<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2120
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800math2,800chem,660bio
[<em>] GPA: 3.82(?) uw, 4.2-4.3 w
[</em>] Rank: n/a
[/ul]Location:CALIFORNIA - GONNA MISS IT
*Other Factors: GREAT essays. not bad recs. NO important positions of any club. NO great awards. NO great SATI. NO GIVE A CRAP *
*General Comments: cornell has been my first choice for a long time. however, i am very anxious how i will adjust to losing my laid back thug life californIa~~ lifestyle. *</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 700M/660V/710W
SAT IIs: I can't remember; I'm the mom; we didn't think they were great. Except: Spanish was over 700
GPA: 3.6 No weighting that I know of. Tough private school
Rank: N/A
Location: White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Other Factors: Legacy, lived in Costa Rica, Tennis captain.
General Comments: I have a happy son, and now I'm going to start living my own life!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240 (800 M. 750 V, 690 w)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Chem-710, 2c-710, US-750
[<em>] GPA: 96
[</em>] Rank: no rank
[/ul]Location: Long Island Other Factors: im a cool cat? General Comments: Pretty excited right now</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted **
**College: Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300 (M: 710, V: 800, W: 790)
[</em>] SAT IIs: WH- 700, AH- 780, Chem- 670
[<em>] GPA: 3.83 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: Top 10 percent
[/ul]Location: Long Island, New York Other Factors: I'm just awesome General Comments: One of my best friends got in as well. Super excited.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 670, 660, 800
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 (phy), 800(chem), mathsIIC(800)
[<em>] GPA: I'm Indian sooo we have no GPA (BUT I'M #1 inclass)
[</em>] Rank:1
[/ul]Location:India Other Factors:International olympiad scholar, SIA youth scholar, NTSE sholar, NSTSE scholar, Reynold's scholar... General Comments: I think i gut thru only on my brain power bec my ec's suck</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected
College: Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2100 (M: 680, V: 730, W: 690)
SAT IIs: USH- 700, Math IC- 730, Bio- 730
GPA: 3.7 unweighted (uber tough private school)
Location: Long Island, New York
Other Factors: 11Years of horseback riding w. training in equine rescuing. and tons of other horseback riding ECs. Also, music ECs. Great/Good essays; 1 great rec, 1 iunno about.
General Comments: i'm really surprised, i thought i deserved a deferral... but, i've moved on since the leak. Hopefully tufts likes me more than cornell does.</p>
<p>I don't know how to do all of the fancy coloring and font stuff, but anyway</p>
<p>son was ACCEPTED (CALS Biomedical Engineering)</p>
<p>SAT:2320 (M:800, CR:740, W780)
SATII: Math2 760, Chem 790, Bio M 740
GPA 3.92 UW
school does not rank
AP's English 4, Chem 4, Bio 5 (and 4 this year with A's so far)</p>
<p>Location: Westchester NY
Others: All-County and All-Section XC (unrecruited), Track and XC Captain, Sailing (Blue Jay Nationals in '03 and '04), 10 years of violin (8 all-county/area all-state). 6 years of Altar Serving with other CS involvement
He is just awesome too.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 800M 800V 710W
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC 800 Chem
GPA: 3.62uw, 4.13W
Rank: n/a
Location: jersey
Other Factors: recommendation from ex-senator, patent pending electric motor
General Comments: what did me in was cornell asked for my first marking period grades and i had one c</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: M: 730 R: 660 W: 720
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2c: 710 USH: 750
[<em>] GPA: 3.75 UW/4.45 W
[</em>] Rank: top 6%
[/ul]Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Other Factors: Portfolio, good grades at Summer Program at Cornell, and I guess commitment General Comments: It's quite unbelievable. I'm really happy and relieved about this decision. I think the summer program helped a lot because it added work to my portfolio, gave me evaluations, and allowed me to write a lot about the program in my essays. And i guess commitment was another big factor. </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 M, 740 CR, 790 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 740 Chemistry, 720 World History (don't know if this one was considered)
[<em>] GPA: Not totally sure, but a little higher than 4.0 weighted for 10th and 11th grades, but 9th grade was bad.
[</em>] Rank: unranked
[/ul]Location: Los Angeles, California
*Other Factors: Only one girl from my school has ever applied, and she got rejected, while my school sends kids to other ivies every year, especially Penn. National Merit Commended Scholar. Dual curriculum school. Few extracurricular activities, though a string of summer jobs. Somewhat extenuating family circumstances. RPI Medal. *
**General Comments: Checked decision page three times just to make sure. b]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted College: Engineering (Eng. Physics.)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800M 650V 690W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 - Maths2c, Physics, Chem
[<em>] GPA: IB mid year 37
[</em>] Rank: Definately not in the top 20% (school doesnt rank)
[/ul]Location: Mumbai, India Other Factors: Great essays General Comments: WOW...</p>
<p>Decision:ACCEPTED!!
College:Arts and Sciences
Major: Double in Chemistry and Literature
Stats:
SAT: 2160 (700 M 730 V 730 w)
SAT IIs: US History: 760 Math IIC: 780
GPA: 3.76
Rank: <= 4%
Location: California
Other Factors: Ridiculously good essays, legacy student, recommendation from important Cornell alumni
General Comments: I don't have to do any more apps :) I love Cornell!</p>
<p>Me and one of my tight friends both got in...needless to say very excited.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College: Engineering (Eng. Physics.)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 790M 650R 760W
SAT IIs: Math2c 800, chem 760, rest are irrelevant most likely...(didn't take physics)
GPA: 3.87(?)(honestly never cared)uw, 4.43w
Rank: No rank by school (histogram) - top 3-3.5% though (class of 460)
Location: Acton, Massachussets
Other Factors: I'm leet? Not a college whore? (maybe they like it?) Do things that I want to. No community service. 2 Jobs including 1 as assistant director of the local summer school paying some nice $$
General Comments: BC Calc 5, AP Chem 5, AP Java 5, APUSH 5, taking AP Bio and Pysch this year and will take the AP in physics(noted it in the comments of common app) and maybe economics. Grades all As except for 3 Bs in english/spanish/us1. Doing Multivariable Calculus independent study this year (3 students - 1 of them got deffered from arts and sciences). I'd say that was a big factor IF my friend didn't get in (see below). Also lab assistant for AP Java students this year (just help the n00bs code).</p>
<p>My friend (more vague, im not a stalker, don't know EVERYTHING about him)
Decision: Accepted
College: Engineering (Undecided - plans to do AEP, we felt it was a good choice to not try to apply to same major from the same high school cuz he'd probably get the short end - needless to say it worked :) )</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: Not sure. Like 2100 or so.
SAT IIs: Math 2c 800, not sure of rest - similar to mine though.
GPA: ?uw (no idea), 4.34w
Rank: 5-7% (again no way to really tell, histogram)
Location: Acton, Massachussets
Other Factors: Wrote his essay on drumming - he's really big on drumming for both band (not sure if they'd actually admit somebody based on them saying they might do band but maybe it helped) and self. Taught himself to be a web designer. Both of us probably had great reccs from our math teacher of multiple years. I'm sure some other things that I don't know about...
General Comments: AP Bio 5, taking BC Calc/AP Chem/might take physics AP (although - like me - without an AP class)</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
College: ARTS AND SCIENCES
Intended Major: BIO
SAT: 2290 (800 M/730 V/760 W)
SAT IIs: 780 Math IC, 780 US History, 680 Spanish, 720 Physics
Gpa: 3.932 out of a maximum of 4 (no weighting)
Class rank: 3rd out of a class of >400
Location: Southern Connecticut
Other factors: Band/Jazz Band, various Debate/Junior State of America public speaking trophies, People to People Student Ambassador, weekly community service at nursing home, good application/essays, great recommendation from a teacher held in high regard at many top schools.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:770V, 710M, 700W
[</em>] SAT IIs: don't remember exact values but they were good scores
[<em>] GPA:3.75
[</em>] Rank:school doesn't rank
[/ul]Location:Chicago Other Factors:Recruited Athlete, lot's of leadership in other, non-athletic ECs General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College: Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2250 (M: 690, V: 800, W: 760)
SAT IIs: Lit-740, Bio-720
GPA: 3.75 Unweighted
Rank: 5/approx 350
Location: Bronx, New York
Other Factors: Puerto Rican, 2 AP 5's, not much else, good EC's, went to Thailand on a scholarship this summer, really good essays and recs
General Comments: A bunch of people I know personally have gotten in...</p>