<p>Stats:
SAT: 1420 (760M, 660V)
SAT IIs: 750 IIC/720 WRITING/690 US HISTORY
GPA:4.31 W, 3.92 UW
Rank: my school doesnt rank but i believe i'm in the top 5%
Other stats: took 11 AP Classes.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: i thought they were pretty good.
Teacher Recs: 1 was very good and the other i dont know.
Counselor Rec: it was alrite.
Hook (if any): </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: s. cali
School Type: Public- but ranked in the Top 100 by Newsweek's article "The 100 Best High Schools in America"
Ethnicity: asian-american
Gender: male
major strength/weakness: i had a high enough GPA, but i dont think i had enough good EC's
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: again, probably not enough good EC's w/ leadership roles
Other Factors: Not that i could think of.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1200 (500v 700m)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790/710/550/540/690
[<em>] GPA:3.77
[</em>] Rank: 23/350
[<em>] Other stats: TOEFL 273
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I guess they were good lol
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I only submitted one. Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good..idk
[<em>] Hook (if any): ECs were fantastic. I came to US 3 years ago not knowing how to speak English. ESOL for a yr.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Alexandra, VA
[<em>] School Type: Public IB school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Look at my numbers. Terrible. But my ECs kick serious butt
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: ECs, Essays, and overcoming adversaties.. got me guaranteed transfer. Otherwise.. I would've gotten SOO rejected.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: See above</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1420 (690v 730m)
SAT IIs: 730/690/680/630/620 and I think theres one more I'm missing?
GPA:3.77 (approx... its a 93/100 on my school's scale)
Rank: Doesn't but top 20%
Other stats:</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Great... they were
Teacher Recs: Good and Very Good
Counselor Rec: I don't know, I'd assume OK
Hook (if any): Nothing in particular, published and MUN</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NYC
School Type: One of the six specialized in NYC... probably third or fourth best in the nation (public)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: ECs were ok, at best and SAT IIS, and grades.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I dunno... I guess the strengths/weaknesses</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800M/600V =1400
[</em>] SAT IIs:800/710/510
[<em>] GPA:4.25 W
[</em>] Rank:4/274
[<em>] Other stats:5 ap calc, 267 TOEFL CBT
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:were ok, I liked them
[<em>] Teacher Recs:one fantastic, second great
[</em>] Counselor Rec:great
[<em>] Hook (if any):hmmmm I don't know
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:NJ (international - Poland)
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:weakness - 510 in writing, no research
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:I am shocked:)[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>SAT I & II or ACT: 1400, 32, 800m, 600v
School:CAS
GPA, Class Rank/Size:3.85
APs / other stats:8 AP, aime
Major awards/ECs:club leader
hook: knew interviewer?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1430
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720, 720, 640
[<em>] GPA: 95.4 uw
[</em>] Rank: top 10%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very good. Music, how i have always loved science
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Hook (if any): Female, Engineering, Intel Semifinalist</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[*] major strength/weakness: Strength (essays, grades, research), Weakness (Sat and IIs)</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1390</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 740 710 640</li>
<li>GPA: 102.(something)</li>
<li>Rank: 7/250ish</li>
<li>Other stats: active in everything... music, athletics, academics, community service</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I think they were good.. lol</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: I didnt read them, but I guess they were good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: dunno what she wrote, horrible counselor, but she probably tried her best</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: New York</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: School Grades, music, active in community Weakness: SATs/SATII, AP</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: there were many people in my school who ranked above me... also, cornell is very selective so they obviously took the best. congrats to all who got accepted!!!</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: </p>
<p>Even if i dont get in Cornell, I think UPENN is a pretty good consellation.... again congrats to all!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ list]
[<em>] SAT: 1500[/<em>]
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 2c, 740 spanish, 700 writing
[</em>] GPA: 97
[<em>] Rank: School doesn't rank, top 3/60
[</em>] Other stats: I have a shih tzu. Went to Costa Rica for 3 weeks to study espa</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1450</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 740 770 750</li>
<li>GPA: 4.4</li>
<li>Rank: school does not rank</li>
<li>Other stats: plentiful of ec's</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Copied and pasted from Stanford and UC essays with minor editing</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Don't know, but I trust that they wrote awesome rec's</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Took a small peek at it on her computer screen... it sounded so dull </li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Cali all the way!</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Ec's were more quality than quantity. But my interview went REALLY bad. Midyr report showed downward trend</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: honestly.. I don't know. Maybe it was my essay topic... it was kind of quirky. </li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
Will attend if fin aid package is generous.. ahh, let's hope so!</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 690M/670V =1360
* SAT IIs:710/630/610
* GPA:3.9 UW
* Rank:8/170
* Other stats:4 AP US Hist, 3 Ap Lit
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays:Very Good
* Teacher Recs: Nothing fabulous
* Counselor Rec: Nothing fabulous again
* Hook (if any):letter from former admission couselor at CALS, and letter from cousin is a human ecology alumni
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country:NY
* School Type:Public
* Ethnicity:White
* Gender:Male
* major strength/weakness: I suppose i just didnt know the right people
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I suppose i just missed the cutoff for ILR and i didnt know the right people to help push my app through
</code></pre>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1460
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740/780/710
[<em>] GPA: 3.8uw/4.4w
[</em>] Rank: 9/496
[<em>] Other stats: dunno
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: gr8
[</em>] Counselor Rec: gr8
[<em>] Hook (if any): none?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Illinois
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: good subjective stuff... ECs werent that great
[*] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i thought my essay let them see who i was [/ul]</p>
<p>anonymous-- there is a huge "CONGRATULATIONS" once you log in. And here is a copy and paste of the notification:</p>
<p>Dear ---------</p>
<p>Congratulations on your acceptance into the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University! We are very pleased to be welcoming you to the new freshman class.</p>
<p>This electronic message is not your official acceptance notification. You should be receiving an official acceptance letter from us in the mail shortly. We are also sending you a large packet filled with information about housing and dining, financial aid, and our on-campus program for accepted students, Cornell Days, April 7-18, 2005.</p>
<p>We are excited at the prospect of your joining the Cornell community and know that you will make a very positive contribution to the university as a future Cornellian. In the meantime, please let us know if we can assist you in any way.</p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>Doris Davis
Associate Provost
Admissions and Enrollment
Cornell University</p>
<p>my daughter is only a sophmore (so far 4.0 uw, 4.7 wgpa) all honors,starts with the APs next year. Plus she is a great artist. She's interested in architecture. Any stats on those that have been accepted ?? Thanks</p>