chances ILR?! please someone help!!! I'm nervous AF

thaliacat123
Thu, 03 Mar 2016 05:20:19 +0000

ACT: 33 C, 34 E, 29 M, 36R, 33 S
SAT II: 770 US HISTORY, 710 LITERATURE, 700 WORLD HISTORY
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (first 7 semesters of HS): 4.34
Rank: 20/443- EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE CLASS AND HIGH SCHOOL
AP: World (4), US (5), APES (5), AP Lang (5),
currently taking: Ap Bio, Ap Comp Gov, AP art History and Ap Calc AP
Awards: CSF, First Team All League Cross Country, 9th in state for Cross COuntry, Honor Roll

Extracurriculars: 4 years Varsity Cross Country and Track (team captain), Human Relations Council (secretary), Youth and Government, Best Buddies (board member), Magic Shoe Club (President and Founder)
Job/work: Summer Marketing Intern at South Coast Plaza Shopping Center, Nanny
Volunteer: Middle school cross country and track coach, campaign volunteer for city elections, Vacation bible school counselor, Magic Shoe Charity, Volunteered on panel to hire social science teachers at school
Summer Activities: Internship, and running camp
Essays:
Common App- About how much i love reading and how that made me a very determined person who is not afraid to be myself.
Cornell ILR essay- How i have always been drawn to people and helping others, basically i have never been able to stand by while other people suffer and how that has pushed me to be involved in my community. I talk about my extracurriculars and how they relate to ILR and I also talk about how I will use the major to achieve my goals (i mention wanting to go to law school). I used very specific examples/
Letters of Rec- I haven’t read the ones from my teachers but they are from my APUSH/COGO teacher and my AP LANG teacher so hopefully they are good.
I also have an alumni family friend write me a letter of rec
I had an alumni interview back in January
I visited Cornell this summer (I am from California so it was quite a journey) and i attended an info session that was near my hometown. I am hoping these instances of demonstrated interest help me as Cornell is my top choice and the only ivy league i am applying to.

Intended major: ILR
State: CA
School type: competitive, elite, public in wealthy neighborhood
Ethnicity: white (middle eastern)
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hook: daughter of an immigrant? I dk if that helps at all

strengths: idk
weaknesses: idk

I HOPE I GET IN OMH

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