Hey guys! As we are coming close to decision time, I just wanted to extend best wishes to all you applicants. I was in your shoes last year and know how stressful the final stretch can be but just know that one college acceptance is by no means a measure of how smart you are and even if the decision is not what you had hoped for, it isn’t the end of the world!
That being said, if anyone has any last minute questions about Cornell in general feel free to ask!
@bigredhelp thanks 
what college are you in/what major?
@chuchutrain97 Same! (Statistical science, CAS). I wonder how many CAS applicants apply for the stats major? What made you decide stats? For me I took AP Stats and just loved it.
@bigredhelp
Can you sneak into the admissions office and tell me if I was accepted? Thanks!!
But actually, I would hands down love to go to Cornell but I also want to go to med school. I heard that Cornell has major grade deflation. How much studying do you think it takes to maintain a 3.9+ ( I know top med schools you don’t need a 3.9 and I probably won’t get one but i’m optimistic ya’ know?)? Is the grading system really that rough?
does Cornell take major into consideration when applying? I wouldn’t think so right, especially with how open they are to switching majors
@Iliaoi I’m exactly in the same boat as you are. I love everything about Cornell but I’m afraid the grade deflation is gonna screw me big time for med school.
@metacuber
I know that UCs and CSUs look at the majors when admitting students. I’ve hear rumors that applying to more ‘obscure’ majors help your chances but for Ivy League schools I think choosing a particular major will only help you if you have the ECs for it .
How much does it help having a family member (not parents, grandparents) work there? My brother does and I put in that I have a family member who works there
@metacuber Depends on the school your applying to within Cornell. generally, for CAS and engineering- the focus is more on you as a student and how you have been successful. This doesn’t mean that knowing exactly what you want to do in either school is bad- just that there is more emphasis on other stuff rather than what you want to do.
However, with the specilized schools and colleges, they want to know why exactly your applying to that school and major. For example, Cornell CALS is going to want to know what major in CALS made you want to apply there. This is good for some because if he/she is allowed to really convince the reader that CALS and a specific major is right for them, it is ok if he/she doesn’t have the highest test grades or perfect grades.
With Cornell, it all depends
I am in CAS as a Biology major
When considering applications, Cornell looks at how well you fit into that specific major (so for example your extracurriculars, your courseload etc.) So in that sense they do actually take into consideration your major and college. It’s by no means a make or break factor however but they definitely do consider it
So far from what I’ve seen in my Intro classes they are indeed all curve-based however I find that if you honestly put in a good amount of effort you can easily pull through with A’s and even A+'s. This is speaking for my current classes as a Bio major so I can’t speak too much about other colleges and majors but from my experience the grading is not at all rough as long as you put in effort. Some classes even offer a linear scale and so people even get above 100’s on exams. Just know that Cornell is VERY exam-based meaning that much of your grades relies on exams. For example my Chem class we have three exams (20%, 20% and 30%) meaning that exams make up a total of 70% of your overall grade lol so just be ready for that.
@Iliaoi So far (1 semester), I would say a 3.9 is definitely doable. Just expect ~40 hours of work a week. (2/3 hours per credit)
Hey! I’ve been reading this thread for a couple of weeks but I just got around to making an account. I’m applying to the school of engineering as a comp sci major. Best of luck, everyone!
do you guys find you have enough free time or are you really spending any free time you get studying in the library? @bigredhelp @Cornell19
Applying as computer science in college of engineering. Chances are low enough (GPA T.T) to keep me depressed yet high enough (SAT :D) to keep me hopeful. I have so much work but my mind has been paralyzed since 12/01. I want to fall asleep right now and have the results delivered to me in my dreams. Ughhh how can I forget about Cornell for 4 more days.
On December 10th, will the financial aid from CSS Profile be also available?
@NICE8x omg ME TOO!! i took AP Stats sophomore year and fell in love with it. I was always passionate about math, but statistics added a whole new context to it that i never really knew of until i took that class idk how common a stats major is at cornell. does anyone know?
@Mminjjae no, cornell releases financial aid a few days to about a week after your decision
Okay so because I had nothing better else to do, I went on the class of 2019 ed discussion page (not the results one) and found this
Acceptances: 39
Deferments: 16
Rejections: 10
Now, obviously take this information with a grain of salt because the people who got rejected probably have a lower chance of posting but I found more people on the discussion posting on there rather than the actual results page.
@Rahulbarcafan what was your toefl score? I have similar case as yours… my CR is pretty low and toefl a bit higher
@loloop I’m in the same boat! Freshman year is really screwing me over >_<