Ok, now I’m nervous. I talked to a few guys in my class and they were talking about how they included a lot about why they were obsessed with all things technical and engineering in their Cornell essay. The thing is, I talked more about my experience with engineering and the personal impact that engineering can have on people’s lives.I basically wrote my essay as a Cornell graduate who had already lived the four years here and my essay was emotional and slightly cheesy 
Is Cornell COE looking for the typical tech guys or are they also looking for people who can bring diversity. My Commonapp was about my introduction to the world of painting( again emotional). My EC’s are a mixture of tech, leadership and community service. Does COE even care about aspects other than having high scores and an engineering acumen?
Short answer: Yes, they care about other things
@ivyaspirant14, don’t worry about what other people write about. As long as your true voice came through in your essays, you will be fine.
Hi guys!! My SAT is 2170(cr 620 m 800 w 750). SAT 2s are Math 2-800 and chem 770. Can my low cr hurt me a lot even if I have applied for engineering
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Will it hurt? yes
Will it be the deciding factor? no
@jamesjunkers So can the other half of the application make up for this? Also how much does Cornell value the writing section?
@sep2015 i’m in the same boat as you, CR weak. But it’s within their range so it shouldn’t have too big of an impact.
I’m fairly sure Cornell does not consider writing (don’t quote me on that though, I’m an ACT taker)
Anybody heard anything about Cornell likely letters yet?
I have an 1840 SAT, Pretty good High School Record, spectacular essays, very good recommendations and work exp. This thread is suddenly making me feel like i have virtually 0 chances. Thanks CC. And Good Luck.
@clayacraya don’t sell yourself short like that. The people that post on this forum are the ones who are obsessed with getting into the top colleges so of course they have spectacular stats. However, not everyone posts on this site, and there are many applicants like you who Cornell may take a liking to. In the end, it’s all a crapshoot! Just cross your fingers until March and if you don’t get in, Cornell wasn’t meant to be.
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
@justinn76 You sir, give me hope that i desperately need. Thank You!
@clayacraya, at the end of the day, your chances are the same as someone with a 2400. It’s literally flipping a coin, and guessing it right 4 times in a row - the odds you guess right are the same as me, or anyone else. One test score does not outweigh 4 years of hard work, and dedication to activities.
@jamesjunkers Thanks for the hope mate!
When will Cornell start sending out likely letters?
Does Cornell send likely letters?
-_______- yes they do and, based on last years RD round, they probably won’t be sent out until early March. But let’s not trouble our minds with likely letter talks since only a small percent of accepted students get it.
^this
does cornell never answer emails? i emailed them over a month ago asking if i can drop a class and they never responded. I emailed them 3 days ago with financial aid questions and they having responded yet.