Official Cornell Regular Decision Results Class of 2018

accepted2018 · March 1, 2014, 9:41pm

Although it’s several weeks away from the official D day, I thought it would be a good idea to get this up now, especially some of Cornell’s schools like SHA, CHE, and SILR send likely letters several weeks earlier.

alexshock · March 3, 2014, 7:41pm

What is the official day cornell releases decisions?

accepted2018 · March 3, 2014, 7:50pm

March 28 will the day unless you receive the likely letter, which will come out sooner.

satman1111 · March 3, 2014, 8:42pm

@accepted2018, it’s March 27…

appplicant · March 3, 2014, 8:58pm

It’s not an official thread until you have one of these…

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[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color]
[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color]
[ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color]

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[ b]Objective:**

<pre><code>[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA:
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview (If AAP or Hotel):
[ *] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Other**

[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**

[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Do you like the cold?:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **
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arctoarcturas · March 8, 2014, 7:58pm

D Just got notified on 3/5 Accepted to ILR.

arabianprincess · March 8, 2014, 11:04pm

@arctoarcturas, when did your D submit her application to Cornell? I know they do rolling admissions

chov523 · March 12, 2014, 2:48am

I submitted my application January 8th at like almost midnight haha. Got my acceptance letter from ILR March 6th, dated March 3rd

arabianprincess · March 26, 2014, 4:39pm

@chov523, if you don’t mind me asking, what is your ethnicity?

chov523 · March 27, 2014, 1:02am

small fraction Hispanic. Enough to claim URM

RUVANE · March 27, 2014, 10:19am

Is this still the thread?

accepted2018 · March 27, 2014, 11:41am

@ruvane, if not, what is this? post your stat after you have the decision

EmoRedneck · March 27, 2014, 6:57pm

@chov523 How do you know?

Oh please please please let this help me get in haha

musicalcoconut · March 27, 2014, 9:53pm

Decision: Accepted
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Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (750 in each section)
[]ACT (breakdown): 34, superscore 35 (36 reading, 35 science, 34 math, 34 English)
[]SAT II: 800 biology M, 770 US history
[]Unweighted GPA: 3.94
[]Weighted GPA: 4.15
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 out of about 400
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): English Literature and Composition (5), English Language and Composition (5), Biology (5), US History (5), Psychology (5), US Government and Politics (4)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc 1, Honors Physics, World History, Band, CIS English through the University of Minnesota
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): medalist at the Science Olympiad National Tournament, state champion in three Science Olympiad events, AP Scholar With Distinction, Gold Award on National Spanish Exam, National Merit Commended
[/list]Subjective:
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (captain), concert band and pep band, JV tennis, NHS
[]Job/Work Experience: none
[]Volunteer/Community service: helped found a Science Olympiad team at a middle school, have been coaching the team/doing various organizational things
[]Summer Activities: I didn’t include any on my app
[]Essays: My common app essay was for the failure prompt and was about an experience in Science Olympiad. My supplement essay talked about how I love both science and writing so the college of arts and sciences would be perfect since I can study both there.
[]Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read them but one of the teachers said he made me sound like a goddess haha
[]Counselor Rec: decent I guess…I haven’t really talked to him much but he knows my stats/activities
[]Additional Rec: none
[]Interview: none
[]Supplementary Material: none[/list]
Other
[]State (if domestic applicant): MN
[]School Type: public
[]Ethnicity: white/asian
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket:
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/list]
Reflection
[]Strengths: extracurriculars/awards
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering, St. Olaf, and Brandeis; Rejected at Pomona and Rice; waiting on Stanford
[*]Do you like the cold?: Of course. I’m from Minnesota.

RUVANE · March 27, 2014, 10:03pm

**Decision: Accepted

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Objective:

[li] SAT I: 2150 (770 M, 720 CR, 660 W):[/li]
[] SAT II: 780 Math 2, 750 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA: 97/100
[] Weighted GPA: 99.4/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/354
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5:5)[/li]
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Spanish, Calc 3 independent study, AP English, C++ independent study, AP Java
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not many big ones

[/list]Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Golf (#1 and Captain: 4 years), Varsity Tennis (#1: 3 years), Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (6 years), various math competitions
[] Job/Work Experience: Golf Course and Ski Instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not a lot
[] Summer Activities: Work at Golf Course/ play golf
[] Essays: Okay, I think? Im not the best writer, but I spent a long time with them
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel): really good
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): n/a

[/list][ b]Other**

[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No financial aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My Grandmother went to cornell, but did not receive a degree. ? [/li]
[/list]Reflection

[] Strengths: Great transcript, decent scores, pretty well rounded / athletic. Personable.
[] Weaknesses: Writing, volunteer stuff.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know for sure
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Brown. Accepted: Colby, Colgate, Bucknell, PennState
[*] Do you like the cold?: Of course!

Ranza123 · March 27, 2014, 10:04pm

**Decision: Accepted

<a href=“Arts%20and%20Sciences”>b</a>**

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710M 710CR 760W (2180 total)
[] ACT: 34 composite
[] SAT II: 690 Literature, 670 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t do GPA that way
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~5/150
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (3) AP US History (4) AP US Government and Politics (currently taking)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government and Politics, Economics, Astronomy 101, English 101/102, Calculus 201/202, Physics 104/105, Chorus, Wind Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not sure how “major” these are, but: area all-state orchestra (first-chair piccolo), Silver Key Scholastic Writing Contest, and others that may or may not be “major”[/li]
[/ul]Subjective**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Department (Vice President/Student Director), Wind Ensemble (Vice President/First Chair flute & piccolo), Chorus (President/Treasurer/Section Leader), Jazz band (First Chair tenor saxophone & flute), two flute ensembles (Director & first chair of one), various other musical groups and ensembles, including both all-county for mixed choir and wind ensemble and area all-state for mixed choir and orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience: Mostly do cashiering, frozen yogurt cleaning, and promotional work at Jason’s Grocery & Froyo (past two years), but I’ve also done babysitting and editing of a math textbook
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer Educator at Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering, working, keeping up with a few of the musical ensembles I participate in, year-round flute and piccolo lessons
[] Essays: fantastic essays in my opinion
[] Teacher Recommendation: waived right
[] Counselor Rec: waived right
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Around $150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really, although I am a legacy [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: good scores for the most part, good essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, no major accomplishments
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays, scores, legacy??? Maybe??
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to RPI, Ithaca College, Binghamton University, and Colgate University
Waitlisted: Vassar
Rejected: Princeton, Brown
Still waiting on Hamilton and Amherst
[li] Do you like the cold?: Hate it. But I’ve lived here in Ithaca all my life, so I am very used to it by now.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:[list]
[*] I am sooo excited. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve lived in Ithaca and have dreamed of Cornell all my life, but to actually have it be a reality is…wow.

Imposter1 · March 27, 2014, 10:33pm

Decision: Rejected Engineering (computer science)
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 710 W 750 M 740 CR; 2200
• SAT II: 770 Chem 760 Math 2 690 Physics
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 (4.23 W)
• Rank: Top 8%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), AP Lang (4), Gov (4), Ph B (4), Econ (4/5), Calc AB (4)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Stats
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rochester Xerox Award, RPI Medal, Honors
Subjective:
• Extra-curriculars: (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, Track 4 years, Various clubs
• Job/Work Experience: Paid Internship
• Volunteer/Community service: Teach classes to adults.
• Summer Activities: Internship, CC classes
• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recommendation: Three solid
• Counselor Rec: One of her best this year.
• Interview: Went great
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Northwest
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths: Humanities for engineering student. 11 AP and 3 CC classes.
• Weaknesses: Class Rank, UW GPA.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: math/science not strong enough for Cornell.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted RPI, Rochester, Northwestern. Waiting on Vandy, Tufts. Rejected: Cornell, Penn, Rice.

General Comments: Happy with my choices so far. Good luck to those who were accepted.

snapsnapshap · March 27, 2014, 10:50pm

Decision: Accepted
(College of Arts and Sciences)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2330 (760/770/800/9)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2330 (Single Sitting)
ACT (breakdown): 35
ACT superscore (breakdown): 35
SAT II (subject, score): US History (800), French (800), Math 2 (750), Chemistry (740)
Unweighted GPA: 3.8
Weighted GPA: 5.1/6.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20ish out of 380
AP: US History (5), Macro (5), Micro(5), French (5), Calc BC (5), Chem (5), English Language (5),
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science, AP English Lit, AP Art History, Multivariable Calculus
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Williams College Book Award, NM Finalist (240 PSAT)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): St Baldrick’s (9-12, Organizer this year, Got 30 students to shave their heads to raise over $13000 for Childhood Cancer Research), Ping Pong Club (11-12 Founder and President), Academic Quiz Team (12), Choir (7-12), Musical Theater (8-12, including major lead roles this year), Track and Field (7-11, won a National Championship), A Capella Group (10-11, Founding member), Chess Club (12), Community Action Team (12), Mascot for the Student Cheering Section (12), Math Team(10-12)
Job/Work Experience: YMCA Camp Counselor for the past two summers.
Volunteer/Community Service: Not Much - Volunteer at a YMCA Camp before I became a paid counselor
Teacher Recommendation #1: Excellent. The teacher and I had a great bond and she writes excellent letters.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Very Good - The teacher writes only 12 letters a year.
Counselor Rec: I wasn’t expecting much.
Interview: A little awkward

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Cornell Essay: Very good, talked about my experiences and interest in Computer Science
CommonApp Essay: Pretty good. I used the environment prompt to discuss growing up in Paris
Number of reminder emails received: I got two after I submitted but a whole bunch before.

Other:
Date Submitted App: 1/9
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Ohio
School Type: Inner-city Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: Divorced ~$60K on custodial parent side
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Grew up in Paris, bilingual, legacy

Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, extra-curriculars, life experiences
Weaknesses: Work and Community Service,
Were else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Waiting for: Swarthmore, Amherst
Rejected: Brown, Yale
Accepted: University of Cincinnati, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn
What would you have done differently?: I could have worked harder to write better essays.

Other Factors: I’m very excited to be accepted. Cornell has grown on me lately, although I need to visit before I can make a decision. In the end, it will likely come down to financial aid. Also, I love the cold.

darbzilla · March 27, 2014, 10:54pm

[ b]Decision: Accepted

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Objective:

[] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (didn’t send)
[] ACT (breakdown): 32 composite
[] SAT II: 660 US History, 720 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.35
[] Weighted GPA: school does not report, probably a 3.8 or 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/460
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): honor societies, foreign language, JSA, etc
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: tons of volunteer service in my local community
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: 8/10 Common App was great, but supplements weren’t my best
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10, we are very close!
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel):
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

Other:

[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: rural public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 180,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 4th generation legacy [/li]
Reflection:

[] Strengths: Legacy
[] Weaknesses: Test scores weren’t that great
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I can honestly admit that the legacy was a huge factor in my acceptance, Cornell has basically been in my blood since birth!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: UVA, Wake Forest, William and Mary, Trinity College (CT) rejected: Dartmouth
[*] Do you like the cold?: I love Ithaca, but I don’t think I will be attending next year. It’s just not the right school for me. Good luck to the rest of y’all!

kaarboer · March 27, 2014, 10:57pm

**Decision: Accepted
Arts & Sciences

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800R, 750M, 760CR)
[] ACT (breakdown): 34
[] SAT II: 750 Math II, 770 USH, 750 French
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.77
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Euro (5), AP Art History (5), AP Chem (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Physics B, AP English Lit, AP AB Calc, Economics, Economics and Public Policy, Financial Markets
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/ honor, Nationally ranked History Bee/Bowl and Quizbowl[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): History Bee and Bowl (Captain), Quizbowl (co-captain), Mock Trial (co-captain), etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: I interned for an economics policy research firm.
[] Volunteer/Community service: little
[] Summer Activities: Internships, traveling
[] Essays: 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: 7/10
[] Additional Rec: 7/10
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel): Phone interview. Went pretty well.
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None

[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Single-Parent family[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Scores, Internship
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Frankly, I have no friggin’ clue.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Trinity and Syracuse, Waitlisted Williams, Claremont McKenna, UChicago, and WUSTL, Rejected at the rest of the Ivies, Pomona, and Northwestern. Waiting on Georgetown, Duke, and Stanford.
[li] Do you like the cold?: Hell to the yes![/li]
[/ul]General Comments: It’s a crapshoot.

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