Chances for Cornell University?

hansstormtrooper
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:22:37 +0000

I was looking at an older thread first before I found this one. Hopefully because this one is more recent I can get a response. For starters here is some background information. I am currently attending Northern Virginia Community College and I am finishing my first semester. I plan on applying to Cornell at the end of my second year. I currently have A’s in all my classes so far so I would assume that would be a 4.0. In addition I was very sick in high school and I was lucky to come out with the GPA I did (have chronic joint pain in every joint in my body). In terms of my SAT I have to go find my scores but they were mediocre I plan to retake it October of next year and study my butt off during the summer.

My Stats:

Major applying for: Accounting
Applying for transfer as a: Junior
High School GPA: 3.0
Current GPA: 4.0
Courses Taken:
German
Accounting 211
English 111
Western Civ
Essay: Have yet to write one but I know how important this aspect of the application is.
Recommendations: German professor who went to school at Georgetown (don’t know if where he went is relevant), a business professor from Georgetown University McDonough school of business, my accounting professor, the head of the Employee benefits security administration IT department at the US department of labor, and I’m sure that I could find more if need be.

Extra curricular activates:
-Interned at Georgetown McDonough school of business working with business professors and assisting students with IT
-interned, worked and currently employed at the US department of Labor doing IT

I started my own video game business with some friends of mine

Go to the CES in Las Vegas every year to network with real professionals in the business world

Was the VP of the German club before the program was terminated at my high school
-Played football for 3 years in high school

I am also planning on taking a non student business class at Georgetown university next summer which does count as college credit

I just want opinions of my current status and want to know what else I can do to improve my chances.

Good luck to all

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