Chance: Cornell AAP

casbboy
Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:52:10 +0000

Hi,
I’m currently a junior in high school. I’ve wanted to be an architect since the fourth grade when I found out what architecture meant. I am extremely interested in attending Cornell’s College of art, architecture, and planning, and would be ever so grateful if you could chance me.

I took the SAT my sophomore year and got M:670 R: 640 W: 600. I am retaking the SAT though and planning on doing much better, seeing as I took the PSAT last fall and got M: 77 R & W : 70

Weighted GPA: 95%
Class Rank: Unranked

Courses

7th grade:
Pre-AP Algebra 1

8th grade:
Pre-AP Geometry
Spanish 1 (Pre-AP not offered)

Freshman:
Pre-AP Algebra 2
Spanish 2 (Pre-AP not offered)
Pre-AP English 1
Pre-AP World Geography
Pre-AP Biology
Introduction to Engineering and Design (Articulated course)
Freshman Football

Sophomore:
Pre-AP Pre-Calculus
Pre-AP Spanish 3
Pre-AP English 2
AP World History
Pre-AP Chemistry
Architectural Design (Articulated course)
JV Football

Summer:
US History - Community College

Junior:
AP Calculus BC
AP English 3
AP Physics B
Advanced Architecture
JV Football

Summer:
Health - UT-Austin or Texas Tech

Senior (planned):
Multivariate Calculus
AP English 4
AP Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Art 1
AP Government
AP Economics
Varsity Football

Extra Curricular Activities

Football @ a school which got 5 Texas state titles in a row, 2 of which while I was in the program (Freshman Defensive MVP - 2010) (several scout team player of the week awards)
Track and Field (2012) - JV 100m & 200m
Varsity Powerlifting (2012-present)
National Society of High School Scholars (2012 - present)
Very active in Jewish community: Bar mitzva-ed, confirmed, now helping teach a 1st grade Sunday school class
Junior lifeguard during summers (2011 - present) (Most improved - 2011)
Internship at an architectural firm (summer of 2012) - modeled and rendered in sketchup; offered paid position for school year which I had to refuse due to time constraints etc.
Paid position at above architectural firm (spring break of 2013) - modeled and rendered in sketchup
Founder of Architecture club (2013) - around 15 members
Competed in multiple architecture competitions ranging in size from school-wide to international (2013) - won school-wide architecture competition
Handpicked to be on inaugural Olweus (anti-bullying) Student Committee (2013)
Worked at an independent research and development corporation (2012-present) - Scene surfacing and dimensioning for automobile crash recreations
Worked at an international safety design corporation (2012) - Logo design, modeling and rendering of concept grain silo facility for use in Zambia

Programs

Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk Autocad
Autodesk Revit
Sketchup
Podium
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Google Earth
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Powerpoint

Other

Dad & Stepmother (known so long she is just like a mother) both went to Cornell
I am a hard worker and am very persistent

Portfolio

Here is a sample of my work. This is not by any means a complete portfolio, but is just for you to get an idea of what I do.
[Portfolio :](http://iaf.carbonmade.com/projects/4751662#1)