[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**
Name of Cornell College you applied to: Engineering
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400
ACT (breakdown): 36 all sections
SAT II: 800 math2, 800 chem, 800 bio, 800 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on macro, micro, bio, chem, physics c mechanics, physics c e&m, us history, bc calc, comp sci, gov, english language, environmental science, world history, spanish
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: multi and lin alg at local state university, honors other classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2x usamo qualifier, intel semifinalist, national merit semifinalist, usaco gold, all eastern violin
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity tennis captain, NHS president, class president, math team captain, violin
Job/Work Experience: research at local university
Volunteer/Community service: 300 hrs at local homeless shelter
Summer Activities: research, volunteering
Essays: pretty good. Reviewed and approved by english teacher
Teacher Recommendation: math teacher: “best student I’ve ever had. He knows more math than me.”
Counselor Rec: was on pretty good terms with her
Additional Rec:
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: cs
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: top ranked public in nyc
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: math/cs/violin
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: national awards
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: asian, not enough hooks
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted berkeley and caltech, rejected all ivies and mit and stanford
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: idk