Interviews that play a role in your admission decision are conducted only for AAP and Hotel. All others are informational only. Perhaps your interviewer’s style was a bit more formal. All these meetings are done by CAAAN volunteers, and if there are only a few alumni volunteers in a particular area, then not everyone will get contacted. It’s just a random process. Since not everyone can or will be contacted, they have not weight on your application.
Sorry for the stupid question, but Cornell doesn’t offer Alumni Interviews, does it? I can’t make out… I’m an international applicant btw 
Cornell does offer alumni interviews, not sure for internationals
If I want an interview or informational session do I request one
@justinn76 The Cornell Alumni would email you if there is an interview available
@justin76, you cannot request one. This is posted on their website.
http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/admission-requirements
Can someone chance me for Cornell’s A&S? Before you tell me…I know my GPA is low. My parents got divorced freshman year and it made me struggle a lot (3.1 freshman year) but I have manifested a great upward trend with a 4.0 junior year and 4.8 my first semester for senior year.
ACT: 31 C (32 M, 32 S, 30 R, 29 E, 11 Essay)
SAT: 1800 
(690 M, 580 CR, 530 W)
GPA: UW 3.6 W 4.3
Rank: 15th percentile.
Extra Curriculars:
FBLA President and founder of chapter (11,12)
Student Government Rep.
NHS
Spanish NHS
Varsity Soccer captain senior year (9-12)
Varsity Tennis captain junior and senior year (9-12)
Tutoring in math and Spanish
Busser at 5 star restaurant
Busser/Food Runner at another restaurant
Volunteer at Core Lab (Biotech work) at my local hospital
Volunteer at local Animal shelter
Volunteer at soup kitchens
Community service hours in total 200+
Recommendations:
- (10/10) From my english honors teacher who absolutely loved me. He made me write an abstract about my writing from junior year because he thought I was such a great writer.
- (9/10) Counselor recommendation is pretty good. My counselor loves me and even said I’m one of the best students that he’s met at my school. The only thing is, he’s not the brightest man you’ll ever meet.
Essay: (10/10) My prospective major is economics with either a double major in Spanish or just a minor. I wrote a creative story (true) about how I tutored a kid from Chile in Algebra 1 in Spanish. Through this story, I married my two interests of economics/math and Spanish, and explained how Cornell’s A&S college would allow me to study my interests in conjunction while also allowing me to study abroad to Spain. Had many English teachers read and revise it. It was one of the college essays that I wrote that I felt came straight from my heart.
State: RI
Gender: M
Income: < $40,000
High School: Small Public
What do you guys think? I know I’m on the lower spectrum for Cornell, but I’m crossing my fingers!
You might fare better if you post this on the Chances board. If you submit the 31 instead, you’ll have a better shot than you would if you had the 1800. GPA is a little on the low side, keep working hard to get it up!
@justinn76 did you take 2 subject tests needed for CAS?
@Renomamma 590 Bio E and 690 Math 2 #-o
Well, your scores are low, but scores aren’t everything. You’ve had struggles. Best of luck 
With all the questions about interviews as of late, it might be helpful to pin a thread explaining exactly what goes on and what to expect in an information session.
Could you guys chance me pls for Cornell Engineering - Computer Science
US citizen…int’l school
ACT:
SAT: 2130 (780 M, 660 CR, 690 W) Essay 11 - 3rd try
[apparent weakness 3rd try and reading]
SAT2 - Math 2 -780, Physics - 750
GPA: 93% Junior Year - international school (considered one of the toughest curriculum - college prep level- Math, Physics, Chem, CS, Eng) -
Achieved Highest highest rank in Mathematics (rigorous Calculus base)
Rank: Top 1% overall
Academic Honor:
- Equivalent to Valedictorian (National - passed through the entire school system in the nation)
- Publicized academic honors in 12th - National (was in Newspapers)
- Publicized academic honors in 11th - National (was in Newspapers)
- Excellence in Math, Physics Chem, Eng, CS, Social Science
Work Experience:
Programming Assistant at local company summer 2014 - 300 hrs
Research Assistant Entry level - summer 2013 200 hrs
Volunteer:
- Teaching Math, Computers and English to underprivileged children - 130 hrs (continuing)
- Restoring group of stray dogs - 80 hrs
Extracurricular:
- Soccer Vice Captain team -9,10,11,12
- Student Govt - 10,11,12
- Tata National Quiz - 11,12
- Theater - 9,10,11,12
Hooks: Participated as one of the youngest cheerleaders in commonwealth youth games.
Recommendations:
- (10/10) My Computer Science teacher/guidance counselor who has known me for 10 year. Several times he has selected me to represent the school in Computer Science debates/discussions/quizzes. Has relied on me to solve CS problems.
- (9/10) Physics Teacher. Class teacher for last 4 years. He has always been supportive and loved me. Always uses my solutions and mind set as an example. Considers me dependable to get results.
- (10/10) Principal of the school. Known me for last 10 years. she has told me that “you are the gem of the school” several times in public. Seems to make my achievements public.
Essay: (10/10) In the engineering essay I aptly answer each question and part in sequence and in detail. I talk about how my interest in math and engineering started because of the Rubik’s cube 8 years ago and how that translated into a drive. I give a detail experience also about my internship as the programming asst. to design a firewall( first experience in overall goal of security) and i describe my task and how i worked around other employees. Finally, I talk about specific computer science research projects conducted by specific professors and how those research areas and developments are linked to my overall goal of developing cyber security.
State: TX
Gender: M
They interviewed many applicants last week in NJ. From what i heard, it was more like a ? - meaningless.
@jjSr2k yah I dont think cornells interviews are evaluative like other schools
So do you guys know when admissions decisions come out? I think March 28th, right??
@thegrant I think it’s March 31st for the ivies. However, some Cornell schools (ILR, Hotel, etc) release likely letters in the beginning of March
The Common Ivy League Regular Decision notification date is March 31st; however, in “early march” some Hotel and ILR applicants receive Regular Decision Early Notification.
It’ll be here soon! Good luck you guys 
@Kungpaoasian yeeeeeeeeeeeeee
btw i lov ur college confidential name hahaha
@airspirit @Kungpaoasian Did not know that! Do you know how many ILR kids get the early notification, considering a good chunk of the class is set with ED?