<p>1) Asian
2) GPA sucks comparatively
3) Ridiculous amount of people applying from my school (100+ I swear)
4) Slight downward trend o_O
5) No real hook</p>
<p>This thread will be fun to look at when the decisions are posted. Hee hee.</p>
<p>1) Asian
2) International student
3) low Physics SAT
4) essay litterred with personal pronouns</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>1) Minor mistake on application, probably raised a red flag
2) EC response on commonapp wasn't great, supplement essay may have come off as a little generic?
3) Really crappy AP scores
4) Asian
5) Probably no real hook, fairly well-rounded</p>
<ul>
<li>ORM</li>
<li>mediocre-low math score on the SAT</li>
<li>applying as a junior</li>
<li>a grammar error in my essay!</li>
<li>common app essay a little risque</li>
<li>no sports</li>
<li>little volunteer</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>LOW gpa (3.3?)</li>
<li>610 verbal</li>
<li>10+ people from my school are applying</li>
<li>Asian</li>
</ul>
<p>my chances? slim to none probably but i don't expect to get in so w/e.</p>
<ol>
<li>i am an asian from new york city</li>
<li>low sat 1 critical reading score</li>
<li>stereotypically i didnt get 800 in math </li>
<li>low SATII scores.</li>
<li>low rank. </li>
<li>top notch students are applying.</li>
<li>no leadership roles whatsoever</li>
<li>no sports</li>
<li>not a well rounded individual</li>
<li>biology major is too popular.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>yet another korean</li>
<li>650 verbal, 630 writing</li>
<li>mediocre EC, barely any leadership roles</li>
<li>no sports</li>
<li>bombed SAT2s</li>
<li>Rank 68 in a retarded school</li>
</ol>
<p>1) french</p>
<p>jk...</p>
<p>1) absolutely no hotel experience whatsoever (make that no work experience whatsoever)
2) GPA is a big fat MEH
3) act score of 31, but with a 24 in science
4) pretty easy courseload, took french as my language when i already speak it(had to send a letter to adcom about that)
5) rushed ending on my supplementary essay. i finished it at 11:58 on oct. 31</p>
<p>-Asian (chinese sterotype to be exact..)
-Boring+generic app essays
-not a clue about teachers rec
-not too good GPA
-no leadership whatsoever
-not too many ECs</p>
<p>i guess it does feel better once i throw this out here.</p>
<p>Low SAT Verbal scores...
Low Gpa...</p>
<ul>
<li>low gpa 3.2 from hotchkiss
-low verbal (650)
-ORM (this speaks for itself, doesnt have to specify do i?)</li>
<li>stereotypically get 800 in math</li>
<li>so many kids applying
-legacy (ya some admissions people hate legacies deep down)</li>
</ul>
<p>low sats
my essay was too long!
undecided major?
Asian
no interview</p>
<ol>
<li>Average SAT I scores</li>
<li>Average GPA</li>
<li>So-so SAT II scores</li>
<li>Wasn't involved in ALOT of ECs</li>
<li>No BIG awards.</li>
<li>No idea about letters of Rec. </li>
<li>Asian (Korean)/ international</li>
<li>The arbitrary system of the acceptance/rejection</li>
</ol>
<p>1) SAT
2) GPA is 3.6
3) Procrastination?</p>
<ol>
<li>low SAT verbal (600) and writing (680)</li>
<li>okay GPA/rank</li>
<li>okay essay</li>
<li>okay recommendations</li>
<li>I'm asian?</li>
<li>good things like acceptance into Cornell just do not happen to me.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Asian</li>
<li>Competitive high school, okay rank</li>
<li>Okay recommendation</li>
<li>Just okay on everything.</li>
</ol>
<p>I can really only think of 3 reasons, 2 of which I can't really control:</p>
<p>1) Asian (ORM)
2) Male in Engineering
3) GPA=3.53 (This might be a big enough reason to reject me)</p>
<p>O and I guess my 720 CR SAT score is not exactly high...</p>
<p>Other than that, my app looks really good (GPA is gonna kill though)</p>