<p>Well the Columbia and Princeton forum have this. So lets start another one. Put the number, your sn, and what college you are applying to. Also copy and paste the previous number so we can create a list!!! Ill start</p>
<li>Gulliver101- ILR</li>
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<p>Don't you think it's early to have a thread like this? As cliche as it sounds, you guys still have a long time before you submit your application. </p>
<p>Applying ED is a serious decision, and it shouldn't be taken lightly. If you get accepted you are required to attend, so you should be very sure that the place you apply is the place you want to go.</p>
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<li>Gulliver101- ILR</li>
<li>ashernm - Engineering
I'm visiting Cornell on the last sunday in August! BTW, is it possible to RSVP for the university and Engineering tours? Is it worth going to the admissions information session if I am already going to the engineering information session? I RSVPed for the engineering information session but nothing else.</li>
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<p>Ashernm - I also visited Cornell last year at the end of August. I believe I RSVP'd for both the general tour and the engineering information session. Cornell was the last school I visited and before that Cornell was not even on my radar screen. I left totally impressed!! The admissions office for each college is independent, so I would suggest to take the general tour and attend the engineering information session. Also try to go on a day where you could also take a tour of the engineering buildings. The day I went, that tour was not given.</p>
<p>stellarknight, as I was RSVPing, I saw an admissions information session. Is that worth attending?
Also, are there any good websites for planning a small hike in Ithaca/Cornell?</p>
<p>Name: Josh X
Interests: International Relations, Econ, Government, a bit of history (though I despise memorizing timelines), Neuro and Cognitive sciences.
Possible major at Cornell: I'm going to ATTEMPT a major at econ, but will probably fail miserably because I'm far from stellar at math. Other than that, I'd probably focus on IR and gov't. Ideally, a double major in IR and Econ, with a minor in philosophy or bio or psych.
Home state: New York
Political Ideology: Republican libertarian, fiscal disciplinarian. However, in terms of Foreign Policy, I find myself predominantly an unlikely and paradoxical combination of Neo-Liberal and Neo-Conservative (hard to explain, e-mail me if you want to know more).
Religion: Atheist
Favorite Movies: Fight Club, Harold and Kumar, The Insider, anything by Zhang Yi Mou (The Road Home, Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Kill Bill Vol. 1 (hated Vol. 2). Errr... I think that's it folks. Oh yeah... Finding Neverland was touching. As a guy, I must admit I cried (just a bit!) at the last scene with Depp and the kid in the park. <em>tear</em>
Favorite Books: 1984, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Choke, The Great Gatsby, Lullaby, Siddartha, Demian, White Noise.
EC's: Prez of Model UN (mad MUN freak), prez of JSA, opinion editor of school newspaper, Amnesty International treasurer. Did some amateur filmmaking sophomore and junior years, which was fun. </p>
<p>Also applying to:
Harvard University
Brown University
Georgetown University
Cornell University
U Chicago
McGill, Queens, U of T (what I'd like to call my "Canadian Safety-Match Trio")
Dartmouth
Possibly PENN if I like my visit there</p>
<ol>
<li>Gulliver101- ILR</li>
<li>ashernm - Engineering</li>
<li>confidential - Engineering(CS) : Hard decision between Cornell/CMU</li>
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<ol>
<li>Gulliver101- ILR</li>
<li>ashernm - Engineering</li>
<li>confidential - Engineering(CS) : Hard decision between Cornell/CMU</li>
<li>DoctorX88 - Econ and IR (CAS)</li>
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<ol>
<li>Gulliver101- ILR</li>
<li>ashernm - Engineering</li>
<li>confidential - Engineering(CS) : Hard decision between Cornell/CMU</li>
<li>DoctorX88 - Econ and IR (CAS)</li>
<li>thistlepanger - CAS or CALS</li>
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<p>ashernm - I wouldn't think going to a general admissions information session is necessary since each of Cornell's colleges has it own admissions office. The engineering admissions information session gives you a pretty good idea of what they are looking for as an applicant as well as laying out the specific engineering majors and curriclum. It's an excellent presentation.
They also discuss student life, housing, dining etc.</p>
<p>oh let's do it because princeton and columbia have it! since when do they have the cool kids? :p</p>
<p>ok thanks for telling me stellarknight. By the way, the engineering information is called the engineering information session, not engineering admissions information session, so admissions won't be the focus of the session.</p>
<p>Hey! I was wondering when someone would finally start one of these considering almost every other Ivy board has one. I'm not applying ED until next year (unless I change my mind of course ^_^) but you guys should really try to get an idea of who else is applying and maybe make some new friends in the process...so keep this thread going</p>
<p>"maybe make some new friends in the process"
That is, until the admissions decisions roll in and you or I are rejected.</p>
<p>Just Kidding.</p>
<ol>
<li>Gulliver101- ILR</li>
<li>ashernm - Engineering</li>
<li>confidential - Engineering(CS) : Hard decision between Cornell/CMU</li>
<li>DoctorX88 - Econ and IR (CAS)</li>
<li>thistlepanger - CAS or CALS</li>
<li>fantosme- CAS</li>
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<p>My 2nd semester junior grades will probably get me rejected. It was like my teachers all had a grudge against me. </p>
<p>My AP L & C teacher tells me I have a 97% one day before grades go out, yet she gives me an 89% B+. </p>
<p>My Pre-Calc teacher thinks grades are too high, so he gives a pop-test worth 45% of our grade about stuff we don't remember or didn't really learn. </p>
<p>My French teacher, who hates me because I was the only one who didn't show up at her party (I was having surgery at the time), knocked my grade down because she said I don't participate enough, when I participate more than half the class combined. How bad of a teacher is she? At the start of the year we had 31 students, at the end of the year we had 14 still in the class. Of those 14 students, there were 0 A's, 3 B's, 3 C's, 6 D's, 2 F's. That's not including the 17 F's the 17 students got for dropping the class. BTW, this is a regular level class, though most of the students in the class take 4-6 AP classes a year so it's not a dumb class. </p>
<p>I'm pretty sure my grades will go way up senior year, but Cornell won't see those unless they defer me. If I get rejected, and my grades go up, I'll probably end up at Chicago, maybe Duke or Williams. I can always try and transfer to Cornell.</p>
<p>"If I get rejected, and my grades go up, I'll probably end up at Chicago, maybe Duke or Williams."
Pretty bold assumption as those schools are somewhat more selective than Cornell.</p>
<p>Chicago:</p>
<p>I have multiple alumni connections.
My family is good friends with about 3/4 of the admissions office.
I live near Chicago.<br>
Chicago takes 10-30 kids from my school every year.<br>
The guy with my class rank this past year is going to Chicago.
Chicago puts a lot of emphasis on the essay, and writing is what I do best.</p>
<p>Duke:</p>
<p>My school sends 5-15 students to Duke a year.
A friend of mine ranked only 2 spots ahead of me got into Duke RD.</p>
<p>Williams:</p>
<p>Alumni Connection</p>
<p>Also, for the Duke part, the friend I'm talking about had pretty much the exact same profile that I do. His GPA, class rank, and the classes he took were pretty much identical to mine. We were in the same clubs, and did volunteer work for the same place. He got in RD.</p>
<p>Chicago is not more selective as Cornell if you look at acceptance rates only. Though I admit the pool is somewhat more self-selective...dunno if it accounts for the difference in acceptance rate, however.</p>
<p>I'd say that Williams & Duke are about as selective as each other, Cornell is slightly less selective than both, and Chicago is slightly less selective than Cornell.</p>