<p>firecy-I think that info is intended for transfer students. We should be getting an email soon about our NetID and everything :)</p>
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<p>Ok that makes sense, thanks. I didn’t think the would make you get all that done within a day of being accepted…</p>
<p>(Although I am under the first-year tab on the site, and not the transfer tab).</p>
<p>The dates are the same for transfer, but I’m not sure why it’s like that for the first year tab as well. I wouldn’t worry about it though, I’m sure they would notify us about completing everything when we get our IDs</p>
<p>i think that is for spring transfers</p>
<p>@Battlebrick I initially thought test scores weren’t everything, but I’m starting to think otherwise. I thought every component of my application was strong, except for my test scores. I got rejected. Also, your test scores may just be a matter of how much you can afford. I recently read an article supporting this argument. A lot of people who get accepted simply do because they could afford the price of an expensive SAT prep class, which is massively unfair. Admissions officers say that everything is holistic, but really, the emphasis is probably mostly on the scores. I’m sure the essays and extracurricular really don’t play much of a part in the long run.</p>
<p>Yellowdog99 I don’t think that’s true my tests score were not the best but my EC and essays is what put me over the top. I have 3 internships with 2 Cornell veterinarians. over 300 hrs in community service. I spent 2 years on a Regional Travel Volleyball team etc. They really do look at your work outside the books to see how enthusiastic you are about the field you want to go into.</p>
<p>Completely agree with sid ^ I’m not an athlete and I was admitted with at 27/29 ACT and a family income of 50K/yr. I don’t think being a minority can help you THAT much, I think it’s more than just numbers and hooks.
I really do feel your grief though, Yellowdog, just a few years ago I was outright rejected from a residential high school I really wanted to go to. It hurt, but I had to move on and make the best of the situation.</p>
<p>@coola426 congrats!! My boyfriend is on the fb team at cornell he was recruited for football too! The football team there is really like a family and they stick together. Its alot of hard work making the transition from high school football to college football but the school is great. Such great opportunities await you the football team is given extra opportunites and you should definitely take advantage of them. Just curious what position are you? My boyfriend is the freshman corner matt smith. Good luck next season and congratulations! Go big red! :)</p>
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<p>…test scores, grades, course rigor, & class rank appear to be used as screening to determine if the applicant has the intellect to handle the specific major they have applied to. I am sure that they have done quite a bit of research on the correlation between the above mentioned stats & academic success in the program an applicant applied for. Hard to do, but you have to trust that perhaps the rigor at Cornell would have led to a poor experience for you. I often told my daughters that they would be accepted at the colleges they belonged at.</p>
<p>I got in, majoring in Architecture and here’s what I do know about acceptances (based off of talking with admissions people):
They are looking to make the class unique. They’re looking for that one thing about that person that would make them stand out from all the others. SATS, GPA and accolades are merely cut-offs. They want to know if you can bring something special. Knowing this, I decided to compare my passion for Japanese language and culture, and wrote about how Architecture is the universal form of language for me. I also had this parallel several pieces in my portfolio so my supplement and portfolio were unified. They want to know that one thing you’re passionate about, I think. But even then it’s difficult. Some people who I know who are extremely qualified and passionate got deferred from architecture, and they spent Summer College with me and had amazing portfolio work, amazing SATs, amazing GPA, amazing stories (one girl spent a year of hs in Russian boarding school, and another in China, and spoke Mandarin and Russian fluently, and her spanish was pretty good too @_@). I don’t know how they make the decisions they do, but it certainly is confusing.</p>
<p>Hi…Posting on behalf of my D… Accepted :)</p>
<p>I agree with csdad…the important thing at Cornell is FIT…yes scores offer a base criteria…but it so much more…Who you are and What you do outside of the classroom counts for a great deal too…at Cornell you apply to a specific major…that being said…your activities surrounding that major also hold weight…your character that is shown through your recs make a difference…the school is looking to put together a class by department that will thrive and work together…so that everyone enriches each other…this is not an easy task for them and some do fall through the cracks…but for the most part they do an awesome job…
To those of you rejected…please do not feel bad…and stop stressing over stats…that is only one part of the equation…if your app truly represented WHO you are…then your job was well done and the right school for you will come…
This is only round 1…
It is said that Cornell is the hardest to graduate from and I heard that from several students when visiting…
They want focused kids who can handle the rigor of classes and THRIVE…not be stressed and enjoy their College experience…follow their PASSION and go for it…
This is not a Liberal Arts College…that is why you apply to a major…
I hope these words soften it for those rejected…
So much emphasis is put on the Ivy’s…there are so many great schools out there to choose from…do some serious research…and you Will find your place…</p>
<p>To those accepted…Congradts 
This is such an exciting time time for you all…but keep those grades up :)</p>
<p>To those parents out there of newly accepted students…we should have our own CC/FB page…it’s going to be an exciting journey…and remember the dorm rooms and townhouses are small and less is more :)</p>
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CAS is a liberal arts school within Cornell.</p>
<p>Opps I stand corrected…but you are still asked to apply to a major…</p>
<p>All in all I think the operative word is PASSION…</p>
<p>Agreed. Congrats to your daughter.</p>
<p>Accepted to cornell engineering!! I can’t beleive it; I’m so excited!</p>
<p>I just wanted to say to people who may be discouraged about getting in to the university, that I really think the main thing they care about it FIT. Of course, you have to have good grades/sats but THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT! I convinced myself that I wouldn’t get in because I “only” have a 3.7uw and a 1400 cr+m sat. But I got in!! I think my application really portrayed my personality, my enthusiasm about going in to engineering, and my excitement about potentially getting to study at cornell. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone! I was accepted! Anyone else get into architecture?</p>
<p>@jayceebee yeah I was too…did you do the Cornell Summer College program?</p>
<p>@Kathryne no I didn’t, I intern during the summers! Do you know if there’s a Facebook group for our class at Cornell arch. yet? It’s so annoying that we’re class of '18 haha… I don’t know which groups are the right ones</p>
<p>@csdad Well, I guess they saw my test scores and immediately tossed my application in the garbage then. They probably didn’t even look to see if I would fit in at the school.</p>
<p>@Jayceebee: yeah! I’ll email you!</p>