***Official Cornell Class of 2018 RD Results***

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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>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.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

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

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Your "Big Red" factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (720 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
ACT: 34
SAT II: 780 Chem, 790 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/371
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH, Euro, French (4); Chem, Stats, Lang (5); Calc BC, Lit, Psych
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP Lit, College in High School Physics, College in High School Argument, Independent Study in French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): competitive dance, competitive figure skating, mock trial (captain), student government, NHS
Job/Work Experience: figure skating instructor
Volunteer/Community service: at my church for 7 years and through NHS
Summer Activities: highly selective summer program at the FBI
Essays: common app about the program at the FBI (9/10), my Cornell was very good too (9/10)
Teacher Recommendation: both were glowing
Counselor Rec: glowing
Additional Rec: from my skating director, glowing
Interview: went really well
Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: ChemE
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: course load and grades
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I went to Cornell’s Women in Engineering program in September and wrote about it in my essay
Weaknesses: I’m kinda just an average rich white girl
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because Cornell saw that I’m more than just an average rich white girl
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Michigan, UVa, Delaware, Case Western, Stevens, Carnegie Mellon; Rejected at Yale, Princeton, Hopkins
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: </p>

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