Official Cornell ED 2017 Results

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Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:41:43 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (CR: 780, M: 710, W: 800)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: math level I 720, US History 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a (but 4.49 weighted GPA)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5) US History (5) Literature (5) Government (5) Calculus AB (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Pyschology AP Calculus BC AP Language College Level Hebrew Honors Jewish History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Best Delegate YU Model UN Award
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): abridged: 9th and 10th grade class president, Lead Roles in Theater, Debate Club Founder and President, Model UN, Yearbook (Editor of Ads), Chief of Writers on School Weekly E-letter, Senior Editor of Creative Newspaper, Youth Groups Leader (4 years), Student Editor of Synagogue Newsletter, Israel Advocacy Representative
Job/Work Experience: personal tutor
Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours a year
Summer Activities: Brown Pre-College program, Volunteer at a Children’s Home in Israel
Essays: commonapp - Sushi, my love for it, and how it portrays my persona Supplement - showing that I knew and appreciated the unparalleled nuances of Cornell
Teacher Recommendation: English teacher’s was phenomenal, history teacher’s was prob very good - she is a graduate of Brown and Penn
Counselor Rec: prob decent
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): Fl
Country (if international applicant): usa
School Type: Private w/ Dual Curriculum
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: ~~~
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection[list][] Strengths:Emphasis on English and theater in application (straight A+s throughout high school in English, out-of-the-box essay[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my personality and passion for education^[] Weaknesses: B+ in math Sophomore year[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I demonstrated intellectual depth and personality [] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didn’t find out except from Tulane - was deferred Early Action (what a joke!)[] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: me! /shot