<p>@lavender19, did you apply for finaid? I’m in the same situation except with finaid. Nothing is showing up as received but I sent all the materials like a month ago</p>
<p>@cornellito: O! I meant CoE as College of Engineering… I guess you meant Human Ecology. I thought it was always called HE though…</p>
<p>@lavender19: hmm they got mine although I sent mine on the same date as you.</p>
<p>@kiwilemon I sent my financial aid stuff on March 1st but I still have the same problem as you. They said that they would let us know if they’re missing anything. it takes a while so they said after a few weeks.</p>
<p>@kiwilemon: I applied for financial aid, but not at the appropriate deadline. Around March 15th my fafsa was completed. When I click on the financial aid to do list, I get an “accessed denied.” I’m assuming I’m just going to have to contact Cornell.</p>
<p>@lavender, I completed my fafsa on march 15th too! But I turned in all the paper materials (cornell finaid app, parents’ tax returns, etc) before march 1st. I think completing fafsa after the march 1st deadline is fine? They said it somewhere on the website that the latest time to file the fafsa was April 1st.</p>
<p>Where do they let you know that your application was sent to the review committee?? Would they send you to the review committee if you only have to send your Mid-term report?</p>
<p>@Blackbeltbabsz, they only send your file to the committee once they have everything</p>
<p>@horse9118, they forwarded my file last friday, but I sent the mid-term report last saturday…I hope they don’t “assume” they had everything?</p>
<p>ILR in t-minus 38 minutes. Just prayed with my mom and did a bible study. I’m feeling calm. :-)</p>
<p>@eyethink- your interview?? Is that what you’re talking about maybe?</p>
<p>I have to call them back today to schedule mine…I’m scared out of my mind!!!</p>
<p>Yup my interview. They’ll call you. No need to schedule.</p>
<p>Ooooh, good luck!!! My fingers are crossed for you!! If you don’t mind sharing, I’d really appreciate it if you posted what the experience was like after you get done. What kind of questions they asked, if they were nice or drill-sergeant-like (lol), and even how long it was- some people on here have said their interview was like 20 minutes, others have said over an hour. I can’t help but wonder if that has something to do with likelihood of being accepted, you know?
But either way, just remember to be really confident in everything you say- even if they ask you a question that catches you off guard, JUST FAKE IT!! Make sure you SOUND like you’re completely sure of yourself, even if you’re not! You can sell yourself and make them feel like they’d be really missing out if they didn’t have you! GOOD LUCK!!!</p>
<p>And for all other ILR applicants on here, if you haven’t had your interview yet, I’m calling them back to schedule mine today as well, so I will post my experience with the process after it happens as well. Hopefully we can all hand down some good advice. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice but I don’t need to fake it. I have done everything I could have possibly done short of having illicit pictures of Ezra Cornell. So I’ll just answer questions as someone who has prepared the last two years of his academic career for this very moment. </p>
<p>Also, I know this is generally an information sharing community, but I do not feel comfortable sharing my interview experience other than in vague generalities. This is not because I don’t want to help people, in fact helping people is my life’s mission, but posting things on here makes me feel somewhat like a gossip. There is a plethora of tips for applicants vis-a-vis the interview.</p>
<p>^I sincerely apologize if my post above makes me sound smarmy. Totally not my intention. I just don’t believe in faking it. 
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<p>Its become the American Way and I think our country is worse off for it.</p>
<p>Meh, I see what you’re saying, but I just meant in the sense that intimidation can easily become a factor, and when it does I feel it’s better to take the “picture the audience in their underwear” approach- that’s what I meant by “faking it”. I’ve been preparing for this for the last two years as well, but I know when I have that interview I’m likely to stumble on some words and possibly even draw a complete blank, just out of being that nervous- I mean, this is another HUGE step towards the ultimate goal that I REALLY REALLY want to achieve- it’s intimidating!
I’ve been serving as a consultant for the Honors Program at my school this semester, and just yesterday went to the new Seminar class to give a presentation on my research process and goals for the Program, and even that was intimidating to me! I was really nervous, but I just kept a smile on my face and repeated over and over in my head that I DO have valuable information to pass on, I AM going to help these kids, etc., and I came off as very knowledgeable and sure of myself, which then aided my ability to recall the useful information I really did have to pass on, thereby fulfilling my goal just by “faking” the confidence I needed (so much so that it actually materialized). Does that make sense? That’s what I mean by “faking it”.</p>
<p>Anyway, that’s cool, good luck, and I guess if you wouldn’t mind pointing me in the direction of these “interview tips”, I’d appreciate it, but if not that’s okay too. I just don’t know what to expect and am happy to share my experiences with others if they would like that information, so I was hoping to find others who were willing to do the same, but I understand your discomfort with that notion completely and respect your choice.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>^Well my first tip would definitely have two questions you’ve formulated yourself to ask the interviewer. For example I asked about being able to study comparative labor structures. But my advice for you and it sounds cliche but because it’s true, is speak from the heart. That’s what I did. Honestly though it was all a hazy blur because I woke up at 7 AM and ILR called at 8:05. Afterwards I was just drained because it was such and emotional moment for me. But at the end I’m really proud of myself because I don’t feel like I shorted myself in anyway.</p>
<p>@eyethink- That’s great, I’m happy for you! And thanks for the advice. I kept missing their calls and every time I tried to call them back, I had just missed office hours (different time zones, and with my school schedule this semester, it’s just been impossible for our hours to match up). Buuuut, our paths finally crossed yesterday and I’m officially scheduled for my interview! I still have a whole week to go, so I guess I’ll do a little interview-etiquette research so I hopefully won’t be so insanely nervous! </p>
<p>The person I talked to scheduled it for thirty minutes before one of my classes, saying that it would only take fifteen to twenty minutes so I wouldn’t be late for class…I can’t help but wonder if that’s a bad sign. I KNOW I’ve seen other people on here say their ILR interviews were up to an hour long- does anyone have any input here? Do you think she said 15- 20 minutes because the interview is a required formality, but basically they’ve already put my app in the trash, so they already KNOW it won’t take long to fulfill this requirement…?</p>
<p>Kinda freaked out…any opinions would be appreciated! Thanks everyone, and good luck to us all!</p>
<p>Wow, my instructor evaluation finally got processed even though i sent it in like a month ago, still waiting on the college official report which I have no idea when my department sent it in. All you guys doing interviews, is that for ILR only? I’m applying for CALS and haven’t heard anything about interviews.</p>
<p>@kiwilemon: Suppodesly Cornell has received my midterm report, which is weird because I only sent it a week ago. My college transcripts were sent in february so to me that doesn’t make any sense.</p>
<p>@kiwilemon: How do you know your file was forwarded to the admissions
committee? How did they inform you of this? So you’re saying they forwarded your file BEFORE they received your midyear report? Sorry for so many questions lol. I’m just worried.</p>