Official Cornell ED 2017 Results

FrenchWolfie
Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:43:36 +0000

Decision: Accepted!! (CALS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 640 CR, 660 M, 660 R total 1960/2400 or 1300/1600
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (my school doesn’t do it)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): French (5), NSL (5), AB Calculus (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): French (7), Math SL (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English 2, IB History 2, IB Biology 2, AP Statistics, IB Theory Of Knowledge, AP BC Calculus, IB Film 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Field Hockey (Captain), Varsity Lacrosse, National Honor Society (Secretary), Key Club, Youth and Government Club, Concert Band, Marching Band (Flags/Color Guard Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Spent time in Haiti helping at a local school, about 200 hours of volunteer hours total
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: Common App was defending the existentialist/absurdist philosophies, supplement was about love of nature/animals
[] Teacher Recommendation: I don’t know, I didn’t see the recommendations
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know, I didn’t see it
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Went on for an hour and a half, I’d say it went well!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biological Sciences, possibly Viticulture and Enology as well
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Other
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: IB Diploma candidate, good GPA and extracurriculars
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[] Weaknesses: Bad SAT score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
[*] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My common app essay. I doubt many people write about their belief that life has no meaning.