<p>thanks sparticus, again, im also aware of that. but then how can they judge between different recommendations if they are all glowing? whatever, that is completely beside the point. im just a little shocked that i was flat out rejected and i imagine that you could at least understand that. i dont know what it was that made them just reject me like that when it seemed like i was right there. and yeah, i guess im just not a match for cornell, and im ok with that. i dont think im taking it personally at all, im just quite surprised....... esp since ppl from my school with lower stats were accepted/waitlisted last yr. but whatever, im totally moving on. whatever is meant to be will be.</p>
<p>oh, i totally understand your suprise. I was speaking as general advice that might be of anecdotal help to you, not specific instructions/reproach/whatever you want to call it. Sorry if i came off harshly.</p>
<p>Allegedly admissions officers sometimes analyze recommendations based on what is not said. For example if a student was just smart and not a hard worker, that detail of hard work might be notoriously missing as the recommender raves about the student's "incredible aptitude and potential in the field," but never mentions anything about "dedication" or something like that. In other words they sometimes have to read between the lines.</p>
<p>You will likely never know a specific reason or fault in your app that was why you were rejected, but the best way to look at it is to say that "in the eyes of the cornell adcom, I was not as good a match for cornell as enough other students who applied." This is not only neither positive nor negative with regard to your ability and value, but it is also the truth. Sure someone could say "I was rejected because my GPA was too low," but what is not only nicer to think, but also probably more accurate, is that that applicant "did not match what the school was looking for." Kids often get rejected for having stats that are too high regular decision, or a state orchestra flautist will get in when a state orchestra pianist will not, simply because a school needed more flautists--that's a stretch, but it illustrates the point of random, petty factors way beyond your control in admissions.</p>
<p>Don't worry Orca25, there are other great schools waiting to accept you, and you'll be enjoying one of them (or possibly hating them for just a few weeks because of finals) next fall. Best of luck to you, whichever school you end up at!</p>
<p>thanks so much sparticus, that does make me feel a bit better. for some reason im just really emotional right now so im going to go bawl my eyes out for a while haha</p>
<p>hey, it was ment to happen for some reason.</p>
<p>I was in your shoes a few years ago. I thought my school was Hamilton college. I visited the school a dozen times, met many students ... the works. It was the perfect school for me, and i applied ED. Well, needless to say i didn't get in. It sucked. But, thanks to a supportive mom who got me a christmas ornament that read something like "things happen for a reason .... dreams do come true" i continued on. I had some serious doubts in that statement, i wasn't very happy with the college i selected. So, i continued with the new college search with the hopes of transfering. I figured i'd apply as a transfer to Hamilton. I looked at Cornell's programs, and though i loved them, i wasn't sure if the school was right for me. I spent the better part of 4 or 5 months looking into a few colleges to see which one was perfect for me. As it turns out, Hamilton was not the school that was 'for me.' It was cornell. I applied as a transfer and was accepted. And now i'm here. Cornell may very well be the college for you, and if it is, i encourage you to go to another school, work your butt off and apply as a transfer if you're not happy with anything less than cornell. I thought Hamilton was when i was in your spot, but it turns out to be a completely different story. Keep you head up, as everything happens for a reason. And good luck to you. :)</p>
<p>Everyone finds their place eventually........sometimes it is hard to see around the corner. Do yourself a favor Orca and take this very personally for a few days.......blow your nose and be upset....then move on. Don't stuff this and remain strong, get the blowing over quickly and then move on...........we feel for 'ya Orca we all really do.</p>
<p>wow thanks so much guys for all of the support. and thanks for the encouraging story gomestar :) i'm a very indecisive person and i get attached to things very quickly i guess you could say, so on that note who knows what will happen in the future! ill just take it one step at a time. i dont want to go nuts here. lol wow i dont even know what im saying, sry im delirious. i should get some sleep. thanks again for the support though, seriously. i guess i just need to realize that this rejection doesnt make my accomplishments throughout highschool any less significant, and to everyone else out there who received a rejection, it doesnt make you any less of a person. does that even make sense? idk i hope so, ok good night all</p>
<p>Orca.....you are gonna be just fine. You are still amazing, accomplished, brilliant and beautiful. None of that has changed. Hugs and lots of kleenex.</p>
<p>im surprised that you guys looked. for one, cornell can trace all the people that looked pretty easily. and plus there is that rumor that all the havard wannabes that hacked got traced and subsequently rejected. i wouldnt risk my ed chances for anything. especially just a few days advanced notice.</p>
<p>That is what makes the world go around......risk takers and safe makers.</p>
<p>awww hazmattttt gosh thanks. that makes me cryyyyyy! lol really</p>
<p>if you are a risk-taker, answer this question:</p>
<p>get $10 if you flip a coin (so 50/50 chance) and win (or $0 if you lose)</p>
<p>or get $5</p>
<p>...I chose the coin flip, and lost.
oh well, it was fun.</p>
<p>another experiment I did
get $5 or
have 70% to win $9. I won the $9 :D so totally made up (well, almost made up) for the fact that I lost the $10 (or more accurately lost the $5)</p>
<p>what's the point of this story? I suspect that those who choose to gamble (and follow the link) were the ones that were will to risk things. or maybe not. heh, nothing wrong with it most of the time.</p>
<p>Except in your story, you actually could win money and had little to lose. For those who clicked on the link, the upised was miniscule (possibly knowing a few days early) compared to the downside (having admission revoked). Doing what they did was not just risk taking, it was dumb. They all just were very lucky.</p>
<p>oh give me a break some of you guys are being rididulous. to click on a link in order to see your OWN decision 3 days early, big WHOOP. not out fault the link was there its not like we HACKED. as cornell themselves said, nothing they did was wrong or questioning security. im sure theyre the ones totally embarassed that their site has such lax security.</p>
<p>pink: it's not a rumor...it happened. to all 119 who used a back door at harvard.</p>
<p>what happened at cornell is similar but not the same. cornell's security breech was more innocent and accidental for many of those who did it.</p>