Hi! I’m a Dual enrollment HS student in WA state with Cornell’s ILR school as my top choice, chance me! I also have UW Seattle, Upenn, Berkeley, UMich and Barnard as some other top options. I feel like my ECs are strong but academics/sat are avg or even below avg for some of these top schools, but my school also has few course options at the higher level so I did CC for my junior and senior yrs. My interest/app themes are business, Int Affairs, HR, and economics (reflected in my essays)
Demographics
- Student at small rural HS in WA state
- HS with few AP offerings, not allowed APs until Junior yr
Intended Major(s)
Applied Economics or HR at other schools, applying ILR for Cornell
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
- Unweighted HS GPA: 3.89
- Weighted HS GPA: no weighting system for my HS
- College GPA: 3.93 (Dual Enrollment HS Student)
- Class Rank: Top 15%
- ACT/SAT Scores: 1480
List your HS coursework
9th and 10th at HS; 11TH/12TH Full time Dual enrollment with local CC (on-track to graduate with both hs diploma and associate’s)
- English: H English 9, H English 10, English 100 and 200 level courses at local CC
- Math: Math up to Honors precalc at HS level, Calculus 1 and 2 at CC
- Science: H Phys science, Bio (no honors option), 100 level astronomy, 100 level chem (at CC)
- Language other than English: French 1, French 2 (higher levels not offered at HS)
- Visual or performing arts: Public Speaking, Ceramics, Acting
- Other academic courses: Full business associate’s degree courseload at local Community College. Micro and Macro, Int Business, Accounting 1/2/3 and more.
**College Coursework
- Dual Enrollment student through Washington State’s Running Start program
- 3.93 college GPA
- Will graduate with both a high school diploma and a full associate’s degree in business admin (plus some extra credits, total around 100 college credits)
- Tried to take APs in 11th/12th but was denied because of my schedule as a dual student (mentioned in addtl. info)
- Major preparation course work: Business courses (listed above) at CC
Awards
- Top 15 in Entrepreneurship at FBLA Nationals
- TOP 15 in Graphic Design at FBLA nationals
- Multiple state-level honors in FBLA
- Best delegate for mun at 2 local confs and 1 international conf
- 4 years of honor roll/dean’s list at CC
Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)
- Head of Internal Department for an international MUN conference serving 750+ delegates (biggest in the tri-state area); hired mentored and trained 80 high schoolers as conference staffers
- Worked to steer conference away from eurocenteric topics, expanded outreach to students from more rural/underresourced high schools like mine
- Also founded and President of school MUN club
- 4 year member of school FBLA, 3 years on officer team and current chapter President. Made it to nationals for all 3 years competing and placed top 15 for 2 years. State champion in various events as well
- (paid) Interned at Top 10 accounting firm (CLA) this summer
- Co-founded school Anti-racism club, created workshops, hosted trainings, raised over 5k in funds for various causes
- 3 years on HS ASB as class rep, fundraised, planned school dances and events
- Co-founder and treasurer of non-profit that creates and donates art kids for hospitalized children, also sells art kits for donations raising over 5k
- Volunteering with a local student-run org as a history/civics tutor for immigrant students, 3 years
- Work experience as a barista for 2 years
Essays/LORs/Other
- Pretty compelling common app essay, rate around 8-9/10 by feedback i’ve requested. Connects my family bg to how I became interested in econ and how it affects ppl’s daily lives. Also how it ties to my love on mentorship, increasing passion for Social Justice through business
- LOR from my business prof at Community college, taken multiple classes with her and knows me well. Generally known to write strong letters
- Rec from my english teacher who introduced me to labor issues which inspired me to pursue this field
- Extra rec from my summer internship with a top 10 accounting firm
Schools
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Cornell’s Industrial Labor Relations school is my top choice
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So far accepted to U of Oregon Business and Hofstra
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Accepted to Loyola Chicago w/ good scholarship
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Applying to other top business schools such as Wharton (penn) and Ross (UMich), only ivies are Cornell, Brown and Penn
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Applying to many outside scholarships as well, but financials will be a huge factor in deciding where I go
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I have a ton of college credit so would prefer that to transfer enough to cut down one year but likely will only get away with gen ed credits