Hey, prove them wrong later in life. College isn’t about where you go, but it’s about what do you in college. You could always transfer in next year!
Your profile is really stellar. Congratulations!
Did you visit Cornell and document your interest? Did any of your essays discuss Cornell and how it was a good fit for you, and you a good fit for them?
I’d say that it’s possible that you got “tufted” but you applied ED and would have had to matriculate if admitted, so that shouldn’t be it. Maybe they thought that you’d weasel out of ED based on a claim of insufficient financial aid?
@whatisyourquest Cornell does not calculate demonstrated interest, nor does it practice Tufts Syndrome.
W/ those stats I’m shocked they didn’t admit you. A college that’s better than Cornell will admit you, and you’ll probably look back at this and laugh at it. Don’t keep your head down m8.
@greenfrogmemes Every university wants to “feel the love” whether they say so or not. And how in the world would you know that they don’t protect yield by rejecting overqualified candidates? Are you in admissions at Cornell?
@whatisyourquest Cornell’s Common Data Set has “Level of Applicant’s Interest” as Not Considered. Top schools don’t consider interest because they know that everyone wants to go to them.
Also ED is binding so they can’t really get out of it. Yield Protection would make no sense because if admitted he would have to go no matter what.
And you believe that everything that universities put in the CDS is gospel? I have a bridge that I want to sell you. Universities care about yield. Period.
I think that you still have a decent chance to get into at least one of your reach schools.
For what it is worth (probably not much), when I went back to graduate school Cornell was my first choice and the only school I visited (a 2,000 mile trip). I didn’t get in and had to go to my second choice, which is higher ranked than Cornell and is on the list of schools that you applied to. I loved it and was very grateful to Cornell for rejecting me. You never know how things are going to work out.
@armian you have great stats, particularly coming from a low income area. I expect you to get some more acceptances although we can never be sure. Good luck and best wishes. Let us know how this works out.
@whatisyourquest …Early Decision is a binding agreement and if admitted he would have to attend no matter what.
Also facts trump opinion.
Nope, if the financial aid package is insufficient (the OP’s family income is only $50k so they would likely need lots of financial aid) he would not have to matriculate. Cornell claims to be “full need” but there is no way that universities can admit an entire class of students that require FA.
@whatisyourquest Cornell is also need blind, meaning financial status does not affect admissions decision.
Case in point, you’re basing everything off of falsified opinion and not facts.
Again, what universities claim to be and what they actually practice are two completely different things.
@whatisyourquest ED usually gets priority in need.
@greenfrogmemes Did you read the article? No university can afford (over the long run) to provide FA to every admitted student, ED or not. It just doesn’t make sense.
Look, I don’t know any better than you why the OP was rejected. It could have been about FA or about him being overqualified or about lack of demonstrated interest. Those were scenarios that I threw out as possibilities. I am not claiming that any of them are true.
But there isn’t anything “falsified” about them simply because I don’t believe everything that people tell me – that’s a practical life skill that you seem to have not yet acquired. What you claim to be “facts” may not be.
@whatisyourquest facts don’t lie m8 and ivycoach is a terrible source.
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ED is literally showing the most interest possible and yield protection never applies early decision because it’s binding Clearly you absolutely nothing about how admissions works.
@armian is your last name Pot, Zedong, or something else? Have you done anything on social media or is there someone with your name that is infamous (eg on social media)?
I can find no reason why you got rejected if you are telling the truth
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@greenfrogmemes I said upthread that being “tufted” was unlikely because the OP applied ED. If admitted, he would have to matriculate unless the FA package was insufficient. Perhaps Cornell realized that the OP would be “full ride” if admitted ED. That’s a big chunk of cash to commit. It may not be obvious to you, but I think that most people, upon reflection, realize that no university, over the long haul, can be truly “needs blind” for all admitted students. So, family finances do matter.
Perhaps the OP would have been admitted “full ride” anyway, if he had shown strong demonstrated interest. (I don’t know if he did. He hasn’t replied yet.) As I said, all universities want to feel that the admitted students know the university well and can demonstrate that they are a good fit. Wouldn’t you want to see that in an applicant, if you were an AO?
Maybe if the OP didn’t show strong demonstrated interest, the Cornell adcom chose not to offer a “full ride.” They have choices. Admit student A “full ride” who doesn’t know the Cornell culture? or student B who is also “full ride” but visited the campus and wrote eloquently about how he/she could contribute to the Cornell community? Which one would you chose, A or B?
Again, all speculation, but offered precisely because the OP is searching for possible answers.
Tell us about your high school. Is it good? Does it routinely send people to top universities? Has cornell historically accepted people from it? If not, that may be the problem. It’s messed up, but they do judge you on the quality of your high school.
Every year someone with perfect scores gets rejected at all there reach schools and they have one thing in common - Asian male.