Official Cornell University Class of 2014 RD Results

generallyrong · April 2, 2010, 9:15pm

Waitlisted, Engineering.

malvothevolvo · April 2, 2010, 9:47pm

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (670 CR, 770 M, 740 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 790 Math II, 690 Physics, 650 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school does out of 100 points: roughly 98.5/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/570ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3/3/4/4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Macro, AP Spanish Lang, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, Wind Ensemble (Band), Drawing and Painting I
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, NSHS (VP), SNHS (Secretary), MMMHS, Varsity Golf Team (Captain and went to State), Wind Ensemble bassoonist (All-State 3 years), Classical Indian Dancer (for 13 years total), Math Team, and more, but I just listed the most significant.
Job/Work Experience: Not much, just a tutorer and private lesson teacher.
Volunteer/Community service: A lot of tutoring in all subjects.
Summer Activities: Preparing for my Arangetram (dance debut of 3 hrs). I practiced for 5-6 hours a day everyday for 1.5 months

Essays:
Common Application Achievement (my Arangetram ^^above)
Teacher Recommendation: I only read one of them and it was great. I was very happy with it.
Counselor Rec: Great, she knows me very well.
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: Very helpful and went very, very well. I feel as if it had an impact for sure on my acceptance.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public (Suburban)
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female Engineer (I received a likely and invited to Society of Women Engineers)

Reflection
Strengths: Female engineer, strong ECs, showed dedication, good essays, legacy.
Weaknesses: AP scores/SATs.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Georgia Tech, UGA, University of Texas at Austin
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt
Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth

wg90210 · April 2, 2010, 10:13pm

rejected CAS ::::)))))

chair2 · April 3, 2010, 1:04am

Decision: Accepted to CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (780cr / 770m / 800w / 12e)
[] SAT II: 800 mathII, 790 bio-e
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous, as always.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): see below.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): art (10x int’l/nat’l awards, 3x int’l/nat’l publications, 5x int’l/nat’l/local galleries, years of independent study, lessons, classes, workshops, city-wide activities, volunteering), varsity swimming (captain), culture club (president), service club (president), multicultural club (leader), social outreach program (president), school summer program (director), school board (elected official), yearbook (executive editor), research, and miscellaneous volunteering.
[] Job/Work Experience: a little bit, but nothing major
[] Volunteer/Community service: worked as a TA and teacher, but nothing crazy amazing.
[] Summer Activities: art, internships, research, work, volunteering, travel, and relaxing.
[] Essays: my commonapp was a narrative rooted in a studio experience in which i reflected on self-hate and beauty defined in the asian community, and how living against those notions influences and drives me in my artistry and life. my cornell supplement was humorous and descriptive, but a bit long.
[] Teacher Recommendation: presumably excellent, but i doubt they were anything jaw-dropping.
[] Counselor Rec: i’m sure this was fabulous: specific, long, lively, and stuffed with anecdotes.
[] Additional Rec: didn’t submit it to princeton.
[] Interview: my interviewer was a bisexual theater major plucked from the 80s and tossed into a coffee shop in front of me in 2010. she was funny, and i really got to communicate myself well. cornell seemed awesome after she got in.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): midwest, usa
[] School Type: small, secular, competitive, suburban private.
[] Ethnicity: east asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: didn’t apply for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, leadership, awards, scores, senior year grades, essays, but i couldn’t figure out how to submit my art portfolio.
[] Weaknesses: gpa. i had 8 semester B’s!
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see the strengths.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted: yale, harvard, columbia, cornell, uchicago, wustl, pomona, swarthmore, wesleyan, nyu, carnegie mellon, uiuc.
rejected: stanford, brown, penn, princeton.
waitlisted: nowhere.
[/ul]General Comments: i added cornell onto my list at the last moment, but i really grew to love the school and ithaca over the wait. i’m glad i got in, and congrats to everyone! i wish the best of luck to everyone.

ku6677 · April 3, 2010, 1:07am

anyone got transfer options?

An0maly · April 3, 2010, 9:07am

Decision: Waitlisted Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800, 800, 770)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math2, 770 Physics, 780 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Seven 5’s, Two 4’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Taking 10 ap exams
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar/National Merit Finalist
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MAO (president), Science NHS (president), Varsity tennis (Co-Captain), Basketball
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours
[] Summer Activities: Volunteered/attended a summer program
[] Essays: Great
[] Teacher Recommendation: saw them, excellent
[] Counselor Rec: saw, excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Pretty good.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public/Charter
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 75k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores/grades
[] Weaknesses: no national level EC’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was a good match
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]
Accepted: Yale, Brown Dartmouth, Duke, UPenn, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, Georgia Tech
Waitlist: WashU
Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, MIT

General Comments: I won’t be accepting a waitlist spot, so good luck to everyone else!

BeYonde · April 3, 2010, 9:53am

Decision: Accepted Engineering!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 520 W 620 CR 710 M
[] ACT: 27
[] SAT II: 640 Math II 580 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:Spanish II, Mock Trial, Senior Language Arts, (The following are at a community college) Calculus II, III, & IV, General Physics I & III, Problem Solving Physics w/ Matlab
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I’m a finalist for the Gates Millennium Scholarship (although not on my application, you never know who may call people) [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Engineering club (President for 2 years, member for 4), Mock trial (Competed at the state level), won a speech contest, member of Phi Theta Kappa, student cabinet, math competition
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Aid, Tutor, Engineer Aid at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for 2 summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 100 hours a various places
[] Summer Activities: See jobs
[] Essays: Wrote about a guy in my neighborhood getting shot on common app and about forces for my engineering supplement
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: My middle school principal put in a nice phone call for me!
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Charter
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: under $30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Taken 48 college quarter credits at the time of applying but will have 78 in June (I have a 4.0 there with 67 credits now and I’ve been on the deans list for the last year and a half)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My speaking abilities: an engineer in mock trial must have made me stick out. My large amount of college credits: I showed I could handle the “hard” classes at a college level.
[] Weaknesses: My test scores, let’s be honest. They were pretty bad compared to everyone here.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not too many people apply from Ohio so I think they almost needed me
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Dayton, The Ohio State University
Rejected: Harvard
[/ul]General Comments: I’m just glad I was accepted! Cornell is my number 1 pick and I would love to be there this fall!

fvquizbowl · April 3, 2010, 11:17am

Decision: Waitlisted in COE

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): not taken
[] ACT: 34 (34 E, 35 M, 34 R, 33 S)
[] SAT II: Math I - 740, Chemistry - 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/92
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest classes possible, including Calculus I and II at local college. (AP classes not offered at my school)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (Captain), Track, Quiz Bowl, Tutoring, Math Contests
[] Job/Work Experience: Very Little
[] Volunteer/Community service: Very Little
[] Summer Activities: Running, dunk-ball, video games, more running
[] Essays: Not sure, I’m not a great writer, though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Rural Public - Very little emphasis on academics (most students either don’t go to college or go to community college - Almost never sends students to top-tier schools)
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Maybe Legacy (Grandmother & Great-Grandfather)[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, rank, GPA, Halo 3 maybe?
[] Weaknesses: Subject Tests, Extra-curriculars, work, community service, crappy High School
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t have anything that made me stand out.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted: Notre Dame, Purdue and others. Waitlisted: CMU, Northwestern, Cornell[/ul] [/li]General Comments: Should have been more involved in High School. Will try to get off waitlist, but the odds don’t look good.

DJGCrusader · April 3, 2010, 12:34pm

WAITLISTED

Also waitlisted at MIT and UPenn… le sigh

There are so many people rejected from MIT but accepted into Cornell. I was waitlisted BOTH. Huhhhh?

SAT: 2100
SAT2: Math II–> 740
Chem–> 670
GPA: 4.59

AP Art
AP Calc BC
AP Computer Science
AP Lit

AP’s ARE ONLY ALLOWED SENIOR YEAR IN MY HS.

Extracurriculars: In multiple hardcore/metal bands, music writing, production, recording, (self-taught), Founder and leader of Bergen Catholic HS Gamemaker Club (game design), Leader of Bergen Catholic Computer-Basec Music Recording Club, Jazz Ensemble, Varsity swimming 4 years, Blessed Edmund Rice Scholar (full scholarship to my HS) Nat Honors Society, Nat Art Honors Society, Nat Spanish Honors Society, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, Middlebury College Book Award, Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar (NJ thing).

Work: Lifeguard and Swim Instructor at Meadowlands Area YMCA

Volunteering: Special Olympics Swim Team assistant, Tour guide/presentation speaker at my HS,

Recommendations: killer. From head of English dept and Computer Science dept.

Essay: my vision of the technology of the future and how I want to help shape it with Cornell’s help.

Desired Major: Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Mechatronics

Hispanic. I did the Fall Diversity Hosting Weekend.

From: Bergen County, New Jersey

Male

Reaction: ***? wow…

Backup: Georgia Institute of Technology

sapphireblizzard · April 3, 2010, 12:46pm

**Decision: Accepted to ILR in early march **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 w) (770 cr) (690 m)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Lit- 750. Math- 730.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (self-studied) (5), Language & Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: School’s courses are limited (small private school) but it’s comprised of the more rigorous classes (has a few AP’s) + more AP’s that I’m self-studying for. straight A’s throughout high school.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, National Merit, a bunch of debate awards, some music ones.
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LD Debate (mentor, PR), Women’s Ensemble (8 girls in HS), TA, Band, Spirit week & riot night (on two committees), National Honor Society (vice president)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: taught Sunday School, speaker for children’s services, planner + workshop speaker for one of the E.Coast’s largest 30 Hour Famines, VBS counselor, music camp counselor for two different music camps for several years (one of which is offered to trilingual underprivileged kids in an inner city), NYC Relief, church youth group (praise team, small group leader, event planner, devo speaker), spearheaded a blood drive at school, ministry/relief work in the Dominican Republic
[] Summer Activities: pretty much being a camp counselor for several different camps, went to LD Debate Forum, Csehy Summer School of Music, a lot of volunteer work
[] Essays: according to my teachers, excellent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent (debate coach + AP lang teacher)
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: none
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: chinese
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I can express myself quite well through writing, and I really felt my essays captured parts of myself accurately. Lots of activities that I was truly involved in (as in, I wasn’t running up a long list of extracurrics etc for the heck of it- I was on a leadership position for most of them)
[] Weaknesses: my school’s limited curriculum. But I think the fact that I self-study for AP’s to compensate for this helps a bit.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, recommendations, extracurrics
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted to Boston College and Rutgers (40k scholarship), Waitlisted at Harvard and Wellesley, Rejected by Duke, UPenn, Georgetown[/li]
General Comments: Congrats everyone! I didn’t expect to go to the same college my older brother did (hotelie of '08), but it’s nice because I grew up loving Cornell. A little nervous and excited, especially about rooming arrangements :P

sapphireblizzard · April 3, 2010, 12:48pm

oh. sorry to double post. for extracurrics, I totally left out all my music-activities. Voice Lessons, percussion (primarily the djembe, an African hand drum, did some orchestral percussion) and flute.

bubblenose · April 3, 2010, 12:56pm

Decision: Accepted - College of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 730 CR, 640 W
[] ACT: 35 (I forgot the specific breakdown, but 35/36 in everything except science, which was a 34)
[] SAT II: 790 MLII, 790 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/705
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Calc AB (5), Bio (5), World History (5), Eng Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Bio (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB classes including - ugh - TOK
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): …none? Well…none I put on the application.
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swimming (4yrs, Captain x1), Varsity Water Polo (4 yrs, Captain x2), German Club (4 years, Secretary x1), National German Honor Society (3 years, Secretary x1), FASG Competition (2 yrs, Executive Board Member x1), Science Olympiad (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Nada
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~75 hours through a local organization
[] Summer Activities: Nada
[] Essays: I talked about my mom as an example kind of thing for the common app one and how Cornell fit my vision for an engineering school for my COE one
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, I think.
[] Counselor Rec: Good, I’m assuming.
[] Additional Rec: None submitted.
[] Interview: None except for that alumni informational one, and he said Cornell was a perfect fir for me
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese/Israeli
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Er…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Female in engineering
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: —
[] Weaknesses: —
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essay reflected my deep desire to go to Cornell.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]Accepted: UF, Georgia Tech
Rejected: MIT
General Comments: I’m sooo happy! :)

madhukar92 · April 3, 2010, 1:28pm

Decision: Accepted, CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760M, 800W, 730 CR
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math 2, Physics 640 (didn’t know physics B was on there >:[ ), USH 690 (without taking APUSH)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.95 weighted: 4.16
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable) calc ab- A; bio- A; lit- B; macro- A+; Micro- A+
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): didnt send
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: all AP classes except for required electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commendation[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): (founder and prez) peer tutoring program in school; baseball 4 years; various other clubs in school. 1.5 year-long internship at doctors office
[] Job/Work Experience: shoprite cashier, and canvasser for former governor corzine
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): about internship
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): my commonapp essay, about the struggles of my parents/family and how we were rich in india and lost it. compelling story but terribly written.
[] Cornell Essay: talked about biology i think. it was terrible
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): one great. one generic
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didnt see it, but i know what she put in it. extremely good and comprehensive
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): from doctor with whom im interned; not very well written on his part lol, but it just reinforced the internship
[] Interview:[/ul]none
Other[ul]
[] Areas of Interest Listed: biology? dont recall lol
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public, ~2000 students
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul]none whatsoever
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores; extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: sat 2 scores, no AP Tests, WRITING
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]definitely my scores and grades but what put me over the top was definitely the internship
[ b]General Comments:** to those who get in, congrats. to those who dont get in, don’t let how SOME COLLEGE evaluates you define how you evaluate yourself. thats the most important thing =D

liberalartsgirl · April 3, 2010, 2:31pm

Decision: Accepted (Arts & Sciences)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 W: 800 CR: 780 M: 700
[] SAT II: Chemistry: 730, U.S. History: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school doesn’t use the 4.0 scale. 97 (out of 100).
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), U.S. History (4) - I will have taken 6 APs by the time I graduate
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Spanish 5, AP English, AP Chemistry, AP U.S. Government/Economics
[] Awards/Honors: National Merit Commended Scholar, National Spanish Examinations (Honorable Mention), NHS, Tri-M Music Honor Society, high school leadership awards, NYLC, J-Camp (highly selective journalism camp), Wellesley College Book Award
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Court, Editor of school paper (Editorial, Lead News), Student Government, Students Organized for Service, Internship at local paper, participatd in school musicals, girls’ chorus
[] Job/Work Experience: paid intern at local newspaper, camp counselor (both over the summer)
[] Volunteer/Community service: student government, students organized for service, leader in training for two years at local camp, youth court (overlap with extracurriculars)
[] Summer Activities: see job/work experience; also, j-camp, NYLC
[] Essays: both strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, but probably good/excellent
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but probably excellent
[] Interview: none
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I didn’t really have one, so I played up my work as editor of my paper/intern at local paper (I sent in articles that I had written during my internship). This tied in with my love of writing.[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: strong grade point average/SATs (demonstrating my commitment to hard work/consistency), strong essays, solid extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: My extracurriculars were solid, but didn’t really shine. I didn’t have that “hook” that so many colleges look for these days, so I did the best with what I had.
[] Why you think you were accepted: strong grade point average/SATs and my work as editor of the newspaper.
[] Where else were you accepted: I applied to a ton, but my other top are bowdoin and middlebury.[/ul]

CID2010 · April 3, 2010, 3:41pm

Decision: GT Fall 2011 ILR

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR, 700 M, 720 W (1380/2100)
[] ACT:–
[] SAT II: 650 US History, 670 Biology M, 680 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3). Taking 4 more senior year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):–
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, Honors Physics, Forensic Criminology, required religion/gym classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Mathletes, Book Club, Peer Tutoring, Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Yearbook (Editor), Youth Group (involved grades 8-12, social programming position on chapter board in 10th grade, chapter treasurer for the past 2 years (won treasurer of the year last year), senior chair for the entire region, etc. by far my most involved EC), NHS, math NHS, foreign language NHS, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: Day camp counselor (40/hours a week for 8 weeks)- 2 summers unpaid, 2 summers paid; babysitting/tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: 120+ hours working with autistic and other special needs children after school, making food baskets and delivering them to NYC’s elderly on Jewish High Holidays for the past 4 years, 200+ hours at elementary school on various occasions (book sale, ice cream social, spring carnivals, multicultural night, dances, etc)
[] Summer Activities: previously stated
[] Essays: common app was touching but not overly-emotional, and was said to be great by all who read it. i thought my ILR supplement was amazing- showed how i fit into the program and my passion for cornell
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, but both teachers (bio honors/ap psych teacher and honors english teacher) adore me and are great writers
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: alumni interview went well, was a bit on the short side but i felt comfortable and answered his questions well/asked questions that shows i did research
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White jew. As far from diverse as possible haha
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: over $150K, only one parent works
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s and community service
[] Weaknesses: standardized tests, gpa
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: gpa and SAT/SAT2 scores
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: American U (large scholarship), Brandeis U (large scholarship), U of Maryland-CP (Scholars program and scholarship), Northeastern U (Honors and large scholarship), Penn State- University Park, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Buffalo (Honors and scholarship)[/ul][/li]General Comments: Cornell has been my first choice for the past 4 years, so seeing the “we regret to inform you” on Thursday really upset me. I’m really glad I was offered a GT though, and hope my parents will let me go through with it and enter ILR in fall 2011

themagnum · April 3, 2010, 4:49pm

Decision: Accepted COE

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 660 M, 660 W
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 740 MII, 700 Physics, 670 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.80
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/91
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics EM, AP Chem, Band/Jazz Band, AP Calc BC, AP English, AP Bio, Steel Pan, Latin II, Adventure Ed, Civics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Horseback Riding, Alto Saxophone, Cello Steel Pan, National Honor Society, Peace Club, Environmental Club, Destination Imagination, Cross Country
[] Job/Work Experience: Stable Hand, Horseback Riding Instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Destination Imagination Team Manager
[] Summer Activities: Camp Counselor
[] Essays: Really good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome.
[] Counselor Rec: Average.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: I only had an informal interview, but it went well.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female engineer?[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Courseload, Essays and Recs. Extracurriculars were okay too.
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I dunno, but I’m happy about it.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Harvey Mudd, Brandeis, UVM, UMaine. Waitlisted - Tufts[/ul][/li]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else accepted!

Whiteazn · April 3, 2010, 7:19pm

Accepted (A&S)

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2400
[]SAT II: Math II - 800, Chem - 800, USH - 800, Bio - 770
[]GPA: 4.6
[]Rank: 1
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Chem, Micro, Macro, USH, Calc BC, Bio, Eng Lang: 5
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Very good, but not amazing.
[]Recs: Same as essays
[]Summer Activities: 2 years of Sci Research, Boys State, Research internship camp, CTY
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Research and US Trail Orienteering team
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: NJ
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: See username
[]Gender: M
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Orienteering, Tennis, MUN, Mathletes, Academic Team, etc
[]Awards: Siemens Finalist, NMS Finalist, Coca-Cola Scholarship Semifinalist, Samsung American Legion Finalist, some other state/national stuff
[]Accepted: Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, UPenn, Cornell, MIT
[]Waitlisted: Brown
[]Rejected: Yale (deferred early), Stanford
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Summer research def helps. Gratz to everyone who got in and good luck to waitlisters! =] [/ul]

unwavering · April 3, 2010, 10:19pm

Rejected. lol

polymorphism · April 4, 2010, 11:26am

Decision: GT Fall 2011 ILR

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2280 single (750CR, 730M, 800W), 2290 super</li>
<li>SAT II (if submitted): 740 Bio(M), 800 Math IIc</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.64uw, 4.45w</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,4,3</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis):</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro/Micro, AP BC Calc, AP Stat, AP Lit</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):n/a</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: no</li>
<li>Intended Major: industrial and labor relations</li>
<li>School Type: magnet</li>
<li>Gender: m</li>
<li>Race: White/Asian</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</li>
<li>EC’s: Treasurer of county-sga, varsity lacrosse(11,12), president of investment club, maryland high school democrats, maryland youth advisory council, maryland general assembly student page, Naval Academy summer seminar</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: testing, ec’s</li>
<li>Weaknesses: gpa
General Comments: Most likely going to Berkeley in the fall. really thought ILR was a good fit, it’s going to be a tough decision but i’ll decide after freshmen year at UCB. Definitely looking forward to Lax games at Cornell though, go bears!!!</li>
</ul>

rajeevers · April 4, 2010, 4:19pm

Decision: Accepted to College of Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math 760 Verbal 750 Writing 760
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Math 800 Chem 790 Bio 740 US History 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 4.6 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%? not sure
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) Comp Sci A (5) World History (5) Calc BC(5) Comp Sci AB(5) US History (4) Chem AP (4) English Language (5) currently taking Physics AP Enviro Science AP Spanish 4 AP and Euro AP
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: tough
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate 4 years. ASB Treasurer senior year. Track and Field four years (varsity two years). Piano ~10 years.
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern in the summer for VisualCalc–programming internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots of community service. over 150 hours at Emergency room at El Camino Hospital
[] Summer Activities: volunteering mostly.
[] Essays: not that great. i am really bad at essay writing
[] Teacher Recommendation: i’m assuming pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: probably pretty good
[] Additional Rec: got one from my internship boss
[] Interview: wasn’t really an interview. just a discussion about the school
[/ul]
Other[ul] none
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private college prep high school
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none
Reflection[ul] excited
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] [/li]General Comments:

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