Heartbroken... trying to move on

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I applied ED to Cornell... rejected :(
I was hoping someone could give me my chances at the schools listed. Realistic chances, even though I really want to be cheered up.</p>

<p>Gpa: 3.9 w/3.7 uw [gpa is out of soph and junior year.]
[sickness during soph year made me miss a month of school]</p>

<p>SAT: 730 CR/ 660 M/ 610 W (essay = 8) (06/2005)
660 CR / 680 M / 690 W (essay = 10) (10/2005)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Bio M - 730 US History - 700 MathIC - 730</p>

<p>ACT: 31</p>

<p>I'm in a class of 31 at a very competitive private school. I'm taking the most rigorous course load possible. I'll have 4 APs by may (US history, calc ab, english lit & phsyics) and my school offers 3 others (chem, spanish, french).</p>

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<li>extra little thingy, I skipped 8th grade 2 weeks into the year.</li>
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<p>Awards:
Mock Trial Award - 9th, 11th
Precalc - 11th
Spanish 3 - 11th
Media - 11th
AP History - 11th
Multitudes of Riding Awards, including 1st Place in a 3'3" Jumping Show in Ireland.</p>

<p>ECs:
Environmental Team - 12th (team just created this year) [Im not captain, but I am in charge of a section of the group and i give presentations to the school]
V Lacrosse - 9th, 10th
Soccer - 11th
SADD - 9th
Open Studio - 10th, 11th
Bass - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Singing Lessons - 11th
Mock Trial (Co-Captain) - 9th, 11th, 12th
P2P Student Ambassadors summer exchange to Australia - 9th
worked as bus person at restaurant for summer - 10th
Studied Medical Science and Creative Writing @ Oxford University during summer - 11th (Got an A in Med. Science, and an A+ in Creative Writing)
Volunteered at animal hospital - 9th
Helped preserve woods - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Ride with Smithtown Hunt (6 yrs, w. colors and also i'm their youngest whip [big honors]) - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Horseback ride (11yrs) - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Horseshows (ahhh forever) - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Trained EMTs, Firemen, and Police officers in Equine Rescue Techniques. Got certified in 9th grade, now help to certify these EMTs Firemen and Policemen. - 9th,10th,12th
Hunt in Virginia - 11th, 12th
Member of a virginia hunt - 12th
Took care of sick horses - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Helped teach a girl how to ride on one of my ponies for free - 10th, 11th, 12th
Play Clarinet - 9th, 10th
Polocross - 1st place in tournament (mix of polo and lacrosse) - 9th
*I also know how to play polo but I dont do it on a regular basis [I'm starting to take polo lessons again this year]</p>

<p>** btw, the "hunts" only remake foxhunting, we don't kill anything.</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
English AP
Graphic Communications (1st Semester)
Physics AP
Public Speaking
Psychology
Sculpture (1st Semester)
Global Politics (2nd Semester)
Calculus AB</p>

<p>Also, I think I can write good/great essays and get great recs.</p>

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<p>Okay, so sorry you had to read that mess. Here is my list: Can you tell me what my chances are at these schools?</p>

<p>Columbia (mom went undergrad and grad)
Boston University
NYU
Colgate
Tufts (uncle went, dunno if that helps)
UVA
USC
Sarah Lawrence College
Skidmore</p>

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<p>Sorry about the rejection - heck of a holiday present.</p>

<p>I think that you may have issue with UVA - they are pretty grades-happy even for instate applicants. </p>

<p>Columbia is a pretty big reach - how about Barnard instead?</p>

<p>Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, BU and NYU - - I think you will be in at least at 3 out of the 4. It doesn't look like you need finaid, so that will help. Great riding ops around Skidmore. </p>

<p>Colgate, Tufts, USC are reachier but reasonable to apply to.</p>

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<p>with legacy, you might get into columbia</p>

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<p>I'm not sure, but I think she's lying... Don't early decisions for Cornell come out on the 15th???</p>

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<p>they were leaked...</p>

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<p>yeah, so i get to suffer 3 days early...</p>

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<p>hugs =( i got rejected from my ED just today as well, so i sympathize, especially with the heartbroken-ness =/ if you're really set on it, you might want to try transferring from wherever you do end up going.
you have really impressive EC's.. i went to oxford too =) and i dont see why you shouldn't have any trouble getting into any of those schools.. you have better chances than me anyhow!</p>

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<p>rachel - </p>

<p>a suggestion if your haven't submitted the rest of your apps yet. You may want to prioritize the equestrian activities so that this one is at the top:</p>

<p>Trained EMTs, Firemen, and Police officers in Equine Rescue Techniques. Got certified in 9th grade, now help to certify these EMTs Firemen and Policemen. - 9th,10th,12th</p>

<p>Adreps will understand that - they won't necessarilly understand the ramifications of being the youngest whip (although it is impressive also!).</p>

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<p>did you apply to CAS...?
CAS acceptance rate is under 20%, its probably the hardest school within cornell, and arguably harder to get in than other IVY's</p>

<p>if your still set on cornell as a transfer, you may want to apply to agriculture or human ecology... spend a semester- and then internally transfer, i mean internal transfers i hear are really easy</p>

<p>it might be a little shady thing to do, but who really cares in the end</p>

<p>but yeah , you have a great shot at all those schools...</p>

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<p>thanks everyone. yeah I applied to CAS.
anoniez, sorry about your rejection :(</p>

<p>anybody else have an opinion?</p>

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<p>"did you apply to CAS...?
CAS acceptance rate is under 20%, its probably the hardest school within cornell, and arguably harder to get in than other IVY's"</p>

<p>HAH...
Completely wrong.
CAS is around low 30's and is not even close to being as tough as the IVY's.</p>

<p>You have a good shot at CAS.</p>

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<p>human ecology / agriculture is easier to get into</p>

<p>the CAS acceptance rate is 21.7%, no where near your low 30's...
<a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/irp/pdf/FactBook/Admissions/Undergraduate/Freshmen/as.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://dpb.cornell.edu/irp/pdf/FactBook/Admissions/Undergraduate/Freshmen/as.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>so HAH... completely wrong ch</p>

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<p>Why did you skip 8th grade? That is an interesting decision.</p>

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<p>Columbia: SAT 25%ile verbal 660, math 670, ACT 25%ile 28, avg GPA 3.8, 86% from top 10%</p>

<p>BU: SAT V 600, math 610, GPA 3.5,</p>

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<p>I think you are in at Sarah Lawrence and Skidmore,even with legacy, Columbia would be a reach. Uncle won't help you at Tufts unless he's famous. I would consider Barnard, if I were you. You also have a chance at NYU--don't know about the others. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>wow, shocked u got rejected. UR stuff looked solid, but your math for Arts/Sciences was below average, by about a good 50 points, but your vebral was solid. Make sure your Recs and Essays are good, b/c sometimes a rejection ED can signal that something wasn't good, call Cornell up and find out what they didn't like.</p>

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<p>will Cornell tell me? Or will they just be like, psh... we rejected 299 people, why should we tell you why.</p>

<p>im kinda shocked too, bball. an admissions officer told me i had a good chance of getting in (1 in 4) but I guess that 3 in 4 is better odds.</p>

<p>andrw: i skipped 8th grade because I had taken Algebra in 7th grade and an independent math study, and I had also taken Earth Science in 7th grade and worked at cold spring harbor labs. So the school decided that, if I take the math and science finals and pass, I could skip a grade.</p>

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<p>well, i have a friend who was rejected at Columbia, called up, and it was revealed that his SAT verbal was significantly lower than what they wanted. He retook his SATs after that conversation. I have another friend that was told that one of his recs was absolutely awful.</p>

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<p>well, i have a friend who was rejected at Columbia, called up, and it was revealed that his SAT verbal was significantly lower than what they wanted. He retook his SATs after that conversation. I have another friend that was told that one of his recs was absolutely awful.</p>

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<p>if you call cornell theyll tell you why you didnt get in
if its something stupid then u can hit yourself on the head ;(</p>