<p>they might defer you to fall and say complete it before, or they might not care.</p>
<p>soooooooooooooo… who’s ready for tuesday?!
the woman who should be writing my stronger recommendation has been ignoring me, and i’m at a complete loss :(</p>
<p>Well I see ILR finally changed their deadline on their site from Nov. 1st to Oct. 1st</p>
<p>How are those essays going?</p>
<p>Ahhh the deadline is Oct 1 for CALS, last I checked it was Nov 1. I guess I have to put my app together sooner than I thought. </p>
<p>Can anybody tell me if this is how the application process works? I’ve never applied anywhere before: Basically I submit the common app online to begin the process, then I mail in the supplemental info (letter of rec, have transcripts sent, etc) and then when they receive it all they review it?</p>
<p>transferstudent12 - wat major r u applying to?? i’m applying to CALS too this spring. do u have all the pre-reqs done?? and yea u do the commonapp and pay the fee and then send in ur rec. letters,transcript, and watever u need to send in. After they receive them, they’ll review ur application.</p>
<p>Hmm, is it necessary to submit the common app online before mailing in supplementary documents? Does submitting the common app create a sort of profile for you in the admissions office or something, and this allows them to file the other documents appropriately?</p>
<p>yea i think u should submit the common app in first so they will have a record of u otherwise they wouldn’t know who u r…at least this is what i think lol
i could be wrong though. u should call them up and make sure what ur doing is right.</p>
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<p>AEM. I’m in the process of finishing up the sophomore prereqs (will have them finished at the end of my school’s intersession/winter term - the admissions office said to note this my app). I don’t think I have a very good chance of getting in but if I get rejected there’s always next fall :)</p>
<p>transferstudent2 - r u a sophomore ??? I’m a sophomore but i won’t have all of my prereqs done this fall - i won’t have calculus 2 done URGGG…so nervous about it. why u say u won’t have a chance of getting in?? and true…u still have the fall that u can appy again. i applied last semester at the end of my freshmen year and got rejected cze i didn’t have the prereqs done. hopefully this time will work out for me but if not then…there’s always next time lol</p>
<p>Yeah I’ll be applying as a sophomore. With the 10% acceptance rate for AEM I just feel like I have such a low chance… my GPA is good and everything but I don’t really have any ECs (I work part-time) and my SATs were pretty average so I won’t be submitting them. I think I can really nail the essay though so that may gave me a slight chance.</p>
<p>are you applying for AEM too?</p>
<p>no i’m applying for Biological Sciences. I talked to someone from the admission office and they said that EC isn’t really a big part of a decision making - they want to see how u perform in class, that’s a major part. so i think if u have a really good GPA and ur essays are awesome then u should be fine. I, on the other hand, suckkkkkk at writing essays AND won’t have all the prereqs completed urggg…■■■</p>
<p>the essays are easily the most important part of your application. everyone has the numbers and ECs, so what’s going to set you apart is what you tell them about you.</p>
<p>^^true that man</p>
<p>I’m applying to 6 different schools and I have to write essays for 5 of them (UGA is the only one which doesn’t require essays. I just chose to apply there so I could have a safety school just in case the others didn’t work out.)</p>
<p>I really wish I could just write one stellar essay and submit it to all of the schools, but I won’t even try since that’s most likely highly unethical. Moreover, certain portions of the essay would undoubtedly need to be specifically oriented towards their respective school, but those sections could be interchangeable for the most part. Even still, I won’t try it :(</p>
<p>“essays easily the most important part of an application”. I would highly doubt that. I am not sure how cornell does things though. I doubt every one applying to cornell has the numbers and ECs. Some people have no ECs. Some people have taken easy courses not related to their major, are missing pre-reqs, or have relatively low GPAs. </p>
<p>But the lower the schools acceptance rate the more something an essay would seem to matter because they would need to weed out more.</p>
<p>for cornell, fit and personality is a HUGE part. there are people accepted with 3.4 gpas because of how well they demonstrated their interests and fit for a particular school. there are people with no ECs and low GPAs, but it is also possible to get admitted as long as you have the right reasons for transferring and can show them that in a personal way. there are also tons of 4.0s who get rejected because they couldn’t show themselves in their essays. anyway, it’s a really important factor. i’d rank things this way (for cornell at least):
- essays, 2. gpa, 3. letters of rec, 4. EC’s, 5. high school</p>
<p>^I agree. I talked to CAS “transfer advisor” and he said that the most important thing in your application are your essay, specially the academic interest essay. It can make you or break you. I got a friend that studies there and she is coaching me on my essays. If anybody needs any help let me know.</p>
<p>jemmayale2009 - i think i need help on my essay. I just don’t know if it’s personal/passionate enough for Cornell.</p>
<p>I had some questions about the essays: The CommonApp essay, is that the “personal statement” one where you basically tell your story and tie that in to the prompt? And then the Cornell Supplement essay, that is the one that you customize for Cornell and show that you’re a good fit, correct?</p>
<p>Ziiamkys, sure, just pm me. and ill send it to my frnd. See what she says. Her number one advice is to keep the repitiveness out, and stick to one subject. and don’t complicate yourself so much. Find something that changed you, even if its the simplest thing. Is not what you write, is the way you write it. just make sure that the topic you choose can tied with the Cornell bonanza. :)</p>
<p>transferstudent2, To my understanding, both the common app and supplement should show fit. The common app is more general but still should have some specifics. Maybe somebody else can shed some light.</p>