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Old 06-19-2008, 09:45 PM   #1
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Cornell '13
Posts: 339
Chances for McCormick?

GPA: 3.87 UW / 4.05 W
Rank: 14/190
State: Maine
Ethnicity: white male
APs:
-Calc AB
-Calc BC
-Statistics
-Chemistry
-Span. Lang
-English Lang
-English Lit
(awaiting scores on a couple, should be 4's+5's, rest will be for senior year)

SAT:
670 CR
750 M
780 W
Total: 2200
(first time will retake in Oct. to hopefully get 1470 M+CR)

SATII:
740 MathII
720 Chemistry

ACT: 30 (12 w) [Don't send? I don't plan on retaking]

EC
Outdoor track and field
Basketball
Cross country
Spanish club
Hospital volunteer
Homeless shelter volunteer
Played guitar for 2 years also

Work experience
Convenience store cashier
Supermarket shelf-stocker

What do you guys think? I'll be applying RD, thanks!
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:17 AM   #2
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 30
GPA is solid, test scores are solid. your math/writing is great, just study hard for CR and you can use that score (remember, you just add up your highest scores youve gotten on ALL your SATs when applying for colleges)

ACT could be better but dont bother sending it if u dont want to.

EC's are almost good. my ECs were worst than this (im a rising junior at NU, but in weinberg), but at least i was captain of some academic team, which is a "leadership position." my essays are what saved my application anyway. try to get a leadership position in your spanish club or some other club, that will make your ECs solid.

work experience is nothing to brag about. i had around 5 different jobs throughout high school, and id say being a waiter and a cell phone salesman at the mall were the two best experiences i had as a high schooler (also the highest paying). i still talk about these experiences in finance interviews today, i think they really build character. im not sure how much this matters for college apps, but u mite want to look into a job that involves more responsibility than stocking shelves for next year

You're in good shape. Work on the things above and make sure you get some good recs/essays and youll be a strong candidate
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