Decision: Accepted to College of Engineering
Objective: ¯_(ツ)_/¯
SAT I: 1540, 6-5-8, English: 740, Math: 800
ACT: 36, Essay: 8, English: 36, Math: 35, Reading: 36, Science: 35
SAT II: Math II: 800; Physics: 770
Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.11
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP:
AP Chinese (5)
AP World History (4)
AP Calculus AB (5)
AP Physics 1 (4)
AP US History (5)
AP English Language and Composition (5)
AP French (3)
Senior Year Course Load:
Honors French 6
AP Computer Science A
AP Literature and Composition
AP Physics 2
Chorale Choir
Advanced Calculus
US Government & Senior Project
Major Awards:
AP Scholar
National Merit Semifinalist
various National Honor societies
Robotics Member of the Year 2017
(team) robotics World championships finalists 2017
Robotics and MUN varsity letters from all years of HS
Extracurriculars:
Model United Nations (Secretariat member) (2015-2019),
Robotics (Drive team captain, Programming lead, mechanical lead) (2015-2019),
Int’l Buddy (founder and president) (2018-2019)
Job/Work Experience: Teacher/tutor
Volunteer/Community service: 160ish hours
Summer Activities: Volunteering and working
Essays: both pretty good, typo in one (more in comments below)
Teacher Recommendations: Physics teacher, AP Lang teacher, Robotics coach (I get along pretty well with all of them)
Counselor Rec: I have no clue, but I went to a week-long workshop hosted by her and we got along decently.
State: WA
School Type: Public Choice school
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Top 5%
Extenuating Circumstances: N/A
Hooks: Woman in STEM, Legacy (mother went to grad school at Cornell)
Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments: I did tons of research for my “Why Cornell Engineering” essay but also wrote it in a narrative-like structure from the point of view of a post-apocalyptic version of myself writing back to my current self. I highlighted how Cornell is the birthplace of AI and how much I wanted to study and research it there. I guess that sold it. I can send it to anyone who requests.