Demographics
US citizen
Currently living abroad but permanent residence is in New York
Private international high school
Other special factors: *(first generation to college, legacy, recruitable athlete, etc.) sibling attends
Applied Economics and Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship
GPA = 4.03 weighted, Rank = school doesn’t rank, and Test Scores = AP Psych 5 (dyson is test blind so no SAT)
HS coursework: 6 APs in total with additional science credits (dyson recommends)
- English: 4 credits
- Math: 4 credits, taking AP calc AB
- Science: Bio, chem, physics
- Language other than English: fluent in 4 languages
Awards
The Works of Sophocles Competition (1st Place), school
AP Scholar With Honor Award
Ancient Greek Classics Acting Certificate of Excellence, school
American School of Advanced Studies Dean’s List grade 9
Certificate of Appreciation - Singing, school
Extracurriculars
- started small wine family business, make, market, sell, and package family’s wines, sold about 1200 bottles
- 4 year internship at local hotel in my rural farm town, worked at front desk, tour guide (raised tour participation among guests 10%), organized and performed 3 concerts for hotel guests, shadowed the owner of the hotel
- US Embassy club member in my country, participated in conferences about america (i’m a dual citizen to america), helped the teacher of the club with presentations about US culture
- Guitar player, took private guitar lessons weekly i-years, practiced in different genres and played at my hotel internship concerts
- Farmer, Planted & harvested 10 tons of grapes annually; tended to 6 acres of land to keep soil fertile; aided in transportation and processing
- Singer, Combined singing with guitar; learned folk music & contemporary songs; performed during formal events, internship events, & family gatherings
- Greek-roman wrestling, consistently attended practice for 2 years, developed a sense of physical balance; improved mental health & overall strength
- Foreign language private lessons, took russian lessons for 4 years every week, developed an advanced understanding of russian and used it during my internship to interact with foreign guests
- Athletics, small forward for my school basketball team, organized and advertised games, won tournament in 11th grade
- Drama club, Performed in Greek & Roman plays; advanced memorization skills; improved stage presence and increased confidence; contributed to organizing plays
Essays/LORs/Other
got 2 LORs from ECs. owner of the hotel where I intern wrote me one and so did the coordinator of the US embassy organization. maybe like 8/10 for both
Essays
Dyson specific essay was the best one IMO, did tons of research about classes, organizations, and ithaca in general. Talked about a specific winery just a few minutes from cornell and how I see myself getting involved in it during my undergraduate years, tied this in with finger lakes wine culture. also spoke about specific research/comparative courses and how i can use this comparative knowledge to apply effective business techniques to expand my own small business and then said that I wanted to use my small business as a means of problem-solving because my country is economically developed (essay is a lot better than it sounds lol)
my personal statement used my life experiences to allow admissions officers to get to know me. I talked about my family’s traditions and how they shaped my goals and who I am today.
any comments are greatly appreciated, good luck everybody!