Cornell Chances? Class of 2018

ariistocrat
Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:15:04 +0000

Unweighted GPA: 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.0
APs: English Lang (5), APUSH (4), Psych (4), Lit, Euro, Spanish, Latin, Bio, Gov, Art History (self-study)
Class Rank: 59 (top 16%)
SAT (taking again in October – math grade expected to jump 100 pts): CR: 770 Math: 530 Writing: 680 Combined: 1980
Subject Tests: US History (720), English (780)

ECs
Mock trial: President. 4 years. Awards and stuff.
Wrestling: Varsity wrestler; first ever female on school team.
Latin Honor Society President & founding member
Cinderella Society Leader & Founder (global online chat-group interested in religion, occult phenomena, etc)
Spanish Honor Society Member
National Honor Society Member
4 years of jiu jitsu / MMA training (for fun)
Peer mediation
Academic team (founding member)

Performing Arts

Signed to a prominent acting agency in the NYC area

Have participated in multiple non-SAG jobs

Acting classes on Saturday

Vocal coaching

Won multiple talent competitions

Proficient in piano
(Will go into more detail on app, or even send separate resume)

Community service:
Tutor for mentally challenged kids
Featured performer in diabetes telethon
Various walks / runs for charity
Nursing home performer

Internships / Work Exp
Considerable hours worked at family diner

Honors/Awards
1st place winner of Scripps National Spelling Bee for school
1st place runner up of county
1st place runner up in teen pageant for town
Published in a childrens’ anthology
Discus scholarship winner
Johns’ Hopkins Scholar

Recs/Essays
Recs: Guidance counselor, mock trial advisor/AP gov teacher, and Latin teacher/LHS advisor

Essays: Planning to either write about my experience as the sole female wrestler in school history and the challenges I’ve faced relating to sexism, grueling practices, etc; or about how my passion for international relations (I’ve taken 3 languages in school) and fighting experience is in tandem with my CIA/FBI aspirations

Other

Strong knowledge in some computer languages

Hooks

low income (under ~20,000$)

Applying EA