No FA form Request From Cornell = Auto Reject?

johnlee24
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:28:42 +0000

Ok, with all of the hype and speculation about the FA forms possibly correlating with acceptances…I’m seriously about to freak out./

Cornell is one of my dream schools (I have a couple…) and I’m super worried that I got rejected now…btw im a RD applicant…

I know that my stats don’t equal a shoo-in or anything…but I thought I had a solid chance of getting in…My parents ALREADY completed their FA forms months ago…but are these new FA form requests…like different ones?

PLEASE tell me that theres still a chance I got in…

For those of you curious, here are my stats. as fyi.

SAT: 2310
Math - 780
CR - 760
WR - 770

GPA UW: 3.59
GPA W: 4.3445
Rank: 23/704 (top 3-4% of senior class)
Transcript: Extremly high upward trend. (half A’s half B’s in 9th/10th. Straight A’s in all IB/AP classes 11th and 12th grade year. lowest grade senior yr = 97 in AP US gov)

EC’s:
VP of NHS (3 yrs) [100+ members]
Legislative Captain of Varsity Debate team (2 yrs) [Compete on the District/State Level, Won awards at State, Member of “Governor’s Cabinet” at State level, Nationals Qualifier]
VP of Mu Alpha Theta (2 yrs)
Executive Board (Treasurer) of Senior Class (2 yrs)
JV Tennis (won minor district tournaments - 2 yrs)

Volunteering:
Church Youth Chairperson, Bass guitarist, Sunday School teacher (4 yrs)
Teen Court Volunteer Lead Attorney (3 yrs)

My recomendations were fantastic…I read thru both of them (they let me). They checked “best in career” or “top 5%” for all categories. Both wrote 500-word letters on my behalf too…

Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar With Distinction (3, 3, 4, 5, 5), QuestBridge College Match Finalist, Texan of the Month Award, Award of Excellence in Social Studies (GIVEN to ONE senior in the entire senior class of 700+ students)

My Essay (650 words) - It was about how I plan/coordinate parties for special education students, with the help of NHS volunteers at my school. Most ppl said the essay was pretty emotional/touching/uplifting.