Hi. I am asian and go to a magnet school outside of New York and am thinking of applying ED to Cornell.
GPA: 3.59 UW, 4.4 Weighted (lots of Bs but no Cs)
Classes I have taken (Only wrote the AP/Post-AP Classes):
9th: AP US History
10th: AP CS A, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Bio
11th: AP World, AP Human Geo, AP Lang, AP Stats, Multivariable Calculus (Community College), Differential Equations (Community College), Linear Algebra (Community College), Introduction to Abstract Algebra (State College)
12th: AP English Literature, AP Physics C, AP Chemistry, AP CS Principles, AP Psychology, Gym/Health, Intro to C++ (Community College), Algebraic Structures (State College), Introduction to Topology (State College)
ACT: 35
SAT Math II: 800
SAT Physics II: 800
SAT Chemistry II: 800
Awards:
AIME Qualifier
Google Code Jam Top 5000 (two consecutive years)
United States Computing Olympiad Silver Divisionist
Rice University 1st place calculus competition
Rice University 1st place geometry competition
National AP Scholar
Won regional + state robotics competition (lost miserably at nationals)
5 ap compsci
5 ap macroecon
5 ap microecon
5 ap stats
5 ap lang
(I didn't take econ class but I have lots of econ knowledge and I only had to study for like 2 days to get double 5s. I like econ a lot but our school doesn't have any classes)
I think I’ll do Cornell Arts school. I want to study finance in college.
Your scores are high, and you seem passionate and high-achieving in several subject areas both in and out of school. Cornell CAS likes students with many interests and you should include a lot of that in your CAS essay.
Your transcript will tell a better, more complete story even though your GPA might not seem very high. Cornell does look at GPA more heavily than some other schools do, but you should stand out when it comes to essays and extracurricular activities/achievements. Additional info sections never hurt, either
I think you have a serious chance (as much of one as I did anyway when I applied to Cornell), so good luck! :-bd
