<p>Decision: Conditionally “Accepted” by ILR<a href=“Transfer%20Offer”>color=yellow</a>[/color]</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (740 CR, 690 M, 700 W)
[</em>] ACT: 31 (didn’t send)
[<em>] SAT II: 730 Math II, 690 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.58
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):29/177
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Chem, Contemporary and Governmental Issues + Economics Honors and Science Research
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (President), National English Honor Society (VP), Tae Kwon Do (2nd Degree Black Belt), Jazz Band (Lead Pianist/Rhythm Section Leader), Weight Lifting (Co-founder and President of High School’s Fitness Club), School Musical, Soccer, and Skiing
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship in Singapore and Indonesia (Summer of 2010; Private Equity Firm)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local Hospital and Habitat for Humanity Indonesia
[</em>] Essays: My main essay was reviews numerous times and praised highly (I talked about Tae Kwon Do throughout my youth and how it helped me become who I am today). ILR’s essay was reviewed by my friend’s dad, a Cornell grad, who said it was very solid (my experiences living/traveling abroad).
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I actually never saw any of them, lol. One teacher had me in 10th and 12th grade, so she saw a huge change in me (in her words, I had developed a lot of qualities that were typically present in great leaders).
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Once again, I never saw it/them. However, he told me it was a great one and I should pay him, so I’ll assume it was good.
[<em>] Interview: It went pretty well. She was really impressed at my credentials (I’ve been around the world for various reasons) and told me I would fit in nicely at Cornell.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indonesian/Persian (though Persian is Caucasian on the CommonApp -_-)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: 150,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, interview, ECs and overall having international experiences.
[<em>] Weaknesses: My grades, definitely. My GPA is pretty low, and my class rank didn’t exactly inspire awe in people who knew it.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because apparently I’m a good match for ILR, but they want to make sure I can actually demonstrate an acceptable work ethic, haha.
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: SUNY Binghamton and Geneseo, George Washington University and University of Maryland. Waitlisted: University of Chicago, Vanderbilt University, Colgate University, and New York University. Rejected: Harvard University, Columbia University, Boston College, Johns Hopkins University, Tufts University, University of Pennsylvania, McGill University and Georgetown University. Deferred: University of Michigan. (Still no response . . .)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: Unless I get into UChicago (highly unlikely), I’ll be following the Transfer Offer rules. See all of you in the Fall of 2012, and congratulations to all!</p>