Cornell 2014 ED-ers!

katmandoo · November 9, 2009, 6:29pm

<ol>
<li>Ny0rker- AEM (NY)</li>
<li>Civomorth- ILR (NY)</li>
<li>littlehotchili- COE (NJ)</li>
<li>Goin2college2014- AEM (NY)</li>
<li>cornelldream- CALS (GA)</li>
<li>tjrdbsjung - COE (Germany)</li>
<li>ILUxpssh - CAS ¶</li>
<li>vicfung3 - CAS (China)</li>
<li>BearAttack - CHE (NY)</li>
<li>RealMadrid1- Hotel school</li>
<li>parexemple- CALS (NJ)</li>
<li>elohel - CAS (MD)</li>
<li>malan89 - ILR ¶</li>
<li>insertAlias - COE (TX)</li>
<li>gmitil10 - CAS (TX)</li>
<li>suzaliscious - COE (Mumbai, India)</li>
<li>FreeFocus - CAS (NJ)</li>
<li>ISellHope - ILR (FL)</li>
<li>HL91 - CAS (NJ)</li>
<li>Surfwakesnow165-CHE (MD)</li>
<li>xolilmissasian - Hotel (MD)</li>
<li>JohnNYC92- CALS (NY) Agriculture major</li>
<li>nevergiveup- ILR ¶</li>
<li>letstalkcollege- AAP (India)</li>
<li>MBshooter12- AEM (New York)</li>
<li>aMak - ILR (VA)</li>
<li>arobins92 - AEM (DE)</li>
<li>Kobeer - CALS (New York)</li>
<li>thefromeister - COE (TX)</li>
<li>Raedne - CAS (California)</li>
<li>clwc59 - COE (MO)</li>
<li>hopeigetin - CALS (MD)</li>
<li>Versii - AEM (NY)</li>
<li>Jshapiro105 - COE (NJ)</li>
<li>waitatshu - CAS (NJ)</li>
<li>nate46385 - AEM, CALS (IN)</li>
<li>daviddwhtw - ILR (CA)</li>
<li>dannygirsh - COE (NJ)</li>
<li>jmo2000 - CHE (MA)</li>
<li>whoisthis- ILR (FL)</li>
<li>headsniped - COE (NJ)</li>
<li>bioblade - COE (NY)</li>
<li>genericusername5 - CHE (NY)</li>
<li>marjar1 - CAS (NJ)</li>
<li>suzdragon66 - COE (OH)</li>
<li>akmeecheen - AAP (CA)</li>
<li>Islander4- AEM (NY)</li>
<li>woooocollege - CALS (NY) </li>
<li>wisdom86 - CAS + CE (FL)</li>
<li>katmandoo- CAS (NJ)</li>
</ol>

Jshapiro105 · November 9, 2009, 8:09pm

My friend from high school is also applying ED to Cornell. I sent my materials in a few days before him, but he received a call for an alumnus interview. Does this mean I should be expecting a call soon? And we are both apply to COE.
On a side note, is it possible to reject an interview if it has no weight in admissions? I really am not good at interviews.

parexemple · November 9, 2009, 8:17pm

Well, of course it is possible to reject an interview… but in my opinion that looks worse then doing poorly in the interview. Unless you say or do something ridiculous, it can only work in your favor. They will still file a report and note that you rejected the interview.

I had mine yesterday, and the guy told me about someone last year who refused an interview, and at the last minute was begging for one. It didn’t leave a very good impression on him. The only thing you could probably do wrong is be unresponsive when asked “Why do you want to go to Cornell?” (He said this happened last year with one applicant…)

Of course, these probably don’t count for much, but you never know.

youngeebs · November 9, 2009, 8:27pm

ya well thats my problem as well. i’m not really sure how to answer “why cornell” properly.

Versii · November 9, 2009, 9:15pm

Did you guys do business casual for the interview? As in dress shirt/pants with a tie? I’m thinking about going with a tie… too formal?

Ny0rker · November 9, 2009, 9:25pm

how did your interviewer contact you? do they call your house phone? i haven’t been contacted by anybody yet, i live in NY (a lot of kids apply from my area). how much longer do they set up interviews for/for how much longer can i expect a call/email?

ISellHope · November 9, 2009, 9:33pm

My interviewer called my house phone.
I have to do my interview on the phone though due to my extremely packed schedule, I hope this doesn’t reflect poorly on me. :

Versii · November 9, 2009, 9:54pm

I was contact via email and was offered either in person or over the phone. If you do not receive it within the week or so, chances are you won’t get one. I assume that the evaluation sheets need to be back by December 1 to have ANY impact on you.

woooocollege · November 10, 2009, 4:27pm

do they interview every applicant? what if i applied to CALS?

ISellHope · November 10, 2009, 7:37pm

An admissions person emailed me regarding my “Secondary School Report” and that it was not with my application. On Common Application, however, it says downloaded Nov. 1st.

Anyone know what to do?

shuaishuaishuai · November 10, 2009, 7:41pm

^Speak with your guidance.

Versii · November 10, 2009, 7:42pm

ISellHope, are you able to access you materials sent yet? Or did they just email you about the missing items?

wisdom86 · November 10, 2009, 7:42pm

Hmm, that’s not your fault. That’s the responsibility of whoever your counselor is to send it, either online if you assigned them and sent them an email, or by opting out online, and via paper. You need to talk to your counselor and find out if they sent it or not =

ISellHope · November 10, 2009, 7:49pm

I checked with my counselor and they’ve assured me it’s sent. Since I sent my transcript by mail, could it be that they’re simply expecting the school form by mail as well?

wisdom86 · November 10, 2009, 8:00pm

The counselors use a similar application to the CommonApp called School Forms. On the site, it says that if you do not upload an electronic copy of your transcript, or if you are unable to, all of your forms must be submitted by mail.

On my app, since I was unable to do so, instead my counselor uploaded a form saying that the transcript had been mailed. I called the admission office during the week when I realized that you had to do either or for most schools… but the nice lady said that it was alright if you submitted everything besides the transcript by mail.

I suggest you just call the admission office if you can’t figure out what it is that you’re missing =

ISellHope · November 10, 2009, 8:09pm

Ahh, that makes sense.
You are full of wisdom, lol.
I suppose they’ll be closed tomorrow for the holiday?

ILUxpssh · November 10, 2009, 8:42pm

Did anyone receive a call from any Cornell Student Ambassadors? I received one like 2 hours ago from a sophomore ambassador. She mainly asked if I had any questions about the application process. Since I didn’t have any, we just chatted about Cornell in general. It was pretty cool.

That wouldn’t have any relation to the alumni interviews, right?

Arctic92 · November 10, 2009, 8:55pm

<ol>
<li>Ny0rker- AEM (NY)</li>
<li>Civomorth- ILR (NY)</li>
<li>littlehotchili- COE (NJ)</li>
<li>Goin2college2014- AEM (NY)</li>
<li>cornelldream- CALS (GA)</li>
<li>tjrdbsjung - COE (Germany)</li>
<li>ILUxpssh - CAS ¶</li>
<li>vicfung3 - CAS (China)</li>
<li>BearAttack - CHE (NY)</li>
<li>RealMadrid1- Hotel school</li>
<li>parexemple- CALS (NJ)</li>
<li>elohel - CAS (MD)</li>
<li>malan89 - ILR ¶</li>
<li>insertAlias - COE (TX)</li>
<li>gmitil10 - CAS (TX)</li>
<li>suzaliscious - COE (Mumbai, India)</li>
<li>FreeFocus - CAS (NJ)</li>
<li>ISellHope - ILR (FL)</li>
<li>HL91 - CAS (NJ)</li>
<li>Surfwakesnow165-CHE (MD)</li>
<li>xolilmissasian - Hotel (MD)</li>
<li>JohnNYC92- CALS (NY) Agriculture major</li>
<li>nevergiveup- ILR ¶</li>
<li>letstalkcollege- AAP (India)</li>
<li>MBshooter12- AEM (New York)</li>
<li>aMak - ILR (VA)</li>
<li>arobins92 - AEM (DE)</li>
<li>Kobeer - CALS (New York)</li>
<li>thefromeister - COE (TX)</li>
<li>Raedne - CAS (California)</li>
<li>clwc59 - COE (MO)</li>
<li>hopeigetin - CALS (MD)</li>
<li>Versii - AEM (NY)</li>
<li>Jshapiro105 - COE (NJ)</li>
<li>waitatshu - CAS (NJ)</li>
<li>nate46385 - AEM, CALS (IN)</li>
<li>daviddwhtw - ILR (CA)</li>
<li>dannygirsh - COE (NJ)</li>
<li>jmo2000 - CHE (MA)</li>
<li>whoisthis- ILR (FL)</li>
<li>headsniped - COE (NJ)</li>
<li>bioblade - COE (NY)</li>
<li>genericusername5 - CHE (NY)</li>
<li>marjar1 - CAS (NJ)</li>
<li>suzdragon66 - COE (OH)</li>
<li>akmeecheen - AAP (CA)</li>
<li>Islander4- AEM (NY)</li>
<li>woooocollege - CALS (NY)</li>
<li>wisdom86 - CAS + CE (FL)</li>
<li>katmandoo- CAS (NJ) </li>
<li>Arctic92- AAP (NY)</li>
</ol>

That’s 3 for AAP on CC so far.

marjar1 · November 11, 2009, 1:25am

When I went to the info session, I remember the admissions counselor discussed how Cornell admissions is based off the percentage of applications received from a particular region. For instance, if 20% of the applications were from California, Californians would make up 20% of the accepted students.

Does anyone know if that is just college specific, or university wide? For example, if 20% of the applications for the university as a whole were from California, but of that 20%, only 10% were for CAS, which statistic holds for the individual college admissions?

I would think that it would be college specific, but I’m not sure. Any clarifications?

Again, good luck everybody! December fifteenth couldn’t come sooner.

ltalmor · November 11, 2009, 9:05am

Hi all! I’m a fellow ED-er. Here are my stats:
ACT - 32.
SAT - 2080 (only taken once, 740 CR 680 Math 660 Writing)
SATIIs - 690 Math, 740 Bio, 770 Lit

APs so far: Bio - 5, Language & Comp. - 5, APUSH - 4
APs taken this year: Calc AB, Spanish, AP Lit.

ECs: Model Congress, Habitat for Humanity, Yearbook, Mock Trial. JV Tennis Freshman & Sophomore Year.

NHS 11th and 12th grade, National Latin Exam Gold Medal 10th grade, Silver 9th and 11th.

Work experience: cashier at local pharmacy for 1+ ongoing years.

Volunteer work: Volunteering at daycare center 9th and 10th grade, also volunteering at my sister’s nonprofit organization JHA during the summer going into 12th.

Applying to Comm in CALS. I have two older sisters who are CALS graduates/students, one ED Nutrition Pre-Med and the other a Natural Resources. Not really a legacy, but it can help. The current senior is writing me a letter of recommendation.

GPA - 96.88. I’m not too strong on the EC’s, but I’m hoping that my grades will make up for it.

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