USC and Cornell PLEASE, CHANCES...

Samtheclam
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:31:25 +0000

Stats:

What about UCSD (in state) and Claremont also…

SAT: 650 (M), 630 (V), 660(W) 11 Essay
ACT: 27, 90th percentile, did like 95 percentile and higher in math and English massacred in science
SAT II: 720 US History (retook today for higher score), 670 World History
AP: US 4, Euro 4

GPA: 4.1 (W), 3.67 (UW)
Rank: Top 3.5%
IB Diploma Candidate
Took hardest course load available
Other Stats: Regular stuff, I guess
Legacy:

Father got his Ph.D. from the USC engineering school and keeps in close contact with the school.
Aunt got her Ph.D. from Cornell’s agriculture department and is very close to Cornell. She lives in India and recently gave the president of the university a tour of some cities there and had a welcome party for him. Does that help at all?

Subjective:

Essays: A+
Teacher Recs: A
Counselor Rec: A
Big School, counselor doesn’t really know me as personally as I would like

Location/Person:
State or Country: Southern California
School Type: Competitive High School Suburban 2000 students, 500 seniors
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male

Other Factors:
Major: Psychology/Cognitive Science
JV and V Tennis Team all four years
Extensive research at local university for past 4 years
Entered the National Intel Science Talent Competition
Research going to be published in science journal
Been to state science fair at USC past 3 years, all related to intended major
Volunteered at Hospital with Alzheimer’s support group, once again related to major
President School Site Council and got lots of recommendations from advisor, who was our Vice Principal of Curriculum
Tons of local awards from public utilities and other things around the city
Community service: around 250 hours