Baffled at Rejection from Cornell

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>umm I understand that everyone here is trying to help but some people here are a little rude... it's kinda brutal to speak of some1 like this... I do understand that he asked for an opinion and I wholly believe that a true, clear, and concise answer should be given however some of you don't know the facts</p>

<p>I know non recruited athletes non heop non eop non cosep students admitted to cornell with 1600 on their sats (all 3 sections, not the writing section omitted) </p>

<p>In fact my friend was admitted with a 89 weighted average and a 1600 on her sat to cornell</p>

<p>another (dont mean to be racial, as she is one of my best friends), caucasian yes 100 average but 1800 on her sat no clubs besides student government</p>

<p>therefore its not only based on numbers which has been reiterated 11054234536 times on CC. if they like u u'll get it... it's pretty random</p>

<p>my scores are higher than some students admitted however I just look at it that I wasn't the BEST fit... every disappointment is for a good... better luck for me next year</p>

<p>and check this out: </p>

<p><a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>arts and sciences is the toughest to get into</p>

<p>Therefore csbjs, good luck to you and you ARE qualified for admission, better luck as a transfer and I don't know the answer to ur question about the transfer credits... and unlike some I dont give answers I don't know :-)</p>

<p>once again best of luck... the admissions committee will make the decision not anyone of this board</p>

<p>but anyways yeah</p>

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<p>Why would you be baffled? Did you consider Cornell as your safety? If so, then I'm offended.</p>

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<p>as far as the SAT's go. They're not that big of a deal!!! I got in with a 1710 out of 2400!!!!</p>

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<p>And I know someone (non URM) who is a junior at Harvard now with an 1190 SAT. It's not all about test scores.</p>

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<p>Does he have connections or a very rich daddy?</p>

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<p>No. Neither. There is a wider range at all the Ivies than you might expect. There are, by definition, 25% both below and above the SAT's as they are now typically expressed.</p>

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<p>Keep in mind that's on a 1600 pt system.</p>

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<p>that still falls somewhere in the upper 1700s...generally unheard of at harvard.</p>

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<p>thanks for helping me out, obinnadaone.
...and sorry for "offending" anybody-- i never said cornell was my safety school...if it were my safety school i would be outraged not baffled...
considering i believed i had all the pieces put together for an acceptance, i was surprised when i found out that i didnt have all the pieces.... relax</p>

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<p>You guys are a bit rude to csbjs.</p>

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<p>ppl have their "pieces together" for harvard but doesn't mean they'll get in...my valedictorian and our salutatorian who made a perfect sat score, got rejected from a lot fo schools and I'm sure they had all their pieces together...</p>

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<p>I think I just killed this thread</p>

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<p>lol I think you may have very well accomplished just that ^^^ hahaha…</p>

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<p>I got into Cornell (arts and sciences) RD. 2160 on SAT. SAT II's were mid-high 700's. Three AP's junior year and scored a 5 on each exam.<br>
Bi-lingual, too.</p>

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<p>That's funny, cuz I only got a 1960 on my SAT, 670 and 530 on my SAT IIs and I got in.</p>