<p>No, no one at my school in California has heard anything back yet. It usually takes about 4-5 days for mail to arrive cross country, so 3/6 or 3/7 would probably be when you'd get it. Unless anyone else from CA has herd anything... Anyone for the SES major get accepted yet?</p>
<p>I got my letter today. Applied to CALS, got in of course. To be completely honest, Cornell was really my safety school, so I'm not too psyched. Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty good university, I guess. And I wouldn't mind too much if I were forced to go there, after the initial feelings of disappointment. It's just that I always pictured myself going to a more prestigious school, where I could get a truly stellar education without being in the middle of nowhere. Also, the suicide rate kinda creeps me out.</p>
<p>^^ Arrogant much?</p>
<p>Congrats to all those who got accepted! I wonder if anyone has gotten an acceptance from AEM yet.</p>
<p>Rec'd acceptance letter to CALS on 3/4. Environmental Engineering</p>
<p>WA State resident. Letter dated 3/2.</p>
<p>i guess the dearth of AEM acceptances makes me feel a little bit better.</p>
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<p>A suicide rate that is below the national average creeps you out?</p>
<p>I can't say I've ever encountered a person who is disappointed about a college acceptance, let alone one from an internationally prestigious university.</p>
<p>C'mon AEM!! I've been waiting for soooo longgggggg!!</p>
<p>Just got accepted to Hotel school yesterday!! wooo</p>
<p>got my acceptance letter on wednesday! :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at Hotel School</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2330: 750 CR, 800 M, 780 W
* ACT: N/A
* SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 790 US History, 790 Biology-M
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.13 UW, 5.04 W
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 333
* AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 (All 5's): US History, Calc BC, Stats, Comp Sci AB, Physics B, Physics C-M, Physics C-E&M, Chemistry, Biology
* IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
* Senior Year Course Load: Math 231- Linear Algebra, AP Spanish Lang, AP English Lit, AP Envi Sci, AP Human Geo, H-Econ
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement NY Winner, 2008 U.S. Physics Team Quarterfinalist, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar/AP Scholar with Distinction
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout with Bronze Palm), Varsity XC and Track, FIRST Robotics, Newspaper, Math Team (AMC 10 and 12 School Champion), TSA (National Awards)
* Job/Work Experience: Cornell Catering, Worked for Cornell Prof, Interned for Cornell Prof (Different One)
* Volunteer/Community service: Led own Community Service Project, Flood Relief
* Summer Activities: Intern for Cornell Prof, Work for Cornell Prof, Trip to Philmont, etc.
* Essays: Why I want to go to Hotel School
* Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
* Counselor Rec: Excellent
* Additional Rec: From Cornell Prof with whom I worked
* Interview: Excellent
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<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: No
* Intended Major: Hotel Administration
* State (if domestic applicant): NY
* Country (if international applicant): USA
* School Type: Public in Ithaca, NY
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: M
* Income Bracket: 200,000+
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Siemens Award?
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<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths: Awards, Academics
* Weaknesses: Ethnicity, dunno
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I go to Ithaca High...
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<p>General Comments: Heard back early... still waiting from other schools. Nevertheless, very exciting!</p>
<p>Received a letter 3/4
admitted to ILR
MI resident
Unfortunately no one else (thats not an athlete) has heard anything at my school</p>
<p>This is my first post. The students who post on this website are among the few unbiased sources of informed opinions we've found in my daughter's college search. My daughter applied to CALS (bio) & Human Eco. She is strongly considering med school and &, I believe, will manage to squeak in to Cornell (rank 8 of 356, 96 unweighted, max AP, xtracurr, great recs/essays but SAT's slightly above Cornell minimums). She was also one of 800 or so of 11,000 recently admitted to Geneseo. My Cornell concerns:</p>
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<li><p>finances: we're ok , but not wealthy, we can certainly get her thru undergrad & be left with some hefty loans, but having 3 doctors as friends/family- I've seen the horrilble lifestyle they endured for a decade (before they became filthy rich). My daughter is used to a certain level of comfort (as many seem to be these days). My concern is that she finishes undergrad & she's strapped & we're strapped (my other daughter begins college in 4 years) & gives up her dream simply because we broke the bank on undergrad. I'm trying to say let's conserve our resources & keep your eye on the prize.</p></li>
<li><p>Let's assume, by some miracle, she gets a full ride (or I hit Lotto!). She's coming in at the bottom 25% &, I presume, needs to graduate in the top 25% for a good shot at med school. That, to me, is unbearable pressure from day 1.</p></li>
<li><p>Human Eco - I get the strong feeling that this is "essay intensive" (writes ok - but her weakest area)</p></li>
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<p>4.CALS- she outworked maybe 50 or more HS kids who could have ranked ahead of her -but is this realistic at Cornell?</p>
<p>My advice: If she were interested in ANYTHING but med school we'd bite the bullet & pay to have the Cornell Ivy name follow her the rest of her life. BUT if she chooses Cornell, it could kill her dream.</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>admitted to geneseo too! i've been having similar thoughts since an ivy league undergrad doesn't seem to be the best path via long road to grad school if you don't have the funding cuz you have to keep in mind the number of years involved.. but yes, the payback (if you live long enough lol) should be worth it. i've actually thinking geneseo might be better since ppl know it educates students to the same caliber, but won't leave me up to my neck in debt? and perhaps isn't so competative. you have seen the review on students review about the scandal, right?<a href="http://www.s%5B/url%5D">http://www.s</a> t u d e n t s r e v i e w .com/NY/CORU_comments.html (they star out the wedpage so you'll have to edit the spaces out, sry. also i'm referring to the blue advice one) so idk.. of course my dad has been like get in and i'll do w/e it takes to send you there.. which is admirable but is it really worth it? i know the brand name opens some doors, but there are also so many factors with this statement. wouldn't a person, theoretically smart enough to go to an ivy league, accomplish and have similar capability to do what they want with their life with or without that name? idk, that's something i'll deal with when that problem arises, if and when i actually get accepted</p>
<p>but let's say, theoretically, i was. you don't want to be at the bottom for consideration of grad school, but you also have to realize that when you're at the bottom for anything, you have the most opportunity to grow and improve as a person. it all depends on the her if she can manage the stress of the workload and whatnot. you have to keep in mind, the reason training for a med career is so hard is cuz they condition you to work your brain even when you're stressed, sleepy, hungover from patrying haha who knows.. the point is to develop adults who can bear the extreme life-death responsibilty of being a doctor despite their current state of mind whethere it be fatigued or troubled, the performance is still expected to be the same. cuz you know, that document accusing you of malpractice doesn't care if you're pet goldfish just died or if you stayed up watching house the other night.</p>
<p>so um.. sry if this post doesn't help you at all, but i hope it urges you to just be even more careful with your decisions and make sure it really is HER dream because if it isn't it may turn into one big nightmare of stress, debt, and failure... (not to be unsupportive haha, i'm going through the same terrible decision process) because wherever she goes she'll really have to want it</p>
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<p>The only way to get a full ride is to have less than $60,000 income and $100,000 assets. Or get a full scholarship from an outside agency. Cornell gives no merit aid.</p>
<p>Cornell is competitive, but students do very well in the med school application process. 85% of students with a 3.4 or higher were accepted to med school...that said, you have to work your butt off to get the 3.4...but, it's not unreasonable. </p>
<p>Geneseo is a fine school....I was admitted in 2004 (without finishing my app!) but I decided to go elsewhere before transferring to Cornell. However...in this economic climate and given the expensive of med school...I would choose a school like Geneseo if Cornell doesn't offer the kind of financial aid package you were hoping for.</p>
<p>dbear, I agree with everything you say. I would further point out that whatever perceived difference there is or isn't between Geneseo & Ivy's could dissapate over the next few years as the economy pushes more & more of the talent pool towards top public colleges. This was obvious as Geneseo's selectivity went thru the roof this year. I saw students on this board accepted at Cornell & waitlisted at Geneseo last year- before the crash. You are in a great position if you choose Genseo. It's prestige will automatically build behind you as you go on. It's like making an investment just before it takes off. Who knows, if the trend continues, the name you might prefer to be associated with is Geneseo. If you haven't studied Marx yet, one observation he got right is that economics will always rule human behavior in the long run. Good luck.</p>
<p>Tx Dewdrop. I'm just thinking - what if your one of the 15% who pulled worked your butt off to pull 3.4 @ Cornell & still can't get into med school, or the much higher % who spent all the time & $ to get above 3.0? -you're likely an over-achiever who outworks higher IQ's on the classroom curve- like my daughter -who may not be able to ace the MCAT (just as with the SAT) . So, my advice to her is to avoid a place where it's going to be tough to shine on the curve & hope for the best on the MCAT's.</p>
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<p>There are top students (high GPA, competitive MCAT) who are rejected from medical school....this happens to students from all colleges. In a situation like that...there is usually something wrong with the application (lack of clinical experience, lack of research, lack of community service, poor personal statement, poor secondary app...just to name a few examples). </p>
<p>I had a friend at Cornell who had a 3.6, 30 MCAT who didn't even get interviews. Conversely...I had a friend at a respected SUNY school with a 3.9 and 28 MCAT (smart kid, but not good at standardized exams) who received a few interviews but no acceptances and she wound up at a caribbean medical school. </p>
<p>So...as you can see...med school admission is a total crapshoot :) The best advice I can give you and your daughter is to attend the school where you daughter best feels she can thrive - academically and personally. Cornell is a fantastic school and I loved my time there....but I do realize that it's not for everybody :-) </p>
<p>I wish your daughter all the best and hope that she succeeds wherever she chooses to be!</p>
<p>Hi- </p>
<p>1.) Got my letter on Wednesday, 3/4
2.) Applied to CALS
3.) Got in! </p>
<p>So...I'm thrilled, obviously, but I only looked at the first page and last page of this thread. Did anyone else get in this early? Because I got the letter so early and because I actually got in, I have the feeling this is some kind of sick joke. I mean, I read somewhere (and one of my friends who just got accepted to Amherst verified this) that top applicants find out early but I really don't think I'm a "top" applicant. </p>
<p>...getting notified this early is possible right?</p>
<p>congratulations! that's great.</p>
<p>what day did yours arrive in the mail?</p>
<p>and when was letter dated?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>that's great! congrat! when did it come? Friday or before? </p>
<p>was it the letter dated the 2nd like the other seem to be?</p>
<p>thanks</p>