<p>me too, i just want to know. i'd rather know i was rejected and move on than wait like this</p>
<p>yea me too. i'd rather get my decision and start on RD or whatever</p>
<p>just a reminder...you WILL NOT be able to see your decision on your "application status" page (new this year). be careful and go to that other site</p>
<p>well it seems that no one yet knows what "that other site" is.</p>
<p>it is a website that has been outsourced to another company because the cornell websites keep crashing. this other company has larger servers which are able to support high traffic</p>
<p>That's good news! Now all we need is that e-mail and for Dec. 11th to hurry up and get here! :)</p>
<p>I was talking to a friend last night, and she said that her (other) friend had applied to Cornell ED and found out already because her dad was best friends (or some other close relationship) with the admissions officer, who had told the dad, who, in turn, told the daughter. She summarized with 'connections go a long way.'</p>
<p>I, of course, have no idea if this story is true or not, because she does happen to be somewhat of a pathological liar, and why would the admissions officer risk his job for his friend? Cause that kind of thing would be unfair treatment --> lawsuit, etc.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>^ o wow. i also have a friend who told me a similar story, except he did stanford EA. unfortunately the news wasn't good for him.</p>
<p>I've had sort of a similar experience, gracie, but not really with decisions. I would say roughly half of the 16 kids who applied to Cornell ED from my school have parents who are friends/best friends/life partners/Siamese twins with Cornell admissions officers. One of them even got his own special little interview with an admissions officer (even though he applied to HumEc which doesn't officially conduct interviews). Some of the kids were even getting secret information from the admissions officers that were friends with their parents. I only know two other kids who applied to HumEc ED: and each of their parents have connections in HumEc admissions.
This completely frustrates me because my entire life I've had to deal with people who have connections and compete with them, and yet I always find myself competing with them time and time again.
I really think connections should have no sway in admissions.</p>
<p>That's really annoying, Chandler. Best of luck, though, man. I'm sure everything will work out.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, connections play a huge role in all facets of life.</p>
<p>You Cornellians are so lucky. Columbia EDers (like me) are still in the dark about the date decisions will come out. </p>
<p>We're very sad :( But good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>My neighbor niece's father was a former admission director of Princeton. He just got accepted by Princeton two years ago. He goes to one of the best private schools in BC.</p>
<p>Well, at least if I get in I'll know it's because I held my own rather than have been prodded along by daddy's friend's mother's cousin's uncle's roommate's stepsister in admissions.</p>
<p>4 Days Left!!</p>