Cornell RD Class of 2023 Discussion Thread

Interviews with alumni do not count that much, but application materials do. There is a reason for the deadline. They need time to prepare an applicant’s “folder” for AOs to review. When my kid applied to Stanford, she missed the deadline for submitting art supplement by few days, and they wouldn’t accept it. It is around 20 days before the decision day, I would think the adcom probably has made most of their decisions by now.

@PianoWinterfell I got it on March 4th 2019. I am an international student in Oceania.

@AndyWaka Did you apply for SHA or ILR?

@AndyWaka Congrats!!

I did RD

I did RD-- yes that’s what my acceptance letter looks like

Congratulations to all admitted so far and Good Luck to all waiting. Last year I was fortunate enough to receive a likely Diversity Hosting letter/email, which will probably go out next week sometime. March madness is maddening but hang in there! Any questions I can try to answer

@BigApple2018 I’ve heard of these letters. Do they convey acceptance? I mean, not many schools issue them I think, but for Stanford REA at least, I hear many apps got rejected even though they received this sort of an email.

GOod luck to all!

So, LL’s and these Diversity Hosting Letters are different right? I’m sure.

LL’s convey different content and are sent out earlier to specific athletes/apps the adcom thinks are the best(est) fits on campus.

Idk what Diversity Hosting Letters convey, but based on the sound of them, they convey about Diversity and how it is for diverse comm. on campus? And I heard they only go to apps who have listed a diverse racial background on their commonapp/(related app platform)

@TheGuy1 Here is the actual wording: A Special Invitation from Cornell University, "This special invitation is extended to you because of your strong academic and personal record and because you will be admitted to Cornell University’s Class of 2022. Then, it will continue with information for an expenses paid trip to visit right before Cornell Days in April.
Then it’s followed by an admittance packet in the mail, so pretty straight forward.
As for diversity, Cornell exceeds in that department and is one of the reasons why it was amongst my final choices.

diversityhosting (dot) admisions (dot) cornell (dot) edu. April 10-16, 2019

@BigApple2018 Ah. Got it. Thanks for the clarification.

So the Stanford’s diversity hosting email (and other schools, i know 1 or 2 others issuing them) were worded differently.

That sums it up.

Hey @BigApple2018

Any estimates on how many of these letters are sent out yearly (in mid march)?

I’m guessin’ 200-250 at most (with overlapping apps getting LL’s as well). This is just my estimate, dont quote me on this.

@TheGuy1 I would say that’s an accurate number from what I heard at the event

Are likely letters only given out to ppl of diversity?

@coniston1 No they give likely letters to all races, Diversity Hosting is just one part of the process

@BigApple2018 Hello, I’m confused, are likely letters only for athletes? That was my understanding. Could you clarify? And if not do only certain majors send them out?

Likely letters are not only for athletes. In the fall for ED, likely letters only go out to athletes, but in the spring likely letters are given to strong applicants whom they want to give early indications to.

@aggiemomtobe No not just for athletes but for competitive applicants they want to give notice to, that might take other offers from another University. @oldfort is correct, athletes are wooed and recruited over the summer months, with hopes of commitment to a coach in the fall, for signing and roster releases. I was a D1 athlete too, so I was recruitable but chose to focus on my academics.

@BigApple2018 and it’s actually a “snail mail” letter…not an update to the portal? Good to know that perhaps we don’t have to wait until March 28.

@aggiemomtobe I believe an email was sent first, last year it was 8am on 3/15, then the actual snail mail invitation arrived. No update to the portal was made.