Rejected Cornell AEM ED; Chances for other business schools!

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Info:
High School: Top 100 public high school in the U.S., sends many grads to top schools
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: Male
Low income family (~$30,000); applying for financial aid</p>

<p>Intended Major: Business/Finance/Econ</p>

<p>GPA:
Class Rank: Top ~10% in a class of 556 students (school doesn’t officially rank)
Unweighted: 3.60 (bad sophomore year, family death will be explained)
Weighted: 3.93</p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores:
SAT Reasoning: 800M/650CR/740W = 2190
Math Level 2: 800
Korean w/ Listening: 800
ACT: 34E, 35M, 36R, 32S = 34 composite
Superscored: 35E, 35M, 36R, 32S = 35 composite</p>

<p>APs:
11th: AP Calculus AB (4), AP English Lang (4)
12th schedule: AP Lit, Physics, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Spanish, AP Statistics</p>

<p>ECs:

  • FBLA (10-12): President (12), Treasurer (11), Honorary Member (10)
  • Junior Statesmen of America (10-12): Club Officer (12), Member (10, 11)
  • UHS Literary Magazine (11-12): Managing Editor (12), Writer/Photographer (11)
  • Key Club International (9-12): Vice President (12), Secretary (11), Member (9, 10)
  • Korean American Students Association (9-12): President (12), Vice President (11), Activities Coordinator (10), Member (9)
  • Access Christian Club (9-12): Secretary/Treasurer, Board Member (12), Media Tech (11), Outreach Representative (10), Member (9)
  • Track & Field: Varsity (12), Junior Varsity (9, 10) <a href=“Schedule%20conflicts%20with%20Wells%20Fargo%20internship%20in%2011th%20grade”>i</a>*
  • Football: Junior Varsity (10), Frosh/Soph (9)
  • ****** Youth Ministry Worship Team/Praise Band: Bassist (9-12), Youth Group Leader (11, 12)
  • Model United Nations (11-12): Member (11, 12)
  • Youth Advocates for the Environment (10-12): Member (10, 11, 12)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:

  • National Merit Semifinalist: Scored 220 on PSAT
  • AIME 12 Qualifier: Scored 107 on AMC 12
  • FBLA Regional Awards: 2nd in Business Math, 3rd in Economics, 5th in Public Speaking I
  • Presidential Volunteer Service Award: 500+ volunteer service hours
  • Presidential Award for Academic Excellence
  • Coastline ROP: Certificate of Excellence
  • Principal’s Academic Honor Roll (9-12)</p>

<p>Community Service:

  • American Red Cross: Community Service Director, volunteered 300+ hours throughout high school
  • ****** Korean Church: Camp counselor/youth leader, Vacation Bible School Summer Program for K-6 kids
  • ****** Youth Ministry: Mexico Missions Trip (Summer ’06): Built a local Mexican church, Arizona Missions Trip (Summer ’07): Organized VBS for kids
  • 30 Hour Famine (organized by church): Activity leader, fund raiser; Raised money for starving families while fasting and obtained sponsors to donate money
  • Homeless Outreach (organized by church): Served meals at a homeless shelter in Santa Ana with several youth group members, every Sunday morning
  • World Vision: Tri-lingual translator (Korean, Spanish, English) and youth leader for volunteer trips to Mexico with church youth group</p>

<p>Employment:

  • Daffy’s TropicCafe: Cash register/waiter (9-12)
  • Washington Mutual: HIP Intern (12)
  • Wells Fargo Bank: Associate intern/stage director/teller assistant; unpaid internship through Coastline ROP Program (11)
  • ****** Youth Ministry: Associate intern/graphic designer/webpage designer (11); Only 2 students chosen out of 500 after competitive application process</p>

<p>Essay/Recommendations:

  • Essay: Great; should be focused on my interest in business
  • Teacher Recs: One from AP Eng teacher, one from Honors Chem teacher - both should be excellent
  • Counselor Rec: Very close with counselor; my school requires us to fill out a comprehensive packet “all about me” so should be pretty thorough
  • Additional Rec: from my internship advisor, elaborates on my work ethic, people skills, etc.</p>

<p>Schools:
Northwestern - WCAS
Georgetown - McDonough
NYU - Stern
Carnegie Mellon - Tepper
USC - Marshall
Boston College - Carroll
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UCI</p>

<p>Would my high test scores offset my low/mediocre GPA? Are my ECs focused enough and show interest in business?</p>

<p>Any/all input would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Northwestern - WCAS - Reach
Georgetown - McDonough - Accepted
NYU - Stern - Could be anywhere… NYU is easy but Stern isn’t
Carnegie Mellon - Tepper - Not sure, could be accepted…
USC - Marshall - Accepted
Boston College - Carroll - Accepted, but can be really tricky… You’ll have to rely on your EC’s
UC Berkeley - Denied
UCLA - Accepted
UCSD - Accepted
UCI - Accepted</p>

<p>Chance me back!
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<p>Thanks! Bump.</p>

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<p>Up…</p>

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<p>Anyone? :(</p>

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<p>GTown, NU are low reaches
BC and CMU are 50/50
I like ur chances at UC’s, UCB is prob 50/50
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/623727-chances-would-appreciated-chances-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/623727-chances-would-appreciated-chances-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks, hope you’re right.</p>

<p>Up!</p>

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<p>Just submitted my Georgetown app, the VERY LAST one! :D</p>

<p>Chances please!</p>

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<p>Up…</p>

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<p>Northwestern - WCAS–Reach
Georgetown - McDonough–Slight Reach
NYU - Stern–Match
Carnegie Mellon - Tepper–Match to Slight Reach (closer to Match, but borderline)
USC - Marshall–Match
Boston College - Carroll–Slight Reach
UC Berkeley (Haas, after two years)–Slight Reach
UCLA (Business Economics)–Slight Reach
UCSD (Economics)–Match
UCI (Business)–Match</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

<p>P.S. If you get in, I’d go to (in order): UC Berkeley (Haas), USC-Marshall, NYU-Stern, and CMU - Tepper. All the rest are ok, but not so math-centric as those–which because of their math focus will be good matches for you.</p>

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<p>essays and recommendations r VERY IMPORTANT now these days</p>

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<p>Thanks for your input guys. Bump!</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Up…</p>

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<p>Sigh… anyone? =&lt;/p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>hOW DID U NOT GET IN UR A MONSTER MAN… NYU IS A MATCH</p>

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<p>Thanks, Ronakmp. My GPA, the weakest part of my application, is probably what made the difference between the acceptance and rejection =&lt;/p>

<p>Bump!</p>

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<p>Up…</p>

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<p>well i think you have a great chance at all of those, with berkeley as the only reach
also, these top schools will give you a lot of money because of your family income, so dont worry about that, youll do fine wherever you go</p>

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