he was a nice guy. I think it went well

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: medium sized kinda competitive public
Ethnicity: azn, 2nd gen immigrant
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uhhhhhhhhh woman in engineering??

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, AP tests, internship? tbh idk I was expecting a rejection
Weaknesses: SAT, essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my essays were kinda unique. I have a ton of STEM classes and did pretty well in them (my only B’s were in languages), and I think running helped too. I’m pretty sure my letters of rec were pretty good too
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
accepted Penn State, haven’t heard back from anywhere else yet but I guess it’s time to withdraw all my apps

General Comments :
I still can’t believe it. I started crying when I saw the letter ngl. Cornell’s been my dream school since middle school and I’m super excited to go next year. Congrats to everyone else who got in!

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**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): sent them, but they weren’t as good as ACT
ACT (breakdown): Superscore : 34 (35M, 34E, 32R, 36S)
SAT II: 800 Biology, 780 Math II, 760 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 W: 4.35
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo(5), USH(4), Environmental Science(5), Chemistry (3), Biology (5), English Lang. (4), Calc AB(5), Spanish Lang. (3), US Gov(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Physics C(both), AP Literature, AP Comp Sci A, AP Calc BC, Honors Org. Chem/Neurochem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):major? nope.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cofounder, VP of Green Club, Science Fair (some college-level research), Science Club, Science Symposiums, NHS, Secretary for Club for School Spirit/Togetherness, Cross-Country, FBLA,
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard for 2 summers.
Volunteer/Community service: Counselor in summer camp, NHS tutoring/volunteering
Summer Activities: Counselor and Lifeguard
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: 7/10 - not great, but not awful either. Supplemental: 8/10 - pretty good, well edited and crafted and was very specific to Cornell
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): AP Bio teacher who was with me in Science Symposium (8/10, haven’t actually read it). AP Gov teacher who saw my involvement in class (7.5/10, also haven’t read).

Teacher Rec #1: 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: 7.5/10
Counselor Rec: 6.5/10 (not very convincing, hardly knew the guy)
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: 6.5/10 - Guy was kinda awkward and didn’t know a whole lot about Cornell. One way conversation of me talking to him, and he essentially told me that he got in mainly because he was from a less competitive region in the US.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
Intended Major: Biological Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): PA (the philly part)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (300 in class)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
if straight white male is a hook, then yes.

Reflection

Strengths: Good EC’s, and my essays helped point out my science ones and my passion for science. My scores were in the range for Cornell, and my GPA was good too.
Weaknesses: Part of a large majority that comprises the US, and came from a very competitive region (Southeastern PA). I didn’t accomplish anything amazing in high school, and other kids who did got the spot.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ^ look above
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted to PSU Main Campus. Will have to apply to more schools now that my ED didn’t go as planned :confused:

General Comments :
To anyone discouraged by not getting in ED, just know that you tried your hardest. We all did. Good luck to everyone in their next steps toward college.

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[asize=4]Decision: Accepted [/size] College of Engineering

Objective:
SAT I 1520 (760 M, 760 V) one sitting
ACT : 35C (36S, 35M, 36R, 31E) one sitting
SAT II: 750 Math 1, 690 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: 2/623
AP: Eng Lang & Comp (5)

Senior Year Course Load:
AP Lit & Comp
AP Physics C
AP Calc BC
AP Government
College-level Spanish
Wind Ensemble (president)
Voice Ensemble ((Alto section leader)

Major Awards:
NM Commended Scholar, RPI Medalist,

Extracurriculars:
Math Team 9-12
Pep Band 9-12
LEAD mentor 12
Drama Club 9-12 (officer 12)
NHS
NSHS (Secretary/Treasurer)
Theatre program (outside of HS)

Job/Work Experience:
Currently cantor/soloist at church

Volunteer/Community service:
200+ hours acting in theatre fundraiser for scholarship fund (dance captain 2015 & 2016
150 hours assisting elementary teacher 2014-2016
100+ hours singing in church choir, 2012-2016

Summer Activities:
90 hours volunteer CIT at nature camp, 2016
100+ hours volunteer at annual vacation bible school (2011-2016)
Eastern U.S. Music camp, 2 weeks of instrumental and vocal music, 2016

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App essay about how younger sister’/ cancer diagnosis and passing marked growth from childhood to adulthood (hard to self rate…at least a 7/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Physics teacher
AP English teacher
Choral Director
Haven’t seen them…assume at least 8/10?)

Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major: mechanical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Suburban public HS
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $125000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, SAT I, GPA,
Weaknesses: not sure–maybe essay. Was concerned that ECs not enough STEM
Why you think you were accepted…not sure!

General Comments : Excited! Waiting on financial aid package–that must work in order to attend Cornell CoE

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (700R 730M 760W)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (32W 36M 28R 31S)
SAT II: didnt send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.625W 93-94 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language and Composition (5) AP World History (3) AP U.S History (3) AP Physics 1 (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio 2D Art, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government and Politics, AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature and Composition, AP French Language, AP Calculus BC, ASL I
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (All State Qualifier, Unsung Hero Award)
Varsity Winter Track (captain, Unsung Hero Award)
Varsity Spring Track (captain, All Division)
Foreign Culture Club (treasurer)
Varsity Leaders Club (co-president)
Environmental Club (PR secretary)
French Honor Society (treasurer)
National Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Art Honor Society

Job/Work Experience: Work at my parent’s restaurant
Worked at Ralph’s Italian Ices (summer)
Babysitter/Pet Sitter
Tutor (Sciences, Mathematics, French)

Volunteer/Community service: Environmental club, homeless outreach in NYC, abroad - sea turtle rehabilitation in Greece, marine research in North Stradbroke Island, beach/park clean ups around Australia, assissting the Sunshie Coast Special Olympics basketball team, volunteered at marathons and middle school meets, teachers’ assistant at prep and elementary schools, and more

Summer Activities:
Work 2 jobs (restaurant/Ralph’s) when not travelling/at camp
Student Ambassador (2015)
Volunteered abroad (2015, 2016)
Cornell Sports School (2016)

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app was about gorillas and skyding 9/10, some people didnt understand it but others absolutely loved it
supplement i thought was pretty good, i talked about classes i would take and clubs/organizations i would join on campus, included my visits and how i slowly fell in love w cornell, made a joke about libe slope at the end LOL
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: AP Physics teacher 7.5/10 (struggles A LOT in the class but close w teacher)
Teacher Rec #2: AP Lang 9/10 (rocky start at the beginning of the year but improved drastically and close w teacher)
Counselor Rec: probably 8-9/10
Additional Rec: my XC/track coach
Interview: WENT SO WELL, we met at a local Starbucks, it only went only for an hour though because she had a meeting with her writing partner, somehow ended up talking about my mango allergy and squirrels (don’t ask)

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: CALS major in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, minor in International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public on Long Island
Ethnicity: Asian - Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100,000+ (i think)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation

Reflection

Strengths: essays, extracurriculars and activities that somewhat relatively related to my major/minor? Also visited Cornell 3 times and had a meeting w the head of my major, interview
Weaknesses: SAT ACT GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: first gen!! ESSAY WAS HUMOROUS AND REALLY SHOWED THAT I DID MY RESEACH THOROUGHLY ON MY MAJOR I DONt KNOW
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I applied to four other schools, all early action
SUNY Binghamton - accepted
Tulane University - accepted w $120,000 scholarship
Northeastern University
University of Michigan
AND I DONT HAVE TO WRITE 8 MORE SUPPLEMENTS FOR MY RD SCHOOLS CAUSE GO BIG RED

General Comments : AHHHH THIS FEELS LIKE A DREAM I SERIOUSYL EXPECTED DEFERRED

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1360
ACT (breakdown): 31
SAT II: 710 US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9/4.1 (weird scale I know)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: taken hardest courses available since freshman year
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honors (9) High Honors (10,11) French Award (11)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (for anonymities sake, I don’t want to list them but they are all very good and ILR related)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought they were both very good as did my college counselor. I worked very hard on the ILR essay
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Teacher knows me very well and has since 9th grade
Teacher Rec #2: Teachers know my well but first taught me in 11th grade; she loves me though.
Counselor Rec: Really close with her as she is my advisor and college counselor
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: ILR
State (if domestic applicant): OOS
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, fit, E.C.s
Weaknesses: Tests scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Haven’t heard back from anywhere yet

General Comments : Really hoping that I’ll get accepted in March!