Hello, I have a question about LPS or ordinary course :)

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If you are going to answer my question, please read whole paragraph and answer. Thank you :slight_smile:

Hello. I’m a student who wants to apply LPS or ordinary course.

First of all, I love this kind of curriculum. Because I love studying generally! I want to major in Computer Science. However, besides CS, I want to study various things – such as Education, Psychology, Business, Math – in World-Class level. Therefore when I knew about these courses – GS, Cornell College of Arts and Science, and UPenn LPS – I was so happy.

I’m a programmer, and I have 3 years of work experience – before I work in a company, I worked as a freelancer – and was CTO of startup. We did good. We got good value, made good product… but I quit to study. And I really want to see the big world and learn lots of things.

Furthermore, I’m a senior at domestic high school in South Korea. I worked full-time after I finish the school. And I quit the job 7 months ago to focus on study.

Therefore I took AP exams – predict scores are 5 on Calc BC, 4 on Mechanics, 4 on Microecon, 5 on MacroEcon, 5 on Stat, and 5 on CS –

Took ACT – current score is 30 but think i can do better on next sitting --,

I have quiet good ECs – school CS club founder and president, school book debate club founder and president, got few prize from Korea government, VP of a group that consists of Korean students who love Science and Math, and so on. I did many things.

I volunteered in my way – I made a website of NGO and making a service for homeless or unprivileged people.

Anyway, my dream schools are Stanford or Harvard, but I know that I’m not good enough to get in Harvard or Stanford because of my score. However, in case of Cornell, LPS, or GS, I think I could give it a shot.

Therefore I have three questions.

  1. Is it a good shot for Cornell, LPS, or GS?
  2. The reason why I'm thinking about LPS is broaden course. I have heard that LPS has more broaden course. Is that true? If it is not, there is no reason to apply LPS..
  3. Can I apply to LPS? I have heard that I have to take a year or more break to apply LPS, but I did not took break and I don't want to.
  4. Is there is many discrimination in LPS honestly? I really like to be hang out with experienced people --because they are more mature --, but I do not want to miss my campus life tho.

Thanks in advance. Hope you have a great day :slight_smile:

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Furthermore, I have not finished my highschool education. In Korea, we start semester in March.