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Anyone else get deferred from CALS?
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Accepted! Anyone have links for class '26 student groups and all that?
these accounts are set up by private companies to sell stuff (at best) or gather your private information.
please beware!!!
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Daughter admitted to Cals as Plant Biology Major:
Caucasian, from New York State
No family members have attended Cornell
Unweighted GPA 3.975 (lowest grade on
transcript was a 92)
Class rank 6th of 275
10 high level IB Classes junior and senior year
5 honors courses freshman and sophmore year
New York Regents exams grades 90, 93, 95, 95, 98
CALS did not factor in SAT/ACT so not submitted
ECâs:
Orchestra : Principal bassist, Area All State grade 11, Conference All State Grade 12, Vice President grade 11-12. Chamber Orchestra principal bassist, Also Played in community orchestra grade 9-12
Lacrosee: Varsity starting goalie gardes 10-12,
section champs 3 years in a row, tied school records for most saves in a game.
Alpine Skiing: Varsity ski team grade 9-12, State qualifier, West Mountain Race Team Club Skiing
grades 9-12
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
Quiz Bowl Team
Debate Club
** Did research at Skidmore College under their plant biology professor the summer before her senior year ** - I think this was a huge asset toward her getting accepted.
Worked a part time job over summers since the age of 16.
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Agree. Join the FB group from Dan Dan Pan at your own risk. The moderator is not affiliated with Cornell nor is she a parent of a kid going to Cornell. Sheâs phishing for information for her after school learning business.
deferred here. any sense whether deferred applicants get accepted RD?
I donât think they publish that data point which would be super interesting. In general, from speaking to our daughterâs guidance counselor and our experience last year, it seems Cornell will quickly deny admission after ED if they think there is no chance for admission in RD. I know of several kids who have gotten in after ED deferral including my daughter.
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how did your daughter update info after getting deferral? I also got deferred and I am curious how to improve my ecs or anything
she was advised to submit a LOCI and update with any new awards/ECs (which wasnât much of an update with covid!).
Is this organized by parents or outsiders??
By outsiders. Look up who the moderators are.
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My daughter was deferred last year, then accepted during RD cycle.
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Congratulations!
Congrats! So funny that both of our daughters will be going to Cornell, maybe they can be on the ski team together again!
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How in gods name is this possible? Iâm so annoyed! Here are my stats
UW GPA: 3.7
W GPA: 4.78
SAT/ACT: Cornell Waived
300+ Volunteer hours
15 APs
Applied for CALS Landscape Architecture
Our stats seem super similar except for the AP scores. I canât understand why I was deferred
What was her intended major? What college did she apply to and what were her stats? Iâm still trying to recollect why I was deferred from admission.
Maybe it is their essays and ecs? Test scores and gpa arenât everything so I would say that they were able to really stand out from their essays. I know multiple 4.0s with high SATs who got rejected so donât give up hope!
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I would not expect a 3.7 to be accepted. I know many applicants with higher GPAs and > 1500 SATs (who submitted SATs to Cornell Colleges that are test-optional , rather than test-blind like CALS) who were rejected. It is a tough hurdle to clear.
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