<p>SAT: 1930, CR 680, M 610, WR 640, Essay 8
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Biology 630, Literature 670
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1/304
AP: AP US History (4), AP Literature and Composition, AP Gov’t
Senior Year Course Load: Weights I, AP English, Biotechnology, Leadership, AP Government, Floriculture, TA, Anatomy and Physiology, Sociology</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: FFA (Chapter president), Cross country(varsity captain)
Job: Feed store sales associate junior year, pet sitter
Community service: various FFA events, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Essays: One about my passion for learning including how my elementary education was self-taught. The other about my love of animals
Recommendations: I am assuming that they were generic</p>
<p>State: Washington State
School Type: Average public school with 1200 students
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income bracket: Lower middle class
Hook: Passion for learning and my major?</p>
<p>Strengths: Success in my school, unique essays, focus of extracurriculars
Weaknesses: SAT scores, course load, community service, successes
Why I think I was accepted: I was totally surprised that I got in but I believe that it was my determination as shown in my essays as well as my obvious passion for animals
Where else did you apply: UC Davis (accepted), TAMU (accepted), WSU (accepted), CSU (accepted).</p>
<p>General comments: If you want to go to Cornell, do not get discouraged by the scores and essays of people who have been accepted. Do your absolute best in school and don’t change yourself to be what you think Cornell wants. It seems that they want sincerity and individuality. Apply no matter how bleak your chances of getting in. And don’t let the estimated cost discourage you either. It was actually cheaper for me to go to Cornell than an in-state public school.</p>