<p>Maybe you're right, Lynah. I won't lose hope, but I also know that there's a good chance I won't be accepted RD, that's the truth.
I'll write a letter of interest in January, but that's about all I can do for Cornell.
Where do you call to find out your comments/why you were deferred? The general admissions phone number or the specific college's?</p>
<p>Stargazerlilies, you're right. We used to say the Long Island girls in HumEc were going for their MRS degrees. (I am also a Long Island girl, and they were ALL my housemates!) It struck me as particularly incongruous since their science courses for the nutrition programs seemed WAY more complicated than my government courses in CAS. And since each and everyone of them went on to MBA's, top law schools and top medical schools, it really was an undeserved categorization. Not to mention that their tuition was a fraction of mine, so who was actually smarter?
Chandler, my daughter called her secondary directly to see if her app was read. Try calling admissions for CALS.</p>
<p>LOL MRS degree....I'm a Long Island girl myself, applying for HumEc, for the PAM major. I'm interested in Economic policy and plan to go to Law School, given I don't screw up the LSATs...I personally think a lot of the science majors in HumanEc are more difficult than the artsy ones in CAS, just my opinion. But yeah, I've heard HumEc was originally created as a girls school...interesting. The in-state reduced tuition is a sweet deal, too.</p>
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<p>Let me reiterate: Applicants who are deferred do not have their applications sent along to their secondary school during the ED period.</p>
<p>Cayuga, the deferral did not mention which school she was deferred from, so we had no way of knowing who saw it. Like I said earlier, it's a new concept for Cornell, allowing you to apply to 2 schools ED, and I wasn't completely aware of how it worked.
Stargazerlily, that tuition thing-- what was I thinking? I ended up in Law School with the rest of my HumEc friends, ALL of us Cornell grads. My daughter's first choice is HumEc, and we're no longer in state. It's a great school.</p>
<p>Hey Cayuga, just wondering, did you read the essays I sent you yet? </p>
<p>I'll call HumEc admissions and CALS admissions sometime next week... I just don't really know what to say "Hi, I was deferred ED and was wondering why I was deferred/what I could do better for RD"? That seems kind of... I don't know, brash.</p>
<p>whoa, they just started that 2 schools thing this year right? I dont remember that happening last year..</p>
<p>And also, all the hum ec eds from my school last year got deferred but accepted for rd, so there is definitely still hope! :)</p>
<p>Patience, my friend, patience. I have to deliver some flowers to my grandmother.</p>
<p>Turtle -- The primary/secondary option began last year. Only around 100 students were accepted by their secondary college. It's really a minor program.</p>
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<p>Her entire application was deferred by the University. Likewise, if you are rejected, you are rejected by the University. </p>
<p>And as I said before, the secondary college selection does not come into play until the regular decision period. Adcoms have told me through CAAAN and my other volunteering efforts that they do not forward applications on to the secondary school during the ED period -- there is just not enough time.</p>
<p>I not recommend calling the admissions office to nag about such matters. There is no way it can help you.</p>
<p>First thing I'll do when I get to Cornell is look for a Human Ec girl :).</p>
<p>Wow Cayuga, rough night last night?
It had nothing to do with nagging, it was a pretty legit question seeing that every information session mentions this new option and no one ever listed the 100 stat. And since Cornell's schools are so highly specialized, putting in a second app is not done lightly, a lot of thought goes into the second school as a viable alternative and its accompanying essay. BTW, the CAS office couldn't have been nicer, they were surprised it wasn't mentioned in the deferral.</p>
<p>I wanna be a Human Ec girl! Hopefully I'll see you there haha :P</p>
<p>You go lynah faithful!!</p>
<p>wow this is so surprising, i'm a PAM major ('12) and i applied RD and got in last year.... stats wise i had an A- average (coming from a very competitive school) a 30 ACT and like a 1970 SAT and 700's on my SAT II's.... i was NOT recruited for a sport though I am on a varsity one here (walk on) and i was talking to my coach about a recruit and suggested the recruit try PAM (he's from NY and wants a businessy-y major) and my coach's exact words were "Human ecology is crazy competitive to get into right now, i'm better off trying to get him into AEM" </p>
<p>I had crazy impressive ECs so i guess that is what got me in but i'm shocked that you were all deferred</p>
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<p>You tell me, I'm not the one trying to micro-manage my daughter's life. </p>
<p>Okay, that's unfair, but I provided the correct information on these boards about the primary/secondary process, and how it works for deferred students, multiple times. I know that some admissions office at Cornell get extremely annoyed by overzealous students (let alone their parents) who constantly badger them with questions about every minute detail. I offered my suggestion, nothing more. And you were the one who responded without tact.</p>
<p>The Sun published an article on the secondary college program last year. 135 students were admitted. I didn't know that the University had to actively publish all aspects of its admissions program. Hell, why don't we get the stats broken out by legacy admissions or athletic admissions or URM admissions while we are at it?</p>
<p>New</a> Policies for Class of 2012 Affect the Admissions Process | The Cornell Daily Sun</p>
<p>Okay, enough said. I haven't made one phone call, but like I said, they're legit questions coming from kids are are confused and upset right now.
Actually, you should re-read you last few posts and realize that the kids you are talking to are in high school and just got deferred from the school of their dreams. Then you can tell me about tact.
And with regard to the numbers, no one ever said every stat had to be published. But when something is touted as new and emphasized at every opportunity it lends itseld to interest.</p>
<p>BURN. </p>
<p>Cayuga- 0
Lynah Faithful- 2!</p>
<p>HEHE LOL.</p>
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ugh ohmygod why??! Why is HumanEc crazy competitive all of a sudden? I considered ILR and AEM as well, settled on PAM because I thought it was a better fit for me. Hope it's not this way for transfers! Maybe a lot more in-staters are applying for Contract colleges because of the current economic state...</p>
<p>oh and stop being mean to Cayuga, he gives really great advice on these boards...I forgot what but he posted something once that helped me settle on PAM instead of ILR.</p>
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<p>No. I didn't. I have a disabling and chronic disease that has severely affected my life for the last year. Thanks for asking.</p>
<p>10 char. bump</p>