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Cornell

B.S.

I am a Biology major planning on going to graduate school when I graduate.

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Background

Hometown Berkeley

GenderMale

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AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2016

English First Language Yes

Other Language(s) Spoken Spanish, French

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Waitlisted or Withdrew

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Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

Applied for a B.S. in

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

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Personal Statement

501 Words

Leadership experience, Anxiety before a competition, Athletic achievement, Reaching a goal

A gentle breeze cooled us off while adrenaline kept us warm. Second place in our heat. What did that mean? Were national rowing championships really within our reach? The five of us lay on the bench giddily. The radio played rap from the late 90's. I looked around: Lucas was texting his girlfriend the news. Daniel's snores threatened to overpower the boom-box, so I turned it up. Hannah studied for her AP U.S. history test. Kevin just stared...

General Admissions Advice

My advice about getting recommenders

157 Words

I got one letter of recommendation from my coach and the other from my AP Calc teacher whom I barely knew outside of class. My biggest advice is get to know your teachers, and if you are struggling in a class, talk to them about it! I...

High School Performance

GPA

3.00

(no specification of weighting)

Rank

Top 10%

High School TypePublic

Test Scores

Highest ACT

ACT Score Details

Highest SAT

1460

on 1600 scale

Highest SAT

2090

SAT Score Details

Original SAT Score2090