<p>@manas1997 no, you are far from screwed lol. just have integrity as an applicant and try your best with everything- essays, tests, gpa etc. . if they think you will thrive where you applied, you’ll get in. that’s what it means to be a cornellian, keeping high standards. good luck </p>
<p>ty, the last couple months have been hard. I took the feb ACT and got a 29… my dad said some things and pissed me off, so i didnt talk to him for like 5 months. Then I had to retake ACT in sept. and take SAT 2 in oct. My math is advanced but my physics wasnt, so i has to self study that. I got the scores that I want/need, but its been a rollercoaster the last year, jus wanna get off the ride</p>
<p>15 days left until Dec 11…</p>
<p><a href=“Time since Dec 11, 2014 5:00 pm started in Augusta, Maine”>Time since Dec 11, 2014 5:00 pm started in Augusta, Maine;
<p>Yayyy!!</p>
<p>@Kungpaoasian I went to Guatemala during the summer of my sophomore year as an international volunteer. It saddened me (New Yorker for the past 7 years ) to see the natives live so poorly and I wished to improve their lives as a policymaker. It just so happened I found PAM during my college search so I wrote about that. </p>
<p>People go wayyy too HAM on here</p>
<p>@BearBear10312 This is HumEC’s mission as listed on their website:</p>
<p>“The College’s mission is to advance and improve the human experience by integrating academics, research and outreach in the areas of nutrition and health, design and technology, human development, and public policy. Human Ecology’s multidisciplinary units provide a distinct research and learning environment; one that fosters collaboration across Cornell’s academic units, contributes to its disciplinary strengths in design, social and natural sciences and addresses the critical human challenges of the 21st century.”</p>
<p>I think by talking about how you want to improve their lives through policy, you displayed fit. Human ecology is one of those colleges that looks for demonstrated interest rather than tested interest. It means more to them if you go volunteer at your local hospital than visit Cornell a bunch of times. In your case, visiting Guatemala and wanting to help displays demonstrated fit. So I think you should be fine. </p>
<p>Regarding the scores part, I think that Human Ecology does care about them because it was literally the first question they asked me when I visited them. What I think they mean that fit > scores is that they want someone who will thrive in their unique college rather than someone who will just study all day. I have seen some very high test score takers rejected from fit-based colleges because they have no life experience. I know its hard to get experience as a high schooler, but since HumEC is so small they want students who are almost guaranteed to succeed socially and academically. </p>
<p>I personally tried to display my fit by reading through all the brochures I got, some of the research professors did, and spending days on their website. I know they say “academics, research and outreach” but they are definitely not equal in importance. HumEc is all about helping others (outreach). They want to help their students in their endeavors to help people through providing them with academics and research. I remember reading a PAM student profile who was offered many jobs on wall street but decided to go create a company in Africa to help improve the socioeconomic levels of lower income families. I thought he was a good example of fit. There are definitely quite a few corporate executives who have come out of PAM but they are very philanthropic. </p>
<p>That’s what I have learned about HumEc. Sorry if this is a long post, but there is not a lot of information on HumEc, so this may help others who apply in the future as well.</p>
<p>@ToolBoy Haha for many this is where they can come to discuss their dreams and ambitions. A lot feel stressed at this time and discussing with others helps them. A few do go “HAM” :)) </p>
<p>Wow, my essay seems so stereotypical: I demonstrated interest in the various clubs, specific professors and a specific class…I heard essays count for a lot for Cornell so I am a little worried now</p>
<p>@Autumn97 I did the same thing. 
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<p>Hi everyone! I’ve been reading this thread for a while now but only just created an account… I applied to CHE. </p>
<p>@Kungpaoasian @BearBear10312 I see you two have been talking about how “fit or stats” oriented CHE is. One thing I want to point out is that the middle 50% ACT range for CHE is 30-33. That’s the same as CAS and the only school higher is Engineering at 31-34. This is surprising to me because I hear so much about how “fit” driven CHE is, and while this one statistic isn’t everything, it certainly makes me question if stats are more to it than people think. Personally, I think it seems like a combination but people are overstating the fit aspect a little bit. </p>
<p>And this is where I’m getting the data on the individual colleges’ scores from. Probably interesting for everyone to check out if you haven’t already seen it.</p>
<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf</a>
<a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf</a></p>
<p>@Connor2019 This is from their website:</p>
<p>“First-Year Selection Factor: Earning a place in Human Ecology is about more than just numbers. It is also about what makes you an individual. And what you will bring to the college and university communities. There are a number of key pieces that the Admissions Committee considers when reviewing freshmen applications including
Fit/match with the College of Human Ecology and at least one of its programs”</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.human.cornell.edu/admissions/undergraduate/process/prospective-first-year-student.cfm”>http://www.human.cornell.edu/admissions/undergraduate/process/prospective-first-year-student.cfm</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the links 
What I found interesting about that link was it showed 116/272 of the entering class for HumEc as NYS residents, which is around 43%!
For contract schools as a whole it showed 534/1129 of the entering class, which is around 47%.
So maybe geographical diversity will help when applying [-O< </p>
<p>Also what major did you apply to?</p>
<p>I feel like our essays aren’t super stereotypical. We have to remember we are all on college confidential, which seems to attract the brightest and most passionate individuals (we have all taken initiative to join the forum and discuss Cornell with other students). I would suspect there’s pribably a fair amount of people who applying because just because it’s an Ivy League, because they’re underqhelified and think ED is their only chance, and because Cornell is the easiest Ivy to get in to. I’m sure all of the people who fall in yo that category will have not so good essays. Then there are people like us on CC who are applying ED because we know how much we love Cornell and would rather go to Cornell even if we got in to Harvard. Hopefully that will come through in our essays.</p>
<p>Edit: sorry for typos in my posts, I’m usually on my phone</p>
<p>@Kungpaoasian : Ha ha, I hope we aren’t screwed. Ah well… 
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<p>@Autumn97 Haha, I started my essay with a quote from the admissions director. We all did different things, even though we have a similar foundation. Trust me, we’re fine. B-)</p>
<p>I also applied to CHE and its definitely just a mix of stats and fit. And hahaha I wrote my essay about that same topic too…oops</p>
<p>@Kungpaoasian PAM lol I didn’t want to sound hostile in my first post because I know a lot of others on here applied under PAM as well 
but ya! I think one of the most interesting stats in that link is that only 27% of CHE freshmen are male. </p>
<p>@Connor2019 Haha you didn’t sound hostile. I am not complaining about the male:female ratio 
What state are you from?</p>
<p><a href=“Live View | Cornell University”>http://www.cornell.edu/live-view/</a>
Looks pretty!</p>
<p>Anyways everyone freakig out about writting the same essay, remember we are on CC. Everyone here is obviously extremely passionate about the school seein they joined a forum to discuss. I’m sure you will still all stand out from other applicants.</p>
<p>When I visited Cornell a few months back and saw Libe Slope, (the one from tower to west campus I believe) all I could think about was sledding down it when there is snow. Do people do that!?!</p>