Cornell ILR Class of 2020 RD Thread

SAT: 2120, 760 W, 620 M, 740 CR, 11 Essay
GPA: 4.1 W,
Rank: Top 10%
790 on US History SAT

Dip in grades sophomore year–due to a strengthening personal circumstance, explained it in additional information.

Sorry for my ambiguous wording in describing my ECs. I do not want to reveal my identity for the sake of privacy.

Extracurriculars:

  • Founder, President of school organization for students who support Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid
  • Volunteer for Bernie Sanders’ campaign and representative for high school students for Bernie for my town’s Bernie association, organized a student coalition with my high school organization and 5 local universities.
    *Supervisor for a mountain restoration for a non-profit environmental organization with a focus on urban sustainable living
    *Intern for my state district assembly member, youngest intern they ever had
    *Member of “Aspiring Politicians” program for my district state senator, had to apply, will attend the state capitol with the senator
    *Mentor for at-risk youth/students in risk of not graduating HS
    *Captain of Academic Decathlon team, many medals
    *Captain of Mock Trial Team and Lead Defense Attorney, awards received, all cases were won
    *Publicity Chair for NHS
    *Elected member of student government
    *Water Polo
    *Swim

A couple thousand volunteer hours…not exaggerated, I actually kept time records. I would volunteer for about 6 hours a day in the summer.

I have volunteered and attended events for labor reform, many of which are by the AFL-CIO
Met various labor leaders, mentioned in essay
Family history of labor leaders, mentioned in essay

I am from Southern California, URM: Mexican-American, Female

Other stuff:
Decathlon awards, Mock trial awards, lifetime dedication to labor policy and reform, went to various state politics summer camps

If you want to know more info, just ask! :slight_smile: I am not sure about the format on this thread.