<p>many schools were like that 10 yrs ago…neways doesn’t really matter, i never said that cornell was more selective than Amherst</p>
<p>why are we arguing over a 6 percent differences? I just think of them both as super selective.</p>
<p>Lots of kids in my HS applied to Cornell annually, myself included, yet every year only 3-5 actually get in.</p>
<p>I’m done with 11/12 of my apps! Yay!</p>
<p>Cornell is actually my first choice, so it’s nice to see that it’s a “high match.” I wrote a really good (or at least I think so) essay about my lifelong passion for meteorology (to prove that I “fit the mold” that they’re looking for at CALS). I also included a sonnet. Hopefully it’ll get me in.</p>
<p>And yes, Amherst is most definitely more selective/harder to get into than Cornell. Regardless of the degree of “Self-Selection,” when you look at the mid-50% SAT ranges, the difference is obvious.</p>
<p>Thanks for the chances, everybody. Best of luck to you all!</p>
<p>Whoa. Soccerstar18 was right… for me, at least.</p>
<p>Here’s what my chances were:
Amherst: Slight Reach
Bowdoin: Match
Brandeis: In w/ money
Brown: Slight Reach
Case Western: In w/ money
Cornell: High Match
Dartmouth: Slight Reach
Stanford: Reach
SUNY: In w/ Money
University of Connecticut (accepted!): In
University of Maryland: In
Williams: Slight Reach</p>
<p>And here are the results:
Amherst: <strong>In</strong> (I was pleasantly surprised at this one)
Bowdoin: <strong>In</strong>
Brandeis: <strong>In</strong> ($15000/yr scholarship)
Brown: Rejected!
Case Western: <strong>In</strong> ($27500/yr scholarship but no financial aid… unaffordable)
Cornell: Waitlisted!
Dartmouth: <strong>In</strong> (will attend)
Stanford: Rejected!
SUNY: <strong>In</strong> (full scholarship)
University of Connecticut: <strong>In</strong> (full scholarship)
University of Maryland: <strong>In</strong> ($8000/yr scholarship but no financial aid… unaffordable)
Williams: Waitlisted!</p>
<p>Ironically enough, the schools I really, really wanted to get into (Brown, Cornell, Williams) all waitlisted or rejected me, and the schools that I applied to as afterthoughts (i.e. “hmmm, Dartmouth is pretty similar to Brown and Amherst is pretty similar to Williams”) accepted me. I chose Dartmouth over Amherst because Dartmouth offered a better financial aid package (and arguably stronger science programs). It was VERY hard to turn down UConn, and I agonized over the decision for a long time, but at this point I have no regrets.</p>
<p>I applied to Stanford solely for the sake of applying to Stanford. Do I regret REFUSING to apply to HYP? I’ll admit, maybe a little…</p>
<p>Awesome. Good luck at Dartmouth! lol btw you mean “slipper was right”</p>
<p>Lol…you mean “slipper was right”</p>
<p>Congratulations on Dartmouth, buffalowizard!</p>
<p>^ uhhhh, why did you bump up a 3 year old thread?</p>
<p>You have a better chance than most. All the ones you have marked as “merit aid?” I think you will get a good deal of money.</p>