<pre><code>* SAT: 800 Math, 800 CR, 740 Writing
* SAT IIs: 800 IIC, 770 USH, 710 Lit, 800 Korean
* GPA: 3.8 uw/4.2 w
* Rank: no ranking in school
* Other stats: Economics
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Talked about how Ithaca reminds me of my hometown and how the memories of my hometown could relate to Ithaca
* Teacher Recs: Very Good!
* Counselor Rec: ?
* Hook (if any): Kendo and Tae Kwon Do tournament winner and both 2nd degree black belt
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: California
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Korean (Asian)
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments:
New York University: Stern, or UMICH!</p>
<p>Yes i know that sounds weird but I want a business school Cornell is backup</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: M: 800 V: 730 W: 750
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math I: 720 Lit: 720 Biology: 770
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 3.8 UW/4.4 W
[<em>] Rank: 6/138
[</em>] Other stats: 4 on English Lang, 5 on US History
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw it
[</em>] Hook (if any): Can't really think of one, URM maybe?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: TX
[</em>] School Type: Small Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African American
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strong test scores/generally weak ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Dunno, I was rejected from Harvard, I guess Cornell's standards are lower. =)
[/ul]Other Factors: Not sure, I did send them a recording of some piano playing. General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm glad for what I have, but getting rejected from H was a blow, I was hoping at least for a waitlist.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2330 (800M, 800CR, 730WR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio-M - 800; Chem - 780; Math IIc - 780
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 3.79UW, 4.08UCW
[<em>] Rank:
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: really good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Dupont Challenge Winner, Siemens Semifinalist, Intel Semifinalst, Prudential Spirit of Community Award
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: private, competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian-American
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: science and math/low gpa
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: passion for science?
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: right now im very happy to be accepted to such amazing schools</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 740v, 710w, 610m (Second highest total in prom)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690lit, 800sp, 640 fr
[<em>] ACT ?
[</em>] GPA: 4.6 on a 5.0 scale.
[<em>] Rank:6 out of 73 (very competitive 73)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Focused, engaging and me. Quite me.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One epic, the other no idea.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Could have been generic...no idea
[</em>] Hook (if any): Grandparents met, married there.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Panama! U.S/Panamanian nationality
[</em>] School Type:Private
[<em>] Ethnicity:White/hispanic
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Multifaceted abilities and a personality unhindered by society. Undecided. Weird?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:High SAT's for my school and country's average. Excellent essays. My short but focused list of EC's.
[/ul]Other Factors: I CAN JUGGLE WHILE JUMPING ON A POGO STICK General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:Always have some pogo related activity on your app. I'm so happy I'll go jump/jugle. Yes, I know it's 2am...so what, I got ACCEPTED! Congrats to all other acceptees</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 640V, 720M, 580W
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 1: 770 Math 2: 690
[<em>] ACT: not my style
[</em>] GPA: 3.2
[<em>] Rank: 27/172
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Quite good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[</em>] Hook (if any): lol
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Pakistan
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Bad at giving interviews
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Sucky SAT score and GPA
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:** General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: It all depends on luck and luck rhymes with the "F" word :p</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I: 2110 [800,640,670]
* SAT IIs: Phy 750, BioE 750, Chem 780, Math 1 760, Math 2 790
* GPA: N/A Average was 82%
* Rank: 2
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays:good, I really like my Common app essay
* Teacher Recs: very good
* Counselor Rec: killer :D (damn good)
* Hook (if any): none
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
* School Type: private
* Ethnicity: Indian with US citizenship
* Gender: M
* other: Good EC's played many sports was house captain
</code></pre>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2390 800M 800CR 790W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800Math2 800Chem 800Physics
[<em>] ACT: NA
[</em>] GPA: NA
[<em>] Rank: NA
[</em>] Other stats: A levels - 4As, 2 distinctions, A2
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common app... wrote about piano/risk, a little about volunteering in the short answer.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Confidential...
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Confidential...
[</em>] Hook (if any): I'd say piano, but I never sent in any recordings. =P
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Singapore
[</em>] School Type: Public independent
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - SATs, grades, some in-depth extracurriculars. Weaknesses - no sports!
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: (see above. =))
[/ul] Other Factors: NA? General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: All the best to everyone waitlisted!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 1910 620V, 620W, 670M
SAT IIs: 740IIC, 620US, 600Lit
ACT: 29
GPA: 4.16
Rank: 5/273
Other stats: I have taken all of the APs my school offers (except Spanish b/c I took French) and an Independent study</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Common app was about how I had mono and was out of school for a month and how I realized how much I loved it and to learn and SA was about golf. I feel that my Cornell essays were my best. I spend like 2 months on them.
Counselor Recs: The best that it could be, considering that my counselor isn't the brightest crayon in the box
Teacher Rec: I saw one and it was wonderful, and I'm positive the other was just as good...from a Cornell alum
Hook (if any): Ehh? I don't really know. My love for cultures?</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: caucasion
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths--a lot of ECs, good teacher recs, strong passion for learning...Weaknesses--test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: uhhh...
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was deferred ED...it really rally sucks! I just wish that I was rejected then. It's so wierd because I got waitlisted to Brown and I spent like 2 days on the application, whereas for Cornell I spend like 2 months on it! I did have an amazing interview for Brown, though. I just love COrnell so much! It make me so sad that I won't be there next year!</p>
<p>Stats:
*SAT I (by section): 2270 (760 M, 730 R, 780 W)
*SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Bio E, 710 Physics
*APs: two 5's, two 4's
*GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.97/4.0 unweighted, 4.8/5.0 weighted
*Rank: top 5% out of class of 541
*Senior Yr Courseload: tough
*Number of Apps from Your School: a lot
*Other stats: National Merit commended, AP scholars thingie, MD Distinguished Scholar HM</p>
<p>Subjective:
*ECs listed on app: volleyball, violin, biology club, tang soo do (karate), chorus, volunteering
*Job/Work Experience: work at a Kumon (tutoring) place, NASA internship
*Essays (subject and responses): great common app ones, ok cornell one
*Teacher Recs: probably good, didn't read
*Counselor Rec: probably good, didn't read
*Interview (feel and general location): great
*Hook (if any): NASA SHARP internship, captain of volleyball team, president of Biology Club</p>
<p>Location/Person:
*State or Country: Maryland
*School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): great, colleges love us
*Ethnicity: Asian
*Income Bracket: middle class
*Gender: female</p>
<p>Strengths/Weaknesses:
*Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: my stats, good essays, good interview
*General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: pretty happy, but I already expected it 'cause I got a "likely" letter hehe. I'll have to visit soon.
It was one of my "good match" schools, but now that I wasn't accepted by any of my reach or other good matches, I think I'm going to end up going here...</p>
<p>You got into MIT engineering but waitlisted at Cornell, wow. I got waitlisted for Cornell engineering too. Im wondering if its what I said in my interview. He asked me other schools I'm applying to and I mentioned berkeley. The whole time he talked about how much he didnt like Cornell, and the postives and negatives of going to berkeley, which he actually tried to transfer too from Cornell. Maybe he reported that and the admissions comittee thought that I'd go to Berkeley instead of Cornell.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 720 M 700 CR 610 W
[</em>] SAT IIs:790 M2c 790 Phys 790 World History
[<em>] GPA: 3.7ish
[</em>] Rank: not sure, probably top 10% or less
[li] Other stats: took calc and discrete at Carnegie Mellon summer program</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: hot and cold
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably good
[</em>] Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Northern VA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Male
[</em>] Gender: I put down Asian</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: in terms of ECs it was mainly It's Academic (quizbowl type) and Robotics Team General Comments: I got into Carnegie Mellon (albeit it's science school rather than engineering) as well as UVa, RPI, etc... Right now my plan is to go for Cornell waitlist and if that doesn't work out, CMU it'll be.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!!!
Arts & Sciences ~> Biological Science (Pre-Med)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: n/a
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II - 760; Biology M- 740; Spanish -730
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] GPA: 4.8 (w); 3.6 (uw)
[<em>] Rank: 35/320
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: i think i had good essays
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very good teacher recs (so I'm told)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Hook (if any): very strong in scientific research
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Wisconsin
[</em>] School Type: competitive suburban public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasion
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: the research again :)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul]Other Factors: Independent Research (oxygen/nanotech), founder and pres. of community service club, NHS, SHS, Spanish Club, Tutor (a lot), gov't clubs,figure skating, ballroom dancing and mountain climbing General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
[size=+1][color=red] GO BIG RED!!! **</p>
<p>I'm ridiculously excited!!! Cornel is my number one choice! Can't wait to see you all there!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!!! fall 2007 (will be attending)
ILR</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 700m 700v 730w
SAT IIs: Math I - 640; U.S. History 720
ACT: n/a
GPA: 98 (w); 92 (uw)
Rank: 56/564
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: good essays
Teacher Recs: absolutely incredible
Counselor Rec: terrible
Hook (if any): perfect fit for ILR
Location/Person: voorhees
State or Country: new jersey
School Type: competitive suburban public
Ethnicity: caucasion
Gender: male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: activities for fit to ILR
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no clue, stoked!
Other Factors: lots</p>
<p>I greatly appreciate the help I received from CC.com last year before applications and hope to contribute my part as well. I hope the following details will help!</p>
<p> *Decision: Accepted * </p>
<p>SAT: ** 2230: 800M/730W/700V
**GPA: 4.32, 4.0/4.0 3/550
- AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calculus BC (5)
- AP Biology (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP Environ Science
- AP Music Theory
- AP Physics Mech, AP Physics E/M
- AP US History (4), AP English
- College: Psychology, Multivariable Calc, C++ Programming Ethnicity Asian: Taiwan Location: CA, Public School Extracurriculars:
- President - Asian Culture Club
- President - Tri M Music Honor Society
- President - SD Rubik's Society
- Vice President - NHS
- Concertmaster (Violin)
- San Diego Youth Symphony
- Rubik's World Championships 2005
- Siemen Westinghouse
- Tennis Team, Soccer Team
- Tzu-Chi Volunteering
** Letters: Good-Great **
** Essays: 7/10 **</p>
<p>considering Wharton, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Berkeley, Irvine and Brown as well</p>
<p>Congrats to all of you! You should go to Cornell...Best school PERIOD. Such a great combination of great social life, superior academics, and laidback life. At times it is stressful but that is what college is all about...</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 660W/740V/700M 2100 total
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Math IIC, 750 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 3.98
[<em>] Rank: 1/15
[</em>] Other stats: Lots of awards and whatnot
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Really good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: awesome
[</em>] Hook (if any): none?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: USA, but considered int'l
[</em>] School Type: private, small
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender:F
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>