<p>Accepted, Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 650 Math, 700 Reading, 750 Writing
SAT II: 750 US History, 800 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/760total
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang. (5), AP World (5), AP Spanish Lang. (5), AP Environmental (5), AP US History (5)
I also took 5 classes at a local college through a dual enrollment program
Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics, AP US Gov, AP Lit., AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Psychology, Dual Enrollment General Chemistry, Dual Enrollment Environmental GIS Mapping
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, State Spanish Conference 2nd place, Various Speech and Debate State and National tournament semi-final appearances
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Speech and Debate Team (Treasurer, 12)
Envirothon Competition Team (Captain, 9)
Classical Ballet
Spanish Competition Team (Captain 10, 11)
Green Schools Initiative
National Spanish Honor Society (Historian, 10, Vice-President 11)
National English Honor Society, National Social Studies Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, National Honor Society
High School Young Democrats of America, chapter co-founder
Job/Work Experience: Obama Campaign Fall Fellow
Volunteer/Community service: Catholic Church Hispanic Ministry
Summer Activities: Art Center Camp Counselor 2009-2012, Girls State Delegate, SEEK Environmental Program
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
- Personal Essay (7): The essay talked about my experience speaking at Girls State in the State House of Representatives. I do feel that I could have improved it by making myself sound a little less narrow minded, because I am not.
- Supplement (9): My supplemental essay to Cornell I think fixed the narrow minded issues of the other essay. I think it showed that though I know what I want to do, I love learning and want to explore as much as I can academically at Cornell.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
o Teacher Rec #1: (9) Ecology, Marine Science, and AP Environmental teacher. Also the sponsor for Envirothon and Green Schools Initiative and lead teacher of the Environmental program I was enrolled in. What I think made his letter unique was his reference to a letter we were all required to write introducing ourselves to him.
o Teacher Rec #2: (9) AP Language teacher. AP Language was a class I loved and thrived in. I also connected very well with this teacher, and I felt that she would be able to speak about me from a very different perspective than many other teachers because of my participation in class discussions and my love of writing.
o Counselor Rec: (5) I did not know my counselor well and coming from such a large school, our counselors were very overwhelmed. I was often very last minute on guidance deadlines and probably appeared a little flustered whenever I stepped into the guidance office which probably didnt help my case.
Interview: none</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, but in magnet program
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: I have a lot of different interests, and wasnt afraid to explore them in high school. I have a passion for what I plan to study at Cornell, and because it was one of my top choices, I knew a lot about what I wanted as a Cornell student. I was very specific in my essay. My very close relationships with my teachers made getting recommendations easier, and I think they were able to confirm that I truly love to learn. I really love government, my intended major, and I know I want to go to law school. With that said, I am going to college with the mindset of I want to enrich my mind in every way possible.
Weaknesses: My GPA and SAT scores are good but not to die for. I dont think rhetorically my personal essay showed my potential as a writer. I bit off a little more than I could chew sometimes, which you could see in my second semester Junior year performance.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because I am well rounded and have very varied academic interests, making me a good fit for Arts and Sciences.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UMiami, UFlorida, William & Mary, George Mason, American U, Boston University
Waitlisted: Brown
Rejected: UPenn, Yale, UChicago, Georgetown
General Comments: Cornell looks for lots of different things it seems like. After all, the motto is Any Person, Any Study. Ultimately, there’s no sure recipe for getting into anywhere and that is especially true of Cornell.</p>