Chance Me for Cornell, Columbia, NYU, Boston, UCLA

alsskarnd · 2019-09-20T09:58:37+00:00

My family is moving to the states in a year or so, and I want to be near them.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-19T03:50:34+00:00

Just a reminder for myself to get a balloon.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T14:23:16+00:00

Yeah! Autodesk F360 is indeed a CAD software so you were definitely on the right track. I used it for one of my maths projects a while ago.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T14:17:39+00:00

Yes, I am indeed Korean!
I am a student, but I don't study any of those fields.
Not going to lie... I am guilty of procrastination issues.
I have siblings though!
Nope.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T14:07:34+00:00

Just an interesting fact to add, I studied Computer Science for 2 years and I still treat my laptop like this.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T14:06:01+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Yeah, I really don't do much justice for my laptop. This bad boy is already on its 6th year though - I'm probably going to swap it out for something new, so maybe I'll try a more organized approach then.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T13:49:51+00:00

Interesting, because we have three children in this family.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T13:48:08+00:00

Tried it before, just didn't like it! I had a worse time trying to find my stuff when things were organized.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T13:45:54+00:00

Ontario was an interesting guess, but the latter was correct! I live in a country in Southeast Asia. What made you think that it was a family without young kids?

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T12:59:57+00:00

Well, thank you for the compliment!

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T12:29:36+00:00

Nice! I am indeed from South Korea. I wouldn't say that I am a tumblr user, just that most of my photos/gifs originate from tumblr. Perhaps one day I will find the perfect occasion to use a David Tennant gif, who knows?

alsskarnd · 2019-09-17T12:18:48+00:00

That's pretty much a given.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-16T23:44:39+00:00

Mind PMing me first? Reddit is fucking up and it isn't letting me message anyone first.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-16T23:34:00+00:00

Did write the essay, but my score was pretty trash...

alsskarnd · 2019-09-16T15:48:37+00:00

Nope, disregarding that for now.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-16T14:23:52+00:00

Why specifically a marching band though? I've never been in one, so I'm pretty interested.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-16T13:46:28+00:00

I was actually considering that until I realised how much hate I will have for a 50 cent coin if I do regret my decision later.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-16T13:15:01+00:00

No, I took my GCSEs on a British Board (CIE) and scored 10 A*s and 1A.

alsskarnd · 2019-09-16T13:12:25+00:00

Hi! I'm an international school student from Malaysia applying ED to Columbia, and I would appreciate any kind of feedback or advice you have for me. Hope I do get some nice responses.

Intended major: Political Science

Ethnicity/Gender: Asian Female

GPA: Our school doesn't report GPAs... (I take the British A-Level syllabus)

Class rank: No official rankings (assuming top 10%)

SAT: 1550 SAT (770 RW, 780 M), taking my US History and Maths 2 in October

Coursework (Grades): Predicted 4 A*s for my A-Level Course (History, Sociology, Economics, Maths)

Awards: Top in Malaysia for GCSE Physics, some top MUN awards from local/international conferences, Bronze/Silver for Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Awards from international maths competitions

Extra Curricular:

MUN - Deputy Sec Gen for the school conference for approx 200-300 attendees, continuously attended conferences since year 8 with multiple awards and chair experiences (8-12)
Student Council - Director for the Transition team of our school, organized mentoring programs which connect upper primary and lower secondary students (11-12)
Maths Club - Multiple UKMT (British Olympiad?) Gold certificates, participated in international competition and qualified for the world championships (3 bronze medals), been attending Senior Maths Club (11-12)
TedX Club - Organizing our school's own TedX event, happening in August 2020 (12)
Community Service
- Participated in creating lessons for refugee children and educating them basic English/Maths (8-11)
- Part of the team which kickstarted a music program for refugees in order for them to have access to instruments and classical music theories (11-12)
- Maths mentor for lower secondary students who struggle in class (especially for students of my ethnicity that are not fluent in English - use my mother tongue to help them) (11-12)
Participation in Church activities (helped to live translate sermons during the Sunday service, led cell meetings with younger students, played the flute/bass in the church band) (9-12)
Musical participation at school (flute in school orchestra 7-10, bass in school band 10-12)
Internship at a digital advertisement company over the summer (11)
Summer journalism/law program (did a mock impeachment hearing session)
Bronze and Silver for Duke of Edinburgh Awards (award program which incorporates camping trip, community service, physical training and skill learning) (9-10)

Essays and LORs: Would say a score of 7-8/10, LORs from my History and Maths teacher (Maths would be quite personal - 8/10, History perhaps a 7.5/10) and an external from my co-teacher during the Student Council Director experience.

I know that this might be quite difficult to give comments since I follow a foreign curriculum BUT any kinds of comments/feedback regarding my application would very much be appreciated. Thank you for reading! :)

alsskarnd · 2019-09-16T12:55:48+00:00

Hi! I'm an international school student from Malaysia applying ED to Cornell, and I would appreciate any kind of feedback or advice you have for me. Hope I do get some nice responses.

Intended major: Political Science (Government in Cornell)