CHANCE ME!! pretty please?

zephyr15
Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:28:40 +0000

Grades – Strong
SAT/SATII – Strong
EC’s – Good

On ECs, you’re showing a commitment and depth in Debating, rather than a breadth or activities. The discussion we usually have here is which is more important, Breadth or Depth. IMO, go with Depth every time for top schools. This shows both aptitude and commitment. It’s always nice to have a couple of activities to round you out as a candidate, but good, to my mind to have a main interest.

The reason I say ‘good’ is that there’s no WOW factor here; though perhaps Chinese Knowledge Contest-Finalist comes close. I don’t have a feel for how prestigious this is, and whether it would be a major award, sorry. Don’t worry about it though, 95% of admitted students, at least, don’t have a WOW.

My only other comment – with your grades, perhaps you can find two teachers who love you?

In any event, I think you will be a strong candidate at Cornell. Good luck with Darmouth.

Oh, and don’t worry about Junior year – your grades look great.