<p>Deferred EA? No
SAT I (breakdown): 720 M, 700 CR, 640 W
ACT: 31-didn't send it in
SAT II: 800 Chinese, 740 Bio-E, 710 USH,
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.43 W (highest at school=4.7)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), Euro(4), Psychology (5), Bio (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none taken yet
Senior Year Course Load: 4th year French Honors, AP US Gov/Comp, Physics B, Calc BC, AP Micro/Macro, American Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleader, SS Honor Societies, CSF, Violin, etc.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Major volunteering
Summer Activities: volunteering,
Essays: decent
Teacher Recommendation: one was good, TA-ed for him; the other wasn't read
Counselor Rec: terrible...she doesn't have time for anybody
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Yes. the lady was so nice. Went well(CAS)</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): Sunny California
School Type: Public (2600 students)
Ethnicity: asian
Gender:female
Income Bracket:poor-ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): i'm cute (too)?</p>
<p>Strengths: rigorous courseload w/ high GPA
Weaknesses: nothing outstanding about ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nice interview</p>
<p>• SAT: 2000
• SAT IIs: Math II: 710 Chemistry: 670 Literature: 650
• ACT: 33
• GPA: 4.2w/3.9 uw
• Rank: 4/180
• Other stats:</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>• Essays: I thought they were alright; one about me growing up with my
grandparents on a small ranch, and another on an awkward solo at a concert.
• Teacher Recs: Didn’t see them, but I’m assuming one was fantastic and the other decent.
• Counselor Rec: No Idea.
• Hook (if any): Geography? Income (<30,000)?</p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<p>• State or Country: Arkansas
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>AP World History – 5
AP Art History – 4
AP Biology – 4
AP Calculus AB – 5
AP Statistics – 5
AP English Language and Composition – 4
AP Human Geography – 5
AP U.S. History - 4
National AP Scholar
Regional Envirothon 1st Place both in Individual Special Topics and Team
State Envirothon – Team 3rd
3rd Place Invitational Bowling Tournament
1st Place 4A-5A Regional Bowling
3rd Place High School Varsity Team
Bowling – Varsity 3 Years (Co-Captain)
3 Youth Leagues – 1st Place Standing – Record for High Team Series
All-State Bowling Team
Arkansas Youth Orchestra
Symphonic Orchestra – All-Region 4 Years in a Row
“Rock” Orchestra
Shakespeare Scene Festival – Played Romeo
Soccer –Varsity
King’s Club – Vice President
National Honor’s Society
Beta Club – President
Student Council Representative 9th and 12th Grade
Freshmen and Senior Cabinet
Arkansas Governor’s School – Mathematics
-Main Library Youth Drama Volunteer – Performed a set of plays for young children.
-Youth Bowling Coach – Bowling Coach on Saturday Mornings to kids 12 and under. </p>
<p>Seriously ***. I hate my life. I guess it's off to Duke.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? No
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR - 630; M - 590; W - 620
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] SAT II: lol. I did pretty badly on these, but luckily my major doesn't require them.
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Probably a 3.8 (As a freshman I had around a 3.54, but each year my GPA vastly improved)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top Quarter
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, Drawing II Honors, Creative Writing, English IV Honors, Spanish IV Honors, Pre-Calculus, Theology IV Honors
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pre-College Art Classes + Local Art Classes + Literary Magazine (Art director) + School Newspaper (cartoonist) + Filmmakers Club (storyboard artist) + Museums Club + Spanish Honors Society + Culture clubs + Misc. Art/game clubs + 2 years of Track + etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 2 years as a youth ministry leader
[</em>] Summer Activities: Lots of traveling + chronicling my ~<em>voyages</em>~ through my sketchbook
[<em>] Essays: My College of Interest essay was pretty good (it was originally my main common app essay). I basically told an interesting story with vivid imagery about my culture/lifestyle and how it began my passion for art. But my backup essay was kind of generic/simple though.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: lol. My art teacher said I was in his top 3% of students. My spanish teacher gave me a good rec too.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good ?
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: My interview said it was just an information session but he was really impressed with my art.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private, Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black (1st gen. nigerian-american)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM + My sister got in 2 years ago (although she decided to go elsewhere :P )
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: A pretty good portfolio, essay, and an upward trend in grades.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs + I could have used much stronger ECs (eg more leadership positions outside of Art)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Alot of factors. I think they could overlook my weak SATs since I applied to their art department, had an upward trend in my GPA + strong portfolio. And being an URM art major helps too.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>i still havent received my decision. it says:</p>
<p>Cornell University’s Undergraduate Admissions Office does not have an online decision for you at this time. Please refer to the letter dated March 31, 2008, that you will be receiving in the mail shortly.</p>
<p>it doesn't mean anything really, I just love the russian alphabet, lol. I live in NYS, so my mail comes faster. But for me it should come either tomorrow or the next day.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760 math, 720 writing, 700 cr
[</em>] SAT II: 760 IIC, 730 chem, 720 bio m, 690 us history
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 total
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap stats, ap psych, ap french, ap eng, orchestra, gov
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nonnnnnnnnne
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): orchestra, link crew, NO LEADERSHIP WHATSOEVER
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: cleaners
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: plane museum, csf
[<em>] Summer Activities: ucsd summer session
[</em>] Essays: an adult said it was the best one they've read in a while
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 decent, 1 great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: decent
[<em>] Additional Rec: great!!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: large public competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: upper middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): middle class asian.... so none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I wrote about an ec that I love and got an additional rec from the supervisor
[<em>] Weaknesses: no leadership
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i have nooo clue but yay!! c/o 2012!!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!
[ul]
[<em>]School Applied to: CAS
[</em>]Stats:
[<em>] SAT: 2050, CR:630 M:750 W:670
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 650, Eng Lit: too embarrassing to post
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: N/A, my school doesn't give grades
[<em>] Rank: N/A, my school doesn't tell us this, they say we are all "equal", but there are 86 kids in my grade and we were rated number one two years ago (by the wall street journal) for sending most kids to the top tier of colleges/universities.
[</em>] Extra Curriculars: Went to China to further my knowledge of Mandarin and Chinese culture, bussed at some restaurant, 100+ hours of volunteering at the local food pantry.
[<em>] Essays: They were good if I got in.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Amazing one from my physics teacher, Great one from my english teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: They write one for every kid in the grade and don't favor anyone, we are all "equally smart in different ways".
[</em>] Hook (if any): hmmmmmm, idk.
[<em>] Location/Person: Brooklyn
[</em>] State or Country: NY
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Major strength(s)/weakness(es): no ap courses at my school and weak sat IIs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Because I am awesome.
[</em>] Going to attend?: Maybe, either Amherst, Cornell, or U-Penn.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA?: No.
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): 680 Reading, 800 Math, 750 Writing
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] SAT II: Biology M (680), Chemistry (750), Math IIC (780)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A - school does averages out of 100. Overall average is 91.3% unweighted.
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science AB (3), US History (4), Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Calculus BC (haven't taken the last three yet)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP's, rest are normal classes.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Internship at Museum of City of New York (might be considered leadership), Precollege at NYU, program at NY Historical Society, Graphic Design Club, basketball with friends
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Museum of the City of New York. (I also counted this as an EC)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: None.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Internship at MCNY, NYU Summer, Swimming, etc.
[<em>] Essays: Decent... I thought the supplemental one really conveyed how much I wanted to get in.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was great; I didn't read the other, but I assume it was at least decent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should have been decent, but again, never read.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Great recommendation from supervisor at MCNY.
[<em>] Interview: Didn't have one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York, U.S.
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Very Selective Public (ranked #15 this year by News Week)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: about $80,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I'm a first generation immigrant, but I don't think that's a hook.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Decent Grades, decent recommendations.
[</em>] Weaknesses: No volunteer hours, sort of weak EC's, grades could have been higher.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I'm not sure. I thought I would get waitlisted.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I applied using the primary/secondary thing with CALS as my first choice.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? No
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math 760 Critical Reading 690 Writing 720
[<em>] ACT: None
[</em>] SAT II: Biology 770 Math II 800
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology 5, Spanish 4, English 4
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, English, Government, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): First Chair Clarinet in High School Advanced Band all 4 years, First chair Clarinet in School District Honor Band, Piano Awards- Advanced Level, Convention Recitals, Honors Recitals, Violin Lessons, Private Clarinet Teacher, Parliamentary Debate
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Clarinet Teacher
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Science Camp Counselor, Elementary School Band Volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities: Practicing Piano, Violin, and Clarinet; Teaching Clarinet lessons
[<em>] Essays: Everyone thought they were amazing
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: My English teacher should've written me something good cuz I got the highest score in her class, Same with Chemistry
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I think it was fine
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[<em>] Interview: Didn't have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public School that DEFLATES grades. ha.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Italian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $150k?
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well, I play 3 instruments competitively AND maintained a 4.0 GPA with all the hard classes.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Intelligence, Writing Skills, Musical Talent
[</em>] Weaknesses: None?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:** so I could go to UCLA and be a bruin :)**[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? N/A
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): One Sitting CR: 730, M: 680 W:600. Best 1490/1600
[<em>] ACT:N/A
[</em>] SAT II: Math II: 800, Physics: 760, US History:770, Spanish:800
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.67
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/92
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): fives 5's and one 4
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Major things: Calc 3, Differentials, Physics w/ Calc
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Dean's list at MDC, Most outstanding student in science, Most outstanding sophomore overall
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Clubs, Swimming, Pilots' License program
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:Over 300 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities:College Classes
[<em>] Essays:Excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 great, 1 excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Horrible
[</em>] Additional Rec:N/A
[<em>] Interview:N/A
[/ul]Other[list]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):Florida, but considered international
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):Colombian citizenship
[</em>] School Type: Dual Enrollment
[<em>] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[</em>] Gender:Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, First Gen</p>[/li]
<p>I'm super happy!
=D</p>