<p>The rawlings one is actually pretty legit from what I’ve seen but idk about the other ones</p>
<p>Can anyone post the text for the acceptance letter? I havent been able to find a version posted anywhere…</p>
<p>@jmayerlover</p>
<p>Dear _________,</p>
<p>Congratulations on your acceptance to the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University! We are very pleased to be welcoming you to the Cornell Class of 2017. </p>
<p>Very soon, you will receive our Welcome packet that will contain your official letter of admission and information about housing and dining, financial aid, as well as Cornell Days, our on-campus program for accepted students: April 11-13, 15, 18-20, and 22. </p>
<p>In your official letter of admission, you will note that your acceptance is conditional based on certain requirements that you will need to fulfill before you matriculate. If you have any questions once you have reviewed your letter, please contact us at 607.255.5241.</p>
<p>We now invite you to visit the Welcome to Cornell University website (admit.cornell.edu), which includes a wealth of important and exciting information for admitted students and an offer for a free tee shirt.</p>
<p>We are excited at the prospect of your joining the Cornell community and know that you will make a very positive contribution to the university. </p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>Lee H. Melvin
Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment
Cornell University</p>
<p>@CollegiateTib: thank you so much! The reason I asked is because one of my Facebook friends posted an “acceptance” letter but I’ve been told it’s a fake. I just wanted to verify for myself LOL
Hers looks very different from that, I can assure you. How sad.</p>
<p>On a d/f note, does anyone know the work load of a student in CALS? I hear its pretty light, if so I made the right decision applying there.</p>
<p>@jmayerlover
That was the acceptance sent via email. Maybe the actual letter looks different. :/</p>
<p>We’re waiting on the FinAid pkg too. Apparently they needed us to submit some tax info electronically through the Cornell website instead of just through iDoc, so if you haven’t heard anything from them you might double-check with their office. So many posts of insufficient aid have me a little worried…</p>
<p>@country20 yes there is a fb group for the class of 2017 :)</p>
<p>My Son accepted ILR about 3 weeks ago-
SAT 2200, SATII 720/710/770 CR<M<W
GPA 93/101, 6/399 top 2%
9 APs
Great ECs, Letters and Some community service</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone has some info on the Rawlings Scholar Program
and actual experience in how to connect with a professor - how
many hour are required per week- year to year
expectations on research project - or intesesting projects
people are working on. Thanks,</p>
<p>*interesting</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 CR, 770 M, 690W) (single sitting)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math I 700, Bio 700, Chem 570, Lit 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.4/100 – 3 year cumulative average
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors core classes, no AP classes offered at my high school
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4 years Football, 4 years Lacrosse, 2 years wrestling, School Newspaper, Literary Magazine, Student Athlete School Spirit group, Faith group
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Caddy, busboy
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:Religion Teacher to youth
[<em>] Summer Activities: Work, athletic training
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:Solid, I think
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Great, from what I was told
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[</em>] Intended Major:Undeclared Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <100k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Nothing I can think of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Versatile, well-rounded, writing ability, grades/SAT
[<em>] Weaknesses:No real hooks, I’m a dime a dozen applicant in some of these applicant pools
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No real hooks, pretty common applicant, low SAT II’s
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted to UVA, Binghamton, Northeastern, Fordham, Pitt, Delaware among others. Waitlisted to BC, Hopkins, Tulane. Denied from all ivies i applied to (HYP, Cornell, Penn)[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I always said I would make sure to post in these decision threads when I got my notifications because I always perused these boards when I was doing my own applications. To any high school juniors thinking about college, I just have a bit of advice. Don’t apply to more than 10 schools, try less if you could. I know what it feels like to be that overachiever, wanting to “keep your options open,” but seriously – the essays will pile up, the fees will pile up, and god help you when every school wants a seperate financial aid form on top of the FAFSA and CSS. Apply to your favorites, the practical, and a few reaches because thats what its all about hahah. Practice SAT tests too, a little bit of work can skyrocket you into a whole new echelon of schools and merit money.
I was really hoping and thought I would get in, but I guess things are just getting more competitive by the year in college admissions. Maybe grad school</p>
<p>Did anyone else not get a financial aid package yet?</p>
<p>Yeah, I didn’t get mine yet either. Apparently I still had some documents missing. Does anyone know if I am disadvantaged to getting a good fin. aid package because I am pretty late in turning in all my stuff?</p>
<p>I thought we must be the only ones waiting on our fin aid package - it’s assuring to see others haven’t either. We also had to send in other forms (actual tax forms for this year) after we thought we’d have a pkg sent. We had an odd fin situation so I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised. This is more than nerve racking… My daughter is visiting there right now…</p>
<p>Finally paid enrollment deposit :).</p>
<p>I have called about the financial aid package. As long as your to-do list is complete, you should be notified 7-10 days after you completed it. If it’s more than that, you should call. They are lovely to talk to.</p>