Haha to ask if not getting a letter means rejection? And are we supposed to get a reply from a letter of continued interest?
^I wouldn’t call for that. Just wait it out - there’s nothing you can change now.
In regards to the letter of interest, I didn’t get a reply, but I later confirmed it was received, so don’t worry about it.
Lol ok thanks man, you’ve calmed me down 
Haha no problem. We’ve been waiting for months, just a couple more weeks to go. No use in worrying now
Were you ILR?
Nope, I’m CALS
Good luck!
@isl4ndsurf3r, I got mine in the mail on Wednesday. It was a standard FedEx envelope containing a much smaller Cornell envelope with the letter of acceptance inside.
@puttputtdingding, mine was actually in a thin envelope. The letter inside said that I would receive the admissions package (I assume it will contain a bunch of brochures and forms?) at the end of March/in the beginning of April.
@dlafklm do you mind sharing what the letter said?
Not at all, @somuchsuspense19. In sum:
Dear dlafklm:
Congratulations! The admissions selections committee in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations has approved your application to Cornell University for the fall of 2015. I am delighted to share this wonderful news… (…)
Cornell’s admission selection process was especially competitive this year given the academic strength and outstanding personal qualities of the students who applied for admission. (…)
As you celebrate your admission to Cornell, I want you to reflect upon and consider the words of wisdom of founder Ezra Cornell… (…) tradition… (…) diversity.
Our offer of admission is contingent upon your satisfactory completion of any school work now in progress… blah blah blah… uphold high standard of character… (…) expected to adhere to Cornell’s code of academic integrity.
To reserve a place, we ask that you complete and submit the Enrollment Response Form that is linked to the online decision notification you will receive in late March. In early April you will also receive Cornell’s Welcome packet. (…)
Congratulations, blah blah blah,
With best regards
Black ink printed signature.
@suchthegymnast I only put one school. Cornell really looks down on people who chose multiple schools, or at least I’ve heard that from my other friends that were accepted this year/last year (and the advice worked out really well for me.)
Thanks @dlafklm, and congrats Hopefully, there’s still the possibility of acceptance even if I don’t get a letter, but I would doubt it.
@Peezus Any particular reason why Cornell would look down on applying to multiple schools? I only did CALS but I’m just curious.
Cornells all about fit - it’s difficult to be a perfect fit for more than one program. Not impossible, just difficult
@TheDidactic I agree with @jamesjunkers - I’ve seen them turn down 2380s with bland essays. Applying to more than one school just puts across the message that “I just want to be part of Cornell and don’t really care which school I get into.” Each school has a separate admissions committee, imagine you came across a student with multiple schools - doesn’t really seem like that student really wants to go to ILR, AEM, etc.
Keep in mind there are exceptions - certain programs (ex - biology in CAS / biological sciences in CALS) are extremely similar
aap or die
Anyone get an acceptance letter from the West Coast?
@Peezus Good point. I never thought of it like that. My essay was particularly tailored to Why Cornell/CALS so it’s very possible that if a person applies to multiple schools, the reasons may not be as specific or believable.
Well keep in mind, if you apply to multiple schools, you fill out multiple essays. From what I’ve seen, it’s okay as long as you can back up why you’re a fit for both programs.
Cornell offers a lot of similar programs in a lot of different places. For example. . .
Sciences in CAS / Sciences in CALS
Econ in CAS / AEM in CALS
ILR / PAM in CHE
For programs like these and other similarities, you can easily claim to be fit for both of them. What’s the difference between Biology in CAS and Biological Sciences in CALS? Basically, it’s just the school requirements - CALS requires more science courses, CAS more humanities courses.
It just becomes a problem when you are applying for two completely different programs. For example, if all of your courses and ECs show you as a business prospective, and you are applying to CALS AEM, applying to say CAS Undecided as an alternate may raise a red flag. If shows that you just want to be at Cornell but don’t really care where. They want you to be a fit for your program. They want engineers to have math and science backgrounds. They want business students to have business backgrounds. They want hotel students to have hospitality experience. And they want undecided students to be passionate about why Cornell is perfect for them. They don’t want students who are applying to Cornell because they think it’s the easiest ivy.