Official Cornell 2014 RD Decisions

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown):
* ACT:
* SAT II:
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
* AP (place score in parenthesis):
* IB (place score in parenthesis):
* Senior Year Course Load:
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
* Job/Work Experience:
* Volunteer/Community service:
* Summer Activities:
* Essays:
* Teacher Recommendation:
* Counselor Rec:
* Additional Rec:
* Interview:
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant):
* Country (if international applicant):
* School Type:
* Ethnicity:
* Gender:
* Income Bracket:
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths:
* Weaknesses:
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: </p>

<p>Hope this thread will be useful to future applicants.
World Peace
Save the Environment
Earth rocks</p>

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<p>

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<p>For ease of use: just copy and paste everything inside the quote (choose a heading based on your decision) and add your info and everything comes out pretty :D</p>

<p>Good luck to all - less than 30 hours left!</p>

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<p>We didn’t get an e-mail with instructions on where to look for the results. If someone could please post the e-mail with the instructions, it would be most appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks, and best of luck to everyone!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted at Hotel School</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710 690 680 - 2080
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Bio E: 710 Math 1:620
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 32/42 Predicted. Full Diploma Candidate
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots!!
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Hospitality Experience.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: Decent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: GReat.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Good
[li] Interview: Good.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): India
[<em>] School Type: Private, Small.
[</em>] Ethnicity:Indian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted at Human Ecology </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2150
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 750=Math 2 710=Math I and 720=Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5 percent
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): did not send any scores. took 6 aps.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 aps
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):not major</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Loads of research, volunteering, community service
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: a lot
[</em>] Summer Activities: nothing special; took physics over the summer
[<em>] Essays: worked really hard on them
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: well it was an info session</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): ny
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian indian
[<em>] Gender:f
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays? ecs?
[</em>] Weaknesses: scores?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: i’m happy i guess but kinda screwd for financial aid since they haven’t really received anything -_- even though i sent it them. and since URochester is giving me a good deal, i might have reconsider my options =O</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR-640, M-760, W-730
[</em>] ACT: 33 Composite. E-33, M-35, W-33, S-30, Essay: 9
[<em>] SAT II: Math IIC-790, Biology (M)-750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):9/280
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB/BC (5/5), Biology (5), USH (3), English Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout (is that major?)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cultural Arts Center Production Orchestra Musician (Concertmaster). Boy Scouts of America (Senior Patrol Leader)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: McDonalds lol
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Cultural Arts Center (like 1000-1200 hours).
[</em>] Summer Activities: being a badass
[<em>] Essays: good.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: none.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Magnet High School (public)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 160K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing exciting</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Passion in music and boy scouts
[</em>] Weaknesses: not a great SAT, not a great UW GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Passion.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvey Mudd, UCLA and UC Berkeley. Rejected from Yale, UPenn, Stanford, MIT.
[/ul]General Comments:
im so freaking happy right now.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted at Human Ecology
Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>ACT:31</li>
<li>SAT II: Chem 700 Math II 680</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 or 3</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lang. 4, AP European History 4, AP Chem 4, AP Spanish Lang. 4</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Calc AP, Macro/Micro AP, English Lit AP, Bio AP, Physics Honors</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Multiple National Spanish Awards</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): UNA-USA (leader), School Newspaper (editor), Varsity Track & Field for 4 yrs. </li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Worked as a summer intern in a government job</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at local hospital</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Summer Intern for government</li>
<li>Essays: Great</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: good</li>
<li>Additional Rec: n/a</li>
<li>Interview: very good</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant):California</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian Indian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: n/a</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Passion and drive</li>
<li>Weaknesses: ACT</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>Hope this thread will be useful to future applicants.
World Peace
Save the Environment
Earth rocks</p>

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<p>Sorry I didn’t see the last part about General Comments, honestly I was pretty shocked. I didn’t really know what to expect.</p>

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<p>Lot of Human Ecology people. Count me as one of them…very happy I got in.</p>

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<p>

LOL (10 char!)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to CALS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (690 M, 750 CR, 710 W)
[</em>] ACT: 33 composite
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math II, 680 US History, 740 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): About a 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (7/99)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), US History (4), English Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (Biology, Calc AB, English Lit, Government), Spanish IV H (basically a second year college level)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, 4 years of varsity tennis (captain), 3 years of varsity soccer, 2 years of varsity indoor track, among other smaller things.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: the typical summer jobs (pet store, lifeguarding, etc.)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Presidential Volunteer Service Award (gold level), Habitat for Humanity, 30 Hour Famines
[</em>] Summer Activities: just the above jobs
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were ok. My essays tend to be really hit or miss. Some people really like them, others don’t like my style of writing.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I assume good, I waived the right to see them
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher recs
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: It went extremely well, we still occasionally e-mail each other.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small (about 400) Catholic school
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not sure if this would include legacy, but I don’t even think it played a role. My dad, as my grandma said, “liked Cornell a little too much” and ended up transferring after one year to San Diego State. If anything, that would kinda hurt me…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I think I had well-rounded extracurriculars and the interview only could have helped.
[</em>] Weaknesses: To be honest, my essay. I only edited it once (and briefly at that) and I can’t even remember if anyone proofread it. Stupid, I know, but it seemed to have worked out!
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I can’t think of any specific reasons other than an overall well-rounded application.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to William and Mary, UVM (honors college), UMass (honors college), UMD. Rejected from Middlebury.
[/ul]General Comments: I think I was expecting to be waitlisted as I wasn’t feeling too confident after Middlebury. That I applied to CALS probably helped my chances a lot, I have three friends who were denied for engineering (plus one that got accepted). I’m not sure if I’ll end up going to Cornell, but it’s basically between there and William and Mary.</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (CR 730, M 770, W 750)
[</em>] ACT: 34 Composite, 8 essay
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 World History, 790 Chemistry, 750 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 3 out of 641
[</em>] AP: Computer Science A (5), Computer Science AB (5), Calculus BC (5), U.S. History (5), English Lang (4), Chemistry (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Art History, AP Psychology, AP Macroeconomics, AP U.S. Government, AP Biology, AP English Literature
[</em>] Major Awards: None</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars: [/li]- University Interscholastic League (UIL) Academics – Current Events and Issues, Math, and Science, 2007-2010

  • Quizbowl/Academic Challenge – Team Captain, 2007-2009
  • Ping Pong Club – President Senior Year, 2008-2010
  • German Club – Member, 2006-2010
  • Band (tenor saxophone) – Marching, concert, and jazz band, 2006-2007
  • Mu Alpha Theta (math honorarium) – Member, 2008-2010
  • National Honor Society – Member, 2008-2010
  • German Honor Society – Member, 2007-2010
  • Mahjong Club
  • High School Musical (Bye Bye Birdie) – Instrumentalist and set design, 2007
  • S.O.S. (Spartans Out Serving) Community Service Organization – 2007-2010</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: around 120 hours doing various service jobs
[<em>] Summer Activities: 3-week study abroad program in Germany
[</em>] Essays: The Common Application essay was AWESOME, but my supplement sucked
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know, I doubt it was good since our counselor doesn’t know people individually very well
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: didn’t do</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State: Texas
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 380k
[</em>] Hooks: Speaks 5 languages, lived in 3 countries</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics, essays, submitted a well-organized paper resume
[</em>] Weaknesses: Volunteer, extracurriculars were not very well-rounded
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know how I got into Cornell since my supplement essay was pure crap
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
-Northwestern: Accepted
-Vanderbilt: Accepted
-Carnegie Mellon: Accepted
-Washington University in St. Louis: Accepted
-University of Texas in Austin (engineering honors): Accepted
-Cornell: Accepted
-Rice: Waitlisted
-Duke: Waitlisted
-University of Pennsylvania: Waitlisted
[/ul]General Comments: none</p>