1
College
1
Q&A
1
AP/IB
3
Essays
5
Awards
9
Activities
Maths @ Oxford University, ex-ASEAN scholar from Vietnam
My application journey with Common App was pretty short - I only decided to apply in August the year of application, so my extracurriculars were a bit all over the place. My only shot was the essays, so I put in a lot of effort to express my individuality and uniqueness through them. I’m incredibly grateful to have been accepted to Cornell in the end.
Maths @ Oxford University, ex-ASEAN scholar from Vietnam
1
College
1
Q&A
1
AP/IB
3
Essays
5
Awards
9
Activities
Race
Asian
Gender
Male
School Type
Public
Legacy
No
Low income
No
First generation
No
International
Yes
Recruited Athlete
No
GPA (W)
4
GPA (UW)
4
GPA Scale
4
SAT
1540
# AP/IB Exams
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Personal Statement
Cornell University (New York)



Do you have any additional info to share?
Passion for the arts: I have always had an interest in the arts but didn’t have the opportunity to pursue them as a child. My 4 years in Singapore, on top of being academically enriching, have furthe
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Do you recommend using private counseling and/or essay editing services?
I strongly recommend having a set of professional eyes to look through your essays, because they will know if a piece of content/topic is more valuable for admission than another, and hence worthier o
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