<p>I applied ED to Cornell CAS and was rejected. =(</p>
<p>Can i maybe exchange my why cornell essay with the people who got accepted? I feel really bad right now and i want to know why i was just flat out rejected.</p>
<p>We won’t ever know - the best thing we can do now is move on with our lives and find another school we fit into. If you still care enough about Cornell next year, you can always apply as a transfer.</p>
<p>I remember when I was applying, the admissions people said that they consider 80% of applicants admissible, meaning they had quality stats and would be successful here. Cornell just doesn’t have unlimited spots to offer and has to assemble the class it desires. I don’t think you’ll find a satisfactory answer and I’m sure there were people accepted with seemingly worse applications. I would suggest you move on and start looking at other schools where you think you’ll be happy.</p>
<p>Yes, if you really feel that Cornell is the only place for you, at an info session I went to, the man kept stressing how easy it was to get in as a transfer student. So don’t despair, it will work out as it is meant to.</p>
<p>I think the reason you were rejected is because there is a better school for you out there. Not to load up the cheese, but there is somewhere that is going to be more perfect for you. don’t give up hope.</p>
<p>it’s not easier to get in as a transfer… first off, transfer numbers are grossly inflated by the number of GTs and internal transfers they take. my college, humec, for example, says they took 61 transfer applicants out of 170 for the fall. guess what? 22 were internal transfers, another 20 were GTs. less than 20 of those 61 were actually external transfers. they still reject tons and tons of 4.0s. next, it’s easier to articulate your reasons for wanting to study at cornell as a transfer. it’s still difficult to get in.</p>
<p>OP, CAS is extremely selective even with transfers; possibly more so than with freshmen. what was your intended major? if you are thinking about transferring in the future, PM me and i’ll try to help you out. don’t feel too discouraged… i was rejected and then accepted, so you never know</p>
<p>^ agree with theseekeroftruth. I was really heartbroken when I was rejected Yale SCEA…it was my dream school and I truly believed that I’d at least be deferred. It took a while for me to really get over it and start thinking about other schools. A year later, I can’t imagine being happier anywhere else.</p>
<p>Even though I ended up at Cornell, the point is that things WILL work out, even though it doesn’t seem like it at the moment. Keep an open mind and know that in the end, you’ll be where you belong.</p>
<p>I wrote on a thread where a parent said her daughter a double legacy at Columbia with 800s SAT was rejected, not deferred yesterday. My daughter was deferred from Columbia 3 years ago. This is what I wrote.
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<p>She also believes in things happen for a reason. She is very happy she is not at Columbia now. In her case, there was also no reason why she shouldn’t have been accepted. Her GC was so confident, her school didn’t even bother to prepare packets for other schools.</p>
<p>Cornell is not the only school for people. Many of you didn’t get rejected because there was something wrong with your applications (GPA, SATs or essays). You got rejected because there were too many of good applicants like like. Could adcoms have made a mistake? Maybe. It is not a perfect science. </p>
<p>Don’t doubt yourself now. We have heard so many applicants being rejected by Cornell, but got into a higher ranking schools. Why? Who knows. I hope all of you would allow yourself a few days to be upset. If you haven’t finished your applications yet, get going on it. Keep up your grades because that’s what’s going to help you during the RD round. I bet most of you are going to have a lot more options come April, and all accepted EDers are going to be jealous of your options.</p>
<p>so ironic that my mood fits exactly like the poem i’m doing my ISU on.</p>
<p>Never admit the pain,
Bury it deep,
Only the weak complain,
Complaint is cheap.</p>
<p>Cover up the wound, fold
down its curtained place
Silence is a crown
Courage is grace.</p>
<p>one last thought before i disappear from CC until after decisions come out next april
For those who got rejected like me:
Sunny days wouldn’t be special, if it wasn’t for rain.
Joy wouldn’t feel so good, if it wasn’t for pain.
Take your pain, take your frustration, and feed them to your fire. 3 weeks until the RD apps are due. You know what you have to do.</p>
<p>Farewell CCers</p>