***Official Cornell 2012 Decisions Thread***

<p>ACCEPTED!!...engineering...i'm in the 1:28 group :-D...post stats later lol</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted, Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA?: nope
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn't take it
[<em>] ACT: 35 composite (35 E, M, R 36 S)
[</em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, 760 Bio E
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Sent the weighted, 5.33/5
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% is all my school releases
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), Bio (5), US History (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): no IB here
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hon. Physics, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, English, AP French, AP Econ Micro/Macro
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholars nominee?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics (electronics captain, head of PR), Mathletes (3-year captain), Scholastic Bowl, Debate (assistant captain), WYSE
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Have held a part-time job since I was 16, same one for 1.5 years
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Mentor FLL kids at a middle school
[</em>] Summer Activities: Mostly lounging, attended a SWE camp
[<em>] Essays: I liked them, other people did too
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great, both know me very well
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great, she knows me well
[</em>] Additional Rec: didn't send one
[<em>] Interview: didn't have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State: Illinois
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Painfully white
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle-class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none that I'm aware of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I have a passion for learning that my teachers addressed and that was a big focus of my application. I am heavily interested in math and science and I wrote about some of my small engineering projects that I've taken on in my spare time.
[<em>] Weaknesses: I don't really care about grades, which can be seen in my transcript. My GPA is high for my year, but mostly because I took all honors classes.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was actually extremely surprised when I received a likely letter from Cornell - I thought Cornell was going to be quite a reach for sure. I think that I'm a good match for the community in my personality and overall zeal for learning, and I think that my involvement in Robotics set me apart from the rest of the applicants.
[/ul]General Comments: Unfortunately, I probably won't go to Cornell because I'm having difficulty booking a flight to visit - I was also admitted to MIT, which I think is a better match for me in terms of interests and personality, so I will probably matriculate there. Good luck to all of the other applicants!</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Guaranteed Transfer[ /b][ /color][ /size</p>

<p>[ *] Deferred EA? Yes
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 620M 560V 560W
[ *] ACT:31
[ *] SAT II:640mi, 610mii, 610us, 570bioe, 540physics, 470chem eek
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/301, top 4%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): us (2), physics (1) bad week :P
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Government, Coll. Eng 101 and 102, Wind Ens., Mixed Choir
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NYS Boys' State
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Section Leader, boys state, blah blah blah
[ *] Job/Work Experience:2 yeaers at mickey d's
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: lots
[ *] Summer Activities: not many
[ *] Essays: Awesome
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Awesome
[ *] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[ *] Additional Rec: Awesome
[ *] Interview:none
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Central NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public- 1200 kids, rare for ivys
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:upper 60s
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):1st gen, urm, MVP prog. at cornell
[ *] Strengths: i'm a good person
[ *] Weaknesses: i'm a good person
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Because I devoted half a year to this school, and I am really pleased with the outcome. I know where I want to go for my first year, and I think life is going to be great! :)</p>

<p>Class</a> of 2012 - Cornell University</p>

<p>ahh anyone still anxious without a status???</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>hey does anyone know, for the 2012 cornell site, do we need to put our full name? legal name? nickname? anyname?
lol</p>

<p>rejected.... <em>cries</em> got home from work and had 2 letters on the kitchen table- waitlisted at Swarthmore and Bowdoin..... then onto cornell...... a sad day for my college ego lol</p>

<p>and yet life goes on.... at least this narrows down my choices :-)</p>

<p>Yep, rejected - kinda wasn't expecting it, but now I'm at least sure where to submit my deposit! Berkeley here I come...</p>

<p>Being waitlisted at 3 schools really sucks - I think I'll take my place at Columbia and Duke, and see what happens...</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 660M, 780W, 620CR = 2080
* ACT:34
* SAT II: 740Math2, 770 U.S. History, 680 Physics
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2% (6 out of 400 in very competitive high school)
* AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's: US History, World History, English/Lan; 3: Physics BC

  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng/Lit, AP Euro, AP Calc AB, AP Chem
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): bagpipes, playing sports w/ mentally challenged kids
* Job/Work Experience: playing sports w/ mentally challenged kids
* Volunteer/Community service: lots
* Summer Activities:
* Essays: exceptional
* Teacher Recommendation: exceptional
* Counselor Rec: impersonal
* Additional Rec: no
* Interview: none
</code></pre>

<p>waitlisted. thought i'd get rejected haha.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted, CAS</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* Deferred EA?: N/A
* SAT I (breakdown): 2340, 780 all sections
* ACT: 34
* SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 USH, 780 Physics
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%, not ranked though
* AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Bio (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5), Calc AB (5)
* IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
* Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:
* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): QuizBowl, Science Bowl, Ocean Science Bowl...all with something
* Job/Work Experience: Not at the moment
* Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross
* Summer Activities: being lazy
* Essays: lol, interestingly, i didnt like this one as much as the other ones
* Teacher Recommendation: waived rights, but should be fine
* Counselor Rec: no idea...shrugs
* Additional Rec: lol no idea, but sent one though
* Interview: didn't have one</p>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State: CA
* School Type: public
* Ethnicity: asian
* Gender: male
* Income Bracket: Middle-class
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): if anything, an antihook
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: test scores, ECs, recs?
* Weaknesses: sigh, low low low gpa (relative to class)
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea
</code></pre>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? No
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown):2150 (700 R, 720 M, 730 W)
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] SAT II: Math II 800, US History 780, Chemistry 740
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/526
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (4), US History (5), Calculus AB (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: US Government AP/Macroeconomics AP, Calculus BC AP, English Lit AP, Environmental Science AP, Newspaper Production
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): many school clubs (on board for most of them), JV tennis, newspaper editor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: local marsh nature center receptionist, hospital volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities: COSMOS at UCI, volunteering
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn't look at them
[</em>] Additional Rec: from newspaper advisor, decent
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: my academics and my essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: my extracurriculars didn't show a single passion and my recommendations weren't that strong<br>
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I'm not sure, but I'm glad that I got in! [/li][/ul]General Comments: I'm excited, but I'm still not sure where I'm going yet. Submission Time: 1:44 PM EST</p>

<p>Rejected CAS-
Submission time: 12:24:something
U Chicago here I come!!!!!!</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED CAS</p>

<p>Deferred EA? No
SAT I (breakdown): 790 M, 690 CR, 730 W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 790 Math II, 750 Bio-E, 730 USH, 700 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW (5.42 W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1% in county
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), USH (5), Eng Lang (4), Psych (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none taken yet
Senior Year Course Load: IB French V SL, IB Hist of Amer HL, IB Chem SL, IB Bio HL, IB Math HL, IB TOK, IB Eng IV HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Typical Math Team, Math and SS Honor Societies, piano, golf, etc.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: a lot of volunteering
Summer Activities: volunteering, some Dual Enrollment courses
Essays: very good, put A LOT of time into these
Teacher Recommendation: never saw, but probably very good
Counselor Rec: never saw, but probably good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A (CAS)</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): SW Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (2200 students)
Ethnicity: Multiracial Asian/White
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:lower 40s
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st generation?</p>

<p>Strengths: rigorous courseload w/ high GPA, first generation
Weaknesses: nothing outstanding about ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: high grades in rigorous courses, 1st generation - but I am pretty surprised I was accepted to my primary choice</p>

<p>1:05, btw</p>

<p>ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>SAT: 610 cr; 670 math; 680 writing
ACT: 30
SATII: 710/700/650
White female</p>

<p>proves scores aren't everything!</p>

<p>Got into Cornell Engineering !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>Waitlisted to Engineering :&lt;/p>

<p>has n e one been rejected from ILR or CAS (that did not get a "transfer" option)</p>

<p>im still waiting....is tat bad?</p>

<p>Accepted, however I will be attending my first choice (UCLA) next fall on a merit scholarship.</p>

<p>SAT Is - 2220, SAT IIs - 740 ave.
Grades: 3.97 UW; 4.6 Weighted (5.0 Junior year and first semester senior year) top 5 in class (school doesn't rank for #1) ELC</p>

<p>APs - Biology E (5), Statistics (5), English Comp. (5), Environmental Science (5), I will be taking 6 more APs this year</p>

<p>Captain, varsity football team, performer in Caltech's annual Shakespeare play 2007 and 2006 (10 performances each), lots of other ASB, Club and community activities.</p>