<p>My top is cornell :)! My second is Penn. What about you?</p>
<p>Just got my ID!</p>
<p>And hypothetically, if I had to choose, I'd maybe go with Penn. Still, the two schools appeal to me so strongly in such different ways, I'll be unbelievably happy to make either one. Cornell is so warm and welcoming, the opportunities are limitless, and the people are so nice. The dorms are great and the motto: "Any Person, Any Study" (voted best college motto in 2008) absolutely applies. Plus, the ILR program is top notch and suits my interests percisely.</p>
<p>Penn had been my dream school since forever. I am at heart a city boy (born in Moscow, lived in NYC since I was 10) and I am eager to explore Philadelphia and be back in the city. I love the Penn campus and a Wharton minor would be great for a career in Business.</p>
<p>violaghost, financial aid dates on the Cornell ID website say 3/31. if that person said 3/15, and we're late with stuff (which I am), we have a good argument based on their website saying otherwise. :)</p>
<p>Anybody else getting this:</p>
<p>Self-Service System Error
An error occurred while processing your Self-Service record. It is possible you have attempted to log in to the system during our database update process. Please check back again later today. If you continue to experience any problems, submit an issue report using our troubleshooting feedback form.</p>
<p>yes, i got that for the first few weeks that I checked the Financial Aid portion of the site. then it cleared up and I was able to access.</p>
<p>anyone getting after-application blues? </p>
<p>i know i'm smart and as i was filling everything out, i was really confident but i just realized that most of what i was confident in is really superficial. it just occured to me that i'm probably not getting in. i would push it completely out of my mind but i have to go fight for a semi-decent grade to be written on my midterm report tomorrow, and now i can't stop thinking about it. </p>
<p>i hope everyone gets in where they want to.</p>
<p>ironicallyunsure; i have a high school GPA of 2.91 and a college cumulative GPA of 3.26 (though earning a solid 3.59 at present school). My SAT scores are 1900. </p>
<p>my chances with the ivy league schools is VERY VERY low (maybe almost laughable). my only saving grace is straight A's last and this semester, and a 10 year sales career with marked accomplishments.</p>
<p>but my motivation to apply was set in my confidence, like you, i know i'm smart; if those schools do not accept me, this is not of harm to my confidence and doesn't change my intelligence, instead it is a mark of validation for those areas which i know are weak on my application. </p>
<p>in short, don't get down on this. you are meant to be where you are accepted and attend. have faith that your marks and the universe will put you where you will excel.</p>
<p>gosh, i babbled, but i hope that helps to some degree.</p>
<p>it does, thanks. but i guess i'm applying for the wrong reason, not that i put that on paper.
i have SOME things i can be confident in, but i don't know that they'll balance out the bad parts of my app. my current cumulative gpa isn't great, but it meets their minimum requirement. my high school gpa full-out sucked; my life until last year was horrible and i couldn't straighten myself out. the things i have going for me? i'm a full-pay student, so if they want money, they'll take me. i wrote (what i think are) great essays and i have 2 recs from alumni, including one who attended the specific undergrad college i applied to. but other than those, i don't really know. my midterm report is fantastic so far, but my finals grade will probably not live up to the grades written on that sheet. i went up to visit and spoke with a transfer advisor and he wrote some things and whatever, but who knows. i don't see it happening. </p>
<p>good luck ilivefree. thanks for saying those nice things :)</p>
<p>well, like i said, my friend, we always get what we want, we just don't always know that we're getting what we want as we're getting it. i hope that makes sense. my experience has been that when i want something and it's good for me, i get it; sometimes i want something and i don't get it, but later i realize that i really didn't want it. or, sometimes i don't get something because something ELSE is coming down the road which is better. </p>
<p>regardless, at this point, take a deep breath and let go. what will be will be. :) be proud of your accomplishments thus far and keep pushing yourself to do more!</p>
<p>Guys, I think we all need to chill out. The apps are in, and the only thing that can plague us now is doubts about not having done our best. I know I've done my best with this app - that it represents me as well as an app could. Cornell is a fantastic school and I hope to see you all there next fall, but in the meanwhile - ilivefree is completely right: "at this point, take a deep breath and let go. what will be will be. be proud of your accomplishments thus far and keep pushing yourself to do more!"</p>
<p>Moreover, isn't it wonderful how Cornell has already brought us together? I don't know how many of you had visited the school, but there is an unspoken sense of camaraderie about it... look at most other Ivy threads - Yale, Columbia, Penn... people just aren't as nice. Here, there's a lot less competition and a lot more conversation.</p>
<p>ilivefree, that was some great advice.</p>
<p>Bump? ......</p>
<p>Yeah so, I'm going pretty crazy. I've heard back from my safety schools and am fortunate enough to have solid back up plans, but my hearts in this school. </p>
<p>I should take ilivefree's advice and just chill out. But after I submit my midterm report by the end of this month, I'm sure I'll be able to breath a little. </p>
<p>Good luck to you all. I am fairly new to this board, but I would love to be more involved. Because there is a chance for all of us to end up on the same campus, and being a transfer; i'm going to want all the connections i can get, and all the bridges i can form.</p>
<p>Uhuh. Just don't get TOO attached. I mean, I really do hope to see all of you this fall, but should worst come to worst and I do get rejected, I'd hate to regret how much I'm missing.</p>
<p>Anyway, enjoy the conversation =) What's your favorite non-academic Cornell feature?</p>
<p>I know! I'm sorry! Bleh...</p>
<p>Anyways, favorite non-academic Cornell feature...</p>
<p>I can go with the club/organization or alum network approach, but i want to talk about...</p>
<p>Hockey!
Cornell has a very good hockey team in the ivy league division. They have a #1 draft pick from the Edmonton Oilers, Riley Nash, who is forming into a great player. From word of mouth, their hockey games are very intense, and I have a lot of passion for that sport. </p>
<p>Not to mention, they offer hockey as a gym course.</p>
<p>i think i would stop freaking out but i'm having a serious problem regarding my midterm report. as of tomorrow, i will have 7 As and 1 A-, which is of course very strong, but my calc teacher and i have been having insane issues and i just went to speak with the class coordinator, but even if i get my first midterm re-graded, i don't think i'll get above a C which is obviously NOT okay. he offered to wait until after the next midterm, which is on monday, but i don't know that i'll do much better on that either. math is definitely my worst and hardest subject.</p>
<p>btw, the class average was in the 40s. curve has not yet been determined, which also isn't helping me. can't drop it because then i'll automatically be dropped from chem, which i need. can't P/NC it either, because that looks bad. sodghfijd0f9gf i'm going crazy.</p>
<p>and to answer your question, the setting, the architecture and their tradition of screaming outside before finals.</p>
<p>ironicallyunsure-</p>
<p>I would just send a letter either with the report or in a separate envelope explaining your situation (i.e. why you are getting a C), that this does not reflect your typical performance in classes, that cornell is the greatest, blah blah blah. If well-written and persuasive, i think they will look at the grade a little more positively; if only well-written then at worst you have provided them with another compelling writing sample and further evidence of how much you really want to go to cornell</p>
<p>p.s. i am speaking from experience (except in my case it was an F)</p>