Official Cornell ED 2017 Results

Mingmingkhan
Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:04:08 +0000

Did anyone receive their financial aid notifications yet, particularly international students? I’ve been dying to hear from them, but haven’t heard anything so far.

Decision: Accepted to CALS for Science of Earth Systems

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (650 CR; 670 M; 770 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 1450 (720 Bio M; 730 Chem)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: A Level Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award, Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (6A and 2A grades) and Cambridge AS Levels (4 A grades). Royal Commonwealth Society Essay Competition Award, National Earth Sciences Olympiad winner.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debating (President of school debate council after being member for five years, represented school in several local tournaments, represented country through competitive selection in the World Schools Debating Championships)
[] Job/Work Experience: Editorial Intern and Contributor of a Business Magazine
[] Volunteer/Community service: Science tutor for students aged 10-14
[] Summer Activities: Teaching assistant at a classical dance school
[] Essays: I think these were my strongest parts - my SAT scores are at the bottom 25% of Cornell’s acceptance profiles.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I took them from my Grade 10 Geography Teacher and Grade 11 Biology teacher
[] Counselor Rec: This was a great recommendation - my counselor has known me since 1999.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Science of Earth Systems
[] State (if domestic applicant): n/a
[] Country (if international applicant): Bangladesh
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: USD 25,000-35,000.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m not sure what this means?
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Essays, determination – My school is not offering Geography in A Levels and I am studying it on my own.
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My passion for my major.
[] Weaknesses: Definitely my weakness in Math.
[] Why you think you were accepted: Class rank, recommendations.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t heard from any other universities yet.
[] Your “Cornell” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My common app essay.