<p>First of all, congrats to everyone who got in!!! yay! </p>
<p>But what I really want to know is... </p>
<p>Who has the most surprising ED acceptance out there? And no I'm not talking about those with really good stats who like to pretend that they are just terrible! lol </p>
<p>I'm really wondering about those who took a total shot in the dark and got in!</p>
<p>Post your stats and give some of us normal people hope!</p>
<p>Well... I didn't get a 2100+ SAT score... How's that?</p>
<p>I got in with a 30 ACT 690 and 700 sat iis and went 250 words over the supplement:D there's hope</p>
<p>A few years ago I got into Cornell RD w/ almost no EC's. I totally didn't expect to get in and didn't even bother to check until 2 days after decisions came out. I was on the newspaper staff, 1 club, and volunteered as a camp couselor for 2 summers. That was it for my 4 years of HS. I simply had no interest in mathletes or debate or piano or whatever else Asians were supposed to do. I spent all my afterschool time chillin w/ friends (who, admittedly, were not College Confidential-types). So I guess anything's possible.</p>
<p>On my SATs I had 630 for math, 660 for critical reading, and 690 for writing, and I got into CALS for biology. My ACT was a bit better. I got a 30 composite, with a not-so-impressive 24 on science. I had 670 on each of my SAT subject tests. So, basically my test scores weren't anything to brag about.</p>
<p>i was also CALS Bio...sats 2150, gpa 102/4.08, captain of the debate team, junior and senior class pres,national merit scholar, nhs, latin honor society, math honor society, science honor socity, hundreds upon hundreds of hours of volunteer work with one of the leading pediatric cardiologists in the country and i was outright REJECTED...not even deferred. what gives?</p>
<p>Wow.. trv did you write some pretty craft essays and have some good hooks?</p>
<p>my personal statement essay was sooo good (not just me, other teachers and students read it and agreed), the supplement was also good i got to talk about being born with a congenital heart disorder and turning it into something positive by volunteering with the doctor who saved my life. i also spoke about going to pre-med camp and why cornell was the place for me yada yada yada. </p>
<p>im just completely disheartened now</p>
<p>threads like these make me so confused about cornell. i don't understand why people like mer0723 get outright rejected and others w/lower test scores or little EC's get accepted.
as for me, i have decent SAT scores, a good number of EC's (not a ton but a few i'm dedicated to), good recs, and a relatively low gpa at a competitive school....i realize i have less than a 10% chance of being accepted, but i'm setting my sights on another school, selective but not close to this...this is a super-reach school for me
if i get in it will be pretty surprising</p>
<p>Molly, maybe this is proof that adcoms really look at the "whole" picture. More and more, I think colleges don't just look at test scores anymore. It would only be fair this way...</p>
<p>I only got a 1920 on my SATs and my grades weren't too great either, but I got in!</p>
<p>certain school in cornell are about fit. you rly have to convey that.</p>
<p>it also wouldnt hurt to be native american/legacy/poverty stricken/extremely wealthy.</p>
<p>Trying to predict who will get in and who won't at any of these schools is a waste of time and the admitted statistics thread just proves the case. Some kids who were rejected looked like shoe ins and others who seemed on paper to be a little weaker may have been admitted. Admissions people are trying to get a sense of the student as a whole and the CAS admissions rep for our area said outright that SAT/ACT scores did not carry as much weight as the rest of the application. In addition, to be honest, so many qualified people apply, these schools could fill multiple classes with candidates, all of whom would do well at the school. I think what is most important, aside from the quantitative stuff like grades, is how well the student presents his/her case for attending that school. Does it have a program that has relevance to your interests, academic or otherwise? What do you know about the school and do you express that in your application? Do you have special talents or interests that make you unique in some way? How well will you take advantage of all that the school has to offer? I think a strong essay and strong recommendations can outweigh someone's test scores or GPA. That's why it is so important to select schools that fit you, rather than only wanting to be at what is considered a "top school."</p>
<p>i like how cornell does its admissions, i know a kid who had 1600 something on his SATs, out of 2400, who got in. basically numbers don't matter that much, i don't even think clubs matter that much. i think they just take a step back, look at the whole picture and think "is this kid bull*****ting us or is he/she genuine, do they have the kind of character we want here?" i've found that while there are some people at cornell who are club crazy and try to crank out a 10 page resume, most are pretty laid back, smart, kids who want to learn and enjoy the environment. congrats to you guys who got in, for those of you who didn't just move on, the weather in ithaca sucks anyway.
btw to contribute to the thread, im class of '10, sat 2180, gpa 3.9, varsity sport. good luck at college everyone</p>