Cornell RD Decisions- Class of 2011

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461

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 660 CR/ 760M/ 700 WR</li>
<li>SAT Iis: 730 Chem, 720 Math IIC, 660 Physics</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 (Canadian scale, 93 average)</li>
<li>Rank: 5 (tied because its Canadian)</li>
<li>Other stats: N/A</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: They weren't the greatest, and did not get others to read them...</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: They should have been alright though I didn't read them, - bio teacher prob did not think i could get in, english teacher prob loved me.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Was ok, mainly talked about extracurriculars...</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Canada</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian (Born in Hong Kong)</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Pres. Charity Club (Project Africa), Clarinet principal, member of some others. Volunteered at library and hospital, and worked last summer.
Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Because it was CALS.
Other thoughts: I'm rathered relieved that I at least got waitlisted, and then immediately sent in the waitlist response. Pretty sad, rejected from Brown's PLME and rejected from ED Yale, which both hurt. I'm Canadian so I have universities here that are "safeties". Congrats to all who get in, and condolences to whoever didn't, I know how it feels. Good luck to everyone in the future.</p>

462

<p>Posting for DD</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2240
[<em>] SAT IIs: 780, 760, 740
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.6 (W), 4.0 (UW)
[<em>] Rank: Top 5%
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 5, 5, 4, 4 (taking three this year)
[</em>] IBs (including this year's:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Most difficult
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Achievement Scholar, AP Scholar with Honors
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Various, including work with children in a shelter
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid employment in local library
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Excellent essays
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): TASP at Cornell
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: South
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: URM - Multiracial
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:<br>[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Received likely letter
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congratulations to all!</p>

463

<p>Sweet Mother of God, thank you. After getting rejected from MIT and Princeton this has boosted my spirits, even if I probably won't be able to go there due to financial constraints (as I'm an international student and all).</p>

464

<p>accepted! (10char)</p>

465

<p>rejected....i hate this</p>

466

<p>Waitlisted at CALS :-(...where are the rest of you guys waitlisted from?</p>

467

<p>Accepted!!!!!!! Will Post Stats Later!!!!
ACCEPTED TO CAS!!!!!</p>

468

<p>lol accepted =\
school stuyvesant
avg 92
im asian -_-
honor + ap.= ap chem, ap bio, ap macro, ap micro, ap ab calculus, multivariate calculus, differential equations</p>

469

<p>so congrats to everyone who got in.
rejected, this really does hurt. i agree with whoever it was that said ouch. looks i'll be going to william and mary or brandeis.</p>

470

<p>Rejected Like Everyone Else, :(</p>

471

<p>Rejected, but I got this "guaranted transfer option". What's that?</p>

472

<p>I'm rejected yay.</p>

473

<p>Sorry to all the people who got rejected. I hope you find other good schools to choose from.</p>

474

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul][<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR 740, M 790, W 800
[<em>] SAT IIs: 690, 740
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs:
[</em>] IBs:
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 96.5%
[</em>] Rank: 13/372
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload:
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Usually ~40
[<em>] Other stats:[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul][</em>] ECs listed on app: President, Captain, Editor, etc
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good I thought. About anthropology and the death of my grandpa (cliche I suppose).
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good I presume
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good I presume
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): Via phone, I enjoyed it
[</em>] Hook (if any):[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private (Catholic)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100K+
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks:
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Not sure... Worked very hard at school, pursued interests, did well on standardized testing
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Waitlisted, I dunno.[/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: It's ALL GOOD -- I got into UPENN after being deferred, my #1 choice. I will most likely be taking my name off Cornell's waitlist.</p>

475

<p>this is the most tense day of the entire year</p>

476

<p>REJECTED. gosh what a freaking waste of 3 hours. </p>

<p>wait does everyone get guaranteed transfer options? i got one too.. is this like good or just nothing</p>

477

<p>dulce, how'd you fare with cornell and penn ?</p>

478

<p>Rejected, not hurting as much as I thought it would!
but its all good! no more stress in the whole college decisions anymore! =)</p>

479

<p>Decision: Accepted CAS</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 700CR, 770M, 710W = 2180
SAT II: 790 World History, 770 Math IIC, 750 Chemistry
GPA: 3.68uw (by Cornell calculation)
Rank: top 10%
APs: 5 (Chemistry, US History, World History), 4 (Spanish Language), 3 (Spanish Literature)
Senior Year Course Load: AP (BC Calculus, Macro/Microeconomics, Composition, Physics C, Psychology/American Government), Wind Ensemble, Chinese I
Awards: National Geographic Bee, National Finalist (8); OMEA Class A, 3 ratings of 1 in euphonium soli (9 and 11); Dorothy Humel Hovorka (11), given to black student with highest wGPA in school; National Merit Commended, National Achievement Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction (12)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: CYWS, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band (section leader in 11, then 12, then 10 and 11 on euphonium respectively); Chinese language self-study
Summer Activities: leisure travel (all grades), Chinese foreign exchange (10) music improvisation camp at CCC (11), pilgrimage (11)
Essays: above average
Teacher Recommendation: slightly above average
Counselor Rec: unknown
Interview: great</p>

<p>Location/Personal:
State: OH
School Type: public, competitive
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 150-200K
Hooks: URM, Legacy (graduate school, no donations)</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: not many as compared with the rest of the pool
Weaknesses: grades
Why you think you were accepted: interested in CAPS and FALCON
Comments: This was a much better choice for me than Harvard, and one in which I was actually interested; it currently stands at second place.</p>

480

<p>rejected... woot.</p>

<p>holla bucknell.</p>