***Official Cornell ED 2018 Results ONLY***

[slipshod]

<p>I guess we're still 3-4 days away from decisions, but we'll be needing this. And's lets make this the best decisions thread ever, because Cornell or not, we are still the best.</p>

<p>Copy this format:
[noparse]
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Applied for Financial Aid?:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended Major:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[li] Strengths:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Your "Big Red" factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>[/li]
<p>[/noparse]</p>

[appplicant]

<p>(Sorry for posting) You will not be able to edit it once decisions come. There is only a small window for editing a post that lasts less than an hour I believe.</p>

[Bubbleocity39]

<p>(I’m sorry for posting as well.) Hey guys, there’s been a lot of people wondering if certain events foreshadow an acceptance to Cornell. I propose that when we report decisions we should also report on our individual experiences so as to figure out once and for all if there is a correlation between them and acceptance. I think that this format with yes or no answers should work:</p>

<p>Potential foreshadowing:

1. If your financial aid portal was updated
2. If Cornell asked for your first quarter grades
3. If your Applicant portal was disabled in the days leading up to the decision.
4. If Cornell offered you an interview</p>

[briannyayy]

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (550 reading [i know…], 670 writing, 790 math)
[</em>] ACT: none
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Math II, 730 Math 1
[</em>] weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7ish lol
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 92/476
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Ap comp sci, ap envi sci, ap calc BC, english, gym, art, cooking
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>youth group coworker
A/V (audio/visual) manager at church
FLDC member (investment club)
JSA member (junior states of america)
Christian Fellowship (freshman Representative, sophmore representative, communications officer)
Church Worship Team Bassist, vocalist, and guitar player
Fidelity chinese school student
National Honor Society member
Camp counselor from 7/17/12 - 7/24/12 and 7/17/13-7/25/13, taking care of inner city new york kids at a camp site
Camp counselor for Chinese school Kids (providing food, health, and instruction) 8/20/12-8/24/12
Church Summer Camp Counselor (provide food, health, and instruction) July 2011 and 7/30/12-8/4/12</p>

<p>[li] Job/Work Experience:</p>[/li]
<p>Worked at a Chinese food resturant from 10/10 to present
Worked at a Meditteranean resturant from 6/11 to 8/13</p>

<p>[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: (i put that in the extracurriculars)
[</em>] Summer Activities: jobsss
[<em>] Essays: pretty good… talked about my work experience and camp.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: idk didnt read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didnt read
[</em>] Additional Rec: my 2 bosses sent it recs. didnt read.
[<em>] Interview: very good! lasted 2 hours long.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
[<em>] Intended Major: hotel
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type:public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian (which sucks)
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
none</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: my interview and essays
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my love for the hospitality industry
[<em>] Weaknesses: EVERYTHING LOL… jk, but my test scores and my GPA/rank
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: im dumb… lol
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted Rutgers, Penn state, U Pitt.
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I LOVE HOTEL SCHOOL AND I WANNA GO SO BAD</p>

[Kigzcorp]

<p>rejected :(</p>

[dougieb92]

<p>Accepted Hotel!!!</p>

[VarsitySwim]

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.57
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 74/569 (top 13%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APLang (5), APUSH (4), AP Psych (4), AP Enviro Sci (4), AP World (3), AP Human Geo (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: TV Production 4, Leadership Techniques (Student Govt), AP Literature, AP MacroEcon, AP Euro, AP Stat, AP Latin, AP Comparative Politics (2nd semester)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Academic letter?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class council grades 9-12 (Class President in grades 10-12), Student Government (Senator 9 & 10, Junior Vice President-11, Executive Board- 12), Varsity Swim (Captain), TV Production, National Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Relay for Life club (Founding VP-11, President-12, Relay team captain grades 9,10,12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Relay For Life… not a lot.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Leadership Academy @ VillanovaU, YLC- Young Leaders Conference @ University of Florida.
[<em>] Essays: I’d say they were at least 8/10. My supplement was better than my commonapp, but my commonapp was more creative.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was really great talking about me as a person, the other was a solid one about me as a student and my accomplishments. Both good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She loves me. Amazing rec.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): ‘Murica
[</em>] School Type: Public-- Large
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/Asian (Vietnamese)
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: > 48000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada. :’(</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: Lots of leadership, good essays, good fit, in range test scores.
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Leadership
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA and Asian…?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA…
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Central Florida.
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Amount of leadership. sincerity in essays.</p>

[indies]

<p>Deferred . 10char</p>

[Hannah14]

<p>Deferred ILR</p>

[productrule]

<p>Rejected CALS and Human Ecology</p>

[Chestnut1101]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 690 CR 720 M 740 W
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: 690 US History, 690 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 52/1080
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): </p>

<p>Calc AB (5)
Language & Composition (4)
Psychology (5)
US History (4)
Human Geo (5)</p>

<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]AP Calc BC
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Micro/Macro Economics
AP Comparative Politics
AP US Government
Constitutional Law
Business Law
Spanish III</p>

<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>AP Scholar with Distinction
PSAT Commended Scholar</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>CXXC Co-Captain and Varsity (4 Years)
Track & Field (Varsity - 2 years)
Founder/President Non-profit 501c(3) charity
Key Club (Treasurer)
Psychology Honor Society (Member)
Mu Alpha Theta (Competitor)
Law & Justice (Treasurer)</p>

<p>[li] Job/Work Experience:</p>[/li]
<p>Tutor (Physics/Math/History)</p>

<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service:</p>[/li]
<p>357 Service Hours
Silver Cord Recipient (For 250+ Hours)</p>

<p>[li] Summer Activities:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays:</p>[/li]
<p>Common App - Talked about non-profit organization
Cornell - Just general stuff</p>

<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation:</p>[/li]
<p>Law Teacher
English Teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Went smoothly, nothing exceptional</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: N/A
[<em>] Weaknesses: N/A
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>

<p>My interest in the stock market, Economics and my non-profit organization</p>

[Statlerbound]

<p>Decision: Accepted
]</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2070
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 770 US, 760 Math 1
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.20/11
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 US
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Highest level at top boarding school
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): don’t have time to fill this out, several leadership EC’s
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Excellent, 10/10 interviewer said
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Hotel Admin
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Boarding School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/ Latino
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM?</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: don’t have time to fill this out
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>

[newyork21]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (680r 710m 730w)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Biology M (700) US History (730)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 99.3/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/206
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Studies (6)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a ton
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: internship at the DA’s office
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: research work, community service, internship
[</em>] Essays: pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Government
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100,000-150,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[/list]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: essays, recommendations, extra-curriculars
[<em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: not sure
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere
[*] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: not sure</p>

[PhysicsGal]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (CR: 760, M: 750, W: 730)
SAT II: 800 (Math II), 780 (Chem)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/330
AP (place score in parenthesis):US History, English Language and Lit, Calculus AB and BC, EURO, AP Comp Sci, Enviro, Gov’t, Chem, Physics C,</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Pres and VP), Student government , Reading team, nhs, snhs (Treasurers), Thespians(Secretary), Mentor Team, Mathletes, Physics Olympics, Westinghouse Science Honors Institute, Freestyle Ski Team
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays: Extremely Good
Teacher Recommendation:Good?
Counselor Rec:Good?</p>

<p>Other:
I went to the women in engineering swe weekend</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >$250,000
Applied major: Mechanical Engineering </p>

<p>Other: Congrats to everybody else that got in-- Can’t wait to see you all in Ithica!</p>

[Cole8865]

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

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (680 CR, 740 M, 710 W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 790 USH, 700 Math II, 620 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH, AP Euro 5’s, AP Lit 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years cross country, track, model un (treasurer), NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity (a lot)
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: Really good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Really good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Went pretty well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: History
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: <50000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Maybe that I’m poor</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: GPA, extracurriculars are pretty good
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: History (really good rec from teacher, all 5’s on exams, A+'s in history classes, talked about it in essay)
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores aren’t that good
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly no idea, thought I’d be declined
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: haaaa not sure</p>

[NothingImportant]

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340: 740 CR, 800 M, 800 W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:800 Math II, 800 Biology M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.99
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3 of 400
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: “Governor’s School” difficult
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering at museum and library
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: wrote about programming
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major:computer science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian /Chinese
[</em>] Gender:male
[<em>] Income Bracket:80k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: test scores and grades
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[<em>] Weaknesses: EC, leadership, school suspension for “not following instructions” essay and supplement
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I’m not exactly sure where I *<strong><em>ed up, because of my strong 75th percentile sat scores. I did take it 4 times, though I showed significant improvements each time. My essay and supplement were rushed, but they weren’t bad, or at least that’s what my teacher said. But whatever. Weird *</em></strong> happens in admissions. There was this one kid in my school who got accepted to Columbia with a 25 act and 1700 sat. He was black though, but still, he had no athletics, no awards, etc. With test scores at this level, I thought I would at least get differed though. I thought it was strange. What do y’all think?
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>

[proudfather]

<p>Congrats! Are u going to outline your stats for the site?</p>

[epicdude17]

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t submit (CALS)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12 / 431
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5) AB Calc (4) US History (4) Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Statistics, all rest honors.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nada</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band section leader of a national championship winning band, assorted musical activites (a lot of music haha), student council, peer tutor, music tutor, assorted volunteering and community service.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Six flags? Haha
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Some, not a lot but some.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Working
[<em>] Essays: I’d say they were pretty good, 8 or 9 out of 10.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Two really good ones, one good one.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She loves me, so I couldn’t see how it could be bad.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Didn’t get one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biological Engineering (CALS)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$140,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation!</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection:[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: ACT Score, Grades, thought I portrayed myself as VERY interested in Cornell.
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly I have no idea
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: What</p>

[Artschool1234]

<p>Accepted!!!</p>

[mysteryfan11]

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (650 M, 750 CR, 780 W) - 1400 CR + M
[</em>] ACT: 31 (didn’t send)
[<em>] SAT II: 730 Lit (didn’t send)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77 UW
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Taking 7 exams in May
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Spanish V SL, IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL, IB World Literature II HL, IB Math SL, IB Economics HL, IB History of the Americas II HL, Theory of Knowledge
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): named one of ~30 semi-finalists nationwide for admittance into the National Student Poets Program, the nation’s highest honor for youth poets / won a Silver Medal in Poetry at the 2013 National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards / won three Gold Keys on the regional level of the same competition / have had poems published in various online journals / NHS (if it counts) </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Girls Learn International (NY Junior Advisory Board representative) / The Supply (Co-Vice President) [Cornell has a chapter!!!] / Chamber Choir member<br>
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon Learning Center tutor/Management Assistant (10th, 11th, and 12th grades)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: tutor for economically-disadvantaged children in conjunction with the Urban League Center for Bergen County (SAT Writing tutor) / companion to two developmentally disabled adults at local home
[</em>] Summer Activities: Fiction & Poetry workshops hosted at my school (11th & 12th grade)
[<em>] Essays: Common App personal statement was about how creative writing helped me in coming out, Cornell supplement was all about matching my varied interests to the ILR curriculum - I’d give my Common App essay maybe a 9, and my Cornell supplement essay an 8 or 8.5
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 from my IB Math SL/junior year Calc. teacher (8.5/10) and 1 from my Creative Writing/IB Lit II HL teacher (10/10)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably generic, but he seems to like me, and knows a lot about my volunteer work (8/10)
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Went pretty well, I think! Lasted only about 40 minutes, because my interviewer was a surgeon (he actually happened to be the surgeon who performed surgery on my ankle in 6th grade, but I didn’t mention that lol) - he sent me an email the next day saying I came across very well, so that was nice
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Industrial Labor Relations
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public magnet, ranked #2 in NJ
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic on Dad’s side, White on Mom’s
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: > $100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM I guess? **also this isn’t a hook, but I showed a tremendous upward trend with my grades - from a 3.55 my soph. year to a 3.97 my junior year!!! Not sure how I pulled it off, but that probably stood out as a positive </p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: Essays, writing awards, SAT Writing & Critical Reading scores
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: just really tried to get across my interest in ILR - it’s all about fit!
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT Math score, kind of low GPA for a school of Cornell’s caliber
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my writing skills & fit for the ILR program
[<em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to PSU University Park
[</em>] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: mentioned in Additional Info how I’m a secondary caregiver for my grandma who lives with me and is legally blind</p>