Official Cornell Regular Decision Results Class of 2018

PlayTheGame · March 29, 2014, 6:05pm

Decision: Accepted (College of Arts and Sciences)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (M 800, CR 770, W 760)
ACT: None
SAT II: Math II (800), US History (750), Physics (730)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Macro, Micro, U.S., and Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Gov and Pol, AP Calc BC, French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Finalist, Son’s of the American Revolution, Eagle Scout, various school awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started my own community service program based on my Eagle Scout Project (9-12), MUN (Numerous awards and 4 time chair 9-12), Debate Club Vice President (9-12), Varsity Rowing (9-12), Math League (11-12)
Job/Work Experience: 2 week Internship at local investment firm
Volunteer/Community service: Scouting
Summer Activities: Staff at national leadership program in Washington D.C.
Essays: Really good probably 8.5/10
Teacher Recommendation: Had my math and english teacher do them probably 7.5/10
Counselor Rec: Cool guy 7/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: The woman was very impressed 9/10
Supplementary Material None

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double Legacy

Reflection:
Strengths: Great essays and scores, stellar interview, legacy
Weaknesses: Not enough AP’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a solid student and I got a lot going for me
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell (CAS), Vanderbilt, Georgetown, U of R, William and Mary
Waitlisted: Wharton, Columbia, Amherst, UVA

General Comments: Deciding between Dartmouth, Brown, and Georgetown

anon66350143 · March 29, 2014, 8:31pm

Decision: Accepted **
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Objective:

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: World History-710, Chemistry-730, Math Level II-760
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.88
[] Weighted GPA: 4.22
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 56 out of 396
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), World History (4), Chemistry (4), Language (4), Physics B (3),
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Literature, US Government, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Macroeconomics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Scholar

Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): TFXC for 3 years.
[] Job/Work Experience: Mathnasium Instructor since November 2013
[] Volunteer/Community service: Beta Club,
[] Summer Activities: Boys’ State GA
[] Essays: I think it was pretty solid
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were most likely alright
[] Counselor Rec: Same as Teachers
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel): My interview was very, very short. Only 15 minutes.
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public School
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200K+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I know of[/li]
Reflection

[] Strengths: Essay, Extracurriculars, Courseload, Actually taking subject test.
[] Weaknesses: received disciplinary action senior year for MIP
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My SAT Reasoning and Subject Test Scores, being a National Achievement Scholar
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted to Vandy, GT, UCLA, and USC
[li] Do you like the cold?: Nope, but I intend to make it work[/li]
**General Comments: I kinda just applied to see if I would get in, but now I’m considering going. Funny how things work out. **

Dennis23 · March 30, 2014, 9:02am

Decision: Accepted (College of Architecture, Art, and Planning)

I’m an international student so many of my details are not applicable to the fields specified (although it may be of help to other international students)

Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (M 800, CR 740, W 690)
[]ACT: NIL
[]SAT II: Math II (800), Chemistry (800), Physics (800)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NA. I took the A Levels
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[]AP (place score in parenthesis):
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): NIL
[]Senior Year Course Load: A levels Math, Physics, Chemistry, Econs
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NIL[/li]
Subjective:
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art and Robotics club
[]Job/Work Experience: 2 months internship at government organization, designing a mock nursing home
[]Volunteer/Community service:
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays: topic: Why I am a pessimist
[]Teacher Recommendation: Had my chemistry and physics teacher to write them. I would assume they’re pretty good since the teachers are some of the nicest in my school
[]Counselor Rec: Good
[]Additional Rec: NIL
[]Interview: Average, but because the interviewer was very nice, he did help me write a decent report
[]Supplementary Material: Architecture portfolio. I’d say it’s good. On top of the required drawings, I had paintings in various media, original residential designs rendered in 3DS and physical model.

Other
[]State (if domestic applicant):
[]Country (if international applicant): Singapore
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $60,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NA[/li]
Reflection:
[]Strengths: politically incorrect essay topic, good portfolio
[]Weaknesses: Poor extra curricular activities and awards
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My portfolio and my essay explaining my choice of architecture
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Rejected: Rice
Accepted: Pratt, USC and Syracuse.
[li]Do you like the cold? I live in Singapore so it’s hot all year round. I sure could do with some snow. [/li]
General Comments:

Nebuchadnezzar3 · March 30, 2014, 2:22pm

Decision: Accepted

(College of Engineering)

Objective:

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290: Math (770), CR (780), Writing (740)
[] SAT II: Physics (800), Math II (790), Chemistry (790)
[] Unweighted GPA: N/A (International)
[] Weighted GPA: N/A (International)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (International)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A (International) - Taking Calc BC, Physics B, and Chemistry in May 2014
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full-year classes in Math, Calculus, Physics, Chem, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A [/li]
[/list]Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government, School Choir, Editor of School Magazine, Internship in a publishing company, 8 years of piano (Trinity Guildhall Grade 6), Tennis, Elected Class Represenative throughout high school, Public Speaking (esp poetry recitation) etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Hachette Publishing Co.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching underprivileged kids, week-long workshop with a Deaf Society in India
[] Summer Activities: EPGY Summer Institutes at Stanford University, Hiking, Piano, adventure camps in the Himalayas
[] Essays: Common App essay on my first experience alone abroad (EPGY Summer Institutes at Stanford in 2012), pretty good I think but not the most “personal”
[] Teacher Recommendation: Two were really good, and one was average
[] Additional Rec: Pretty good. From my instructor at EPGY Summer Institutes at Stanford
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel): Waived
[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/list]Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Small, reputed, quirky
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: A little over 100k, but mom stopped working recently so now around 60k?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA. Wasn’t expecting to get in AT ALL.[/li]
[/list]Reflection

[] Strengths: Interest in Cornell, test scores, passion for engineering, maybe essays
[] Weaknesses: High school transcript for 11th and 12th grade, lack of good ECs, maybe essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA. Wasn’t expecting to get in AT ALL. Maybe just my passion for what I want to do.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMich, UT Austin, UIUC, Gatech, Johns Hopkins, Vandy, RPI, WUSTL; Rejected: Princeton, Dartmouth, UPenn, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Caltech, UCB; Waitlisted: Harvey Mudd, Northwestern, UChicago, Columbia
[li] Do you like the cold?: Not really…but willing to get used to it to go to Cornell. Love the SNOW![/li]
[/list]General Comments:
Excited to attend, but haven’t got ANY aid. Hopefully, that won’t cripple my family financially.

Nebuchadnezzar3 · March 30, 2014, 2:23pm

Decision: Accepted

(College of Engineering)

Objective:

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290: Math (770), CR (780), Writing (740)
[] SAT II: Physics (800), Math II (790), Chemistry (790)
[] Unweighted GPA: N/A (International)
[] Weighted GPA: N/A (International)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (International)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A (International) - Taking Calc BC, Physics B, and Chemistry in May 2014
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full-year classes in Math, Calculus, Physics, Chem, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A [/li]
[/list]Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government, School Choir, Editor of School Magazine, Internship in a publishing company, 8 years of piano (Trinity Guildhall Grade 6), Tennis, Elected Class Represenative throughout high school, Public Speaking (esp poetry recitation) etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Hachette Publishing Co.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching underprivileged kids, week-long workshop with a Deaf Society in India
[] Summer Activities: EPGY Summer Institutes at Stanford University, Hiking, Piano, adventure camps in the Himalayas
[] Essays: Common App essay on my first experience alone abroad (EPGY Summer Institutes at Stanford in 2012), pretty good I think but not the most “personal”
[] Teacher Recommendation: Two were really good, and one was average
[] Additional Rec: Pretty good. From my instructor at EPGY Summer Institutes at Stanford
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel): Waived
[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/list]Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Small, reputed, quirky
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: A little over 100k, but mom stopped working recently so now around 60k?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA. Wasn’t expecting to get in AT ALL.[/li]
[/list]Reflection

[] Strengths: Interest in Cornell, test scores, passion for engineering, maybe essays
[] Weaknesses: High school transcript for 11th and 12th grade, lack of good ECs, maybe essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA. Wasn’t expecting to get in AT ALL. Maybe just my passion for what I want to do.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMich, UT Austin, UIUC, Gatech, Johns Hopkins, Vandy, RPI, WUSTL; Rejected: Princeton, Dartmouth, UPenn, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Caltech, UCB; Waitlisted: Harvey Mudd, Northwestern, UChicago, Columbia
[li] Do you like the cold?: Not really…but willing to get used to it to go to Cornell. Love the SNOW![/li]
[/list]General Comments:
Excited to attend, but haven’t got ANY aid. Hopefully, that won’t cripple my family financially.

Lin3ar · March 30, 2014, 5:53pm

**Decision: Rejected **

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Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180
[] ACT (breakdown): 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.97
[] Weighted GPA: 4.34
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World [4], AP US Lit [4], AP Biology [4], AP Chemistry [5], APUSH [4]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): None[/li][] Senior Year Course Load: AP Language, AP Computer Science, AP Physics, AP Env. Science, AP US Gov, AP Human Geo, AP Comp Gov
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics, Math Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Small job tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering in math and science
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: Okay—nothing special
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was decent (from a math teacher that knew me kinda well), the other was okay at best (nothing special to write about)
[] Counselor Rec: Perhaps better than average—we knew each other kinda well.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel): It was the second to worst interview that I had. It was short (30 minutes) and I feel like I didn’t get to talk a lot about myself. The interview was mostly him talking about Cornell—which was fine—but I feel like he didn’t get to know about me.
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None

[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): Mid-west
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 70k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Numbers—GPA, test scores. My course rigor was also pretty tough. I also thought one of my recs might have been okayish.
[] Weaknesses: Everything else. Never was captain of anything, never won major awards. There was nothing special about me—other people had better numbers than me. There was no reason to take me over them.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: There was nothing interesting about me. Yeah, I had the numbers and everything—but it just doesn’t matter at this level.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Minnesota, Madison, UIUC, UCLA. Waitlisted: Northwestern, CMU. Rejected: Berkeley, UChicago, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Caltech, MIT, Cornell, Stanford.
[li] Do you like the cold?: I wouldn’t mind[/li]
[/ul]**General Comments: ** I really regret my high school choices. I feel like I would have ended up at the same place (state flagship) with less effort. There was no need to stay up until 3 studying for my classes. I wish I would have started thinking about colleges earlier—thinking about the activities I should have participated in, the awards I should have tried to get, etc. By junior year, it was too late. I had no leadership and no awards. The best thing I could do was to take a hard course load (I took advanced math courses at local university). However, it did nothing to help my application—I was just a robot who studied all day and never showed real passion for anything. I kept looking at my school’s naviance graphs, thinking that I had a shot because my stats were up to par. However, it didn’t graph one thing—depth. 3 other people from my school are going to Cornell, and they were all captains of something. One of them didn’t have as hard of a course load as me, but he was captain of two sports. I wish I would have realized this earlier—that college admissions isn’t about numbers. I feel really stupid for thinking that I had a chance, when all along there was a zero chance of getting in. I hope I don’t sound bitter or anything—this is just my way of coping with all these rejections. I’ll always love Cornell, and congrats to those who got in!

blprof · March 30, 2014, 8:47pm

@lin3ar - I know the rejection hurts, but you got into some very good schools and will have a great college experience at any of them. You also strike me as very smart for recognizing that the reason for the rejection was just the incredible number of highly qualified students vying for a relatively few spots at these top schools. And don’t feel stupid; you did have as much chance as anyone. With this kind of competition it is also kind of a crapshoot who gets in. Please don’t think you wasted your time either; 1) you did get into some very good schools; and 2) you will be well-prepared for the rigor that comes with a college engineering program. Best of luck to you in the future!

appplicant · March 31, 2014, 1:44am

Decision: Deferred → Rejected (AEM and CAS)
***However, I did get a Guaranteed Transfer to AEM for Sophomore Year

Objective:[ul]

[li]SAT I (highest single sitting): 2180 (760M | 690R | 730W) [/li][li]SAT I (superscore): 2190 (770M | 690R | 730W)[/li][li]ACT (highest single sitting): 33 (34M | 34E | 33R | 32S)[/li][li]ACT (superscore): <taken once="">[/li][li]SAT II (subject, score):[/li]- Math II … 770 <submitted as="" a="" supplementary="" item="">

US History … 750
Bio E … 650 (taken freshman year)
[li]GPA (out of 100):[/li]-Unweighted: 96.33
-Weighted: 98.77
[li]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%[/li][li]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):[/li]- AP US History … (5)
AP English Language and Composition … (5)
AP World History … (5)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Adelphi Prize for Leadership Recipient[/li][li]Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/li]-AP Scholar
-NHS
-German NHS
-Business NHS
-3rd place in Economics and Business Communications at FBLA District Competition <submitted as="" supplementary="" information="" to="" all="" rd="" schools="">
[li]Senior Year Course Load:[/li]-AP Calculus BC
-AP English Literature
-AP Macroeconomics
-AP Biology
-AP Statistics
-College German</submitted></submitted></taken>

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li]Extracurriculars:[/li]-FBLA …… President (for the last 2 years)
-Cancer Research Club … Co-President
-Club Baseball
[li]Job/Work Experience:[/li]-Intern at the Make-A-Wish Foundation
-Personal Tutor (For SAT and Math help)
-Personal Soccer Trainer
-“Beta Tester” coach for a soccer program that tracks progress online Paid
[li]Volunteer/Community Service:[/li]-Volunteer for community soccer program as an assistant coach
-Self-started a community-wide children’s book/dvd drive for a local hospital(collected 4,000 books and 400 DVDs). We had extras which were donated to an underprivileged library.
[li]Summer Experience:[/li]-Volunteered at a local fish hatchery
-Used my Adelphi Scholarship in order to take a National Economy Class and a Natural Science and Environmental Problems Class (I got a 4.0 in both)

[/ul]Writing (1-10 rating):[ul]

[li]Common App Essay: 9/10 I worked for weeks on it[/li][li]Writing Supplements: My top schools probably got my best essays to be totally honest. I tried to write about my fit but some of the essay prompts and word limits were too constricting to be able to do otherwise.[/li][li]Teacher Recs: 10/10 from my sophomore year English teacher and 8/10 from my junior year Physics teacher[/li][li]Counselor Rec: 9/10 I was in the counseling office probably at least once a week. He’s one of the nicest people in my school and I know it was probably great.[/li][li]Other Rec: 9/10 Letter from my AP US History/AP Macro Teacher who is an alum. After I was deferred, I sent a recommendation from my Adelphi envi sci professor[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]

[li]U.S. State/Territory or Country: New York[/li][li]School Type: Competitive Public[/li][li]Ethnicity: White[/li][li]Gender: Male[/li][li]Income Bracket Range: Upper Middle Class (I applied for aid)[/li][li]Hooks: In-state and my uncle went there; other than that, none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[list]

[li]Strengths: Relatively well-rounded, no true “crutch” (Other than maybe Bio and Critical Reading)[/li][li]Weaknesses: Nothing outstanding, totally unhooked[/li][li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I wish I knew- maybe the fact that I had no national awards or school sports to speak of[/li]
General Comments:
Cornell was my top choice for the last two years. I don’t regret using my ED here as I feel like it took everything I could possibly do to show my interest and get the transfer option. AEM’s selectivity has been significantly greater each year and to be able to have the option to go there for 3 years is awesome. In the meantime, I will attend the Boston College Carroll School of Management and take it from there. I’ll most likely wait until it’s time to apply to see if I would accept the transfer offer but it’s great to see that the option is there. Good luck to everyone!

akashaka · April 1, 2014, 1:22am

Accepted (CAS) (likely letter: Tanner Dean)

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: didn’t send
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry
[]ACT: 34 (M: 36, S: 34, E: 33, R: 32) (one sitting)
[]GPA: 3.98 UW
[]Rank: 12/325 UW, 29/325 W (transferred from another school which messed these up)
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): APs: Calculus BC (5) (AB Subscore: 5), Chemistry (5), Psychology (5), English Language (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Physics C E&M (5), Statistics (4), US History (4)
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays:

Common App – About my brother and what he means to me
Why Cornell essay – Talked about research opportunities at Cornell
[]Teacher Recs:
Physics Teacher - AMAZING, she showed it to me and I couldn’t have asked for a better one - talked about my passion for helping other students
Social Studies (Civics, Psychology and US Government) Teacher - Probably pretty good, she knew me and liked me
[]Counselor Rec: IDK, probably all right.
[]Interview: LOL it was 30 minutes wasted spent talking about Cornell
[]Supplementary Material:
Novella relating to experiences in India
Research Paper
Summary of what kind of research I do
[]Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Pittsburgh, PA
[]High School Type: Large public
[]Ethnicity: 1/2 White, 1/2 Indian (Asian)
[]Gender: XY
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: FIRST Robotics Team Captain, Science Bowl Co-captain, Improv Club, Varsity Frisbee, Science Olympiad, Volunteering as teaching assistant at museum summer camps, debate, piano
[]Awards: National AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist, Accepted to Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Sciences, Science Olympiad Regional Champion, RIT Computing Medal, MORE RECENTLY: Science Bowl SWPA Regional Champion
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Also accepted to Princeton where I will be attending most likely.[/li][/ul]

himynameismayra · April 5, 2014, 2:11am

[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color]

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[ b]Objective:**

[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 580R 650M 570W- 1800(superscore)
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 25E 24S 32M 26W- 27(superscore)
[ *] SAT II: 640 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA: 3.8
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.16
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/626
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (5)/ AP Calc AB (4)/ English Lang (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC/ Gov & Politics/ H English (my school offers little APs)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Posse Scholarhsip Finalist (22/2200) for UC Berkeley

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Drum Major)/ AcaDeca (Captain)/ J.E.T.S (member)/ Junior Council (member)/ Jazz Band(section leader)/ Mariachi- traditional Mexican music (guitarist/singer)/ more irrelevant clubs…
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Tutor for after-school foundation
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Calc tutor (AB students)/ Church youth ministry (cordinator/assistant catechist/teen leader)/ Church choir (singer and guitarist)/ Community garden clean-up
[ *] Summer Activities: institute at Chapman U Junior year/ Youth Ministry Leadership training coordinator
[ *] Essays: Common App- Decent, wrote about the experience at Chapman (for failure prompt)/ ILR essay (freakin great/ conveyed my passion for the working-class b/c of my experiences)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: two (that I read) were amazing. we were basically on a first name basis. the other I trust was just as good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: mediocre at best (she’s terrible)
[ *] Additional Rec: very last-minute and unemotional
[ *] Interview: she was doing EXACTLY what I wanted to do in the LA local government. She was amazing, and grew up in the area. I have no doubt she put in a good word for me. We’re supposed to have coffee soon.
[ *] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

[ /list][ b]Other**

[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Latino
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: <$40k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen/ low income

[ /list][ b]Reflection**

[ *] Strengths: Leadership, essay, and interview
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA and test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no freakin clue. My ILR essay was very emotional. I sold myself and my cause well.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Acceoted: UCLA, UCSD, UCI, Cornell/ Waitlisted: UChicago NYU Rejected: UC Berkeley (dream school), USC, Northwestern
[ *] Do you like the cold?: Hell to the no. I guess I’ll have to get used to it.

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** My reason for posting is that although Cornell does weigh test scores and GPA highly, they obviously care about WHY you want to be there. My ILR essay definitely showed them I deserved to be there regardless of the statistical stuff and that I did well academically in regards to the resources that were offered to me.
Anyways, I know I lucked out!
Congrats to the Big Red Class of 2018!

BelleSeb · April 7, 2014, 4:35pm

**Decision: Accepted

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[ b]Objective:**

[] SAT I (breakdown): 740(CR) 800(M) 740(W)
[] ACT (breakdown):35(did not submit)
[] SAT II: WorldHistory-740, MathLevel2-800, Chem-800, Physics-800
[] Unweighted GPA:
[li] Weighted GPA: 4.1[/li]
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on 7 APs: Physics C:Mech., Lang, Chem, Micro, Macro, BC Calc, World History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Multivariable Calc/LinearAlgebra, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Art, Comp.Sci(regular) and US Gov(reg)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME qualifier 2013, 2014, various Science Olympiad awards

[/list][ b]Subjective:**

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]Winter Track (10,11,12)
Spring Track (10,11)
Rugby (11,12) co-captain
Junior Class Vice President
Science Olympiad Officer
National Honor Society
National Math Honor Society
Gay-Straight Alliance

[] Job/Work Experience:
Intern at some obscure organization (not paid)
[] Volunteer/Community service: absolutely none
[] Summer Activities:
Summer art school run by county (10,11)
[] Essays:
Common App 7/10
Cornell Supplement: Meh. Wrote about my interest in biodynamics
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec:Didn’t read, but probably not good since it’s a public school
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel):
[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): [/li]
[ /list][ b]Other**

[] State (if domestic applicant): International Applicant in Northern Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: 70,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[ /list][ b]Reflection**

[] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Just another Asian International Student in Engineering
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I matched their SAT stats?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Do you like the cold?: Better than hot[/li]
[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

easygoer · April 7, 2014, 8:14pm

Decision: rejected

SAT I (breakdown): 740(CR) 770(M) 740(W)
[] ACT DNT
[] SAT II: MathLevel2-790, Chem-800,
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.88 Top 10% very comped. school
[] Weighted GPA:

[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chem, 4 Euro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP 1 Non AP
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[/list][ b]Subjective:**

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Soccer year round, top level club travel all over US
Blew out knee.
Violin 8 years school orchestra
Model UN 3 years
French Club 2 years
[] Summer Activities:Played soccer or rehabbed, played one summer in Portugal, one in Italy

[] Essays:
Common App 8/10
Cornell Supplement:
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec:Didn’t read, but was told very good
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview (If AAP or Hotel):
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Other**

[] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:Cauc
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket:No aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[ /list][ b]Reflection**

[] Strengths: Focused, toughed it out when facing adversity, decent scores and grades though missed 3 months of school with illness.
Soccer 20 hours a week+.
[] Weaknesses: Just another kid from a rich suburb, no pumped up EC’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:No visit to Cornell, don’t really know why else. Thought being focused and committed would be an asset, maybe not.
[] Where else were you rejected: rejected ALL, Amherst, Bowdin,Dartmouth, NW. Accepted SUNY Geneseo (pretty local for me)
[li] Do you like the cold?: Yes[/li]
[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** Taking a year off, will try and play the game better next year…need to guess at where I fit

Best of luck to all frosh year.

manrushi · May 16, 2014, 3:07am

[color=orange]Decision: Waitlisted[/color=yellow]

Objective:

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[]SAT I (breakdown): Two sittings: Second - 2090 (790 M, 690 W, 610 CR); First - 2000 (750 M, 640 W, 610 CR).
[]ACT (breakdown): Two sittings: Second - 34 (35 E, 34 M, 32 R, 33 S, 9 Essay); First - 30 (31 E, 34 M, 30 R, 26 S, 8 Essay).
[]SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 780 World History, 760 Math Level 1, 720 Chemistry, 710 US History.
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 105.926 (6th semester GPA, should go up throughout senior year). Unweighted: 99.6/100.0. For weighted GPA, an added 10% to all AP classes and 7% to all honors classes that are not AP. Unweighted GPA uses raw grades.
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 387.
[]AP: Have taken 6, will take 7 more this year. 5 Statistics, 5 US History, 5 Human Geography, 4 Chemistry, 4 English Language, 4 World History. Will take Calculus AB, Physics B, Biology, Environmental Science, English Literature, US Government, and Microeconomics.
[]IB (place score in parentheses): none
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature, AP US Government (semester), AP Microeconomics (semester), Band.
[li]Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, 4x NM State Science Olympiad Champion, NM Congressional Award for Academic Achievement, Regional Scholar selected by Independent Committee (looks at academics, essays, interview, recommendations), 2x All-State Clarinetist.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

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[]Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad: team captain for 4 years, I’ve won 5 titles at State, and have 20 other 1st-3rd placings at Regionals/State combined. I’ve performed exceptionally well in Anatomy & Physiology. Band: 2x All-State Clarinetist, 3x All-District Clarinetist, Drum Major, Clarinet Section Leader, Principal clarinetist in school’s Symphonic Band. National Honor Society: Elected President each of 3 years. Student Council: 10-12. Was Secretary 11th grade. Student Advisory Committee: was nominated by teachers and administrators to be the senior class representative. We plan things/fix issues that can make students’ lives better. Tennis: Junior Varsity freshman year.
[]Job/Work Experience: I was a Youth Soccer Referee my freshman year. I officiated about 5 games a week for a fall and spring season for kids aged 5-12.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: American Red Cross: I founded and currently am President of a Youth Club in our area. We go on disaster calls and do disaster prevention presentations at various community events. The club was founded in January and has grown to 10 students to-date. Nursing Home shadower: I’ve shadowed nurses in a nursing home intermittently since sophomore year. I’ve assisted, bathed, fed, and entertained patients. Physician shadower: I’ve shadowed a local cardiologist junior year. I helped in simple diagnostic activities, interacted with patients in examination rooms, and have shadowed testing at hospitals. National Honor Society: various associated projects. Student Council: various associated projects.
[]Essays: I humbly think they were be great. Usually write good essays; my junior AP English teacher says I’m one of the best writers she’s ever had. I get them proofed by a college prep counselor.
[]Teacher Recommendations: All should have be great. I have always had stellar relationships with my teachers. Most have taught for 20+ years, and they usually comment that I’m one of the best student’s they’ve ever taught. Have had a significant or special story in class with all of them.
[]Counselor Rec: Should have beeen good. He really likes me and has made the comment that I am the most serious kid he’s seen about striving academically. Not sure how he conveyed that in writing, however.
[li]Interview: Was an “informational telephone conversation.” Went okay. Was only about 10-15 minutes. The man wasn’t interested. I felt I did excellent on other interviews, though.[/li][/ul]

Other

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[]State (if domestic applicant): New Mexico
[]School Type: Public, only school in rural town of 40,000 people. ~2400 students. Graduation rate of 50-65%, but top students in the past have been accepted at Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Rice, Northwestern, UC-Berkeley, and Notre Dame.
[]Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: >$150,000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Established and currently lead a community service organization (American Red Cross Youth Club). Good academic record for a student from a rural area in NM, if that counts.
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Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: ECs, ACT, GPA, courseload
[]Weaknesses: SAT, essays
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not really sure. I’m probably one of those standard great applicants that just happened to be overshadowed by other stellar applicants.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: ill be attending UNM Combined BA/MD Program. Applied to Ivies, Northwestern, Rice, Duke.[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Glad I applied, but I was accepted to the offer that was best for me. Congrats to everyone accepted![/li][/ul]

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