Official Cornell University Class of 2017 RD Results

kaii12 · March 29, 2013, 3:22pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (710-M, 710-W, 620-CW)
ACT: 31 composite
SAT II: 790-M2, 620-Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
CAPE (Caribbean AP Exam) (1- Highest, 7- Lowest): Pure Math 1 (1), Applied Math 1 (1), Communication Studies (1), Information Technology 1 (1)
Senior Year Course Load: Pure Math 2, Information Technology 2, Applied Math 2, Caribbean Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): High Distinction TTMO

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cashflow Club (President), GYLC, Swimming, ISCF, NEDCO Youth Business Camp
Job/Work Experience: Gift wrapper at Christmas (self- employed) -
Volunteer/Community service: For the love of the children organization, OYEA, Hope Centre
Summer Activities: GYLC
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 - Very well thought out. I thought they were different.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read. However, all 3 should have been prett good
Teacher Rec #1: -
Teacher Rec #2:-
Counselor Rec:-
Additional Rec:-
Interview: -

Other
State (if domestic applicant): -
Country (if international applicant): Trinidad and Tobago
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mixed
Gender: F
Income Bracket: <60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Female in Computer Science

Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Hooks, CAPE scores.
Weaknesses: Standardized Tests, Applicant for Fin aid, ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Drexel, UM, FIT. Rejected - Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown :(, Dartmouth, Columbia( I had no business applying to these schools and I know it). Waiting on - NYU.

General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who got in! Hopefully I get good enough financial aid to attend! I’m over the moon about this acceptance! :D

HONORLIONS · March 29, 2013, 4:42pm

Decision: Waitlisted (CAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740CR, 740M, 790W (superscore)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 760 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
5s- US History, US GoPo, Macroeconomics, English Lang., European History (self study), Comparative Gov’t (self study)
4s- World History, Psych (self studies)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Environmental, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit., AP Latin, AP Human Geography, Photography Skills, Gym/Health
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, Commended PSAT Scholar, National Latin Exam silver medal
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Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School’s small service club (Vice President), Latin Honor Society (Vice President), Academic Team (Captain), 3 years of JV Bowling, FBLA (Treasurer; cancelled this year), NHS, student member on this school committee to improve school performance
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon (3 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hindu rights group volunteer (50ish hours), Hindu Youth Group (200ish hours), head teacher for afterschool program chess class (50ish hours)
[] Summer Activities: Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar NJ (10th), Boy’s State (11th), Ivy Scholars at Yale (11th), internship at a prestigious publication (11th)
[] Essays: CommonApp was memorable, albeit somewhat facetious at times (7/10); Felt really great about my Cornell supplement, showed good knowledge/interest in my academic interests and Cornell (8/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good, I’d hope
[] Counselor Rec: Copy/paste LoR with my stats/generic ECs
[] Additional Rec: my boss from my internship (likely very strong)
[] Interview: Probably my best one – interviewer later emailed me back saying he’d never forget it.
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Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Run-of-the-mill public
[] Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $120k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Beautiful hair?
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Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My internship (had my own article published), self-studying APs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, mid-term senior grades (ended up with a B- and B+ for calc/physics)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my mid year senior grades and just the fact that there’s no dearth of economics majors at CAS
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Accepted: Williams, Dartmouth, U.Va, NYU, Rutgers Hon. College
Waitlists: Vanderbilt, WUSTL, Duke, Cornell, UPenn, Middlebury, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Johns Hopkins
Rejected: UChicago, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Northwestern
Stilling waiting on: Georgetown, UMich, Wesleyan
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General Comments:
Guess it’s Williams vs. Dartmouth for me! Though I’ll probably stay on Penn’s waitlist.

ed2tkard · March 29, 2013, 5:05pm

Decision: Accepted (CAS)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 Overall (700 CR, 720 M)
ACT:
SAT II: 750 USH, 750 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/64
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: All Honors, Statistics course at Columbia Univ.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (multiple awards won), Fall XC/Winter/Spring Track (Captain 11-12), Yearbook Committee (Editor-in-chief), Synagogue Senior Youth Group (Programming VP)
Job/Work Experience: Synagogue assistant (9-11), software tester (11-12)
Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours documented, many more done in reality
Summer Activities: Study Abroad Program in Barcelona (10), Cornell Summer College (11)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Excellent. Personal essay and Cornell essay both reflected my passion for the subject material constituting my major.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Flowery but good
Teacher Rec #2: Not sure
Counselor Rec: Probably good
Additional Rec: From my rabbi, excellent. Only furthered the points I made in my essays
Interview: In late October. Went very well, but the interviewer thought I was an ED applicant and I had to break the news to him (awkward).

Other
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): “Legacy” (Grandmother went but transferred)

Reflection
Strengths: Essays, grades
Weaknesses: Diversity
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My application fully and thoroughly manifested my passion for my major and my sincere interest in Cornell
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted to Lehigh, Binghamton, UVM
Waitlisted by Johns Hopkins, Michigan
Rejected by Brown, UPenn (ED)

General Comments: Most likely going to Cornell this fall! Congratulations to everyone else who was accepted!

william95 · March 29, 2013, 11:49pm

Decision: Rejected - AEM

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 (35 E, 29 M, 34 R, 31 S, 10 Essay)
[] SAT II: 730 US History, 710 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/75
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): two 4s, two 2s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Lit, College Poli Sci, Gov’t and Econ (Mandatory)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School Awards for Community Service / Academics, American Legion Scholastic Award, American Legion Oratorical Contest 3rd Place (District Level)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Soccer (JV / Varsity) [4 years]
Lacrosse (JV / Varsity) [4 years]
JROTC (Officer) [4 years]
Academic Team (Co-Leader) [2 years]
Rifle Team [1 year]
JR Honor Society (President) [1 year]
NHS (President) [3 years]
[li] Job/Work Experience: N/A[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: 60 various hours
[] Summer Activities: HOBY Ambassador
[] Essays: Common App - 8/10, Cornell Essay - 7/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, probably average
[] Counselor Rec: also probably average
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $100k - $120k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope, and thats the problem[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA / Rank
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores, weak ECs, being a white, middle class male who isn’t exceptionally good at throwing / kicking balls (aka no hook)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wasn’t hooked and that’s all college admissions is at a certain point if you’re not incredibly smart (2400 / 36, intel or siemens national champ etc)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - UMichigan, Villanova, Northeastern, Binghamton, UMD College Park, Loyola Maryland
Waitlisted - Brown
Rejected - UPenn (Deferral ED), Princeton, Cornell, Williams, UChicago

[/ul]General Comments: Advice to any other unhooked white males thinking of applying to ivies: Apply to them all and hope that you get lucky because that’s what it’ll come down to.

cathybright · March 30, 2013, 1:01am

Decision: waitlist - AEM/engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310
ACT:
SAT II: 800, 770, 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): maths olympiad stuff, environmental project, performing arts
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): many
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 300+
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: I think they’re above average but not outstanding
Counselor Rec: the same as above
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): sg
School Type: very competitive public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: f
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses: grades within school

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a loser?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - cal, uva, mich, ucla, gatech etc
Waitlisted - cornell, uchicago
Rejected - brown, penn, duke
General Comments: just too sad to say anything.

coolguy253 · March 30, 2013, 1:28am

Waitlisted CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (740 Math, 780 CR, 800 WR)
ACT: NA
SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school only does weighted - 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 - Microeconomics, Calc AB, 4 - Macroeconomics, Chem
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Multivariable Calculus, AP English Lit, AP US Government, AP Statistics, guitar
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Eagle Scout, National AP Scholar, National Commended Scholar (1 away from National Merit Scholar in my state:( ), a bunch of awards in academic decathlon, 7 semesters of distinguished honor roll at my school

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Really involved in Boy Scouts (multiple leadership positions), Student Ambassadors at my school, FBLA, Academic Decathlon, various JV sports my freshman and sophomore year, play guitar often
Job/Work Experience:NA
Volunteer/Community service: Started my own non-profit organization in which we donated more than 50 computers to schools in need and raised over $50,000
Summer Activities: Academy of Business Leadership, various for-credit classes
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app was a 10, cornell specific essays not my best but not bad - 7s
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: favorable but I’m not sure if was glowing
Teacher Rec #2: probably strong but I’m not sure if was well written
Counselor Rec: 10
Additional Rec: Scout leader - 10/10 (I read it, glowing rec) President of Academy of Business Leadership who also knows the president of Cornell (15/10 - one of the nicest things anyone has ever written about me)
Interview: interviewer was really boring, she didn’t seem very confident about the whole situation although I think I handled it well enough. Definitely not the best interview but decent enough.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, non religious
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: highest
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: SAT, service, outside rec
Weaknesses: wasn’t serious about school until second semester sophomore year so everything up until that point is pretty weak, also pretty much the most nondescript applicant you can be: an affluent white male from California going to private school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Poor freshman and half of sophomore year, I’m hoping they want to see if I can keep up my work ethic through senior year so they waitlisted me
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Michigan (Ross BBA program), USC, UCLA, Berkeley Waitlisted - Vanderbilt Rejected - Northwestern, Penn (Wharton), Harvard

General Comments: Didn’t expect to be waitlisted but I’ll take it and hope for the best. If I don’t get in I’ll go to Berkeley

JordanSaidWhat · March 30, 2013, 3:22am

**Decision: Waitlisted (CAS) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (620CR, 700M, 800W)
[] ACT: 34 (34E, 34M, 33R, 36S)
[] SAT II: 590Lit, 650Bio-M, 720Math1 (TWICE), 720Bio-E, 710Math2, 760Bio-M (retake), 680Lit (retake), 800Math2 (retake)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 105.321
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/515
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography (4), AP World History (4), APUSH (5), AP Biology (5), AP English Lang (5), six more this year.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Music Theory, AP Environmental Science, AP English Lit/Comp, AP Calculus AB, AP USGoPo, AP Microecon, Honors Physics.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (several state medals; 1st in one event for two years), Marching Band (Drum Major, two years), Symphonic Band (1st chair, three years; 1st chair in all-state, two years), Pep Band, Student Council (Secretary, PR Rep., District President), National Honor Society (Executive Board Member), summer volunteer job for a month at a church camp in Texas, Pit Orchestra for school musicals, a few years of church youth band.
[] Job/Work Experience: As aforementioned, a month-long volunteer job in the middle of Texas, seven hours from where I live. I lived on-camp for a month while volunteering.
[] Volunteer/Community service: The aforementioned summer job (288 hours), as well as various projects through Student Council and National Honor Society.
[] Summer Activities: church camp, music workshops, camp volunteering, drum major camp, summer marching band.
[] Essays: My Common App essays were, in my opinion, strong but not stellar. I took creative spins on my essays for Cornell.
[] Teacher Recommendations: First was from my APUSH teacher, said I was the best student she’s ever had. The second was from my two-year AP Biology teacher, who gave similarly kind and personal sentiments about me. For both of these teachers, I was the second student in their entire teaching career to score a 5 on their AP exam.
[] Counselor Rec: I did not see it, though I would guess it was average or better.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: None was offered to me.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NM
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large, non-competitive public (~2000 students)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High income.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Maybe geographic diversity, ACT score, and state band accomplishments.
[] Weaknesses: SAT (and Subject Test) scores, lack of national awards/summer programs or research.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays and being from New Mexico kept me from being rejected. My scores could have been better, and my record just wasn’t as strong as those of other applicants.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Notre Dame, UCBerkeley. Waitlisted: Brown, Cornell, Vanderbilt. Rejected: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, Stanford.

[/ul]General Comments: Currently working to get off the waitlists at Brown and Cornell, though I’m pushing stronger for Brown. Otherwise, I’ll be attending UCBerkeley.

Ladybug13 · March 30, 2013, 3:38am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300: M800 /CR770 /W730 /Essay 9
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: MathII 800, Lit 740, Physics 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A…percentage of around 94%
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 45 - HL Math, HL English Lit, HL Physics, SL Econ, SL Chemistry, SL Chinese A Lang&Lit (Extended Essay in English Lit)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Same as above + Theory of Knowledge
[li] Common Awards: [/ul]Johns Hopkins International Talent Search High Honors in Math and Reading, Principal’s Awards + Honor Roll every year, G12 full Scholarship from my high school, Brown University Book Award in G11, Waterloo Math Competition Grade Champion in G10, various subject awards from G10-G12.[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Tutor Club (10-12, founder and organizer, in-school tutoring for lower grades), MUN Club (10-12, president, in-school activities + many international conferences), Volunteer for Room to Read (10-12), Guzheng (6-12), Amnesty International (11), Debate Team (10), Cross Country (10-12), Taekwondo (5-8)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours, fundraising+tutoring
[] Summer Activities:John Hopkins CTY
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 (I loved them but my style of writing may have been too ornate for college admissions)
[] Common App Essay: Started with a childhood memory of being on a swing and my love for nature and beauty, then went through my life in segments (moving to new places and learning new languages), the story of perseverance, remembering to see the beauty of life through every moment, then wrapped up with the childhood swing and my optimism for the future.
[] Supplement Essay: Wrote about my brother’s car accident and how it sparked my personal interest in engineering + my hopes to solve social and economic problems through science and compassion
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[] Teacher Rec #1: EE supervisor (English) (did not get to read but he said he was really impressed with my work and he usually seems to really like me)
[] Teacher Rec #2: Physics teacher + MUN supervisor (did not get to read but I do really well in his class and he seems to like me too)
[] Counselor Rec: Really likes me but have no idea what he wrote
[] Additional Rec:[/ul]
[li] Interview:[/list] Interviewer seemed impressed by my grades, if nothing else, and seemed to enjoy listening to my background. Pressed me to consider best fit over prestige though (always felt like he was telling me Cornell wasn’t the best place for me).[/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[] School Type: International
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >100K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Female engineer?[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: IB Grades (but almost everyone has amazing grades so I guess it’s not a “strength”) and essays, possibly schools recommendations too
[] Weaknesses: Not a broad range of ECs (mostly devoted myself to just two), and should have gotten a recc letter from that activity I did devote myself to, no big awards, no inventions or internships or jobs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: University of Toronto (engineering), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Business)
Rejected: Princeton, UPenn Wharton (ED), Harvard, Stanford, Columbia

General Comments: Congrats to everyone. This year’s admissions have been so grueling.

ErnestSeo · March 30, 2013, 9:23pm

Decision: Rejected from CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 math, 770 writing, 730 reading
ACT:32
SAT II:800 math 2c, 770 chemistry, 780 US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP chem (5) APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Organic Chemistry, Calc BC, Modern Physics, Video production, british literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): multiple dance shows as director
Job/Work Experience: volunteer and job as tutor/teacher’s assistant
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: College program with math/science honors
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’d say about a 5 considering I did b.s just a tad
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9-10
Teacher Rec #2: 9-10
Counselor Rec: 9-10
Additional Rec:
Interview: It was awesome actually

Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Not a lot.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation asian

Reflection
Strengths: I thought my grades were pretty dead on, scored a 97.5 GPA in junior year but my GPA overall ended up being only around 94
Weaknesses: I guess my essays were somewhat bad because I did not edit and revise as much as i thought i would
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It must have been the essays or Ivy’s just do not like me!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Carnegie mellon, NYU, macaulay honors CCNY, RPI, RIT, Northeastern

General Comments: Really thought i’d at least get waitlisted but I guess not! Really shows how much luck could also be a factor to these things :(

AlexKav · March 31, 2013, 10:55am

Decision: Accepted College of Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): R 690/ M 770 / W 700 1460/216
ACT: 33 35 Math
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/188
AP (place score in parenthesis):
4 Euro
5 US History
5 Langauge and Comp
5 AP Physics

IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Chem, Italian, Calc BC, Literature, Gov & Politics and Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rensselaer Medalist, Ap Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
President of Math Honor Society, helped found a computer/engineering club
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): My Cornell Engineering essay was different, said a lot about my lifelong fascination with computers and alternative energies. Also touched on politics and how those things intertwined to form a lot of my hobbies
Common App Essay? It talked about my progression from having social anxiety for most high school to becoming an outgoing person who was friendly with everyone
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
School’s Social Worker said amazing things, really attested to my character more than academics
AP Physics teacher ,very good
Counselor Rec: never saw it
Additional Rec:
Interview: Had one with an Alumni who used to teach at my school, went well

Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: whiteeeee
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 140k ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada

Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments: Honestly no idea what made me stand out, since my sat scores were average. Considering the people that got rejected from Cornell this year from my school, it goes to show how much of a lottery this could really be.

In other news, the financial aid package was pretty lackluster, so yeah. If that doesn’t change I’ll probably end up at Northeasterns Scholar’s program which covers full tuition.

RandomPigeon · March 31, 2013, 2:28pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (670 M, 670 CR, 800 W 10 essay)
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 US, 720 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94 (3.8)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang 4, US 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc II, Lit, AP Macroeconomics, Bio, Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer Captain, Club soccer captain, NHS President, MUN (Best delegate once, honorable mention twice), Amnesty Int’l., Debate, Outside Program (5-year commitment), Movie Club, and others
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Ref
Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hrs (NYT article written about me)
Summer Activities: Abroad homestay, Travel Soccer, Outside program
Essays: CA - Superb.
Teacher Recommendation: Both were “best in career”
Counselor Rec: She loves me and my family
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY(C)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $100,000 (bad…)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Personality
Weaknesses: Horrid midyear grades.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a cool guy
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Duke (Likely), Vanderbilt (early-write), Macalester (early-write), WUSTL, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, Syracuse, a lot of SUNYs and CUNYs. Waitlisted: UChicago, Penn (Wharton) Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Cornell
General Comments: This one hurt a bit. Off to Duke.

MoakMoak · March 31, 2013, 6:27pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800 Math, 800 Writing, 730 Critical Reading)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: Chemistry (800), Math II (800), Spanish (700)-(didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/550ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5) - my school doesn’t offer AP classes early in our high school careers
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish 5, AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB, Honors English 4, Honors Computer Programming I and II
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of Rowing/Crew (Varsity for 3)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of benefit concerts with my own band and also Paul Green School of Rock (back in the day when I still went there), Animal Welfare Association on weekends for two years
[] Summer Activities: Summer Camp…so nothing colleges really see as important
[] Essays: I personally think they were some of my best works among my other college essays
[] Teacher Recommendations: Good!
[] Counselor Rec: Horrible! (I read it…ugh)
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Went wonderfully!
[] Supplementary Material: ?

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Public (but with a pretty good relationship with Cornell in the past)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): >$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not too sure

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores and academic record
[] Weaknesses: Counselor Rec
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores, Grades, Rowing, nice admissions people
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Pennsylvania (Accepted), University of Rochester (Accepted), Colgate University (Accepted), Amherst College (Waitlist), Middlebury College (Waitlist), Stanford/Dartmouth/Princeton (Rejected)

[/ul]General Comments: Very happy to have gotten in! Unfortunately, my interests recently changed and I might have to make an internal transfer to the school of engineering if I go, but hey that’s okay!

TaraLove · April 2, 2013, 6:57am

Decision: Accepted - HumEc

Human Biology, Health, and Society (HBHS)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (740 R 790 M 720 W) (single sitting)
ACT: none
SAT II: 800 Math II 800 Chemistry 760 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): none
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Calculus, British Literature, Economics, Senior Portfoli
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Official Interpreter, Math Club (President),
Business Club (Vice-president), Spanish Club (Vice-president), Class president, Student Monitor
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring elementary school children
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at pharmacy and emergency room at hospital
Summer Activities: Volunteered in Ethiopia
Essays: 8/10 maybe
Recommendations:
Teacher Rec #1: Excellent
Teacher Rec #2: Great
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other
State (if domestic applicant):N/A
Country (if international applicant): South Korea
School Type: Private/Religious
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100K-150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, SAT, SAT2s
Weaknesses: lack of APs, lack of awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Fit for the major, scores, demonstrated interest for the school
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at BC, CMU, Rice, UVA, UMich, TAMU, Tufts. Rejected at Penn

General Comments: I didn’t expect to get accepted after being deferred ED. So excited!

swagsohard · April 3, 2013, 4:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 780 Bio M, 740 Math Level II, 710 German
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 x 5s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous w/ 6 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Study Abroad and Language Awards, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Policy Debate (16th at nationals)
Scholar Bowl (National Qualifier)
Model United Nations (Secretary General)
National Honor Society

[] Job/Work Experience: Lol no
[] Volunteer/Community service: 170+ hours
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]Research Internship at WUSTL on Lung Cancer (published a paper)

[] Essays: Hit or miss essays
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t read
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian (Brown People FTW)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): meh
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): um no?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades and Test Scores, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Essays, anti-hooks galore
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lol who knows?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: So glad I’m done with this process! To all those rejected or waitlisted I wish you the best of luck; you guys will end up somewhere awesome.

smilingsmiley · April 8, 2013, 6:18am

Decision: ACCEPTED CAS!

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): CR: 580 M: 780 W: 680 (2040)
SAT II: ML2: 760 CHEM: 800
Other Exams: Out of 8 subjects, 7As and 1B
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutor, Counselor, Executive of a religious group, Math/Science Quiz team.

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, about an issue of world wide concern especially Africa
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9.0, very good one from Math teacher.
Teacher Rec #2: 8.3, good also but nearly perfunctory.
Counselor Rec: 8.0, good didn’t get to read the completed one.

Interview: None.
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>Country (if international applicant): Ghana
School Type: Government / Public
Ethnicity: African
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $18K
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Maybe academics, essay and/or SAT subject test scores
Weaknesses: Maybe SAT reasoning scores and/or Extra curriculars
Why you think you were accepted: God got me accepted with very good Financial Aid as well.
Where else were you accepted: Furman
wait listed: Kenyon College
Denied : Brown, Brandeis
</code></pre>

General Comments: Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. - Proverbs 3:5. :)

Random13 · April 13, 2013, 9:47am

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1870 CR 650 M 610 W 610
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: Chem 670 USH 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/125
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4) English Lang (4) USH (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, Physics, Anatomy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar, school and community awards
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutoring, Babysitting, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, and other service over 500 hrs
[] Summer Activities: Babysitting, Harvard SSP 2012, Art classes
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay was cute, funny, and personal. Everyone loved it.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Good[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec:[/ul]
[] Interview:[/list]
Yes
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]URM, low income, first generation American, first generation college, female in science, art

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, Essays, hooks
[] Weaknesses: SATs and lack of leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low SATs, no leadership, low acceptance rate
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted St. John’s, SUNY Albany, CUNY Macaulay Honors, UMiami, Cornell (Likely letter), Boston U, Johns Hopkins, NYU
Waitlisted Princeton, Brown
Rejected Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Stanford

General Comments:
I have a hard choice to make. Leaning towards Hopkins and Cornell right now but I am so blessed to be accepted to so many great schools.

aelantes · April 13, 2013, 9:40pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2360 [CR 770 M 800 WR 790]
[li]ACT: 36[/li][]SAT II: BioE 770 MathII 800
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), European History (5), Environmental Science (5), Biology (5), US History (5), Statistics (5)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III + Linear Algebra (LAC), AP Chemistry, AP English, AP Spanish Language, AP Economics, AP Physics B, Community Internship
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Honor Society, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Asian-Pacific Islander Club (Treasurer), Environmental Club (Treasurer), Pulsar Search Team (Secretary), Orchestra
[]Job/Work Experience: N/A
[]Volunteer/Community service: Canvassing
[]Summer Activities: Research (at local university)
[]Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 - I felt that the essays did a good job of showcasing my personality over my academics.
[]Recommendations (rating 1-10, details)
[]Teacher Rec #1: Fine
[]Teacher Rec #2: Fine
[]Counselor Rec: Fine
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: Had an informal informational meeting with my local Cornell representative, but no official interview.[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[]Country (if international applicant): N/A
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Taiwanese
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Middle
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): immigrant parents, 16 years old, female in science, the list goes on…[/li][/ul]

Reflections

[ul]
[]Strengths: Standardized test scores, hooks, essays
[]Weaknesses: Extracurricular activities
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Work and luck…but knowing the Ivy League, mostly luck.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Plenty of places that I don’t care much about any more, considering that Cornell University was among my top choices.
[/ul]

General Comments: So happy to be going here! It’ll be strange going to college so far away at 16, but hey, life’s an adventure. :)

Bankaiz3210 · May 30, 2013, 8:39am

This post was buried. congrats on those who got accepted to Cornell. Congrats to the others who got into other great schools. This post should expand to help the younger ones prepare for whats ahead.

hoopster14 · July 1, 2013, 9:41pm

Sorry if this is already posted elsewhere, but what was the final acceptance rate for freshman admisssion for Fall 2014?

Lelyke · July 2, 2013, 8:04am

Fall 2014? The acceptance rate this year, Fall 2013 was 15.2%. I’m not sure what you mean by final, if that includes people accepted from waitlist or if it is the yield rate, the info isn’t available yet.

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