Chance me! Cornell Transfer (Fall 2019)

TheWapTrap
Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:34:52 +0000

Rejected from ILR first time around. Figured I would try again as a transfer. Had an alumnus who works for Cornell show me around the ILR buildings and let me meet some of the professors and admissions staff who gave me lots of advice and were very nice all around.

NOTE: ILR does not review ACT/SAT scores, so I will not share those scores.

NOTE: ILR requires that applicants have Introductory Micro/Macro/Stats courses under their belt before applying on top of the other criteria set by Cornell.

Current Stats:

School: Wells College (small liberal arts college in NY, #168 in NLAC rankings)
Major(s): Economics and Philosophy
Minor(s): Political Science
GPA (Fall 2018): 3.675

Other:

Hooks: URM, Low-income, first-gen

Courses/Grades (Fall 2018):

ECON101- Intro. Macroeconomics: B
ECON102- Intro. Microeconomics: A
PHIL240- Ethics: A-
WLLS100- Wellness & Lifelong Learning: A (required freshman seminar)
MATH111- Calculus I: W (I had a research opportunity that required me to drop 4cr worth of classes, this was the only one I could drop. However, this withdrawal won’t show up on my transcript since I am taking it in the spring)

Additionally, I will be submitting by transcript from my local community college at which I was dual-enrolled during high school;

HIST201- US History I: A+
HIST202- US History II: A+
BUS201- Business Law I: A
ENGL101- Academic Writing II: B+

GPA (Cumulative): 3.8ish

Courses (Spring 2019):

POLS360- The US Judiciary
INTL151- Intro. International Relations (Taught by some big-wig in the field of Political Economy, works for the UN, cool dude)
MATH111- Calculus I
MATH151- Elementary Statistics
ECON306- Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
ECON290- Internship in Economics (4cr. Research internship, helping write a book with a renowned ecological economist)

Extracurriculars:

1. Founded a harm-reduction group on campus that provides safe-use information and a designated driver service

2. Assisted/Participated in a conference for the International Society for Biophysical Economics

3. Economic Research in the field of Ecological Economics which will culminate into a book published by Springer

4. Reads about a book a week (not sure if this counts as an EC)

5. Tutor in Microeconomics

6. Tutor in Macroeconomics

7. College Democrats

8. College Republicans (did both, I’m an independent so it’s nice to have perspectives on both sides)

9. Writing an introductory Microeconomics text for non-econ majors that will be freely available online

10. Model United Nations

11. I run an economics resource site to assist those enrolled in introductory economics courses.

Academic Honors:

Presidential Scholar (One of the schools highest scholarships, 2nd or 3rd highest idk)
Deans List

HIGH SCHOOL STATS:

School: Small, Rural, Public (Graduated Early)
GPA: 2.9-3.0
Rank: 26/43 (Don’t remember the exact figure, but it’s likely around this)

EC’s:

Rotary Club (Treasurer)
Cornell University Upward Bound (TRIO program)
Volunteer at the local public library
Tutor in Business Law
Tutor in US History
Tutor in World History
Team manager for modified girls volleyball
All-County choir

Any critiques, tips, or comments are highly appreciated!

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