OFFICIAL CORNELL REGULAR DECISION 2016 Results thread!

qwer0987 · March 30, 2012, 10:30am

Congrats to all those accepted! You’ll love it here. Feel free to ask me any questions (I’m a senior in A&S).

monkeydudexD · March 30, 2012, 4:20pm

Decision: Accepted to Human Ecology

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Reading, 790 Math, 770 Writing (11 Essay) Total 2230
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math 1, 800 Math 2, 770 Chinese, 720 US History, 640 Chemistry (did not submit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 UW, 4.37 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile. School does not rank, but around 5/390
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 4 US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III/AP, Chemistry AP, Government AP, all other classes honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nursing home music-volunteering group (Founder, President), Marching Band (Section Leader), Varsity Math/Chemistry Teams, All County Band, Band/Jazz Band/Orchestra, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society (Secretary), School Newspaper, Cultural Diversity Club (Leader)
[] Awards: Award from National Science Foundation, various Piano Auditions, Festivals, and Competitions (performed at opera houses, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall
[] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: performed piano at nursing homes; hospital volunteer, Chinese School Teachers Assistant, charity concerts
[] Summer Activities: Culture Tour in Taiwan, American Music Abroad, Band Camp
[] Essays: Great wrote about my homestay experience during my Culture Tour in Taiwan.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be really good, both teachers really like me and I got good grades in their classes
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Good (piano teacher, part of arts supplement)
[] Interview: None
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $170,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Music, math, rank, GPA
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of variety in activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea O____O
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rutgers University, College of William and Mary, and Boston College, Waitlisted at University of Virginia and UPenn, Rejected at HYP, Colubmia, Brown, Hopkins
[/ul]General Comments:
Yay!!!

acciocollege · March 30, 2012, 5:54pm

Decision: Rejected by ILR

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 650CR 780M 680W (2110/1430)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 640US 780M1 730M2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93.62/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not given
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4APUSH 5APGOV (took AP Italian, but not test)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Volleyball, AP Comparative Politics, Economics, Legal Ethics, Criminal Law, AP Calc BC, Civil Law, Criminal Procedure, Forensic Chemistry, Journalism
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Softball, mountains of random school activities
[] Job/Work Experience: Interning!
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Interning
[] Essays: one of my favorite essays
[] Teacher Recommendation: A+
[] Counselor Rec: A
[] Additional Rec: didn’t send one
[li] Interview: didn’t have one[/li][/ul]

[ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Very Large Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket:~130K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lmao
[/ul]

Reflection*
[li] Strengths: relevant internships[/li][] Weaknesses: everything else
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Many other very qualified applicants.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Binghamton, Albany, UMass, BU
Waitlisted: Northeastern, American, UChicago
Rejected: Harvard
Waiting: University of Notre Dame

General Comments:
Praying for Notre Dame or I’m going to Bing :(

dblazer · March 30, 2012, 11:58pm

Decision: Rejected (CALS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (770 W)
[li] ACT:N/A[/li] [] SAT II:770 Bio M; 770 Chem; 790 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (1 B+)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5/~300. Sent in a bad midyear report with several B+s
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Most Rigorous Courseload Possible (9 APs before senior year, almost all 5s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Siemens Competition Semifinalist, AMC 12 School Winner (AIME Qualifier), NMSF, AP Scholar with Distinction, Regional Science Fair Awards, FBLA State Finalist

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Math Club (Co-Founder & Pres), Marching Band (Section Leader)Debate Team (VP), Interact Club (Board Member), Asian Culture Club (Treasurer), JV/Varsity Tennis other insignificant clubs. Have done these for at least 3 years.
[] Job/Work Experience:Never worked for $
[] Volunteer/Community service:~400 Total Hospital Volunteering, ~50 Temple Volunteering
[] Summer Activities:Congressional Internship, Breast Cancer Research, EMT Certification/Volunteering
[] Essays:Common App about an experience in the Congressional Office, infused some hinduism because that’s what I identify with. It was alright, probably nothing stand-out though. Cornell essay generic.
[] Teacher Recommendation:Would say average good, not the best student in teaching career good.
[] Counselor Rec:Probably pretty decent
[] Additional Rec:Sent in Principle Rec which was strong
[li] Interview:Ignored alumni lol[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public, Somewhat Competitive (Sends a few kids to ivy-caliber schools)
[] Ethnicity:Asian (Indian)
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:High Income Bracket
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Academics, Research Achievement
[] Weaknesses:Not huge on club leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dartmouth (Accepted), Duke (Accepted), UChicago (Accepted), Brown (Waitlist), Columbia (Waitlist), Penn(Waitlist), JHU(Waitlist), Northwestern (Waitlist), Cornell (Rejected)

[/ul]General Comments: Though I didn’t care a whole lot, I’m a little surprised. I thought this would be an easy one but right now, I would like to think I was straight rejected b/c I was “overqualified.” Someone I know who got into Columbia and Princeton also got rejected so something is fishy.

Colene · March 31, 2012, 12:02am

… Or they saw you as a cookie cutter model of someone who has his life designed to get into college. If Penn, jhu, and northwestern did the same thing then probably.

bboyed · March 31, 2012, 12:22am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1970, Writing:630 CR:560 Math: 780
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II: 800 Physics:780 Chinese: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] ELC?: NO
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB(5) Physics C-Mechanics(5) Chinese(5) Calc BC, Stats, AP Chem
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem(2 periods), Calc BC, Stats, English 4, Government
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any major awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Breakdancing (lots of stage experiences and some award including national finalist of a showcase competition) Class Leader, MESA(vp), COSMOS, NSLC
[] Job/Work Experience: Diabolo Summer Camp Instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Gear-Up, tutor at a summer school
[] Personal Statement: I thought they were between good and ok. One is about a dance competition, the other is about how my father affected my academic interest.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Astronomy
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: poor as dirt
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation, immigrant??
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT II?? special experiences?? COSMOS??
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: gpa, sat(very reasonable), not enough EC’s …etc
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: got in UCSD, UW, UCSB, UCI, UCSC, Fordham. Wailisted at UCLA. Rejected by Cornell, Rice, Berkeley, USC, UCD(???)[/li][/ul]General Comments: not very surprised haha …but i was really sad though …kissed goodbye to Ivy! Congrats to everyone who got in!! You are AWESOME!! And if you did not get in don’t be too disappointed! There must be other colleges that will see your talents!

I3auer · March 31, 2012, 12:44am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (Reading 700, Writing 780, Math 760-- One sitting)
[] ACT: 31 (three times straight)
[] SAT II: USH (740) Lit (750) Math II (690)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97, 5.1 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 / 190
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (3), World History (5), English Lit (4), USH (5), Psych (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Gov / Econ H, IB HL History of the Americas, AP / IB HL Biology, IB HL English 2, IB SL Math Studies, AP / IB SL Spanish IV, IB Theory of Knowledge
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just small local awards-- PC Fellow, National merit, Student of the Month, Youth of the Season at my youth group, Degree of Outstanding Distinction in NFL, etc.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): American Red Cross Youth (member for 6 years; Secretary for 3, current President; CPR / First Aid certified instructor, helped the group continue after the recession took its facilitator away; hosted two successful Youth Leadership Conferences for a total of over 250 teens throughout the state; community service projects each month ranging from Special Olympics to Safe Harbor to a local nursing center), NHS / Interact (Co-President), Student Council (Senior Secretary), Newspaper (Co-Editor), Forensics (Secretary; NFL qualifier, District Champion, ToC qualifier, Degree of Outstanding Distinction), Youth in Government (4-time legislator, MUN resource staff, other conferences, selected to attend CONA), Film Club-- Upstate Youth Film Festival Assistant Director, Youth Leadership Greenville class participant
[] Job/Work Experience: /
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above
[] Summer Activities: Took Calculus at local college, attended college summer camps, Red Cross, became a CPR / First Aid instructor
[] Essays: I thought they were good. My personal essay was on red hair-- evidently they don’t like gingers. My extracurric essay was obviously on Red Cross, but perhaps I was too impersonal in that one. My supplemental Princeton one sucked because I wanted to apply early and didn’t put enough time into it. I thought my Harvard and Yale ones were phenomenal. They were about how I lived my life trying to be something greater than just me and how I wanted to start a legacy of my own.
[] Teacher Recommendations: I’d guess they were good. They love me.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably average.
[] Additional Rec: From American Red Cross CEO who I have worked with-- apparently very well written according to someone from last year who got one from her
[li] Interview: One of my best[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): SC
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, besides a series of letters I wrote beforehand letting them know I was going to try my best to be accepted signed Legacy Man. I also transferred to the IB school after my sophomore year-- showing commitment to take opportunity.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: The fact is none of my statistics are stellar, and that is what they are looking for. All of my application was good. Nothing was great.
[] Weaknesses: I should have taken the SAT more than once and superscored made over 2300. I should have taken more SAT IIs and retaken the Math II one because it was very low. My rank could have been higher. Also, I am not good at boasting about myself-- perhaps a problem with my application was I didn’t elaborate quite enough on my accomplishments with the Conferences I’ve organized and leadership I’ve exhibited in the community. Advice to anyone reading this: CAPITALIZE ON THE SPACE GIVEN.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My school has always had a very good relationship with Ivies. Last year, members of the senior class were accepted into every Ivy. This year, one person got into Penn. That’s it. Who knows? Maybe they had too many people from this area already. Besides that, there was just nothing above and beyond to distinguish me from anyone else. As simple as that. Even if there had been, I still would have needed to get extremely lucky to be accepted.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Rejected: Harvard, Yale, Princeton (EA deferred, then rejected), Brown, Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, UNC Chapel Hill
Accepted: Duke, USC H, Clemson H, Furman, Emory

[/ul]

**General Comments: ** I mean, I look at all these people who were rejected and think to myself what the hell-- how would I have gotten in anyway? Gradually the Ivies are going to lose their prestige. There are simply too many qualified people to be students at Ivies, and all of these people will end up at other schools that will become more competitive as well as time goes on. It was so demoralizing getting rejected from all 8 Ivies. I certainly wasn’t expecting much, but I thought I would at least get into one. At least I got into Duke with a 5% acceptance rate and with a ranking above some of the Ivies anyway. I look back on the past four years of my life, grateful for the opportunity I took and the decisions I made and the work I put into my community, but I have to offer some advice. It really isn’t worth all the stress just to get into an Ivy-- because you can be the best candidate they could ever possibly have and then still not get in.

TiagoCorreia · March 31, 2012, 7:57am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (660CR, 800M, 800W in 2 sittings)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 Math2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t report GPA. My highschool average is around 19 out of 20
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t report rank.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just school/regional awards, nothing impressive.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nothing too remarkable.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: None.
[] Summer Activities: Mostly travelling and participating in physics/maths/robotics workshops.
[] Essays: Really liked the outcome.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read them both, were great.
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t really know her well, but the rec was pretty good.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Portugal
[] School Type: Public, around 1k students.
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian.
[] Gender: Male.
[]Income Bracket: <100k$
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Testing, essays, rec letters.
[] Weaknesses: My ECs were common at best and I have no major awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Waitlisted at Princeton, Rejected at Harvard, Dartmouth, MIT and Yale.
[/ul]
General Comments:
:-)

nocensure · March 31, 2012, 10:26am

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 Superscore, 2300 one sitting (770 M, 790 CR, 790 W, 12 Essay)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/105
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):45/45 Predicted
[] Senior Year Course Load:IB Maths HL, IB Economics, HL, IB History HL, IB English SL, IB Physics SL, IB French Ab Initio SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Cambridge Top in India in IGCSE in IT, felicitation with ex-President in India for achievements in Indian development (microcredit), Times of India Student of the Year, Selected to be part of the official Indian delegation to the 2nd Preparatory Conference for Sustainable Development, chosen to go to Wockhardt though leadership Conference where I had personalized time with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Muhammed Yunus, South Asian Leadership Conference, Many MUN awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):President and Founder of Eutopia, a microcredit organisation that has lent hundreds of thousands of dollars
President and Founder of Project Synergy, a network of schools and organisations that work towards sustainable development, over 30 schools and 1300 volunteers.
Editor-in-Chief of School Newspaper
Economics Club President
Head Boy
Varsity Tennis for 4 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at ASA Bangladesh, for microcredit
[] Volunteer/Community service: See Eutopia and Project Synergy
[] Summer Activities: ASA Internship
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): India (US Citizen attending High School overseas)
[] School Type: Independent
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Unique Extracurriculars, Essays, a great Journey
[] Weaknesses: No Hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perhaps I should the Stanford “entrepreneur” spirit. Either way, I’m immensely thankful.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford (w/Likely), Brown, Dartmouth, LSE (UK), UCL (UK), Northwestern, Berkeley, UCLA, Warwick (UK), University of Edinburgh (UK)
Waitlisted: Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, UChicago
Rejected: Harvard, UPenn

[/ul]General Comments: To all accepted, a great journey awaits you. To those rejected/waitlisted: The most important thing is hope. I know its hard but don’t lose it. Ever.

SeekonkWarrior · March 31, 2012, 1:23pm

Decision: Waitlisted

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 Overall, 740 CR, 720 M, 740 W
[ *] ACT: none
[ *] SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Math I
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/180
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP US (small school that only offers 2 APs junior year)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, Adv. Physics, Spanish V, French I, elective
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, DAR Good Citizen Award, Rensselaer Math Medal, and a lot of local awards

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of Cross Country (Captain), 4 years of Indoor Track (Captain), 4 years of Outdoor Track (Captain), executive board (student government), Tutoring, National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Full time Legislative Intern for Mass. State Rep., Private Tutoring
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, and created/taught a free SAT class for my school
[ *] Summer Activities:Political stuff/ MA Boys State (won highest award possible for leadership and character)
[ *] Essays: The supplement was alright, but done at the last minute and not very school specific. My common app essays were strong though. I honestly think the supplement played a big role in getting waitlisted.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I only read one of the two, but the one that I did read was very touching and flattering.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure to be honest. My counselor knew me well, but I don’t know how much he likes me. I’m sure he only wrote positive things about me though.
[ *] Additional Rec:none
[ *] Interview: Didn’t have one.

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Very small public school… not competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: white – son of a Portuguese immigrant for what it’s worth
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Income Bracket: relatively low 60,000-80,000 ishh
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My dad never went to college, and I come from an immigrant family

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: My class rank definitely helped, my scores were on par for Cornell, and my common app essays were strong.
[ *] Weaknesses: I had no interview (that’s usually where I do my best), and my supplemental essay was awful/done at the last second…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was waitlisted because I was obviously a competitive student, however, I did not demonstrate a real interest in the school, and most of my work looked as though I didn’t care all that much.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted to Brown, Boston College’s Carroll School of Management (honors), RPI, Northeastern, Providence College, UMass Amherst’s Commonwealth College

Waitlisted at Harvard, Williams, Cornell, and Dartmouth

Rejected at Princeton and Yale

[ b]General Comments:** Brown Class of 2016 baby! Also, don’t BS the supplements haha… you’ll get screwed

RawkForGod · March 31, 2012, 2:01pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (790 M, 740 CR, 670 W, 7 essay)
[] ACT: 36 (36 M, 36 E, 36 S, 34 R, 8 essay)
[] SAT II: 800 on Math II and Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/480
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science A (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Language (4), Physics B (5), Statistics (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP US Gov’t, AP Psychology, AP Macroeconomics, British Literature, Speech, Spanish 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, 1st in School on AMC 10 and twice on AMC 12, qualified for AIME this year (don’t know yet about USAMO), Boys State, Candidate for Presidential Scholars Program
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teenage Republicans, Quiz Bowl (Co-captain for 4 years), National Honors Society (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 months at Target (seasonal)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of stuff with my church, an essay addressed this
[] Summer Activities: nothing of note–just babysitting my siblings
[] Essays: Pretty Good
[] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): South Dakota
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low to mid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]

bimbop · March 31, 2012, 3:17pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2220 (780M 760CR 680W)
[] ACT:35
[] SAT II:800 Match II, 790 BIO 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):-
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Bio(5), Physics C EM(5), Physics C Mech(5), Calc AB(5), Calc BC(5), Stats(5)
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP chem, AP euro, other difficult classes but no other APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit scholarship recipient

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Representative for board of trustees, student government vice-pres, varsity soccer(captain), Band (1st trumpet), other minor things
[] Job/Work Experience:Counselor in training, soccer referee
[] Volunteer/Community service: -
[] Summer Activities:Studied in France for a month over the summer
[] Essays:the extra-curricular i wrote about was Magic: The Gathering, my main essay was about how much pressure the college admission process puts on students and how it is ruining their childhoods. my ‘why cornell’ essay was about making a new chip material that can break through the limits of silicon and how small it can get
[] Teacher Recommendation:Physics teacher, english teacher
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:School principal - she LOVES me
[li] Interview:yes, it was really casual[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type:Private - secular
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[]Income Bracket:150k per year
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths:good scores, I think my recommendations were really good
[] Weaknesses:could have done more community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I was a good fit for the university
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted - Penn (Fisher M&T program), Cooper Union, University of Michigan, Georgia Tech, Rensselaer
rejected- Stanford, MIT

[/ul]General Comments: This is for the college of engineering.

Lilshaun · March 31, 2012, 3:39pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted at IRL**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1790 (I know, very low)
[ *] ACT: 26 (did not submit)
[ *] SAT II: 590 Math II, 590 Chemistry (YUCK!!!)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82. Weighted 4.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8 out of around 550
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History - 4, European History - 3, English Composition - 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Cal AB, AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Government, Economics Honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Worked in Teen Diversion Program for three years. (This is where I would act as either a defense attorney or prosecutor and participate in trials with juveniles. These were real cases with real teenagers and I received ten hours of cc hours per case). Was on school academic challenge team for two years straight (11th and this year). Member of S.W.A.T. (students working against tobacco). Love writing.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: As mentioned earlier, 132 hours from Teen Diversion Program and 45 from S.W.A.T.
[ *] Summer Activities: Finished completing my fantasy novel last summer.
[ *] Essays: I felt I wrote great essays, and so does my dad and his friends who said they were exceptional. Pretty much talked about how the IRL school would help me lead a more prosperous life by understanding how people worked/thought.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read but assumed they were good for the teachers who wrote them taught me for three years and two years respectively.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Okay at best.
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: African- American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Income Bracket: Less then 60k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Black and first gen cornelian

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: My writing definitively. I really think my essays helped set me apart from other applicants and made me “look better” if that makes sense.
[ *] Weaknesses: Obviously my SAT scores (wasn’t even going to apply to cornell after receiving them but changed my mind eventually).
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Although many would say I got accepted because I’m african american and of affirmative action (little ridiculous imo), I think would allowed me to get accepted was my experience in the court room with my Teen Diversion Program participation. I think my attorney work is the type of thing that the admission officers at IRL were looking for. I also feel that my novel really set me apart from other applicants. I highly doubt that any other applicants they had wrote a fantasy novel and was actively seeking literary agent to help them get published.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted:
University of Florida
University of Miami

Rejected:
Columbia University

[ b]General Comments:**

I just want to say that I am so grateful and thankful that I was given the chance to attend one of the greatest universities in the world, especially when looking at my stats/qualifications when compared to other students on here who got rejected.

Colene · March 31, 2012, 3:51pm

… It’s ILR.

chaldo · March 31, 2012, 3:58pm

quite frankly, you should acknowledge the fact that affirmative action did indeed help you…a lot. i understand you have accomplished a lot in high school, but plenty of people were rejected/waitlisted with academic and extracurricular accomplishments which far surpass yours.

pinkrocket · March 31, 2012, 4:20pm

Decision: Accepted ILR

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2080 (780CR, 680W, 620M)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 720 Bio E, 700 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7 4.465W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6/598
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP Stats, Academic Decathlon
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):aaahhh…National Merit/National Achievement. Ayn Rand Essay Contest,…[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Key Club, Ambassador Club, NHS, NSHSS, Library Volunteer, Governor’s Youth Commission, Academic Decathlon, Mayors Youth Commitee, Deca, Youth in Philanthropy. a lot more, but i don’t remember
[] Job/Work Experience:N/A I turned 16 my senior year, so it was virtually impossible for me work throughout high school
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at the Library & with Key Club. Total of 200+ hours
[] Summer Activities:Volunteered at my Public Library, Summer program at State University.
[] Essays: Common App Essay about my age. Supplements: Amazing. One of my best, I’d rate it a 10.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Letters from my APUSH/ACdec Coach and my Anatomy/Chemistry teacher. They both loved me, so I imagine they were quite good
[] Counselor Rec:She loves me too, so good?
[] Additional Rec:Nope
[li] Interview:Never Interviewed. (actually turned down an interview, which i don’t recommend)[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Black/Nigerian
[] Gender:Female
[]Income Bracket:~60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, Immigrant[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Essays(showed significant interest), Letters of Rec, Extracurriculars.
[] Weaknesses:Test Scores/Gpa <—I don’t think they really mattered in the end
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I LOVE cornell ILR, and I made sure my essays conveyed that. Also, I carefully crafted an application that played to my specific skills and interest. And, sheer LUCK
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
ACCEPTED: Cornell ILR, Duke, UPenn Wharton, Williams, Dartmouth
WAITLISTED: Harvard, Columbia, Princeton
REJECTED: Stanford :(

[/ul]General Comments: Do not worry. As long as you have prepared, you should be fine. Also, do your reseach don’t apply just cause. I also got notified that I was a Meinig Scholar, which I am definitely very excited about. One more thing, don’t place all your hopes in the ivies–because they can be very disappointing. There are countless other schools out there that would be more than excited to have you, so if you get bad news from HYPS, don’t stress.

Transatlantique · March 31, 2012, 4:54pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (800 writing, 760 reading, 660 math)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 720 Spanish, 670 Math I (ouch)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t know off the top of my head, 97 point something out of 100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/140some
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Bio, Band, Probability and Statistics, AP Spanish, AP Music Theory, Visual Basic I-III
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major that I can think of haha[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A ton of instrumental music, including marching, concert, jazz, pit, county, and PMEA District and Regional Bands (Treasurer 11th/12th for concert band), Newspaper (Senior Editor-in-Chief), Student Council (Treasurer/Electric Sign Head Programmer/Powderpuff Co-chair), Quiz Bowl (Co-Captain), Gifted Program, Model UN, Junior Council Member on my local Borough Council, Spanish Club, 3 years of state science fair competitions, NHS, HOBY alumni
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: about 230 hours, a lot with my local library, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, local fire company and a couple other groups
[] Summer Activities: Nothing that I could really put on an application besides some time spent on extracurriculars
[] Essays: I thought my essays were pretty good overall.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One of my teacher’s recommendations (APUSH teacher) was amazing, not sure about the other teacher (I didn’t see it) but I’m sure it was also great (AP English).
[] Counselor Rec: Guidance counselor’s recommendation was awesome.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: We only had a half hour but I thought it went really well. She seemed to like me a lot and said some great things about Cornell.[/li]
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 100-125k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my extracurriculars, community service, essays, and recommendations were all pretty good.
[] Weaknesses: Math scores on both SATs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not entirely sure hahaha, but I guess they liked me enough!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Rochester, Brandeis, Brown, and Georgetown - Waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon[/ul]

General Comments:
It’s hard to believe this insanely long and stressful process is actually over! Congratulations to everyone who got in and to those who didn’t, I’m sure everyone is going to end up at a great school next year regardless.

realsuperwoman · March 31, 2012, 5:29pm

Decision: Accepted at IRL

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send.
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 760 U.S. History, 710 Lit.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know unweighted, but 4.6/5.0 weighted.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but unofficially top ten percent
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: All honors and AP classes at a very competitive public school.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Didn’t really win any major awards, but I did win some awards from my school.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of sailing team, NHS, guitar, I work part-time
[] Job/Work Experience: I’ve done two internships and have had a job all throughout high school.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not a lot, but a decent amount.
[] Summer Activities: Sailing! and a bit of working too.
[] Essays: I think that everyone feels they wrote great essays. All I can say is I spent a lot of time working on my common app essay, and that I really tried to show through my supplemental essay that I was a good fit for ILR.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them, but I asked two teachers who knew me very well and liked me!
[] Counselor Rec: I actually got to read this! It was very detailed and personal letter, so flattering.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: I had one with an alumni who basically just told me about her experience at Cornell. It was nothing special.[/li]
[/ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Hmm. I come from a very competitive school so I think earning a high gpa from there is impressive to the adcom. I also thought my supplement was strong.
[] Weaknesses: My ACT was okay, not great though.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Divine intervention, perhaps?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments: I never thought I would get into Cornell. I didn’t think that people without 2250+ on the SATs were given much of a chance. I’m so honored. I was also selected to be a Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholar. Yay!

norcalguy · March 31, 2012, 5:38pm

The CPRS program is really awesome. Congrats!

foundations · March 31, 2012, 5:46pm

Decision: Accepted CHE

I had spent a good time writing my reply until I lost all of my work… sigh here we go again

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (690 CR, 700 M, 710 W)
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] SAT II: 690 USH, 710 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), World History (5), Environmental Sci (4), European History (3), Psychology (5), USH (5), English Lang (4), Chem (2 hahaha)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None offered at my school
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Govt, AP Econ, AP English Lit, AP Biology, AP Spanish Language, AP Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): The usual (AP Scholar with Honor, AP Scholar with Distinction.) However, I’ve attended various leadership conferences and have been awarded youth leadership awards.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): -President of a service and volunteer club that I have been involved in for all of my high school life. I’m extremely devoted to this club and have logged anywhere between 400-500 hours coordinating and participating in events in the local or regional area. I planned a benefit dance that raised a couple of thousand for a poverty organization, and a canned food drive that benefited local families in need.
-Member of an active leadership class on campus for two years
-Track and field
-Various other service and academic clubs at my school
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above in extracurriculars.
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I felt like my essays were the strong part of my application! CommonApp Essay: 9/10; Short Answer 9/10; CHE Supplement 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Written by two of my favorite teachers who know me very well, both academically and outside of the classroom. I only had the chance to read one of them, but it was great!
[] Counselor Rec: I know her, but not very well. I’m going to assume that it was very generic, because she had many other rec letters to write.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: None was offered[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (Large)
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~$80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Noooone.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, class rank, courseload, essays?
[] Weaknesses: Everything else… my standardized testing scores could have been better.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I believe that my fit with Human Ecology’s mission played a big role in the admissions decision. My extracurriculars demonstrated an interest and passion for the human condition and service, and my essays strengthened this.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UCI w/ Honors, UCSD, UCLA. Rejected from UPenn, USC, Berkeley

[/ul]General Comments: I am still amazed and so grateful that I was accepted to my dream school. I truly believe that fit does matter- and I made sure that it showed through my application! The College of Human Ecology is the perfect match for what I want to study and I can’t wait. Congrats to my fellow Cornell acceptees!

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