<p>REJECTED</p>
<p>I don't feel like posting all that other stuff right now.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
I was rejected and waitlisted at my parents' alma maters (Hopkins and Georgetown) so.... HOLY HOLY HOLY JOY JOY JOY CORNELL BEATS HOPKINS AND GEORGETOWN!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2160
SAT IIs: 740 Physics 700 Math I, 780 Math IIC
ACT: 34
GPA: 95.4
Rank: N/A
Other stats: 7 APs</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Don't know
Hook (if any): Icelandic american-- Cornell has the largest collection of Icelandic lit North America -- don't know if this had anything to do with it. Also, I researched the course offerings and mentioned the courses I wanted to take in the application. Alsomy favorite physics teacher went to cornell, and he wrote my rec.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Icelandic American
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Art portfolio
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea.</p>
<p>Other Factors: None.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>{College of Human Ecology}
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:Math:690 Cr: 700 Wr:700
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC:750 Physics:730 History:700
[<em>] ACT: Didnt take
[</em>] GPA: about a 95 unweighted
[<em>] Rank:17 out of 619
[</em>] Other stats: 5 AP pysch 5 us hist 4 eng lang and comp 3 phyiscs b
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: my common app essay was legit, ona the best things ive written, my cornell specific essays i thought i did a great job in knowing what i was talking about in why i want to go there.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one was great said everything u could about me one was aightttt
[<em>] Counselor Rec: excellent, said a lot about me
[</em>] Hook (if any): none at all im white
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: really big public (a pretty good one too acedemically speaking)
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: cuz my essays were great and college of human ecology is all about understanding people and i was able to talk about some of the socialogical and pyschological stuff im interested in
[/ul]Other Factors:
*General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:im pretty proud i made an IV with an sat below 1400, i guess it shows you that getting the scores counts but you still have to show one way or another that ur commited to learning and have ideas of your own. *</p>
<p>DELETE ALL SPACES IN THE BRACKETS FOR IT TO WORK</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 700W 750M 730CR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710-Math1C, 780-Math2C, 710-BioM
[<em>] ACT: ---
[</em>] GPA: 4.68/5 Weighted, 3.86/4 Unweighted
[<em>] Rank: High school does not rank.
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Intellectual interests essay-- wrote about the evolution of my interest in math and science as a small child to what it is today, and touched a bit on how I see math as an artform. College of choice essay-- wrote about how I wanted to follow my interests in math and science but in the context of a liberal arts environment.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Both from junior year-- one from my AP English Language and Composition teacher, one from my AP Biology teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Actually got to read it. Basically just blanket positive statements, nothing flooring but, you know, general goodness.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Nothing particularly strong, but see "Other factors"
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Public, about 1600 students, affluent suburban locale
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American (Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: see "other factors"
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Well, I got accepted to an ivy league university, but I can still completely, honestly, totally say that I dont understand the college admissions process in the least. I don't have anything special going on here in my application, so yeah. Just to note: rejected from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, waitlisted at Brown, accepted at Umass-Amherst, Brandeis, NYU.
[/ul]Other Factors: Piano (classical) ten years, Piano (jazz) two years, captain of the science team, three year member of the tennis team, three year member of the golf team, worked at MIT/Mass General Hospital over the summer in metabolic engineering and co-authored a paper in in-silico glutamine infusion simulations, run my own computer repair business (CompTIA A+ certified). </p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: To be honest, I was actually hoping for something else. But now, well, I guess it looks like I'm going to Cornell. Which means, of course, that automatically makes Cornell the best university in existance (oh yeah, college rivalry)! CORNELL BIG RED.</p>
<p>[color=blue]Decision: Accepted via Guaranteed Transfer!!!!!!![blue/color]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I:1270/1940
[ *] SAT IIs:700 chem 650 math 1C
[ *] ACT 28
[ *] GPA:92 uw 94 w
[ *] Rank: n/a
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:good to great....showed my passion
[ *] Teacher Recs:good to great
[ *] Counselor Rec:good to great
[ *] Hook (if any):poor asian, instate, life story...
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240 (710 CR, 770 M, 760 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 MATH IC, 700 US HISTORY, 670 MATH IIC
[<em>] GPA: 4.0000 UNWEIGHTED
[</em>] Rank: 1 out of 718
[li] Other stats: AP TESTS [5 on World History AP, 4 on History of Art AP, 4 on US History AP, 3 on English Language and Composition][/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: In my opinion, I wrote a really unique personal essay concerning my name and its cultural significance and symbolism--i.e., what it means to me, how it shaped my past, constructs my future. I talked about how I almost changed my name--pressured by western assimilation, and how realized that it would ultimately be erasing a piece of who I am. Another essay, I wrote about my first ride on a Ferris wheel in a run-down parking-lot carnival. I discussed how my views on the world and human-nature changed within that moment of glittering lights and </p>[/li]
<p>echoing laughter/circus music.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I had several teacher/community recommendations. One from my History of Art AP teacher, and one from my AP U.S. History. They both discussed my artistic/literary contribution coupled with intellectual discussion vigor. I also got a lot of extracurricular teachers such as my Literary Magazine/Club sponsor and my French teacher to contribute a letter. My employer also wrote one--highlighting my life at home.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I know my Counselor extensively. She's one of my personal heros; we have long after-school discussions from time to time. I've known her since ninth grade; although, my school has many, many students, I have always made time to talk to her. Her recommendation letter was superb--at least, in my opinion. She really highlighted a lot of my personality and character attributes while mentioning my passions and motivations as well.
[li] Hook (if any): No hook really. I'm not an underrepresented minority race, nor a legacy. I do not have great test scores, just passion, I guess. Passion for the arts and all things related. I'm the first in my family to go to college.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Houston, TX (Born in Saigon, Vietnam.)
[</em>] School Type: Public, 3500+, Not competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: [ul]
[li]I hope that everyone is coping well. I wish everyone else the best of luck with their decision letters. May tomorrow bring you sunshine and warm smiles![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other Schools:[ul]
[li]Accepted: HARVARD, YALE, PENN, COLUMBIA, DARTMOUTH, CORNELL, BROWN, RICE, UT[/li][li]Rejected: --[/li][]Pending:* PRINCETON, STANFORD[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!
College of Engineering
Stats:
SAT I:1560/2270
SAT IIs:800 chem 800 math 2C 790 phy
GPA:3.9-4.0 approx.
Rank: 3/969
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays:great
Teacher Recs:great
Counselor Rec:good
Hook (if any): research paper
Location/Person:
State or Country:India
School Type:Private
Ethnicity:South Asian
Gender:Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted:strong stats? luck? don't really know
Other Factors: comm service, sports teams
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
w00t w00t!!!
congratulations to the class of 2010.</p>
<p>Accepted CAS bio
wow holy...i can't believe i got in especially looking at the stats of some people who were rejected or waitlisted. I can only say that God has been good to me.</p>
<p>SAT:1370 710M 660V
SATII:690Mathiic 690Chem
GPA:94.5(uw so like a 3.95) like 4.4w</p>
<p>oyea and im asian. unbelievable. After getting rejected by WashU, and waitlisted by hopkins and rejected by dartmouth today. unbelievable</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted HE</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 770 math 740 verbal 680 writing (1510, 2190)
SAT IIs: 800 bio - m, 720 Math IIC, 680 US History
GPA: 97.3/100
Rank: 5/252
Other stats: lots of ec's but no big national awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: it was the last one i wrote, most honest of all of them
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): youngest of 5 other 4 went to cornell
Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:[list][li] Extracurriculars: 3 varsity sports, debate, science and math clubs, business club, etc.</p>[/li]
<p>Why I think I was accepted/deferred: above average stats/legacy</p>
<p>Other thoughts: well...accepted at Penn and MIT...waiting for princeton...im wondering if ill be willing to break family tradition</p>
<p>i got in CAS tooo :D
and i got in brown too...yeah baby :)</p>
<p>who cares about vanderbilt now!!!</p>
<p>I got in!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2200; 770 Math, 710 Reading, 720 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Math 2, 750 US History, 730 Physics
[<em>] GPA: 3.98 UW, 4.21 W
[</em>] Rank: 3/87
[li] Other stats: 4's on USH, Euro History, Art History. 3 on English Language[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good, kind of last minute
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 2 really good ones, along with MITES recommendations
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Interview: One of the best in her career
[li] Hook (if any): MITES Summer Program[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Charter (competitive and well-recognized); School to support first generation, low-income students
[<em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Robotics(HEAVILY involved), trumpet, piano, a lot of other things
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted: MITES evaluations were good, Strong commitment to 2-3 EC's
[li] Other thoughts: Happy? Yipee[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>^ hahaha hey guess what, I'm vietnamese too and I did my essays right before I left on a plane to Vietnam! My family was like "hurry up!" and I was like uhhhhh, so i'm really surprised that I got in</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Engineering!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1420/2190
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 770 US Hist, 720 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 4.12/4.33
[</em>] Rank: 8/670
[<em>] ACT: 33
[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[</em>] Essays: Worst of all the ones I sent out
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): DaimlerChrysler summer exchange program, internship with US Congressman
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan
[<em>] School Type: Average Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments: Pretty sweet. Feels great to have the opportunity to be an Ivy League student. I was rejected from Columbia(College) and Penn (Wharton) today.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!</p>
<p>SAT: 2210 (V = 760, m = 710, W = 740)
SAT II: Lit - 750, US History - 680, Math 1 - 700
GPA = 86%
Rank: NA (top 10-20%)</p>
<p>Essays: Good I think..probably the best out of all I sent
Teacher Recs: Horrible, I made a stupid decision picking one of them to write my ref
Counselor Rec: Decent, she likes me
Hook: None really</p>
<p>Country: Canada (Indian Citizen)
School: Private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Comments: YAY CORNELL im excited :)</p>
<p>wow rejected at cornell accepted at wharton, dartmouth, northwestern, uva, carnegie mellon, georgetown, maryland, towson..couldnt make it 9/9! lol congrats to all :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 800 M 800 CR 800 W
SAT IIs: Math IIC 800, US History 800, Chemistry 800, Physics 800
GPA: 4.98 W
Rank: 1
Other stats: What do other stats even mean?</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: My essays here were the best
Teacher Recs: Didn't see them
Counselor Rec: Didn't see it
Hook (if any): None really</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: All over the place, but am from CA
School Type: Public</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 760 m (or 800 on old)/750 v/780 w
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730 phys, 770 bio-m, 780 math 2c
[<em>] GPA: 3.8 uw/4.6 w
[</em>] Rank: no ranking in school
[<em>] Other stats: engineering applicant
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: i spent a lot of time on this essay, and edited it over quite a few months
[<em>] Teacher Recs: don't know.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: don't know
[<em>] Hook (if any): ?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maryland
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian (Asian)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments:
probably going to columbia</p>
<p>CORNELL Decision: ACCEPTED (CAS)!</p>
<p>HARVARD Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>YALE Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>COLUMBIA Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>DARTMOUTH Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>AMHERST Decision: ACCEPTED (Early Write!!!)</p>
<p>WILLIAMS Decision: ACCEPTED (Early Write as well!)</p>
<p>I got into all of my other schools (including NYU, and a handful of SUNY schools and honors colleges). I'll be hearing from Princeton soon. I hope I get in. Congrats to everyone who got accepted!! Don't worry if you didn't! There's still success to be had. This is only undergrad!! Don't sweat it! :) Later!</p>
<p>waitlisted to AEM
2230 SAT (800 m, 720 W, 710 cr)
780 us history, 660 Math II, 740 Spanish
rank: 16/310</p>