<p>oh yea. and from upstate new york public school.</p>
<p>Going in as a Freshman</p>
<p>School:Public
Gender:Female
GPA:3.66
QPA:4.1 (ish)
Rank: 21/401</p>
<p>SAT: V/570 M/570 W/590
SATII: Lit/560 MI/600 MII/640</p>
<p>ACT Composite: 26 Critical Reading:30/Math:24/Science:23/Lang:26</p>
<p>Essay: About my confusion with my name </p>
<p>Major: It changed in each application from psycholgy, political science, economics and business
EC:
Track Captain- Qualifiefied for All-County Team
Field Hockey-Qualified for All-Division 2nd Team
Class Treasurer
Student Council
Model UN
and acolyting at church</p>
<p>Course Load:
AP Calc AB (11th grade, 4 on test)
AP English 11(2 on test, bad hate eng) and 12th grade
AP Econ
AP Psych
AP Stats
AP Calc 3</p>
<p>4 years of math
4 years of social science
3 years of science including chemistry, biology, and physics
3 years of orchestra
A holocaust course
2 years of foriegn language, Spanish</p>
<p>National Honors Society (Also the spanish, math one)</p>
<p>And like bongoboy said don't think that your race gets you in. I'm sure your stats alone are good enough to make you a likely candidate.</p>
<p>I am a white male. Soon we will be the URMs so enjoy this status while you can. Sorry if this offends anyone, I don't mean it to. But this diversity track that every college is taking is creating so much anti divesity that it getting rediculous.</p>
<p>I agree with halopeno2. Seriously, not to be cynical but look at the Yale ED results thread. Almost every student who got accepted was of minority background. I can understand if they want to create an atmosphere of diversity, but reverse discrimination is as unfair as discrimination. I think that ethnicity or background should not be a factor in making an admissions decision, but rather qualifications as a student and as a person.</p>
<p>how do you know they were admitted because of they're race then. If I look at lets say the Harvard admission rates, most of the kids admitted were white, does that mean that they Harvard favors white people? No. So why is it when more minorities are admitted into good schools than usual people are skeptical and calling it reverse discrimination, which in theory make no sense, can't you all accept that we are finally getting our equal chance at an education?</p>
<p>Some people just view it as them paying for the mistakes of ancestors. But watever...I'm pretty alright with it usually. Saying URMs get in because of their status is just idiotic tho. Many URMs are extremely intelligent and would get in no matter wat. It's just the ones that are questionable that take the group down and it is unfair for others to be looked at that way. Best of luck guys!</p>
<p>Wow you have a 3.9 gpa and ur 28th/140??? Ur either at a really really competative school or a really easy one. I'd hope competative for ur chances lol. Nice gpa tho!</p>
<p>I would respectfully suggest that when a school creates an office specifically designed to attend only to affairs of minority students, the college is trying a bit too hard. If we are all equal as you say, why is the office of minority affairs necessary.</p>
<p>Hey I totally agree. Theres COSEP, the office for minority affairs which I think goes overboard. Many of you might receive an invitation to do COSEP in the summer, if you do it please please please dont get in the habit of just making friends with fellow URM's, theres so much more out there, youll be missing out. I myself and hispanic but I felt that COSEP's practices create self-segregation. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>Cornell_Alum, did you find that Cornell went to far to try and incorporate URMs into the class, where it was obvious that that was the only reason they got in, or is it not that blatant?</p>
<p>No no i never felt that for myself or anyone else. Once youre in cornell youre in and Cornell leaves you alone. Granted, you might get offered to do certain activities with other minorities from different organizations/groups, but otherwise you dont get singled out.</p>
<p>Hey for you non-minorites who think cornell and other schools have become so diverse that there are not anymore white people on campus, look at the annual stats on demographics before making these big misconceptions.</p>
<p>When the large majority of students in a school are white then we minorities need people in the school who will look out for our best interests. White people have so many leaders helping them, is it a crime for minorities to have leaders helping them as well? It sounds to me like you just can't accept equal education. You say you do but in reality you only accept it to an extent. Also to Cornell-Alum speaking against people trying to help you and others like you is just hurting yourself. I hope that you don't continue through life that way because you won't get very far. People make friends with who they are comfortable with. I myself, as a black person, have no problem with making friends with white people but I have found that most of them do not try to befriend blacks. So when I see someone of my own race I feel more accepted and comfortable and I'd like an organiztion that'd bring us all together.</p>
<p>So you think it is okay for schools to set up quotas and five minority students specially consideration?</p>
<p>^give minority students</p>
<p>Where is the report that proves that? You haven't even started your college process to even begin to understand what goes on, and you have so much hate against minorities.</p>
<p>I have no hate amongst minorities. I think Affirmative Action is unfair. And just so you know I AM a minority.</p>
<p>Um then how come you called yourself a "white male" in your other post? If you really are a minority speaking against other minorities you are an embarrassment to all of us.</p>
<p>Religiously, I may not look like a minority, but I know what it means to be in the smaller crowd. I just don't think that should have influence in college admissions. The process should be blinded to ensure fairness.</p>
<p>Why do you believe so much that they evaluate applicants on their race? Where are you gettig this from?</p>