@nontradStu1980 I was in the same boat as you are but now all my kids are out of the house, also I’m a bit older than you. Good luck on your application and keep pressing on!
BTW, I applied to Bucknell, Amherst, Cornell, Dartmouth, and John Hopkins. (also got a full scholarship to a local state school via a STEM grant.)
@Ishouldliveinslt Me! I also applied for Environmental and Sustainability Sciences but haven’t heard back yet.
Is there also a predominantly acceptance week similar to this rejection week? Somewhere in this thread I read that somebody claimed that May generally holds the most acceptances.
@nontradStu1980 I actually emailed one of the college with the may 1 deadline telling them of how most of the decisions from the colleges I’ve applied to have not been released and that I didn’t want to lose the opportunity of joining their community while waiting for the other choices. They were okay with it so i can pay past may 1 once the decisions role out.
@MysteriousDude I read in a previous transfer thread that once may hits it’s all a mixture… But it looks like there was more acceptance on the 2nd week of may. But that may not stick to this yr unlike rejection week.
@ifnt7ju good luck! Hoping for good news from CALS, feel like there’s not much more i could have done.
I don’t have a PIN so that means I won’t hear my decision next week?
are there any GT CALS applicants waiting for their decisions?
Hey all! When do you think Engineering applicants will get their decisions? Any ideas at all?
Thanks! Good luck to ya all!
Rejected from ILR at 10:01am today
I haven’t posted in this thread before, but some info for context:
College: small lac, not well ranked but CAS has admitted transfers before
GPA: 3.7 (lowered by my 3.5 spring semester 2016 due to a concussion)
Courses: pretty rigorous, currently a sophomore taking a tutorial with a professor, which is usually a privilege reserved for juniors/seniors. 68 credits completed after this semester, which is 1 class shy of the maximum allowed
ECs: excellent.
Published as an economist from a research internship at the American Institute for Economic Research,
VP of Model UN/International Affairs Society,
VP of my school’s chapter of an international nonprofit which links students with charitable internships abroad (AIESEC)
played soccer for the school
started a track team
started and am an editor of the student newspaper on campus
mentored my high school robotics team
am training for a pilots license
tutor 3 classes (in both F16, S17, so 6 classes total)
have a job on campus working in the dining hall
Scores: SAT 2170 (740M, 760CR, 670 W), ACT 35 (35s across the board)
HS: was really really weird. I dropped out after sophomore year to start college 2 years early so I don’t know my rank or GPA but UW is probably around 3.95 and W is probably around 4.3. I also moved between freshman and sophomore year of high school.
Courses: always most rigorous available to me. I was accelerated by 3 years in math and 1 year in science, history, and english.
APs: Euro (4), Art History (4), BC Calc (5)
ECs: I didn’t list any but varsity indoor and outdoor track and robotics (which my team went to worlds for in 2014)
Hooks: high school dropout who started college 2 years early
Strengths: Recommendations, probably 9/10, my professors all know me very well and love my work
Weaknesses: GPA, weird high school situation (No diploma or GED), went to a high school in Upstate New York, my essays probably weren’t the best
@lacuoco20 Well I am.
For those of you get accepted, what is your financial aid status? Did Cornell provide you any aid?
still no pin, starting to get annoyed
@cbsnet That’s amazing that you’re headed back to school now but I get it. Life is so busy with kids, the day-to-day work makes long term plans nearly impossible. We have two schools in common! I haven’t even been on the Dartmouth threads yet. I considered applying to Johns Hopkins, they have a fantastic creative writing program but I just didn’t feel like Baltimore had the things we were looking for as a family. Have you already heard from Cornell? Good luck to you with all your decisions coming in soon!
@maeee09 You’ve just eased my worries. I’m going to send an email tomorrow. I’ve put an alert in my phone to remind me in the morning. Two schools I think I can eliminate and not worry about asking for more time.
@packman012 I don’t have a pin either. I even tried the reset password trick. No luck. I just know I’m going to be one of the June people.
Pardon me but what is a PIN?
@Panda100 Haven’t received my package yet, I just submitted some of my missing materials… hoping to hear back soon!
@boboboddd It’s the way we have been able to see if there has been a decision made or not. You go on this link: https://decision.applyyourself.com/fl_login.aspx?id=cornellu and click “forgot pin”. If you recover a pin it’ll tell you your decision time, but if not then that means that there has not been a decision on your application.
@Mastodon97 Thanks a lot! It appears that my PIN has not been issued yet
I was also one of the ones denied today. I applied as a Government Major from a California CC. My GPA is 3.95 and probably higher by time of Transfer as my Mid-Term Report was all A’s and I am a member of an honor society, volunteered for Bernie 2016, worked with Congressional Campaign and the Democratic Party. I’m also a non-traditional student. Btw I got my pin when I was told my decision was available, in same email.