***Offical Class of 2019 ED Results ONLY***

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

<p>College of Engineering!!!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33 (33E 35M 32R 33S)
SAT II: 740 Math I, 750 Math II, 740 Physics, 670 Biology-E (self-taught physics and bio)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91/4.3X
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/200ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): Considering I failed AP Lang I think it can be concluded that these have no impact on the decision…
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro/Micro Economics, AP Statistics, AP Government, AP Biology, AP Physics B, Linear Algebra, H Spanish 3, H English 12
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team President, NHS Treasurer, #1 Varsity Tennis player all 4 years, travel tennis team, named top-50 athlete in state of Maryland, a bunch of other tennis related stuff
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer at a local wetlands monitoring the phytoplankton levels, I pack books for Books for International Goodwill, I volunteer at various tennis tournaments in the mid-atlantic region, NHS tutoring, working with Maryland Child Identification Program, I ran Pennies for Patients this year at my school which was a huge success!
Summer Activities: Traveling the world/Tennis
Essays: I chose the CommonApp prompt that was along the lines of: What’s your favorite place and why? I wrote about coming from an area that lacks diversity (pretty much everyone at my school is white) and how airports have allowed me to see people from all over the world which has made a huge impact on my life. Engineering Supplement was about how I visited the Panama Canal the summer before freshmen year and how that influenced my decision to pursue Civil Engineering. Also mentioned why I want to go to Cornell. If you are an aspiring Civil Engineer YOU MUST MENTION THE SHAKE TABLE (imo). Cornell is one of 5 schools in the nation that has a full-scale laboratory to simulate earthquakes so why would you not include that in your essay
Teacher Recommendation: Both came from amazing people so I’m assuming they were good.
Counselor Rec: I don’t really know my counselor so idk
Additional Rec:
Interview: I just had an info session with a local alum who was very helpful in answering my questions and what not.
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Ya
Intended Major: Civil/Environmental Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 180ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My grandfather attended the university for one year but was forced to drop out because of the Great Depression. This is technically considered legacy but according to my interviewer it would not have much of an impact with the College of Engineering.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ACT scores, essays
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Making myself out to be a desirable student. I worked my ass off the month before the application was due.
Weaknesses: kryptonite
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: A series of fortunate events. Everything just pieced itself together and I could not be happier. I also wrote an email to my admissions counselor asking him to consider my November subject test scores and about how I taught myself physics, biology, and environmental science. Maybe he liked that??
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: ED
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Probably the thing about my grandfather attending. My last line in my supplement was about how I wanted to finish what he started.</p>

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<p>Im a little late but because college confidential was such a valuable resource to me, I hope that people in the future can u it as well</p>

<p>Objective: Accepted ILR
SAT I (breakdown): did not send
ACT (breakdown): 33C (35E, 28M, 35R, 33S)
SAT II: 750 US History and 730 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): idk out of 4 but at my school its 94.95 out of 100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/417
AP (place score in parenthesis):none
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load:School doesn’t offer APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective: </p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Huge focus on ILR (VP of Economics Club, Officer of Social Studies Club among other things) and Varsity Volleyball
Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship with my local State Senator
Volunteer/Community service: Some but no # of hours
Summer Activities: CWI
Essays: Great wrote about ILR relevant stuff for Common App and for Supplement I went through the curriculum naming specific classes I wanted to take and why.
Teacher Recommendation: Outstanding. was from my American history teacher who also moderated Economics Club
Counselor Rec: Amazing. was from my Volleyball Coach who also was my guidance counselor and my bio and chem teacher
Additional Rec: Very good. From the Senator I interned with
Interview: None
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Nah but only 45k for in state!!!
Intended Major: ILR
State (if domestic applicant):NY
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Enough not to qualify for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I actually have none</p>

<p>Reflection
ILR is about fit. People in my school with higher avgs (GPAs) didn’t get in but I think I did because my essays and ecs made a stronger case for admission. #ILR2019</p>

<p>Strengths: ACT, Essays, ECs, Recommendations
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I REALLY wanted to go to ILR
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Made a strong case and had good fit
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Fordham but withdrew from everywhere else
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Not sure I had one but my high school volleyball team name is the Big Red so thats something. Extremely excited to be in the Cornell University Class of 2019!!!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34, 35 Superscore
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking, but Cum Laude (10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc BC (5 AB Subscore), 5 Chem, 5 APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
Senior Year Course Load: Hardest my school allows (3 AP)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing stellar</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Chess Club, President of Aviation Club, Co-Developed a start-up company (funded by a huge venture), Viola (first chair, multiple district awards), Build radio-controlled airplanes, Science and Engineering Club (state awards, top 10)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Internship at financial institution
Volunteer/Community service: Nothing much
Summer Activities:
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
Counselor Rec: Should be good
Additional Rec:
Interview: Meh, but it probably didnt count
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Southeast Asia (I dont want to reveal my identity)
School Type: Prep boarding school in the Midwest
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Asian male engineering unhook… lol</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, activities
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My passion for aerospace engineering + entrepreneurship
Weaknesses: Dunno
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Cant say for myself, duh
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Withdrew all
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Dont know</p>

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<p>Copy this format:</p>

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: College of Engineering!!! So excited</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit but 2210 (700 CR, 770 M, 740 WR) (my ACT score was much better)
ACT (breakdown): 34, (33 WR, 35 M, 34 SC, 34 CR)
SAT II: 790 Bio M, 790 Chemistry, 790 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73/4 (3.63 Freshman, 3.7 soph, 3.99 junior)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 on AP Bio, 5 on AP Chem, taking AP C E, M, BC Calc, AP Micro & Macro Econ, and AP french in the spring
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP French Language and Culture, AP C Physics, BC Calculus, AP Macro& Micro Economics, Dystopias (English course)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of the Girl’s Varsity Swim Team (4 years), all girls robotics team, helped start an all girls coding club, ultimate frisbee
Job/Work Experience: Internship at MIT Lincoln Labs summer of junior- senior year. I worked 3 jobs, 1 summer pool job, a year long job as a swimming instructor, and I tutor underclassmen in AP/ regular chemistry, AP/ regular biology, AP B calculus, alegbra, geometry, and precalc, and for AP and SAT II prep
Volunteer/Community service: Lexington Youth Against Cancer Swim, volunteered at local recreational facility
Summer Activities: Lifeguarded 3 years, then did the internship
Essays: Common App I wrote about growing up in a rich suburban town (before my parents got really good jobs and we were not well off) and getting a project to construct a DNA molecule and my teacher told us to purchase 80$ worth of materials from Michaels and instead I built mine from scratch. I also made them pretty lighthearted and put some jokes in there.
Supplement: I think my supplement was really strong, I talked about a science fair project that I worked on that I was extremely passionate about but failed because of lack of resources (especially lack of other students interested in chemical engineering)
Teacher Recommendation: AP Chemistry teacher: Probably really good, I got the highest percent average in my Chemistry class ~98-99% avg, and she really liked me and recommended me for a lot of things
AP French teacher: I’d known her for four years and we are pretty close so probably really good too (She’s known around the school as a phenomenal rec writer)
Counselor Rec: Probably average or below, I bothered him a LOT during this process and he still submitted mine late. Haha I dont think he likes me (he didn’t submit any of the on time, angered quite a lot of highly stressed seniors)
Additional Rec: Supervisor at MIT Lincoln Labs (this definitely helped a LOT) he wrote about all the 3D programs I learned how to use.
Interview: Went really well! I talked to her for 3 hours (I’m a very talkative person and I had a whole page of questions) she was in a sorority which I was super interested in. I also lucked out in that I applied for chemical engineering and I got a chemical engineer. She was also very young (22 just graduated) and told me that she hoped I would get in! Super nice
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No but I need to after recent financial events with my family and I’m very worried
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering/ Biological Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Very competitive public high school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: was 200,000+ when I applied
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female engineer (first gen college in America, but my parents went to top tier schools in china so not really)</p>

<p>Reflection
I was really happy! Everyone thought I was going to get in but I was dead set on the fact that I was going to get rejected; I even wrote 10 supplemental essays before decisions came out because I didn’t think that I could mentally do it afterwards. I think applying ED helped a lot, I’ve wanted to go to Cornell for so long it still feels surreal.</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I definitely went for the funny route when I wrote my essays (I’m a bit of a class clown in real life) and I figured that out of all the bland essays that they must read about engineers, this could help me stand out. I wouldn’t recommend it if it sounds forced. High scores, so that doesn’t hurt but when they’re weeding out the kids, scores become less important because I’m assuming plenty of kids have top scores also.
Weaknesses: My gpa worried me SO much, especially because of how competitive the engineering school is. It was much better weighted (I had a total of 10 ap/ honors) but of course my high school gets rid of that our year (kids were VERY upset). On Naviance, the gpa average from Cornell from our high school is a 3.77, which might seem low but we’re ranked #1 in Mass and #19 in the country so I think its a little bit low because of how insanely competitive and hard our courses are.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Overall, I think its the combination of ED+ good essays+ rec. It also doesn’t hurt that Cornell likes my high school (We had 6 kids get in ED to Cornell, 11 to Harvard, 3 to Johns Hopkins, 2 to Stanford and usually 5 to each of the other ivies and MIT) ~50 to ivies and 100 to top 10 schools every year.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I applied to MIT early action but I dont find out until tomorrow and since I applied ED to Cornell without financial aid, I can’t go to MIT even if I get in.
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I seriously emphasized how passionate I was about engineering and cornell in my essays.</p>

<p>I had the worst application process ever, the commonapp messed up and didn’t submit my things on time, then I found a typo in my supplement, and I sent in a low SAT II score where I messed up on the scantron and basically had a mental breakdown that I had messed up on a school I had dreamed about for ages. I’m so excited to see some of you guys next year and good luck to those of you who were deferred! </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: College of Engineering</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (690 reading, 750 math, 600 writing)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 750 Math II, 780 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Peruvian system - 90.5/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/96
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): Results due in January! update later
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma: Math HL, Chemistry HL, English HL, Spanish SL, Physics SL, History SL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin Ensemble, School Orchestra, MUN team, Field Hockey team
Job/Work Experience: worked as a tutor for 3 months teaching math and science
Volunteer/Community service: permanent volunteer at Techo Peru - best known for building emergency housing in the outskirts of Lima.
Summer Activities: reading, art
Essays: According to me, not very good. But nobody else (apart from the admission office) has read it so who knows. Could be better definitely.
Teacher Recommendation: very good, maybe excellent (who knows) from English teacher and Chemistry teacher
Counselor Rec: very good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Peru
School Type: Private, all girls
Ethnicity: White/hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: -
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: I hate to say this but probably ethnicity and gender, passion for science, IB predicted grade? (do they consider this?)
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: music and service
Weaknesses: standardized test scores - not familiar with format only about 2 days to study for each and english second language which hurt my writing scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: passion, ethnicity and commitment to what I love.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: no other applications
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: from Peru? perhaps</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>College of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (800M 760CR 720W): 2280
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: Math 2: 800 Physics: 780 Chemistry: 780
Weighted GPA (out of 100): 103.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): phys1(5) chem(5) eng(5) humangeo(5) psych(5) APUSH(4) WHAP(4) Compsci(1) lol
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: honors Organic Chemistry, AP Physics B/C, APBio2, APBCcalc, AP ENG4, AP Macro ECO, Varsity soccer
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended :confused:
AP scholar with distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
4 years high school soccer, (2 years captain)
4 years club soccer (2 years captain)
NHS
Mu Alpha Theta
Job/Work Experience:N/A
Volunteer/Community service: assload
Summer Activities: Scuba diving with paraplegics trip/ helping with local scuba organization
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Good, Good
Counselor Rec: No clue
Additional Rec:
Interview: Never contacted me
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: chemical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Very competetive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $250K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Explained soccer’s intellectual value in essay. Wrote about renewable energy center for ‘why cornell’ essay.
Weaknesses: B’s freshman/ sophomore year. Tried to play the upward trend card.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: 4 ED applicants from my HS. Maybe :/. Low GPA, outside top ten percent.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: haven’t had the pleasure of being rejected elsewhere.
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>

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<p>Objective: Accepted Arts and Sciences
SAT I (breakdown): 2240
ACT (breakdown): 34C (34E, 36M, 32R, 32S)
SAT II: Math II 780 and 760 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/200
AP (place score in parenthesis):Chem-4, Calc AB-5, Lang and Comp-5, Gov-4
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Psych, Organic Chem(local university), Calc II(local university), Calc III(local university)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Outback Bowl Grand Champion, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, AP Scholar, </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Composer(hobby), NHD Nationals, Poster Designer at local library-300+ hours, First chair French Horn in selective Wind Ensemble Program, Tutor-middle school, Senate Scholar Program, Forensics State, VAC State winner,
Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s- 1 yr
Volunteer/Community service: Mentioned
Summer Activities: Pit Orchestra, Website Design
Essays: Common app: 6-7/10, talked about composing and the Lord of the Rings Soundtrack, Cornell Supp: 9/10, wrote a metaphor about quantum physics
Teacher Recommendation 1: 7/10
Teacher Rec 2: 7/10
Counselor Rec: Meh, 6/10
Additional Rec: 9/10
Interview: None
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yea
Intended Major: Physics
State (if domestic applicant):WI
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Small public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 90,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Taking O-Chem?</p>

<p>Reflection
Very hesitant about Cornell</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, Course rigor, Cornell Supp, Scores
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Music oriented, composing
Weaknesses: EC’s, Common app
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Came across as an atypical asian applicant?
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UWMadison
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Composing, taking O-Chem</p>

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<p>^hesitant about Cornell?</p>

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<p>**Decision: Deferred<a href=“College%20of%20Human%20Ecology%20and%20College%20of%20Agriculture%20and%20Life%20Sciences”>/b</a></p>

<p>(NOTE: I was wondering if someone could review my overall information and message me what you think are my weakest points? I just wanted to know what you thought about my application! Thank you!)</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (700 CR, 750 M, 650 W) (I know that this is relatively low)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/230
AP (place score in parenthesis): (AP Lit and AP Stats this year)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Advanced Functions, Calc, International Law
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Subject Awards and Honour Roll/Silver Medal (School)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook Committee (Chief Editor this year, Assistant Editor last year, Section Editor two years ago), Environmental Club (Head for 3 years), Mural Club (Head for 2 years), Student Council
Job/Work Experience: Music Theory Tutoring (3 years), Math and English Tutoring (1 year), Lifeguarding (1.5 years)
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local pool (helped out during open swims for people with physical disabilities, taught lessons to low income families), retirement residence (afternoon tea, craft sessions, personal visits, concerts), and volunteered at a school in rural China during my summer vacation a few years ago
Summer Activities: Worked, volunteered at retirement residence, and did lab work (genetics lab)
Essays: I generally felt that they were good, but not exceedingly good. I had some English teachers review them to give me feedback, and they all said that my essays were strong, but none of them said that they were particularly outstanding.
Counselor Rec: Good!
Additional Rec: Should be excellent! (I asked teachers with whom I have worked for almost my entire high school career).
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biological Sciences, Global and Public Health Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $10 000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My sibling attended Cornell a while ago, and my very first time seeing a university was at Cornell when I visited. It’s been my dream school ever since I was in grade school, and I tried to convey my enthusiasm.</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: My extracurriculars and recommendations were very strong.
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I tried my best to not seem like I was pressured or persuaded to apply for what I did by my family, because this was very much my own choice. I covered how my transition into adulthood really helped to shape this decision in my essays.
Weaknesses: My low SAT scores and my essays.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably because of the weaknesses mentioned above.
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I stressed on my passion to reach out to new opportunities and learn new things–something that has helped me to grow and mature. </p>

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<p>Rejected :^(</p>

<p>CAS (Biology/Premed)- Primary
CALS (Bioengineering)- Secondary</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR, 660 Math, 730 Writing
ACT (breakdown): 31 (34 CR, 31 math, 29 Science, 31 english)-- 33 Super-scored if that matters for anything
SAT II: 750 Bio M, 760 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), US History (5), Environmental Science (5), English Lang (5), European History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP US Gov, AP Spanish Lit, AP Chemistry, AP Lit, student gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Junior Honor Court (top 40 students at school elected), typical AP Scholar stuff, Certificate of Merit Level 6 if that counts for anything</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government Commissioner of Digital Media, Mountain Biking Club (President), Football (JV team captain, couldn’t play senior year b/c of injury), JSA (debate team), NHS, link crew leader, piano for 11 years
Job/Work Experience: Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer pianist on church band (850 hours), NHS (60 hours)
Summer Activities:Internship at Alliance Research Group (conducted clinical research)
Essays: Everyone said they were really good… Wrote about getting sick during eighth grade (almost died) and how this motivated me to want to pursue medicine for common app; CAS i wrote about how much i love education and how i want to learn more through Cornell’s interdisciplinary approach); CALS I wrote about how my internship got me interested in medical research
Teacher Recommendation: Good-- Got 5’s on both teachers’ AP tests, good friends with both (one is the supervisor for my club), participated a lot in both classes
Counselor Rec: Good-- pretty close with her
Additional Rec: Supervisor at my internship, i assume it was good…
Interview:Went well; We discussed my campus visit and my interest in the school and why i want to go there and all that jazz</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology/Bioengineering
State (if domestic applicant):California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Idk mom made like $15,000 last year so pretty low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Interest in school, involved in a lot at high school, internship</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:AP scores, involvement at school, internship reflecting my career goals
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My interest in biology/medicine and why cornell would satisfy this interest
Weaknesses: GPA could’ve been better, didn’t take AP calc so that prob hurt me as an intended pre-med student, lowish test scores, no significant awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I guess I was just another generic bio/pre-med applicant… I was expecting at least a deferment so the rejection took a pretty big hit on my confidence
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No where yet
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:High AP scores, internship, essays, involved in a lot at my high school, pretty well-rounded overall</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: College of Arts and Science</p>

<p>SAT I: didn’t take
ACT: Overall: 34, English: 33, Reading: 33, Science: 36, Math: 33
SAT II: Math 1: 730 (ish), Bio: 630 (awful, ik)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.97
Rank: 1 of 72
AP: Bio 4 (school only offers 4 AP classes)
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, US History, AP Lit, Honors Physics, Dual Enrollment micro- and macro- economics and Career Planning, Leadership/community service
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): varsity letter, academic excellence award (HS level)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: varsity volleyball, off season vball, book club, student representative, spirit club, family responsibilities (produce sales), NHS member, Class treasurer
Job/Work Experience: 3 years at same after school job (local ice cream parlor)
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, relay for life, few other little things I can’t recall right now.
Summer Activities: worked 40+ hours a week, practice for volleyball
Essays: felt really good about them
Teacher Recommendation: amazing!!
Counselor Rec: Counselor isn’t great, so probably pretty crappily written.
Additional Rec: volleyball coach - didn’t see it but I’m guessing it was really good.
Interview: none
Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: ~$80K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):From super small rural school, first gen college student</p>

<p>Reflection: Spent a month revising the two essays, (at least 8 drafts for each) which was definitely well worth it.</p>

<p>Strengths: ACT scores, well-written essays, high GPA
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I took a chance and wrote about how I love being an undecided major when writing my supplement essay. It was kinda risky to stray away from the prompt a little bit, but I think it helped me set myself apart form the others
Weaknesses: My SAT II scores, lack of AP classes
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i think the main reason I was accepted was because of my essay.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: probably 5 in state colleges, 2 gave me full rides.
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Supplement essay. DON’T BE AFRAID TO TAKE A CHANCE WHEN WRITING YOUR ESSAYS!!! THAT’S WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT FROM THE REST!!</p>

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<p>you pretty much nailed it yourself. Try to bring out your personality in your essays.</p>

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<p>[asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected CAS[/color][/size]</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (first time, 12 essay)
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36 on everything, 12 essay)
SAT II: 800 Bio M, 800 Korean, 800 USH, 800 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 unweighted, 4.8 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on 8 tests
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Chemistry, AP Econ, AP Gov., AP Spanish Lit, Honors Anatomy and Physiology, AP Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar thingy, sports awards, school awards, community awards, state awards, AMC, Siemens</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): good
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: good
Summer Activities: good
Essays: I’d say 9/10 for Common App. 10/10 on supplement
Teacher Recommendation: amazing
Counselor Rec: Meh.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: Great. Too bad it doesn’t count for much
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: biological sciences
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public (2200 kids)
Ethnicity: AZN
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 250000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Test scores, GPA, EC’s, recommendations, essay…Everything was spot on.
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Demonstrated my love for Biology.
Weaknesses: none that I can think of. Maybe not curing cancer? EDIT: A Z N.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Thought I would at least get deferred. Not downplaying Cornell or anything… but it’s odd that I would get flat out rejected.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Caltech, MIT. Rejected: Cornell. Waiting on: Stanford, Cal, UCLA, UCSD, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, UChicago, Northwestern, JHopkins, Penn, Brown, Columbia.
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Did all that I could. Cornell was my #1 choice over schools like Harvard, Stanford, MIT, etc… I loved both the campus and Ithaca when I visited there. I’m still bitter about the result, but it is what it is. Hopefully I get into Stanford because it’s my #2 choice. IT’S YOUR LOSS CORNELL. Sorry for the rant. Just really frustrated.</p>

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

<p>Objective: post for my son, no complete info.</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2340 super score of two tests
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: math 2 800 phys 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): around 3.9 4.3 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking
AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 tests 1 4 7 5, phys c mech, e&m, bio, world history, us history, calc bc, English,computer science,
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 5 ap
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): academic team captain, multiple clubs members
Job/Work Experience: no
Volunteer/Community service: 3 years work at senior center,once a week
Summer Activities: college course
Essays: did not see
Teacher Recommendation: should be good
Counselor Rec: should be good
Additional Rec:
Interview: no
Other </p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: engineering
State (if domestic applicant):NE
Country (if international applicant):US
School Type:private
Ethnicity: asian
Gender:boy
Income Bracket: not qualify for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: test scores, ap courses
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses: EC
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: academic performance
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: College of Human Ecology (Human Biology, Health, and Society Major)</p>

<p>ACT (breakdown): 34 - (English: 34, Math: 34, Reading: 33, Science: 33)
SAT II: Did not send, but 710 on Biology (m) and 740 on math ii
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, History of Disease and Medicine in the US, Post-Colonial India (english elective), Gender Roles (english elective), Physics, independent research in Molecular Biology, Photography (yes these are all real classes at my school)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Rowing; Student Council (president); peer tutor in Biology and Chemistry; Science Club; African Latino American Society (fundraising coordinator); Women’s Forum; UNICEF Club (Associate Board Member)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: medical research at a neurological institute for 3 years. published official article about neurosurgical techniques</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: several programs specific to my school that involving mentoring young girls or preparing students for competitive science competitions</p>

<p>Summer Activities: medical research, working in the hospital, and science-related activities mainly, but also a service trip to Guatemala to teach english / build houses</p>

<p>Essays: Common App (9/10) - talked about shadowing doctors in the emergency room of a hospital
ILR supplement (9/10) - mentioned specific courses and programs that I want to join and why I would be a good fit for them. talked about sitting in on a nutrition class during my official visit and how I could envision myself at Cornell</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Biology teacher rec was probably amazing (I live in her dorm and she is like a second mother to me; I planned my independent biology project with her help); Math teacher rec also very good but not as special (we had a connection and I did well in his class)
Counselor Rec: probably great
Interview: went extremely well (lasted 2 hours and she talked about how I seemed perfect for Cornell)</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Human Biology, Health, and Society
State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
School Type: Private Boarding School in Massachusetts
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200K+</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, essays, test score, published medical articles
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Showed lots of interest (ie: visiting school, attending info sessions, contacting them, etc); tried to show fit with college and major
Weaknesses: recs were math and science, not an overwhelming number of leadership positions
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m pretty well-rounded and talked about how I planned to take advantage of the opportunities at Cornell
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted at Tulane (full-ride merit scholarship)
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I explained in my essays that I want to be a doctor because I want to help people; I also didn’t pretend to be some sort of prodigy that could perform surgery in a week, I talked about how I planned to reach my goals realistically (through the resources at Cornell). My advice is to show who you are in your essays (I know that this is easier said than done), but also to work hard in school and on standardized tests because that will obviously help. I’m so excited to be a member of the Cornell Class of 2019! Good luck to everyone else!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: CALS</p>

<p>ACT (breakdown): 33 (36 English, 35 Reading, 34 Science, 28 Math)
SAT II: 750 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School does not use 4.0 scale
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not released until the spring
AP: World History (5), English Language (5), USH (4), Environmental Science (4)
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Literature, College Spanish, Chamber Choir, Photography 4 (advanced level)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, many photography awards for my work ($3000 scholarship, shown work at Columbia University gallery, picture in National Maritime Museum in London, BBC News mentioned me, etc.), National Spanish Exam medalist, etc</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball (captain, starter), only race walker on Varsity Track (no captains, leadership position on team and Coach’s Award), Tri-M Music Honor Society (exec board member), treasurer of music department, NHS, World Language Honor Society, photography (photo editor school newspaper)
Job/Work Experience: Student tutor through NHS, babysitting
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteers for church every summer, raised thousands for American Cancer Society
Summer Activities: Volunteer work @ church, summer photography class at Columbia University
Essays: Very good. Common App essay was about the death of my best friend and how it changed me, CALS essay was extremely targeted- showed my connection with the school and how it connected with me
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent; from photography teacher, AP Environmental teacher, Spanish teacher
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec: From my Columbia University professor, very good as well
Interview: Went very well, interviewer was actually a family friend and was very kind and informative. Felt more like a conversation than an interview</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No, did not qualify
Intended Major: Communication
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, mid-size
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: I honestly don’t know, upper/mid class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double legacy, grandparents worked at school</p>

<p>Reflection : I am so happy. I grew up visiting Cornell because my grandparents used to live in Ithaca. I’ve been to several sports camps and have done several official visits, and I’ve known that this is the school for me for years. I have heard of so many legacies that have been denied and I was extremely worried about getting accepted because the pool of applicants was extremely competitive this year. Luckily, my stats were about the same as the general pool of applicants. Legacy does not help if your stats are below the general pool of applicants!</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I have been extremely involved with photography for several years now. I use my photography to communicate various ideas or concepts to viewers of my work. I also outlined my interest in photojournalism/my experience with the school newspaper in my essay. I related everything to Communication.
Weaknesses:
I don’t think there were many. I worked on this application for so long and made sure that everything was perfect! Maybe my ACT/subject test could have been a little bit higher.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really connected everything in my application to the Communication major at CALS. I think it’s very important to tie all you’ve done to your respective major at the undergrad school you are applying to! You can be an amazing, qualified candidate, but you won’t be accepted unless you demonstrate fit.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Tulane University $130,000 scholarship. Also applied to UCLA, USC, UMichigan, and Villanova, but I have to withdraw my applications.
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My achievements related to photography. In my junior year of high school, I won an international photography competition and displayed work at London’s National Maritime Museum. Not many people can say that one of their pictures was featured at a special exhibit in an international museum at age sixteen! I was also the youngest photographer in the exhibit and later went on to display work at a gallery in New York City. Because of my efforts, I was interviewed by three newspapers and a British photographer. Also mentioned on BBC News London, won scholarship for same picture by a local university, etc.</p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone else accepted- I can’t wait to meet all of you at orientation!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (CR: 680 M: 720 W: 650)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (E: 34 M: 32 R: 34 S: 33)
SAT II: Math I: 730 Bio-E: 710 Bio-M: 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9831
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/565
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography: 5, Environmental Science: 5, Psychology: 5, World History: 4, Biology: 5, English Lang: 5, Calc AB: 5, Euro: 4, Stat: 4, APUSH: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Gov, AP Physics 1, and then a couple Dual Enrollments
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar With Distinction, National AP Scholar, Rensselaer Medalist, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, Completion of Spirit of America Youth Leadership Program, and a few awards from my school itself</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (Treasurer), Environmental Club, Calculus Team, National English Honor Society, Rho Kappa (Vice President), School Duel Team (Captain).
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 209 Hours from summer camp volunteering, tutoring, and club activities
Summer Activities: Summer Camp Counselor
Essays: I think my Common App one was really strong, it was about how being diagnosed as a type I diabetic impacted me. My supplemental essay wasn’t as good. I talked about how I’ve always been interested in food science and how I know that Cornell is the top school for it, and talked about some alumni who were in the field, documentaries I watched, etc.
Teacher Recommendation: I had 3, I assume they were all good
Counselor Rec: I know she definitely wrote something awesome
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Food Science
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): Brazil
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Brazilian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: less than $50K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, URM</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: ACT scores, APs, schedule strength, essays
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: In my essays I tried my best to tie them into what my intended major (food science) was.
Weaknesses: SAT Scores, no interview, not as many ECs as I would like
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly think my essays helped me to get in. Also I think applying as an international student might’ve helped
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: University of Central Florida
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I turned my diabetes and celiac disease as vectors into which I could show and express more interest in the school.</p>

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

<p>CAS</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 32 (math: 35, writing: 31, reading: 30, science: 32)
SAT II: math 2: 770 chem: 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about a 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): don’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t submit
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP BC Calc, Hons English, Spanish 5, AP Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): soccer (capt), lacrosse, engineering club, student gov, club soccer (capt)
Job/Work Experience: waitress
Volunteer/Community service: played soccer with disabled children, rec soccer coach, volunteer tutoring, Key Club activities
Summer Activities: waitress, volunteer work
Essays: so good, one about name and other about love for my major (supp)
Teacher Recommendation: probably awesome
Counselor Rec: Very great, I actually read this one. She addressed the various family hardships i encountered
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes didnt get it :confused:
Intended Major: mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: reputable public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: girl
Income Bracket: not sure :confused:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): grandad went there</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: consistency among my application and making sure my passions (math and soccer) were addressed in every aspect of my application
Weaknesses: test scores/ my failure at english
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My supplemental essay was amazing and personally i thought i was just a great fit.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Indiana Kelley School of Business
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: how i took my passion for math and soccer and taught other people to love it as much as I do and expressing my true love for Cornell</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>ILR</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (Math 790, Writing 790, Reading 770)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: Physics (790) US History (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.83/5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank, but up there
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) English Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP English Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Young Leaders Award… several others that I’m forgetting, sorry</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>Class and School Student Council Representative
State Student Advisory Council Delegate
Greater Boston Regional Student Advisory Council Delegate
Captain for Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track Teams
Varsity Letterwinner in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track
Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America
National Honor Society Member
100 Hours of Tutoring
Served as an intern at Daniel F. Conley’s Campaign for Mayor of Boston and on the campaigns of Ed Markey (senate) Elizabeth Warren (senate) and Joe Kennedy (Congress)
University of Rochester: George Eastman Young Leaders Award for strong leadership experience at school and in the community, high grades, challenging courses and extensive involvement in extracurricular activites
President of the French Club and Star Wars Club
Member of the High School Speech and Debate Team and Model U.N.
Employed at local Track Club as a Counselor
Over 60 hours of community service for Project Bread, Newton Serves and other organizations
News Anchor and Producer for High School News
Attendee of the Naval Academy Summer Seminar</p>

<p>Essays: ILR was probably a 10/10, common app was lack luster
Teacher Recommendation: One from my APUSH teacher who went to Yale and loved me (10/10)
One from my Chem teacher who thought I worked hard 8/10
One from my English teacher who went to Cornell 9/10
Counselor Rec: Not a huge fan of her, probably a 7/10 — told me I had no shot at getting in
Additional Rec:
One from my employer who went to MIT (7/10)
One from my XC/track coach who is really cool (9/10)
Interview: Alumni was stone cold throughout the whole thing, I had no idea how it went
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: ILR
State (if domestic applicant): Mass
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public (pretty well ranked
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: >$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none :(</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>As long as you work hard you can do anything. I am by no means “smart”, I just work hard. Hard work can get you into good schools and I think that everyone should apply to their dream school, even if their guidance counselor tells them that they won’t get in.</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I love ILR/ Nell
Weaknesses: I got a B- in algebra 2… hated that class, maybe came across poorly in interview, visited CoE before ILR (didn’t know what I wanted to do until senior year)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, SAT, Recs, EC’s
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Only applied to UVM (accepted/withdrawn)
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:
I started my essay with “In fourth grade I fell in love with a dead man”… talked about how FDR helped the working class and how I have wanted to be like him since 4th grade. Really wanted to go to ILR</p>

<p>Good luck to everyone still applying, you’ll get in! And to my future classmates, can’t wait to see you in Ithaca in April!! :)</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: College of Arts and Science</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): Single Test- Reading: 720, Math: 730, Writing 700 Super Score: Reading: 720, Math: 730, Writing: 730
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II: Math II- 800, Chem- 730, US- 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93.2/100<br>
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/756
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Physics B, APUSH, English Lang, Stat; 4 on Chem
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
JV baseball, Frisbee team (co-captain), math, science and english honor society, PASS (tutoring for kids who need it- President), Ignite (peer mentoring for the freshman)
Job/Work Experience:
Work in family deli 15-30 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service:
30 hours Kids Klosets distributing used clothing to needy children
Summer Activities:
baseball after 9th grade, sat prep after 10th, work after 11th
Essays:
Common App- about how K-Pop helped me overcome the fact that I hated being Asian after bullying in elementary/middle school
Supplement- about various injuries/getting hurt while playing sports/doing stupid things and recovering, tied that back to wanting to practice medicine (and learning about tradition Chinese medicine) and explained the resources available at Cornell would harbor that
Teacher Recommendation: most likely good
Counselor Rec: lol he had to write like 50 in two weeks for all of us applying ED so idk
Additional Rec:
Interview: 7/10 nothing too great, was really nervous and possibly not myself
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: biological sciences
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large, public (3000+ students)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation</p>

<p>Reflection
Cornell generally likes my school since 7-8 are accepted every year and I know of 4 people (one to cals dyson, 2 to cals and me) who were accepted ED this year so I’m not sure how much of that played in.</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I’m not a typical Asian who wants to be a doctor, I want to study other things such as history of Chinese medicine and creating better means of energy
Weaknesses: Asian Male, Test Scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think the message in common app essay was more unique because K-Pop so it wasn’t just a finding my identity kind of essay while at the same time is was
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:
Maybe the Frisbee team told the admissions office to fast track applicants who were players haha</p>