<p>Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth. THe statement “I don’t want to take a plane back and forth” and “I’m also upset that my counterparts, who are not as academically talented, got into Cornell on full rides” makes me cringe and “I really want to go to Cornell, but I don’t want to go into debt” sounds like arrogance and ingratitude. Does anyone want to go into debt? Do some people deserve more debt than others? The most accurate statement sounds to me like it was “this is truly unfair”, but not for the reason OP said it. “Truly unfair”… that just turns my stomach and I think of how many students would work for years to pay off way more than that for the priviledge. I wish the adcom could see that sentiment. Please don’t pick Cornell if they are so unfair.</p>