how I got into cornell (stats, gpa, ecs, more)

wtf idk what happened when exporting this but the audio is SO BAD 😭. I promise I'll fix it next time. At least I got that upgraded camera 😃.

Anyways, here are my mediocre stats that got me into an ivy league school 👀.

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TIMESTAMPS:
application background & context 0:58
the numbers (stats, gpa, rank) 1:22
class schedule 2:28
standardized tests (ACT, APs) 4:26
awards 6:16
extracurriculars 6:52
essays 7:56
analysis 9:03

[ralphhojr]

ok if someone actually knows how to use a video camera, I could use some advice lol

[urmom.]

It’s nice seeing videos like this where the ec’s aren’t insanely crazy and being a bio major (for some reason science majors aren’t too popular on college stats videos). Gives me a little hope on the application process as someone from a fairly small school. Congrats on Cornell!

[vsgfx_]

Nah the 171 pushups is by far the most impressive thing about this

[MaxwellChan]

Congrats on your acceptance! as a junior this was super helpful! i envy your stats 😅

[brandonlee]

Thanks for sharing these crazy stats Rj. So proud of you. Wishing the best for you at Cornell.

[_mchy]

currently waiting for my RD back! So nervous, but congrats! You deserve it

[creatorgloria]

hey congratulations on getting into Cornell!! I'm sure you'll love it there :)

[bobbyking]

I got in ED ‘28. I remember watching this video during the admissions cycle, and I just felt reminded of it. I'm very grateful for your advice! Thank you so much, Ralph!

[moose]

Hey Ralph! I remember shadowing you at your school 3 years ago. Didn’t end up going but still, great job man!

[johnvistawall]

Congratulations! First year in college is the hardest but once you get over the bump youll be fine. I took summer classes at Cornell but ended up studying at Syracuse University.

[devineisman]

Congrats bro, good luck :) thanks for posting a stats vid!

[greetingsfrompaul]

You're my role model, please post more

[taishoshiono]

i cannot overstate how cool you are. congrats x5

[calvinhuang]

wow this randomly showed up in my feed but congrats RJ! Can't believes its already been 6 years 😀

[chronosbat]

I wish I had more time to get higher grades but the biggest state school where I live has a really good campus and is a big player in innovative research. I've only taken a few AP classes in science and math since my school doesn't allow AP classes until junior and senior year for some reason but I'm hoping to get into an ivy league for graduate school!

[taishoshiono]

Honestly keep posting cuz its actually entertaining LMAO

[margaret-tsai]

congrats, ralph!! cant wait see you on campus in the fall. 2027 lets gooo!!

[Wafi]

do 'day in the life of a cornell student' someday hehe

[the_real_andresjorgeortiz]

I really enjoyed your video! Your video has been very helpful to me! Will be earning my first AA degree in Liberal Arts. I have been working on my AA degree within 6 years. I have been studying at a 2-year college within 7 years. Back in my junior year of high school, I have volunteered as an office assistant at the main office. Also, I have had a shadow job with my dad from his job. It was during the pandemic. I have assisted him taking the notes. It was not a real job, it was a shadow job as a Administrative Assistant. Then, I had stopped working at age 23 because I had to study for college. I am working on my second book which is called My Life Throughout with Autism and Being a Military Child. It will be a same content but different chapters. My dream career is to be an actor and journalist. Acting my dream career at a young age. However, I did not have time to do all that because I had to travel all over the states due to my dad’s job in the military service. I have been to 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 3 community colleges. I graduated from high school in the spring of 2016. I have been doing fifteen semesters at a 2-year college as a part time student. I was in the Dean’s List three times in a row. During my first and third time attended to a 2-year college, I did not even take that seriously. From last year during the pandemic, I started to take more seriously in college courses. For right now, my overall grade point average from a 2-year college is a 3.1 out of 4.0 scale. My institutional grade point average is a 3.35 out of 4.0 scale. When I went to another 2-year college for my fourth time, I started to take seriously a little. During my fifth time attended to a 2-year college, I had to take one course at a time due to the pandemic. During my third time attended to a 2-year college, I also took one course at a time before I moved from state to state. When I transferred from college credits from the states of Georgia and Maryland to Florida, I only had 10 credit hours. Back in the state of Georgia, I took one college level math course for management major as getting my technical diploma. Then, I took three college level courses for math, English, and bowling as one elective course. Congratulations on your academics and extracurriculars. That is very impressive that you those things in high school. Back in 10th grade, I was a member of a student in Spanish club for a day. Since I had to move again in 10th grade, I have taken Spanish 1 as my half foreign language credit in 10th grade. I only was in Spanish 1 for a short time because I arrived to Puerto Rico for a couple months to finish out the school year. After I finished 9th grade, I had to switch schools from state to state for another year. I had do a lot of moving due to my dad’s job in the military service. Back in my sophomore and junior year, my dad was overseas in that time. He is technically my stepdad but I always call him dad because he is the man who raised me as a child. Acting and journalism are my dream career. After I complete with my AA degree in Liberal Arts this semester, I will train for acting in the studio. Then, I will be working on my BA degree in broadcast journalism at a 4-year college. Also, I will be doing internship for journalism to receive elective college credits. I used to be good with math and science back in high school. When I went to a 2-year college, I have started to do better in reading and history. Since I am going to be a journalist and actor, I will be working on my reading comprehension to maintain in the higher levels. I will comprehend for reading out loud to myself. That is how I will going to work in the journalism and acting entertainment industry. When I was in grade school, I was more in self-contained courses with special needs students. When I went to high school, I was more in classes at the mainstreams with general education students, but with paraprofessional teachers assisted me on my assignments. It was back in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Once I get my Finale and ceremony posted on my first book, my first book will be ready to get published soon. I am still working on my second book. It will have the same content, but it might have different chapters. I graduated from high school in the top 10% of my graduation class. I was in the first row going to the stage because I had a outstanding grade point average. I had a 3.7 as a grade point average from high school. I was ranked 28th of my whole school. I was always an honor roll student in high school. I had a yellow cord for being a top 10% of my graduation class. I had a green cord while my dad was deployed during my high school career. Also, I had a white collard for being a member of National Honor Society. I had a certificate of being a member for National Honor Society as well! In high school, I have started to take more seriously. In 9th grade, I did pretty well on my grades. In 10th grade, I did pretty well on my grades. In 11th grade, I did pretty well on my grades. In 12th grade, I did alright on my grades. I did not so bad in my senior year by the way. In my senior year, I was a honor roll student for about a few times. However, I did not received any honor roll certificates since I was a member of National Honor Society in my senior year. My name is Andres by the way. It is pleasure to meet you! Again, you did a great job of your academics and your extracurriculars. It is very impressive. In 9th grade, I was a member of Boys and Girls Club as well! I was a member of Boys and Girls club back in middle school for a few semesters! Including during the summer of when I was in middle school and high school. I was a member of boys and girls in the summer back in 2011 and 2012. In the summer of 2013, I have attended for a few times. I was diagnosed with autism at age 3. It was before I went to preschool. I have been to school within 22 years. If you want to know which states I lived in before, my first book will be ready for you to publish sometime in this coming May. I have been taking theatre and journalism courses at a 2-year college. It was not too long ago. My name is Andres by the way, it is pleasure to meet you! I really enjoyed watching this video because this video has been very helpful to me. Good luck with Cornel University! God bless you and your family. 🙏❤️

[jiayiwang]

This makes me wanna cry...
I have Bs in ap econ, ap bio, and ap calc, and it's already march idk what I can do anymore. It's so hard and nearly impossible for me to get good grades in ap econ and ap bio