College Confidential
» CC HOME » FORUM HOME

  College Confidential > College Admissions and Search > Ivy League > Cornell University
New User

Welcome to College Confidential!
The leading college-bound community on the web
Join for FREE now, and start talking with other members, weighing in on community polls, and more.

Also, by registering and logging in you'll see fewer ads and pesky welcome messages (like this one)!
Discussion Menu
»Discussion Home
»Help & Rules
»Latest Posts
»NEW! CampusVibe™
»Stats Profiles
Top Forums
»College Chances
»College Search
»College Admissions
»Financial Aid
»SAT/ACT
»Parents
»Colleges
»Ivy League
Main CC Site
»College Confidential
»College Search
»College Admissions
»Paying for College
Sponsors
SuperMatch - The Future of College Search!
CampusVibe - Almost As Good As A Campus Visit!
Cornell University
300 Day Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
School Resources

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 10-08-2012, 06:58 PM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 110
Chance me for HumEc, ED, please and thanks :)

Score/Statistics:
ACT: 33
SAT: 2090 (Math - 680, Reading - 690, Writing - 720)
GPA: 4.31, weighted
SAT II's: Math I - 660, Literature - 690, Biology M - 710, US History - 730
AP: US History - 5, Psychology - 3, European History - 3

Location/Ethnicity:
State: New York (Long Island)
Ethnicity: White
School: Very competitive public school
Class size: 400

Clubs/Activities/Sports:
-Varsity Track and Field -- Medals received in race walk and shot put, Captain
-JV Tennis
-School Newspaper -- Photography Editor and Staff Photographer
-Quiz Bowl (Vice President)
-Class Club Treasurer
-Class of 2013 Spirit Leader, Spirit Week Committee
-Homecoming Pep Rally/Parade Committee
-Peer Helper
-Student Government

Volunteer/Work Experience:
-Volunteer at a local hospital delivering things to rooms, discharging patients
-Summer camp counselor to seven year old girls
-Babysitting
-Secretarial Work
-In-class Internship mentoring and teaching special education fourth grade students

Other
-National Honors Society
-National English Honors Society
-Contestant on MSG Varsity's Long Island Challenge the last two seasons my school has been on it
-Homecoming Court nominee
-Empire State Scholastic Press Association Award (Bronze) for Photography
-Principal's Honor Roll recipient (every marking period)
-Student of the Month for raising awareness on bullying

Recommendations:
They're going to be spectacular.

Thanks for taking the time to review me
ergalassi is offline   Reply   
Old 10-09-2012, 06:12 AM   #2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,657
Your stats will definitely get you into the conversation. EC's are solid. Will come down to : 1) letters of rec. (many people think theirs are "spectacular" also) 2) Essays 3) Demonstration of "fit"
csdad is offline   Reply   
Old 10-09-2012, 11:00 AM   #3
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 150
Amazing test scores and GPA, your only weakness is that your ECs don't really show passion for Human Ecology or any of the majors. Lots of kids are in NHS and etc, but Cornell looks at fit. You shouldn't worry too much though Your amazing GPA, tests scores and ED should help.
vivianvolka is offline   Reply   
Old 10-09-2012, 09:08 PM   #4
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Cornell '17
Posts: 181
Your test scores are fine. I have to concur with vivianvolka about the extracurriculars. They are good, but I am not so sure if they will suffice in the pool of solid applicants that HumEc will get this year. OTher than that, you seem fine and motivated, and I wouldn't surprised if you are accepted. Chance me back?

ED CALS Chances
bilnythesciguy is offline   Reply   
Old 10-18-2012, 07:29 PM   #5
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 110
bump because of reasons
ergalassi is offline   Reply   
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:12 PM.




Copyright 2001-2011, Hobsons, Inc., All Rights Reserved