Hi all! I applied to A&S for Health and Societies (concentration in Health Policy) and was wanting some feedback.
Black/female
STATS
HIGH SCHOOL: small private high school, 97 students in my grade
GPA: 3.7 GPA
ACT: 1420
APās: APUSH, AP Stats, AP US Gov / AP Comparative Gov, AP Physics 2
HS EXTRA CURRICS
Founder of Democratic Club
Leader of Diversity Committee
Leader of Habitat for Humanity Club
Volunteer at nonprofit started by my friendās mom after he died where she donates to underprivileged children in their neighborhood
Volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club for 4 years
Swim instructor
COLLEGE: Cornell University Freshman
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences Minor: Policy Analysis and Management
GPA: 3.3 first semester (B- in chemistry, B in physiology)ā¦ Second semester approximation = 3.7 or 3.8
Credits: 13 completed, in the process of completing 16 for the spring semester
Midterm report: One B+, 4 Aās
Letters of rec: 2 from English and Public Health professors
COLLEGE EXTRA CURRICS
Habitat for Humanity member
BSU (Black students united) member = activism
BWSN member (Black women support network) member = community service (mental health support)
BOSS member (building ourselves through sisterhood and service) member = community service
Still a swim instructor (not on campus)
Still work for non-profit that my friendās mom started
COLLEGE TRANSFER ESSAY:
10/10. Iām a very strong writer so I have confidence that my essays are perfect. I wrote about how maternal mortality rates in the black community are 3-7 times higher than that of white women and how I would be better suited to address those issues policy-wise in the future with a UPenn education.
REASON FOR TRANSFERRING:
My reason for transferring is due to my interest in Healthcare Policyā¦ Cornell only offers a Bachelorās in Science in Health Policy, not a Bachelorās in arts, meaning I would have to take pre-med reqs while I am not pre-med. Additionally, I hate Ithaca very much (gray, dark, depressing, isolated).
What do yāall think my chances are?
I also applied to
Barnard
Yale
NYU