Official Cornell ED 2017 Results

johnnaboo · December 13, 2012, 9:52pm

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1920 (610 CR, 670 M, 640 W)
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: 650 Math 2, 720 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/314
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Lit, College Public Speaking, AP Euro, AP Physics C, Chemistry Internship
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A Capella Choir (Robe Master), Madrigal Singers, Distinguished Young Women’s Contestant, Marching Band, National Honor Society (Secretary), Key Club, HS Musicals (Assistant Treasurer), Book Club (VP), Astronomy Club
[] Job/Work Experience: 1.5 years as a cashier at Wegmans
[] Volunteer/Community service: Musicals, Honor Society, Key Club, STARS swim team timer
[] Essays: Common App was very personal (about my mom), Supp was logical; both were edited for weeks by English teacher
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them, but both were my favorite teachers
[] Interview: So close to perfect it isn’t even funny; he was so kind and wise and wrote me a glowing recommendation!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: < $75K
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, work experience, interview
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Visiting Cornell
[] Weaknesses: SAT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I’m guessing wonderful recs, my interview, my GPA and my packed list of EC’s [/li][/ul]

jerkybob · December 13, 2012, 10:31pm

**Decision: Accepted CAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1570 (800 cr, 770 math)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 math 2, 780 ush, 720 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 5’s, a 4, and a 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap calc bc+bio along with easy classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math club (president)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: some, not a lot
[] Summer Activities: research intern at local univ
[] Essays: well written but dull
[] Teacher Recommendation: no idea
[] Counselor Rec: average
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major: chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): not new york
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: <150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: test scores
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: interest in chem (both essays were about chemistry)
[] Weaknesses: bland essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: some safety school
[li] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: …my good looks[/li]
I’ve looked at so many results threads… feels weird to be in one o.O

mochigod · December 13, 2012, 10:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (790 Math 760 Reading 760 Writing)
[]ACT: n/a
[]SAT II: 800 math II 800 physics 790 korean
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45 out of 4.33
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unavailable
[]AP (place score in parenthesis):US (4) Stats (5) Phys B (5)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, Phys C, English, Econ
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): TSA (president) Blizzard game club (president) Financial investment club, Quizbowl team, Math club, Asian american club, Board games club, Student council, Varsity Tennis, Tiddlywinks
[]Job/Work Experience: n/a
[]Volunteer/Community service: 240 + hours at public library
[]Summer Activities: volunteering
[]Essays: common app essay was meh, wrote a good essay for Arts and Sciences
[]Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher told me mine was the best one he wrote so far, physics wasn’t too great from what i know
[]Counselor Rec: no idea, councelor was switched this year to a completely new person
[]Additional Rec:
[]Interview: none
[/list]Other[ul]
[]applied for Financial Aid?: no idea
[]intended Major: Physics
[]State (if domestic applicant): NY
[]Country (if international applicant):n/a
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: around 20-30k
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): our quiz bowl team won about 5 competitions, went to a national tournament
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[]Strengths: volunteering and clubs
[]What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: none
[]Weaknesses: GPA
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good extracurriculars and essay
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none
[*]Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: …bad gpa?

Yellowdog99 · December 13, 2012, 10:48pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

I’m really depressed right now…:’(

AlphaOrionis · December 13, 2012, 11:00pm

say which college you got accepted/rejected to… :)

TtaayylloorrD · December 13, 2012, 11:12pm

Decision: Accepted ILR

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):enviro- 3, stats- 3, English language-3, apush-4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:ap bio, ap English lit, ap psych, ap macro, ap gov, trig pre-calc
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap Scholar with honor
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): mayors youth council (historian), competitive cheer sophomore/freshman year
[] Job/Work Experience: shoe store sales associate
[] Volunteer/Community service: prez/founder of UNICEF club- raised $1000, treasurer of community service club, young dems
[] Summer Activities: field organizer at Obama campaign, mayors youth council, blog
[] Essays: amazing!!!
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from club sponsor who I know pretty well, and the other was a wild card- but Im pretty sure he likes me
[] Counselor Rec: amazing!! She knows me well and likes me.
[] Additional Rec: from my regional field director- was well written and talked about how I am a budding leader (I want to go into government)
[] Interview: well well. He teaches at cornell twice a year and I though he showed a positive response towards me- was unsure because he mentioned my states honors college as being amazing a few times.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yea
[] Intended Major: industrial labor releations
[] State (if domestic applicant):az
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:public- large
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket:~200000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:extra curriculars are solely what got me in!!! & essays!! Just shows you cornell is very hollistic!!
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: passion for government and politics
[] Weaknesses:GPS, rank, test scores, got 2 c’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:it’s a miracle, but ec’s
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[*] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: field organizer

techmasta · December 13, 2012, 11:21pm

Decision: Accepted CoE

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (760 M, 730 CR, 780 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 790 Chemistry, 800 Math II, 800 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Unweighted N/A, Weighted 4.84 (out of 5.0)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Chemistry (5), Biology (5), Chinese (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Spanish, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus BC, AP Stat, Honors English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): METG Award for Excellence in Sound Design, Underclassmen awards at my school for Technical Theater and Spanish, AP Scholar with Honors (nothing too big)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Technical Theater (Stage Manager)
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Fudan University doing Web Design
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at the Museum of Science Boston, run sound and tech for school and community events
[] Summer Activities: Fudan Internship, Programming Camp
[] Essays: Short answer about my volunteer work letting me step out of my shell (good), common app essay about how it felt to receive a t-shirt for all the productions I was involved in (awesome I thought), CoE supplement about using computer vision to optimize technology in theaters - referenced specific research groups and work in the computer science department (great)
[] Teacher Recommendation: From chemistry teacher, waived the right to read it but I think it was good
[] Counselor Rec: Good I guess, never really talked to him outside of college applications and figuring out classes for school
[] Additional Rec: One from drama director at my school, should have been awesome as he wrote me one for my volunteer application too
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: < 150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female applying to engineering?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My dedication to my one EC, hard course load, grades, SATs, APs, rec letters
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I really tried to focus on my passion for technical theater and make that come through in my essays. I think I did a good job in my supplement connecting it to CoE and how my involvement in technical theater inspired me to pursue engineering in college. I made sure to also keep myself from giving generic answers as to why I wanted to go to Cornell.
[] Weaknesses: Lack of ECs and other volunteer work basically
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Supplement and common app essay, technical theater involvement, coarse load
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just to Cornell!
[li] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Definitely my involvement and leadership in my school’s backstage crew[/li][/ul]

I’m so happy!!! Congrats to everyone to get in, and to those who were deferred/rejected, there are so many other amazing schools out there that will be lucky to have you!

To other students not applying to colleges this year but in the future: do not count yourself out, no matter what! After looking at all the other applicants on CC with amazing ECs, I thought I had dug my own grave by only being involved in one extracurricular throughout my entire high school career, but it’s honestly quality and not quantity that matters, trust me. Not to say a lot of ECs isn’t good, but if you only do one thing, make sure that you do it really well and use your essays to show how much of a passion you have for it, that’s what they’re there for!

yersiniapestis · December 13, 2012, 11:33pm

Accepted CAS!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):800 CR 800 M 760 W
SAT II: 800 Biology E ;800 Math Level 2; 770 French;770 Math Level 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 UW, 4.63 W
AP (place score in parenthesis): National AP Scholar (5’s in 8 AP’s)
Senior Year Course Load: Princeton University French, AP Art History, AP Literature, Journalism Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Haha, no. (NMSF, maybe? Eh.)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Science Olympiad (part of national team, got 4th place medal in 2012, with 1 gold and multiple silvers at state tournament over the years)
Science Bowl (2nd place regional team in 2012)
NOSB (3rd place regional team in 2011 and 2012)
School newspaper (on staff senior year)
Science Club Secretary senior year
Math Club Treasurer junior and senior year
6th place in division at PUMaC junior year
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Taught underprivileged children math and English, plus some additional tutoring at my local library (about 50 hours total)
Summer Activities: Research, courses at CTY
Essays: I put a decent amount of effort into my Common App essay, but my supplement was iffy.
Teacher Recommendation: 1 from LA teacher (very good) and 1 from Stat teacher (probs also very good)
Counselor Rec: Decent, probably
Additional Rec: Weill Cornell Medical School Professor (Stellar)
Interview: N/A
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology with concentration in microbiology
State (if domestic applicant):NJ
Country: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WOOHOO. THESE COLORS DON’T RUN!
School Type:Competitive public
Ethnicity: American
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Unsure
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
Reflection:
Strengths: Good objective numbers, focused extracurriculars
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My research with a Weill Cornell professor, and how it impacted what I want to do in the future.
Weaknesses: My CAS supplement probably made me sound like a nationalistic extremist (long story).
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m an American.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rutgers, Deferred: Caltech, Rejected: West Point (another extremely long story)
Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My research at Weill Cornell? Not sure.

NYBohemian · December 14, 2012, 1:34am

Decision: Rejected from CALS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (720 CR, 610 M, 700 W)
[] ACT: 31 Composite (not submitted)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 49/204
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 World History (not sent or mentioned), school only offers two AP courses
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A (However I am a full DP candidate)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma Programme (IB Theory of Knowledge, SL Spanish, SL Math, SL Physics, HL Biology, HL History of the Americas, HL English)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Football 9 & 10, Varsity Cross-country 11 & 12, Varsity Indoor Track 11 & 12, Varsity Outdoor Track 10, 11, & 12
[] Job/Work Experience: Part time job since 10th grade
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours between salvation army, volunteering at local races, peer tutoring, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Cross-country summer training, working.
[] Essays: Amazing. Redrafted and refined probably 7 times, with english professors and alumni themselves editing it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be excellent, however my math teacher’s inability to write professionally may have hindered the letter.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: CALS
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $50,000 - $75,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, my brother and sister were dropouts.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Huge passion for biology and exercise physiology, as demonstrated by my essays.
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Incredible improvement between freshman and senior year as difficulty increased a lot. I was ranked 110/210 Freshman year with an 3.24 UW, increased it to a 3.44 UW my Sophomore year with a rank of 89/210, (I lost 65 pounds, joined the track team, and someone explained to me what college meant, which I wrote a letter about for my additional info), to a 3.68 UW my Junior year, my first year of full IB, giving me the rank 51/205, and then a 3.72 UW my Senior year, placing me at 49/205.
[] Weaknesses: Horrible performance my freshman year and halfway through my sophomore year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My class rank alone.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Portland (super safety school), SUNY Geneseo, Clarkson, and waiting to hear from University of Rochester and RIT.
[] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My drive to learn and desire to get a 4 year education in 4 years, while not wasting a drop of resources given to me.[/ul]

I’m crushed. I don’t understand why I wasn’t even deferred. This is honestly the only school I’ve been to where I knew instantly that I wanted to go. My friend just got accepted to ILR with a 1830 SAT and significantly worse academic standings than myself, simply because his coach told him he could get him in. He submitted his ED app on November 9, 4 days after it had closed, with a “Coach’s Extension”, and was accepted.

His athletic ability won him this college, and he’s going to try and get Bucknell to offer him a better deal so that he can say that ED at Cornell won’t work due to his inability to afford it and better deal elsewhere. Talk about rigging the system.

Ferdinand1 · December 14, 2012, 2:56am

Decision: Accepted to College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (760CR/790M/750W)
[] ACT: 35 (36MES/32R)
[] SAT II: 800MathII/730BioM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): School does not have AP
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): School does not have IB
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics team, community service club, economics club, beekeeping club, a few other things
[] Job/Work Experience: -
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of random things
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering at animal shelter, travelling
[] Essays: Common App Essay: I didn’t have anyone read it. I thought it was OK.
Cornell Essay: I didn’t have anyone read it but I thought it was pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been good.
[] Counselor Rec: I have no idea.
[] Additional Rec: -
[] Interview: -
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No idea
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, Essay
[] Weaknesses: SATII, GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied ED, showed passion for the school, legacy
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere yet!
[/ul]

ellenrunner · December 14, 2012, 3:05am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted to College of Engineering!

**Objective: **[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1850 (didn’t submit)
[] ACT: 31 (32 superscored)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71/4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 55%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (5) Physics (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, Linear Algebra, AP Comp. Govt., English IV, Art I (rest don’t matter)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Case Foundation Grant Recipient, Pepsi Refresh Project Grant Recipient[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball Frosh/soph year. All my extracurriculars fit into the categories below!
[] Job/Work Experience: Math/Science tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Co-Founder of the nonprofit Portland Junior Scientists, after-school science teacher at Portland After School Tennis and Education, National Charity League, 300+ hours, went to Nicaragua for service trip summer 2012
[] Summer Activities: Math classes (just for fun) camp counselor at Portland After School Tennis and Education
[] Essays: really good I thought
[] Teacher Recommendations: Fantastic, my teachers that wrote them really liked me
[] Counselor Rec: I am assuming really good
[] Additional Rec: One from my Principal who thinks very highly of me, and the other from a member of the Board of Trustees at Cornell.
[li] Interview: So/so, it was weird, the lady was telling me how great Brown University was because her son went there…[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Engineering, don’t know what type yet
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Girl
[] Income Bracket: around $40,000 I think
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My dad didn’t finish high school? [/li]
[/ul]**Reflection: **[list]
[] Strengths: co-founder of a nonprofit by age 16 that has won over $45,000 in grants and prizes since it was created in March of 2012, skipped second grade, taken multiple college math courses
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My desire to make the world a better place and to help those who are less fortunate.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, ACT (maybe?)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, recommendations, accomplishments outside of school
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere
[] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Co-founder of a student-run nonprofit!!!

(I couldn’t get the last section to format correctly for the life of me…sorry!!!)

latitude123 · December 14, 2012, 4:28am

Rejected CAS
ACT: 32 (33 superscore)
GPA: 3.54 UW, 3.98 W
Course Rigor: Too lazy to list, but AP Scholar with Distinction
ECs: Mostly CS related, competitions such as National Science Bowl, some entrepreneurship, volunteer work at food bank etc.

Not too disappointed, pretty much in line with my expectations. Knew it was a long shot, thought I’d just try anyways.

lifesfun · December 14, 2012, 9:38am

DECISION : ACCEPTED

SAT I (breakdown): 790M 680W 590CR ( 2060 )
SAT II: 780 Math 2 , 740 Chem , 720 Phy
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):4/500
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started a conserve electricity campaign , a few clubs with leadership positions
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at an electricity company , worked at an Art gallery in Marriot Hotel
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
[ *] Summer Activities: research, assisted ECE grads build foot-step power generation systems
[ *] Essays: Amazing … again about stuff related to electrical energy 
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Superb!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Amazing!
[ *] Additional Rec: From the place where i worked , it was wonderful
[ *] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major:Electrical an computer engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female in engineering
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays and extracurriculars
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: great interest in my intended major, it reflected throughout my application
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: Because JESUS ANSWERED MY PRAYERS AND GAVE ME WHAT I ASKED FOR!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: applied EA to Georgia Tech and UMich , decisions yet to come…but, i will definitely join Cornell!!!
[ *] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: interest and passion towards electrical engineering!

Hope to see you all soon at Cornell!!!

CU soon CU…
(see you soon Cornell University)
I am just soooooooooooooo happy right now!!!
I am still not able to believe i got accepted , but, then, I did!!!

:)

fastlogin · December 14, 2012, 10:36am

Decision: ACCEPTEDDDDD

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): E: 730, W: 720, M: 800
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 MATH 2, 800 PHYSICS
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 92.8 out of 100 (we don’t use the 4 scale)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro(4),US(4),Compsci(4),Calc AB(5), ENG(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: multivariate calculus, systems level programming, ap gov, ap comp gov, ap macro, ap micro, ap eng(senior one), modern physics, applied sciences, philosophy
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none i think[/li]
[list]Subjective:[/ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): policy debate team(captain), big sib(homeroom leader)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: none
[] Summer Activities: harvard debate camp, dartmouth debate institute, camp rising sun, columbia summer high school program
[] Essays: common app was about my father, supp was about my cs startup
[] Teacher Recommendation: good i think
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: good[/li]
dont want to do the other part.

GL TO ALL APPLYING/REAPPLYING RD

gkarlovich · December 14, 2012, 5:12pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2150- Critical Reading 730, Math 690, Writing 730
[ *] SAT II: Bio 710, Math I 690, Lit 690
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/423
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: all IB Classes- 4 HLs English, Bio, History, Psych and 2 SLs- Math, French, Independent Study in Turkish Studies
[ *] Major Awards:

State Department National Security Language Initiative for Youth Foreign Exchange Scholarship- 6 weeks abroad in Turkey
Discus Scholarship Award for the Well-Rounded Student
National Playwright’s Competition: Semi-Finalist
World Poetry Movement’s International Open Poetry Contest: Semi-Finalist
Honor Societies: National, Science, History, World Language

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (leadership in parenthesis): (Hope Club and Teach the World Online, Alliance LGBT Club), Varsity Track and Field Athlete, Crossfit Weight Training, Greenpeace NJ Youth Counsel, Multi-cultural Club, Extended Essay on Cancer Research
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Law Firm Intern for 2 Summers and Part Time Summer/School Year at a Wellness Clinic
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Crossfit Kid’s Program Coach, Project LEAD, French, History and Biology Tutoring
[ *] Summer Activities: Law Firm Intern, Foreign Exchange to Turkey, Wellness Center Receptionist
[ *] Essays: Common-App was good- about how I saw my world after returning from Turkey, recognizing prejudice, etc… Supplement was a strength- I researched alumni who are currently in the medical field and mentioned them, used a quote from Cornell’s 3rd president, original
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: IB Program Coordinator included a personal anecdote and IB History HL teacher who I’ve had for 3 years- he actually said in the letter he didn’t follow a template like he normally did to write mine
[ *] Counselor Rec: My counselor and I have been pretty close, so I definitely think she put in a good word, and also mentioned the hardships of a prolonged family situation
[ *] Interview: Postponed a few times because of Hurricane Sandy, yet it went well. More of a prolonged discussion and advice for the alumn’s own son to do well into my high school

Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Human Biology, Health and Society
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: <150,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: the writing components of the application
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I tried to come off as a worldly, well-rounded applicant. I think it’s unique as a Pre-Med candidate if you’re artsy, like to write, weight-lift and learn languages.
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores and quantitative stats- no one thought I was going to get in early because of my SAT Score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I seemed really interested in the school and program, and did so much research beforehand that my supplement was really written and tailored for that specific option
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied Early so I was only accepted to Rutgers University which has rolling admissions
[ *] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: well-roundedness and passion

teddi95m · December 14, 2012, 6:16pm

Rejected Human Ecology
I’m not posting stats because I’m too depressed, but I am shocked.
My scores weren’t fantastic, but I thought my essays, interview, and teacher recs showed how much Cornell University meant to me. I have a Cornell bumper sticker on my car for goodness sake. 
I am so disappointed that some people ^ didn’t even WANT to go to Cornell, because I would give anything to be able to go there. 
I just wish I could understand WHY I wasn’t good enough.

Yellowdog99 · December 14, 2012, 9:25pm

@teddi95m, Hey, I feel your pain, and I agree with you. I really would like some feedback. I actually emailed Cornell, saying that the least they could do was provide some feedback for me. I used the application fee as a reason for why they should do so. I mean, I really would like to know why I am weak.

@NYBohemian, Yeah, sorry but what the !uck, I hate how some of the applicants show so much passion, then get rejected. Meanwhile, there are athletes that have nothing to show except their natural talent that get accepted. Then, they don’t really even care about the school whatsoever. Life really sucks. I don’t mean to sound like a little whiny **, but I’m pretty *ed and disappointed in myself. I guess I’ll get passed it eventually…

Kathryne · December 14, 2012, 10:25pm

Decision: Accepted into AAP!
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 total. 720 CR, 670 Math, 700 Writing
[] SAT II: Math I: 670 Math II: 640. On the low side ):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A, my school only does weighted. Weighted 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%. School doesn’t report rank.
[] AP: European History (5), US History: (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: One of the hardest for my school. Taking AP Calculus BC, AP Language and Composition, AP Spanish, Art Major, AP Physics and AP Chemistry.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
-NAHS
-NHS
-NSHSS
-National Hispanic Scholar Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Swimming for both Club (National Team) and High School. Actually was 2 seconds away from Trials in 100 Fly Sophomore year, state finalist for 2 years, won an open water competition for my age group. Super Sectionals qualifying times.
-Diversity Camp 2011 for Swimming. Needed Sectionals swimming cuts + minority status to apply and be selected. One of two representatives from Middle Atlantic.
[] Job/Work Experience:
-Intern for Exponent Animation Department
-Intern for Thomas B. Wagner, architect
[] Volunteer/Community service:
-Pre-school Spanish teacher
-volunteer work with NAHS and NHS, timed at swim meets, helped create a mosaic for the school on my free time, helped other students in art class.
[] Summer Activities:
-Learned Japanese at Drexel for 3 summers, got an A-, A, and A for final grades.
-Spent Summer of 2012 at Cornell Summer College for Architecture, got a B+ in Studio and A in Lecture
-Traveled abroad to Japan alone Summer of 2012 to stay with my host family OUTSIDE the exchange program to immerse myself in Japanese language.
[] Essays: Very good. Probably the reason why I was accepted. Short response on swimming, common app on teaching preschoolers Spanish, supplement on connecting Architecture to Japanese language and how my interest in Japan lead me to Architecture.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Also very good. Physics teacher and Art teacher wrote them since I wanted to major in Architecture. My art teacher has known me for 3 years and 3 different classes, my physics teacher knew me for two years (Honor and AP Physics)
[] Counselor Rec: Mainly to explain my incredible absences (I’ve missed over 20 days of school each year). I am the oldest of 5 kids, and my parents have put their careers first now that I’m older, leaving me to feed, drive to school, clean and care for four younger siblings who don’t really want to listen to me. My brother was also diagnosed with Guillan-Barre syndrome freshman year, was completely paralyzed and nearly died, and I got really depressed and sick. It’s also hard for me to balance swimming and school into all of this since I have frequent morning practices at 4 AM and this also made me really sick a lot. I appealed and was awarded all lost credit for my classes for the last 3 years.
[] Interview: Had a mandatory interview with an alumni. Went great! Talked about my favorite architects (Tadao Ando and Santiago Calatrava), what we thought about Milstein and swapped crit horror stories. I enjoyed it, after getting over the initial nerves.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, because I have 4 siblings.
[] Intended Major: Architecture
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Puerto Rican)
[] Gender:Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Didn’t go for URM because I thought that there was more to me than that. I don’t speak Spanish at home, only with my grandparents and a lot of it I learned from telenovelas and school. Parents are legacy, Dad from Engineering, Mom from Architecture, although apparently it’s harder to get in if you’re legacy from Architecture because they hold you to a higher standard.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Japanese, Swimming, Minority status? One of my Mexican-American friends applied and didn’t get in with better SAT scores and grades than I, so clearly Minority status alone isn’t enough IMO.
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Being well-rounded, multi-faceted. Student-Athelete, sister, teacher, a person who genuinely enjoys learning and is excited to experience new things.
[] Weaknesses: Portfolio wasn’t that amazing. SAT Math scores were weak.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and recommendations I think set me apart from others.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere! Just applied to Cornell! Was actually expecting to be rejected so I had a bunch of applications lined up for Drexel, Arizona (full ride scholarship), Rice, Carnegie, Pratt, and Syracuse.
[] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I definitely had a nice parallel between architecture and Japanese in my supplemental essay and my portfolio, and I think it’s that connection that got me in because my SATs weren’t amazing and my portfolio a little above average in my opinion. I started Art late, so my portfolio was a lot of photography since I took a lot of photography courses in my high school (actually, I took the photograph for my High School website). I do have a background in photoshop and design, and several people commented that my portfolio was well-organized. I don’t know what to think. I still can’t believe I was accepted.
[li]Link to portfolio - [url=<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/90894679@N03/8256915222/in/set-72157632204121104/]Portfolio[/url”>Untitled-1 | kathrynelizabeth3 | Flickr]Portfolio[/url</a>][/li][/ul]

Kathryne · December 14, 2012, 10:27pm

That’s disgusting. I’m so sorry. ): @NYBohemian.
I was an athlete, but I put it on the backburner because there’s no way I would have gotten into architecture on swimming alone because it is all portfolio based. I know how you feel. Two people were accepted into Penn from my school, one an athlete who isn’t that smart, and actually the class drug dealer because his father is a high-level professor. It makes me sick, because the other smart, qualified kids who applied to Penn got deferred.

Yellowdog99 · December 14, 2012, 10:34pm

^Once again, what the hell? That’s so messed up…:(

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