Kevinxu0512
Kevinxu0512,
Ithaca
B.S., Marketing
I am a freshman at Ithaca College Studying Business Administrations with a concentration in Marketing. I made deans list my first semester. I am from northern New Jersey.
Features Included
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Essays
5
Schools
1
Scores
8
Advice
3
ECs
2
Sports

Background

Hometown Randolph
GenderMale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2018
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
  • Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Pennsylvania State University - University Park (University Park, PA)
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst (Amherst, MA)
  • Rutgers, State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick (Piscataway, NJ)
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Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)

Applied for a B.S. in Marketing

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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My childhood could only be described as a kid chasing naïve thoughts and perceptions of the world. One of which was that each family had a “secret family heirloom” that was passed down only when the time was right, and my destiny was to find it. While other dreams and ideas became surely fiction, this was one that I still believed had a chance at being reality. Eventually I was given this “family heirloom” after years of searching, but...
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Additional Essay Details
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My essay was about the period of my life following my dad passing away. I believe this moment shaped most of who I am and made a large impact on my future. It changed how I look at life and how I treat others.
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General Admissions Advice

How I chose schools to apply to
30 Words
I choose my schools because they had excellent business...
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My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them
51 Words
I am apart of American Marketing Association, and Net Impact which are both business clubs. ...
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What I like about my school’s location and culture
62 Words
Since I grew up in a small town in the middle of nowhere I applied to a college in...
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Why I ultimately chose my school
40 Words
It was a small private school. The program was very good and...
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My advice about getting recommenders
29 Words
My biology and English teacher wrote mine, they were...
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How to increase chances at my school
48 Words
College applications are split into extracurricular, school grades, and standardized tests. If you aren't...
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Reaching out to professors and coaches at schools I applied to
45 Words
People are there to help, I was between being a biology and a business...
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What I’d change about my application process
31 Words
I would have applied to more schools, and taken...
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High School Performance

GPA
3.38
(no specification of weighting)
Rank
Top 50%
 
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Some good some bad
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1290
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
1800
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score1800
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Sports

SportsFencing, Track & Field

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesKey Club, School Newspaper/Magazine/Journalism, Other Religious Affiliation
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers

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