Correct, she won’t qualify as to qualify for aid at Cornell you’re required to fill out the CSS and the due date was I think November 21 or 22 and they sent emails about it if I recall.
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@srparent15 thank you!! All the sudden I thought it was weird. The CSS part makes sense. Not sure why we even sent fafsa but our GC advised to just send everywhere even if not applying!
Actually you should really do your research. Once you’re at the Ivy level, schools don’t consider there to be much difference between a 34-36.
I’m not going to even talk about GPAs because every school is different and that’s why there are school profiles. If your school has a good track record at Cornell then they know what a 3.8 means from your school. If you’re from an area in Westchester than ya a 3.8 is great, but from many other areas, if not a recognizable school, it may not cut it. It’s best to be humble in this scenario as there are no guarantees for anyone.
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I’m pretty sure 34-36 is pretty much viewed the same. Maybe a little more weight on a 36 but nothing that would really affect your chance of admission.
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Totally get it. Our state now requires the FAFSA be filled out as a graduation requirement because too much money was left on the table.
Considering the result last time with Cornell, I wasn’t wasting my time with any CSS form (you have to pay) or any Fafsa there, so we only sent it to non-CSS schools. I’m divorced and Fafsa at least doesn’t take into account the non-custodian parent of their spouse’s income whereas CSS does and that was a killer for my kid.
school rigor goes very far - my daughters school has an average accepted gpa of between a 3.3 and 3.7 which is very different
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I did do my research, what are your stats ?
Hey who is able to access the Student Center from their financial aid status portal?
When you login it displays your To-Do list, let that aside.
On the top-left section, click Main Menu and then click on Self Service
On the menu that pops up click Student Center.
So, who is able to access it, or does it say Access Denied?
student center pops up with academics, finances, etc. When I try to open other pages like planner it tells me I don’t have access at this time.
yes I have the same.
Also the cornell’s financial aid office sent email requesting extra financial aid documents from few applicants is not indicator of acceptance from Cornell.
Cornell Admissions Team and FA Team works separately so don’t expect anything from that email.
and all the best with the decision guys!
whatever happens stay +ve guys!
2-3 days left!
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Just want to wish all Cornell EDs good luck this week! I’m Penn ED, but I’ve been following this thread too because Cornell is my second choice and my family school.
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Does anyone know if there is a decrease in applicants from China this year. And someone previously mentioned that only 23% of Cornell applicants submitted the SAT. Is this true?
There might be increase in applicants. the 23% is most likely not true. that information is not released yet. I submitted a test score though
Wait why would there be an increase in Chinese applicants considering the current situation. I assumed it would have decreased
From looking at reddit and other posts/schools as well there seems to be a lot of international applicants applying to all colleges ED this year. Can’t say whether there is an increase in applicants from China or not. They don’t release the breakdown of specific countries until next fall and don’t do it if I recall for ED at all, just international or general region, but you can look at the Class of 2024 profile to see more specifics online. They generally only take about 9-10% of their entire entering class of 10% internationals, but accept more in the ED round. They have also previously said they will probably fill more of their entering class in ED than in the past so maybe more internationals will get in this year than in past years during ED.
Yes, it is true about the low percentage of students submitting test scores but it was 27% not 23%. In November, Cornell’s Vice Provost of Enrollment spoke at a conference that only 27% of ED applicants submitted standardized test scores. Having said that, you have to remember that 4 of their schools are test blind so that is a significant amount of applicants, also, many applicants are from the NYC area and surrounding suburbs and if they were expecting to take their tests in the Spring those were all cancelled and they would have been forced to take them out of state and many did not feel it safe to do so. Lastly, many other states also had spring tests cancelled and didn’t or couldn’t travel to take them, so you just can’t use the number for much of anything.
Hooks are going to matter - Legacy, URM, First Gen, Athlete, stuff like that
This year rigor and grades in those courses and essays will matter. If they didn’t, then Cornell wouldn’t have a supplementary essay that is as long as the Common App essay. For those applying to Northwestern, you know that the Northwestern supplement is only “Why Northwestern” and it’s a dinky essay. Those things matter at Cornell. EC’s matter. What you want to do with your time there matter. They want to know you the person.
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@Shreyas33 Everyone did but they seemed to have been wrong. Amherst had more than 3x the amount of international applicants this year than last year.
So a lot of this information seems to be very gossipy. But one thing is certain since it comes from Cornell Admissions itself:
ED applications are up almost 50 percent this year. From about 6500 last year to over 9000 this year.
This is fact. The rest is speculation.
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Damn, all of this is so scary
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Yup I saw that and I was so confused