Accepted to Cornell after being rejected in the previous cycle?

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<p>Hi, 2 questions:</p>

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<li><p>what are the chances of someone being accepted to Cornell after being rejected in the previous cycle, if they're applying to a different college and with significantly better SAT scores? Possible or totally unheard of?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you know of anyone who managed to do so?</p></li>
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<p>I applied RD to Cornell Hotel School for 2011 entry but was rejected. I really want to attend a US university (I'm an international) and am thinking of reapplying to Cornell for 2012 entry, but to the CAS this time. Do I have a fighting chance or am I just being really stupid and 'wasting' my ED chance?</p>

<p>Reasons why things will have changed by the next round:
SATs - I did really badly on my SATs for an international coming from my country and school in particular, where literally nobody gets less than 750-800. I got 2090 and 700/650 for SAT2s which is a big joke, am retaking them this year and will likely get SAT1: 2300+, SAT2s: 800/750/750.
ECs/work/volunteering: I hadn't gotten the chance to do this previously, but I've been interning, travelling, doing community work, lab research work and getting involved in other small sports/interest international competitions since I last applied.
Essays, Counselor and Teacher Recommendations: Since I applied, I've also realized that my essays were not the best reflection of myself in the style that US wants, and I didn't ask the school official who knew me best to do my counselor evaluation and teacher recommendation. If I reapply, one of my teacher recs and my counselor evaluation will be quite a bit better, they've known me in greater capacity and like me more haha. And I'll make my essays stellar.</p>

<p>Basically my app will look quite different (but not 100% obviously). My transcript is pretty okay (42/45 full IB diploma, they received it in my 2011 app), not genius but not terrible. However, when the admissions comm compares my app from last year to this year, will they be in any way suspicious of the changes??? This really concerns me. Any idea what they'll think?</p>

<p>BTW, I want to apply to CAS this time because after interacting with industry professionals, I realized that I don't really want to do hospitality (at least not in the long run). I'm definitely more interested in a lib arts ed as opposed to a specialized B.Sc in Hotel Administration, which I was beginning to suspect but wasn't completely sure of when I applied last year.</p>

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<p>It will be tough. Go to a different university. Get strong grades. As in 3.8 or above. Apply to numerous US universities.not just Cornell. Good luck. Don’t get your hopes up. If you really really want it at least try once more.</p>

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<p>Not sure if its clear in my above post but I’m intending to take a gap year and reapply to Cornell as a freshman, NOT a transfer.</p>

<p>@sk8runr24 - Thanks for your reply. Are there any specific reasons why you say it will be tough? What are the biggest weaknesses? Yep I will apply to several unis in RD but am wondering whether to ‘spend’ ED on Cornell.</p>

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<p>Anyone else have any opinions on this??</p>

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<p>I feel like CAS is ridiculously hard to get into just because of the mass amount of applicants. Maybe try CALS or Human Ecology. I got into HumEc with a 31 ACT (33 superscored though and they do that,), but I still had near perfect grades and EC’s. I got in RD, but I heard ED helps a lot. The most deciding factor is your fit, so you have to show that you’re applying to the school/major you want to, not just the easiest school.</p>

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<p>anyone else thought of reapplying or know of anyone who tried to reapply before? </p>

<p>would really appreciate some help!</p>

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<p>I actually got rejected my freshman round (applied to CAS then).
I applied again as a sophomore (CALS) and got accepted, so it’s definitely been heard of and quite possible.</p>

<p>I didn’t really bother trying to improve my standardized test score (as long as you past a certain threshold, it really doesn’t matter), but rather really focused a lot into maintaining an impressive college GPA (3.9+) and solid extracurriculars. You really need to have a compelling academic reason when it comes to transferring.</p>

<p>E.g. When I applied in my hs senior year, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do and made a lacklustre essay about psychology. i didn’t really have a necessary reason to attend cornell so i think i was subsequently rejected</p>

<p>In my college freshman year, I spent 10hrs/week at a research lab, 5 hrs/week volunteering at a nursing home, and 5 hrs/week tutoring. these ec’s are pretty clear motives of “premed activities”. i applied for nutritional sciences, explaining my passion for wanting to go to med school while complementing my research interests and i really think that’s what got me in. if you have any questions, feel free to PM me.</p>