Hello, I am a freshman and I applied to Cornell for transfer in Fall 2017 (ILR), was wondering what you thought about my chances (and when should it start coming out, my application was sent for review one or two weeks ago).
SAT I: 2250 superscore (740 CR, 740 Math, 770 Writing)
SAT II: 650 Lit, 760 World History, 740 US History
Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 or 3.5 unweighted, 4.0 weighted
College GPA: 4.0 at a private school in the top 100, special honors program, midterm 4.0 as well
HS Rank: unknown, prob close to top 10%
AP:
- US (5)
- English Lang (5)
- World (4)
- Microeconomics (4)
- Macroeconomics (5)
- Gov (5)
HS awards were AP Scholar with Honor (2015), AP Scholar with Distinction (2016), National Merit Commended Student, and a bunch of awards from my HS for getting the highest grades in a special gifted and talented class, as well as in AP Gov.
HS Extracurriculars: Debate Team Captain (with best record in school history), Model UN Team Captain (one of the most awards in school history with a handful of national ones), Quiz Bowl member.
College extracurriculars: Writer for college international relations magazine as only freshman on staff (sent an article as supplemental material), College Democrats. Published article in political science journal (sent it as supplemental materials).
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor in 2014, Worked on a congressional campaign as a staffer for a year 2015-2016 (candidate wrote me a letter), worked three internships in the spring semester 2017.
Three recommendations from teachers who all like me very much, and another fantastic letter from a boss of mine who let me edit his letter.
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
HS Type: Medium public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None