Cornell RD Class of 2022 Results

SuperGymnast_04
Tue, 01 May 2018 03:40:43 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1250 (submitted to Cornell)
ACT (breakdown): 32,33ss
SAT II:740 Bio E, 720 WH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8? 4.17 W. Parents only calculate weighted.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, homeschooled
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 WHAP, 3 AP Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Latin, College Precalculus, College Calculus 1, Advanced College Composition
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 PVSA awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: frozen yogurt store shift lead since December 2016.
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer counselor at camp for children with disabilities (sister was a camper), Sunday School Teacher’s Assistant, various other projects
Summer Activities: Debate Camp, missions trips to GA and to Haiti
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App- maybe 7/10, CALS essay maybe 8/10?
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Got to read both of them. 1 from a homeschool teacher and one from my honors biology teacher. Both were fantastic, probably 9/10

Counselor Rec: My parents were given permission to write this. They explained about our homeschool curriculum and about my character.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: CALS, biological Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Homeschool
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, being homeschooled probably set me apart, especially because we were allowed to submit extra information.

Reflection

Strengths: Essays. I got a ton of books from Barnes & Noble/Amazon for advice. We hired a couple of teachers for advice. I wrote almost all my college essays the summer before senior year. For my Common App essay, I wrote about my experiences and family history being African American. I worked really hard on my CALS essay to show why I belonged in Cornell. I listed two professors whose research sounded interesting and explained in my essay that I wanted to do research with them.
Weaknesses: Being homeschooled, I didn’t know much about competitive college admissions, and neither did my parents. I personally had to seek outside advice (from friends, CC, books) to learn what is expected (taking the SATII exams, for example). I also had to learn how to show myself as competitive as a homeschooled student.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I tried to show myself as an excellent fit for Cornell and for CALS.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Cornell, Lehigh, Northeastern Honors/Global Scholars Program, Case Western Reserve, Wheaton College (full scholarship), et al. Deferred: Penn, Dartmouth, UChicago, Swarthmore. Rejected: Harvard.

Excited to be officially committed to my dream school, Cornell! I love CC and plan to remain involved, so please DM me if you have any questions.