Official Cornell ED 2018 Results ONLY

blackstar0 · December 16, 2013, 5:55pm

Decision: Accepted
College of Engineering

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown):500 CR 670 Math 590 Writing
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):robotics,mun,debate,CSclub, swimming, volleyball
[] Job/Work Experience:swim teacher
[] Volunteer/Community service:nothing
[] Summer Activities:nothing
[] Essays:probably 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: both were great 9-10/10
[] Counselor Rec:good 8-10
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yea
[] Intended Major:ECE
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:Indian
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths:essays / rec
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:essay
[] Weaknesses: nothing? scores?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:i got no damn clue
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:rutgers accepted
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:They loved me **** idk so damn happy

DavidWithAD · December 16, 2013, 6:05pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 Superscore - Math 770, CR 750, Writing 710
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: US History 750, World History 710, Math I 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95.23
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None available
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (4), Psych (5), Language and Comp (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and a college course
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Philosophy Club (Cofounder and VP), German Honor Society (PR Officer), Saxophone, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Cross Country
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked on a political campaign
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer with a nonprofit advocacy group (ONE.org, Bono’s organization) that lobbies members of congress to cosponsor bills that fight extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. So far, I’ve met two congressmen and they both cosponsored the bill that we asked them to. I also volunteer with a nonprofit running club.
[] Summer Activities: Interned on a political campaign this past summer
[] Essays: Average
[] Teacher Recommendation: Average
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: Average
[] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: ILR
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Elite public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Around 100k/year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths: GPA, test scores, volunteer work
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My political activism
[] Weaknesses: Essays and Rec letters
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not enough fit and weak essays and rec letters.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting on UChicago early, that’s it for early apps.
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I made serious ripples in US congress for ONE.

JeremyMC27 · December 16, 2013, 6:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (CR: 770, M: 670, W: 680)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 48/515
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): EngLang/Comp (5), US History (4), World History (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: PreAP Precal, AP Eng Lit, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Gov/Macroecon, JROTC III, Theatre Production
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, Commended PSAT

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Columbian Squires (3yrs Chief Squire, former State Deputy Chief, current State Bursar), 4-H (3yrs President), NHS (President), Rotary Interact (VP and Charter member), JROTC Armed Drill Team (varsity)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Cambodia Mission trip in 2012, random volunteer work besides that - road cleanups and student orientation. Nothing spectacular besides the mission trip.
[] Summer Activities: TX Boys State, Cambodia Mission Trip, Legally Blonde Musical Production (local level, not Broadway or anything)
[] Essays: I’ve always done well in writing and I believe my essays were strong.
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Eng Lang teacher, very strong; JROTC III instructor, moderately strong
[] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Animal Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 54k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, family members don’t have degrees (currently in college though)

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: My English teacher’s recommendation, my EC’s
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I honestly didn’t try to do much to stand out. I didn’t try to emphasize much besides that I planned to go into veterinary medicine in the future. I just planned to write like I usually would.
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores are decent but aren’t amazing, GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t try to become someone I’m not. I just did what I love for the past few years, I told Cornell who I am, and they accepted me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted TAMU (auto-admit), didn’t apply elsewhere.
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I think a few of my EC’s are pretty unique. Also that I was homeschooled up until beginning of my sophomore year and went right into school and becoming a leader and active student.[/ul]

clariclaudia13 · December 16, 2013, 6:11pm

Decision: Accepted- CALS

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): never took
[] ACT: 33 (E33, M32, R33, S35)
[] SAT II: WorldHistory640, Chem660, MathII610 (didn’t send any)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/305
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), LanguageComp (3), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, SUNY Science Research, SUNY Racism, SUNY Instrumental Ensemble, Economics,
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Finalist, Research submitted to Intel STS (results not available yet), Cornell University Book Award, AP Scholar, Various other smaller awards in different science fairs[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Northern Westchester Math Circle (Vice President), Gay-Straight Alliance (Treasurer), NHS (Peer Tutor), Varsity Swimming, Yearbook Club, Ocean Science Bowl (Captain), Clarinet (2nd chair in higher level wind ensemble)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours (math tutor, animal shelter volunteer, games booth manager at local parish’s summer festival, library volunteer)
[] Summer Activities: Spent past two summers completing behavioral science research work, volunteering, swimming camp
[] Essays: I thought they were somewhat strong and really reflected my personality. Wrote about a recent death in my family and how receiving blame for it forced me to confront my own faults (common app); Wrote about my first science fair and passion for science (supplement for CALS)
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from my science research teacher was amazing (also has several connections with people at Cornell, don’t think it had any impact though); didn’t see the one from my PreCalc teacher
[] Counselor Rec: I assume it was very good, she loves me
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: Went very well. The lady really liked me and my enthusiasm.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Animal Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Less than 60k, receiving financial aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths: Latina female interested in the sciences, GPA
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My science research teacher and I tried to emphasize in her letter my story (mother’s immigrant status, single-parent home) – so yes, I tried to amp up my “Latinaness”, shoot me.
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I DON’T KNOW I’M JUST HAPPY I AM!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied to SUNY Binghamton and UMaine
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I don’t really know, perhaps my story

As for the potential foreshadowing:

If your FA portal was updated: Yes, as soon as I sent documents in I got notice within two days
If Cornell asked for your first quarter grades: Nope
If your Applicant portal was disabled in the days leading up to the decision: Nope
If Cornell offered you an interview: Yes

SO EXCITED! CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE ACCEPTED.

LyraPoly · December 16, 2013, 6:14pm

**Decision: Accepted<a href=“Architecture”>/b</a>

Potential foreshadowing:[ul]
[]If your financial aid portal was updated: No (my mother submitted everything before I turned in my application, and they never requested anything)
[]If Cornell asked for your first quarter grades: I don’t think so
[]If your Applicant portal was disabled in the days leading up to the decision: No
[]If Cornell offered you an interview: No special interview after applying, just the required interview for architecture
[/ul]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800 / Math: 770 / Writing: 710
[] ACT: Didnt submit officially because it was without writing, but 33 composite
[] SAT II: Math II: 720; French (without listening): 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/~300
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): French, Calculus AB, Environmental Science, U.S. History: 5; English Language and Composition: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: European History AP, Statistics AP, Physics C Mechanics AP, French Honors, Drafting, English Literature and Composition AP, Studio Art: 2-D Design AP
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (historian), Young Democrats (treasurer), Speech and Debate (treasurer), Key Club, Beta Club, NHS, violin, hello, German (school doesnt offer it, so I do it outside), Solar Car
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: With school clubs and two small, temporary things outside of school
[] Summer Activities: Before freshman year: 1-week architecture summer program at a local university; before junior year: 5-week French immersion; before senior year: 4 weeks of a German class at a language school in Europe (+2 more weeks of travel) + hosted an exchange student (not mentioned anywhere on my application)
[] Essays: I hated my Common App essay. My AAP essay was fine by comparison. Also, I couldnt get paragraph breaks to work when I submitted my application!
[] Teacher Recommendation: One of them was ridiculous praise that I dont even think is true. Dont know about the other oneshould be fine.
[] Counselor Rec: Should be fine.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: We talked for over 2 hours. It was really fun! I felt it went well. (Im talking about the mandatory architecture interview, not an interview offered after applying.)[/li][/ul]

Other:[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Architecture
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: hello, Im actually not terribly sure and besides, Cornell is a need-blind institution
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, legacy[/li][/ul]

Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: URM, legacy, GPA, Critical Reading score on SAT, French SAT II score(, interview?)
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Interest in foreign languages (French and German), I guess
[] Weaknesses: I wouldve liked a Math II score above 750. Common App essay. Lack of paragraph breaks in my essays (oh my goodness this freaked me out). Unfocused ECs. I dont think my art that I submitted in my portfolio was that impressive. (I am not a very skilled/creative artist, but at least my portfolios layout ended up looking pretty good to make up for that.)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM and legacy
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted somewhere with rolling admissions and an acceptance rate of ~80%
[] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I’m not really sure… I guess something I included in my portfolio.[/ul]

ForeverFish · December 16, 2013, 6:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (single sitting - 790 CR, 800 W, 800 M)
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 800 - World History, 790 - Math II, Chemistry, Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (5.09 W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/625
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, European History, Calculus AB, English Language, US History (5); Chemistry and Statistics (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Anatomy and Physiology, Honors Organic Chemistry, AP English IV, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
-Fiction published in two international literary magazines (I won’t say which ones, for privacy reasons)
-Coauthor of nanomedical research paper
-Accepted to national writing conferences
-2014 National YoungArts Foundation Winner in Writing (nation’s most prestigious competition for the fine arts)
-Scholastic Writing Gold Key & Honorable Mention
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Prose Reader for several literary magazines (a LOOOOT of hours)
-Editor-in-chief of various regional literary things
-Founder/editor-in-chief of a figure skating blog, with hundreds of international readers
-Staff writer for international figure skating magazine with thousands of readers
-Science Bowl Club (Vice-President)
-Piano (some state awards, nothing huge)
-Math tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience:
-Staff writer for international figure skating magazine (counts as both job & EC, IMO)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
-Junior Volunteer at local hospital
-Heavily involved in school can drive, raising more than $10,000 year for local food bank
-Volunteered at local library for a summer
[] Summer Activities:
-Iowa Young Writers’ Studio: Extremely selective, basically the RSI of creative writing
-Bard College Young Writers’ Workshop: Pretty selective, not as prestigious as IYWS but still one of the top programs in the country
-Research internship at Houston medical facility: got published in English paper
-Putting together writing portfolios…didn’t mention it on my application, though
[] Essays:
Common App – It was so deeply personal and rooted in my love for writing, and how I grew into my style. Everyone who read it said it was “fantastic.”
Cornell Supplement – Eh. Not magnificent, but not terrible. I think my passion for the school came through.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from English teacher should have been waxing lyrical about me; one from math teacher was probably really good (since I tutored her students a lot)
[] Counselor Rec: She doesn’t know me that well, but based on required conferences I’ve had with her, she knows that I’m a student who enjoys challenging academics.
[] Additional Rec: From the editor of a literary magazine I work for. I put my heart and soul into that magazine, so I’m sure she had some good things to say.
[] Interview: Info session with alumnus (my friend’s dad)

Other
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: English (Creative Writing)
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: High scores & GPA, intense focus on my intended major
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Coming from a math-and-science magnet program and still finding the time to do all of this stuff in creative writing. Extremely challenging, and extremely awarding.
[] Weaknesses: I didn’t really do a lot of in-school extracurriculars, but I’m not sure if that made a big difference.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno. I’m still a little bit in shock right now.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UT-Austin (automatic admission)
[] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My undying love for writing and for Cornell.

<ol>
<li>If your FA portal was updated: Yep, but not for a few weeks</li>
<li>If Cornell asked for your first quarter grades: Nope</li>
<li>If your Applicant portal was disabled in the days leading up to the decision: Nope</li>
<li>If Cornell offered you an interview: Yes (info session)</li>
</ol>

I’m seriously shaking from disbelief right now. Congratulations to everyone accepted – I can’t wait to meet you all next fall!

Also, I just requested my free Class of 2018 t-shirt. Hahaha.

thepontinator · December 16, 2013, 6:20pm

Decision: Rejected

[li] SAT I (breakdown):2170 680 Reading 700 Writing 790 Math[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] SAT II:750 Chemistry, 720 literature, 720 math 1 More but whatever. all over 700[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.98[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/375[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):Bio (5) US History (5) Chem (5) Lit (4) Euro (4)[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:Ap Gov, Ap Calc Ab some honors[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CAPPIES Best journalist[/li]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Council (treasurer), Golf team (Captain), Swim team, ADL peer trainer, CAPPIES journalism (Lead Critic), Quiz Bowl (Captain)[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Caddy [/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Anti- Defamation league every week 3 years[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: partying[/li]
[li] Essays:IDK thought they were good but maybe a typo. [/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Im worried. I know one was amazing. Other: WILDCARD[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec:Great[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:[/li]
[li] Interview:Poppin. The alumni lady loved me.[/li][/list]Other[list]

[li] Applied for Financial Aid?:No[/li]
[li] Intended Major:Health, Biology, and Society[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant):PA[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type:Human Ecology[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:WHITE on Rice[/li]
[li] Gender:Male[/li]
[li] Income Bracket:>$100,000[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[li] Strengths:I didnt just study in high school[/li]
[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:[/li]GOlf, being adventurous, not being a drone

[li] Weaknesses:Probably not caring enough[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Rejected? idk. SAT seemed ight, took as hard a course load as possible. Prob because i applied to human eco and they thought i would transfer out or something. Maybe my inappropriate Twitter[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]
[*] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I’m a published writer

thepontinator · December 16, 2013, 6:22pm

let me know why i was rejected

Tides23 · December 16, 2013, 6:29pm

Denied! ACT 32 UW gpa 3.5 W 4.1

drewmac · December 16, 2013, 6:36pm

Decision: Accepted CoE

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (680 CR 800M 750 W)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 MII 750 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95 and change out of 100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) Stat (4) APUSH (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC AP Physics C AP Bio Molecular Bio Honors English Senior Project
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
Nothing Major

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, XC, Track, Rec Basketball (Also coordinated a blog for the rec league) Math Team (Captain) Ping Pong Club (Co founder)
[] Job/Work Experience:Local Italian Restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Church Related, Mission Trips to Pennsylvania.
[] Summer Activities: Self planned trip to Cambodia to help teach english and raise awareness back in the states of the minefields that are still present throughout the country. Mission trips. Hanging out with my friends building stuff and writing music. Chill.
[] Essays: Common App: Teaching myself piano. Probably my best piece of writing to date. 10/10
Supplement: Talking about my senior project, which involved high altitude ballooning and how it ties into engineering. 8.5/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chem teacher and english teacher. Probably good.
[] Counselor Rec: Told me it was really good, I didn’t read it.
[] Additional Rec: none.
[] Interview: Phone interview. Very informal. Went well.
[/ul]Other[list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
[] Intended Major: materials science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ma
[] Country (if international applicant): Merica
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Nothing.

Reflection:[list]

[li] Strengths: Interesting summer activities. Decent ECs. Good essays.[/li]
[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Creativity and Academic curiosity.[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: GPA is meh.[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays.[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMass Amherst. [/li]
Haven’t heard from WPI, Villanova, Georgia Tech, UMich or Northeastern.

[li] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Find your niche.[/li]
Congrats to those accepted can’t wait to see you next year!

yalesoon · December 16, 2013, 6:38pm

Decision: Deferred- CALS (CHE alt)

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (710 writing, 690 verbal, 680 math) took once
[] ACT: 32 twice
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (didnt test), Chem (2- not submitted), Gov (4), Comp (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Env Sci, AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Econ,Anatomy Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Academic all-conference (not very major…)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of XC/Track, Running a nutrition blog, Interact club, science club, FITT (fitness) club
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Summer camp counselor for homeless/needy kids, animal shelter volunteering, organized a website helping shelter dogs
[] Summer Activities: camp counselor ^
[] Essays: Wrote about my veganism and my passion for nutrition. Accidentally submitted the wrong CA essay, it was my rough draft -_-
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably average or pretty good, never saw them
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good, spent a lot of time with counselor and he was hopeful for me
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Nutritional Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: GPA, supplement essay, EC’s that “fit” my major
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my veganism, tied it in with the mission of sustainability of CALS
[] Weaknesses: SAT/ACT, not much leadership, submitted the wrong essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They took pity on my and didn’t outright reject me. I was expecting a deferral, I felt like I was really close but not quite “there”. Working really hard to improve for RD.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted FSU, waiting for lots
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Probably my veganism and passion for nutrition, shown in my extracurriculars[/ul]

jahmmhan · December 16, 2013, 6:47pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (790 CR, 800 M, 780 W)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Bio M, 780 Latin, 770 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (4), AP Biology (5), AP Calculus BC (5), APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, American Foreign Policy, Economics 1
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor, AIME qualifier, National Honor Society[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Math Team (Captain)
Swim Team (Captain)
School Concert Strings Orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience:
Newton Chinese Language School TA
Academic Student Center Office Assistant
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Research Trainee
[] Volunteer/Community service:
School Library Aid
Animal Shelter Volunteer
[] Summer Activities: included in Job/Work Experience
[] Essays: wrote about how James Herriot inspired to pursue the life of a veterinarian, and why the Animal Science major at CALS was the perfect fit for me
[] Teacher Recommendation: did not read
[] Counselor Rec: did not read
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Animal Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

[/ul]Reflection:[list]

[] Strengths: high GPA and test scores, strong CA essay
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my passionate desire to become a veterinarian
[] Weaknesses: lack of “non-Asian” activities and leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not enough diversity
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: wanting to be a vet… again.

bojl95 · December 16, 2013, 6:48pm

Decision: Accepted (CAS)

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (M: 800, CR: 800, W: 700)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 770 Physics, 710 US (took math and physics twice, these are the highest scores)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9-3.93, not sure which they saw
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but top 15% for sure
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Composition (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, BC Calc, AP Physics C, Honors History, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, Cooking
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none i’m a bum[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Volunteer at an organization that links high school students to children with neurodevelopmental disorders (Vice President)-- (9-12), 2.5 hrs per week
JV debater-- (9-10)
Varsity debater-- (11-12)
Head of Technology Team of my church youth group-- (9-12), 1.5 hours a week
Programming Club – (12)
Volunteer at an orchestra ensemble that plays at retirement homes-- (10)
[] Job/Work Experience:
Tutor-- (10-12)
[] Summer Activities:
Took 2 classes at Cornell over the summer (i was told it doesn’t help admissions, though)
[] Essays:
Common App – about stuff, idk it was really weird i took a bunch of risks
Supplement-- about my desire to study Human-Computer Interaction, the integration of two of my interests, Computer Science and Cognitive Science. I talked about how Cornell CAS emphasizes the integration of different disciplines, the perfect environment in which to study HCI. I liked the direction of it, but I honestly think that it was written pretty poorly.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Math and Physics. They were probably pretty generic.
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor is the nicest lady in the world, i doubt that she writes bad recs for anyone.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: alumni interview went okay i guess
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science, hoping to be a Cornell College Scholar/Independent Major
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Medium sized, public, usually ranked pretty high within the state (top 5-10)
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class/Upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths: SAT, took some pretty hard classes, demonstrated interest in Cornell, strange interests i guess
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: strange interests, interest in Cornell
[] Weaknesses: ECs, race
[] Why you think you were accepted: I have no idea
[] Where else were you accepted: Rutgers
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: no idea. I’m a pretty bland guy

Heisenbot · December 16, 2013, 7:04pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 800 M, 720 W 10 Essay 70 MC)
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Physics, 780 Chem, 760 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/120
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comp Sci (4), AP Lang and Comp (5), AP US History (5), AP Chem (5), AP Bio (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C E&M, AP French, AP Euro History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist and AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team Captain, Science Olympiad, Columbia Science Honors Program (it was p hard to get in, like 18% acceptance rate), NHS, regular stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2000 hours of volunteering at lunchboxes and soup kitchens since I was 6 years old, and 500+ hours of an internship with a cardiologist
[] Summer Activities: internship with cardiologist
[] Essays: Supplement- about my grandfather almost dying of a misdagnosis and inspiring me to be a doctor
Common app- about 10 years of comm serv and how i’m content serving
[] Teacher Recommendation: good i guess I never read them
[] Counselor Rec: probably good
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biological Engineering at CoE
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive High School
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: like 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): antihook asian male engineering

[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths: volunteer hours and SAT’s
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Community service
[] Weaknesses: 3.7 GPA with 2 C’s bc my Grandfather died Junior year and I was in India for like a month
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: screw cornell i fricken gave you my heart and you rip it to pieces thank god I don’t have to go to a soulless university such as this

philliphant · December 16, 2013, 7:07pm

Decision: Accepted (CAS)

b] Objective: **[list][] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (CR: 690, M: 780, W: 800)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math 2: 800, Chemistry: 800, Chinese: 790, Bio E: 780
[] Un-weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82 with upward trend
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%? (out of 50 students)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP World, AP Calc AB, Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, bunch of school awards[/li]
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list][] Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis): Not much. Orchestra here and captain there
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Common app I thought was decent. My supplement was “boring” according to my lovely college counselor.
[] Teacher Recommendation: good? Both teachers love me.
[] Counselor Rec: average probably.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: One of those “informal interviews?” for CAS. It was just me asking her questions. She said she would report back to Cornell saying I was very enthusiastic [/li]
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Chem
[] State (if domestic applicant): Green Card
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Some what competitive boarding school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Did not report; Did not request any financial aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list][] Strengths:
[] What you tried to focus on in your application – my interest for chemistry
[] Weaknesses: ugh I guess Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: luck
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only applied to Cornell
[] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I have no idea. Thank god I am done with this application process. Good luck to rest of all!

Cornellhopeful18 · December 16, 2013, 7:42pm

Pick one:

Decision: Deferred CALS

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 (35 E, 33 M, 33 R, 28 S, 9 W)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/493
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):USH (5), US Gov. (5), Eng. Lang (4), Micro Econ (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Chemistry, AP French, AP Psychology, Rhetoric (dual credit with local CC), PE Leadership (TA for gym class)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, Illinois State Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (President), Key Club, Sports Medicine Club (aid to athletic trainer), Cross Country & Track, Math Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Job at sandwich shop (August-present)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local hospital, math tutor during study hall
[] Summer Activities: Research internship at Boston University
[] Essays: CA - decent, wrote about plane rides going back to Australia (I was born there and moved here when I was 10). Supp: decent, wrote about the different factors that led to my passion for nutrition
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably generic
[] Counselor Rec: pretty good, I know him well
[] Additional Rec: Asked my research mentor to submit a rec and she didn’t
[] Interview: Went well - we spoke for 2 hours~
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Nutrition
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: > 100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]Reflection[list]

[] Strengths: grades? research?
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Being from Australia
[] Weaknesses: maybe my essays, probably my recs, ACT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACT? Perhaps they thought I wasn’t passionate enough about nutrition.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Minnesota and I am applying to other schools (Well, duh).
[] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: research?

embargo · December 16, 2013, 7:45pm

@Heisenbot Holy ■■■. You really should have been accepted or at the very least deferred. Did you explain to them about the cause of your low gpa? I feel that’s the only weakness.

jzhu123x · December 16, 2013, 7:45pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (730 CR, 790 Writing, 800 Math)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 (Math 2), 780 (US History)
[] GPA: 4.24 (Weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP Chinese (5), AP Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus 1, Greek 1, AP Statistics, AP Economics, AP Literature, AP Government
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Corporation Commended Student 2013 2014, National Honor Society [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Recycling Committee (President) - Huge deal, I organize 60-80 student volunteers every Tuesday and Thursday to recycle paper/plastic in school. Awards: Deitch Grant (to buy compactors) and Recycling Ambassador (given by Mayor).
Model United Nations (Vice President) - I attend international debate tournaments and train delegates at my school. State Awards: 2012 CM SC Most Outstanding Delegate, 2013 CM AU Most Outstanding Delegate.
Current Events Club (Director) - I administer and lead eco-political debates every Friday on controversial world issues and domestic political concerns.
School Newspaper Argo [Head Forum (Opinion) Editor] - I have published 5 Opinion articles in the school newspaper. I edit other Opinion articles written by peers to ensure accuracy and relevance.
National Honor Society (President) - I meet with administrators to plan school events such as the NHS induction ceremony, and organize fundraisers for scholarships.
Fencing Team (Varsity Fencer) - I fence competitively against other individuals from other schools using the Épée sword. I won a Silver Medal at Moe’s Fencing Tournament.
Newspaper Copyediting (Senior Copy Editor Associate) - I established a set of editorial guidelines distinctive to the school publication and counsel writers in facilitating improvement in their articles.
[] Job/Work Experience:
Arabic Summer Academy (Student Intern) - I studied one school years worth of Arabic language, organized Arabic cultural presentations, and acted in plays and skits.
State Street Corporation (Financial Services Intern) - I utilized corporate programs to organize and manage trade data, and established business relationships with international clients.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Academic Student Center (Activity Leader) - I tutored students in math and english, helped them with summer homework, and organized all outdoor sports and indoor activities.
[] Summer Activities: The previous 3 mentioned are my summer activities basically, alongside internship at doctor’s office and private tutoring.
[] Essays: Really creative, and effective use of imagery and language; probably the most unique essay I’ve written in my entire life.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but my history teacher loves me and my english teacher is an amazing writer for sure
[] Counselor Rec: Read it, and it was basically a nice list/run-down of all my activities; pretty good summary in my opinion
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Had a good meeting with an alumni
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Government and Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None at all.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

[li] Strengths: SATs, GPA, going to a super competitive public exam school in MA in which about 20-30 kids go to Harvard each year, really strong personal statement, decent supplement essay, strong Extracurriculars. [/li]
[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: None to be honest. [/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Ethnicity and absolutely no hooks at all. [/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essay was unique and not something you see every day. My extracurriculars are extremely strong and the things I do really show up in my application. My MUN awards are also pretty significant. [/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None, since I ED’d Cornell [/li]
[*] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I mentioned how I wanted to take full advantage of their Government program, since it’s honestly my passion.

OMGresults · December 16, 2013, 7:48pm

Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (700 CR, 800 M, 750 W 10 Essay 10)
ACT:N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP calc BC (3), AP microeconomic (4), AP calc AB (BC subscore 5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL: Math, Economics, Psychology/ IB SL:Chinese, English lang and lit, biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of stuff too lazy to list
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: A lot of time spent in volunteer, most active member of key club award
Summer Activities: lots of stuff…
Essays: Supplement- chinese tea license
Common app- growing up on trampoline
Teacher Recommendation: good i guess I never read them
Counselor Rec: probably good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Great

Other Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: SHA
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive International High School
Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: like 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: NONE i guess since i got rejected [] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: cultural diversity [] Weaknesses: 3.61 GPA [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA[] and ethnicity Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere [] Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: this christmas, i gave you my heart. the very next day you gave it away. this year, to save me from tear,i’ll give it to someone special.

PsychoNeko · December 16, 2013, 7:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): none
ACT: 31
SAT II: 750 Math II, 740 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking
AP (place score in parenthesis):

Calc BC (5)
Language & Composition (3)
Chemistry (5)
Physics C (4)
European History (4)
Senior Year Course Load:
Linear Algebra
AP Bio
Challenging Literature
Entrepreneurship
Photography
Spanish III
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

3 Choirs (3 years)
GSA (2)
Robotics (2)

Job/Work Experience:

Tutor (English)

Volunteer/Community service:

Summer Activities:
Switzerland Choir Tour

Essays:

Common App - Feminism stuff
Cornell - Engineering ideas

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): China (live in Alabama)
School Type: Private Boarding School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: N/A[] Weaknesses: N/A[] 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:

strengths: grades, common app essay.

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