Cornell (SUNY Ithaca) (2022-2023)

[limpid ocean]

wow

[errant pilot]

yk my time zone lmao

[tiny cobalt]

Man u just need to count people in ur intl school

[limpid ocean]

im pro timezone guy

[limpid ocean]

lol

[errant pilot]

yeah damn

[limpid ocean]

idk man i guessed it lol

[errant pilot]

did you know where azerbaijan was?

[tiny cobalt]

We have like 10-15 of those right here

[limpid ocean]

i just knew somewhat the middle eastern place is like around 4-5 hours behind mine

and rn vietnam is 8pm soo

i did math

[errant pilot]

nice

[limpid ocean]

applying or got in?

[errant pilot]

where r u applying

[limpid ocean]

mostly business/psych high-ranked schools

or just schools with good campuses lol

[tiny cobalt]

Oh like to cornell or smth

[limpid ocean]

like tufts

[errant pilot]

nice

[limpid ocean]

oh applying only?

[tiny cobalt]

Yea

Got in idk

[limpid ocean]

i mean the problem with vietnamese are usually their grades are super high

[tiny cobalt]

I know 2 from mine

[errant pilot]

do you take HL Math, Pych and Econ?

[limpid ocean]

same with ECs -> amazing

but then the essays are crap lol

[limpid ocean]

nope sire

[tiny cobalt]

Lol ur school have crack ppl

[errant pilot]

tried to guess

[limpid ocean]

i took ib bus, econ, math aa hl

im crazy

[tiny cobalt]

I know that someone landed huntsman

Too crack

[limpid ocean]

lol

i mean

that kid grinded hard

hes like the ultimate guy

ticked all the boxes in his teenage years

1. got a gf

2. great grades

3. got a life and party often

4. sleep well

[tiny cobalt]

And land a dual degree wharton program

[limpid ocean]

5. his essays and ecs are just too good

both of the 2 sweats are my friends lol 🥲

[tiny cobalt]

Too much for me to comprehend

[limpid ocean]

same

im just ....

[limpid ocean]

facks

[tiny cobalt]

I mean i know ur school have at least 2 wharton alr crack school

[limpid ocean]

ye lol

theres like a hof in the common room (basically the 11+12 grades social area)

i think they'll both get in there

last year our school's average ib was 40+ 🥲

[tiny cobalt]

Man the grind

[errant pilot]

holy

[limpid ocean]

ye

holy

10+ from the world's average

or 7 im not sure

[errant pilot]

my schools is like 34

[limpid ocean]

💀 💀 💀

wow

[jagged canyon]

i believe it’s a bit higher bc for cornell they need to have a certain quota to be met on accepting students in new york state (only for the cals school though). from the kids accepted in new york state at least half of them had to be living or working on a farm so that’s prob why it’s a bit higher. (the admissions officer said this during the cornell college meeting at my school)

[limpid ocean]

that makes u high-ranked

[errant pilot]

except for my schools is stupid and doesn't do rankings

[limpid ocean]

i just gambled

i went with dyson

lowest acp rate but who cares 🙂

[limpid ocean]

same

ib schools often dont

[errant pilot]

yeah

[tiny cobalt]

Mine didnt

[errant pilot]

what was ur predicted?

[limpid ocean]

cuz we think that "everyone should be comparing with their past self instead of comparing to other kids"

[tiny cobalt]

But they prob know what is competitive and what is not

[limpid ocean]

way too low man

[errant pilot]

wbu @tiny cobalt

[tiny cobalt]

Like AOs since everyone is applying anyways

[limpid ocean]

my igcse were amazing and ib just hit me like a truck lol

[tiny cobalt]

I didnt do ib

[errant pilot]

oh nvm

[limpid ocean]

whats an ao

or AOs

@errant pilot how ur essays going?

[jagged canyon]

admission officer

[errant pilot]

my cornell is done its ok

[limpid ocean]

oh thanks

[jagged canyon]

npp

[errant pilot]

my common app i need like 2 more paragraphs and its kinda shit

[limpid ocean]

ah lol

wait

what major or school did u apply to?

[errant pilot]

arts and science

computer science

but i talk about double majoring in math

in my essay

and math is my second choice major

[tiny cobalt]

Admission officer

[tiny cobalt]

Cool i got in cas

[jagged canyon]

omgg congratulations

[errant pilot]

Nicee

what were ur main ECs ?

like top 3

[tiny cobalt]

Published research, research internship and my own advocacy project

[jagged canyon]

nonprofit?

[errant pilot]

nice

[limpid ocean]

ah

[jagged canyon]

that’s amazing wowww

[tiny cobalt]

Kinda similiar but it isnt a nonprofit

[limpid ocean]

idk prob this f1 comp (marketing), this duke thing i went to (entrepreneurship) + a GIN thing (marketing with a problem solving kinda thing - linked to the famous Cornell grand challenge)

[errant pilot]

Are internships a good EC?

[errant pilot]

that seems rly strong

[limpid ocean]

most of my things are marketing

[limpid ocean]

ye

[limpid ocean]

ik the problem with me is my shitty grades 🥲

[tiny cobalt]

Bro i think everyone crack does gin and f1

[jagged canyon]

holy crap u guys have amazing ecs 😭😭

[limpid ocean]

i wish i could punch my year 12 self to do work rn

[limpid ocean]

lol

[jagged canyon]

u guys should be proud of yourselves

[limpid ocean]

im only a marketing manager of both lol

[errant pilot]

i have an internship, started my school's coding club, designed a scoreboard app thing for sports at my school and did high jump for 4 years won competitions

[limpid ocean]

i am but not for my grades lol

[errant pilot]

idk if they care abt sport tho

[limpid ocean]

damn solid

[wicked saddle]

if you're recruitable probably

[limpid ocean]

well they care if u're commited and u are well-rounded

[wicked saddle]

if you're not a recruit it's just another ec

[limpid ocean]

i just said i did football + basketball for fun - and kinda leadership as i helped the teacher

[errant pilot]

i also have captain for volleyball

also how likely are they to contact your school and fact check your ECs

[limpid ocean]

damn

i went to this duke sumemr program

[errant pilot]

for an internship?

[wicked saddle]

no athletics

[limpid ocean]

and apparently only like less than 10% of us got into duke (we all EDed there) 💀

[errant pilot]

ahh

[limpid ocean]

crazy

[errant pilot]

but its different cause i'm international

[wicked saddle]

lower chance than you actually getting in

[errant pilot]

my sport is rly underdeveloped here so technically I won national championships for my age

[limpid ocean]

lol

big brain

[tiny cobalt]

For intl i dont even think they could check

[limpid ocean]

my sports are too competitive

[wicked saddle]

Tough life

[limpid ocean]

ye

[limpid ocean]

why tough?

[tiny cobalt]

Since many intl have counselor who are clueless

[limpid ocean]

i think cornell is quite well-rounded with its student body

[errant pilot]

my counsellor is american but she's useless

[limpid ocean]

like 10% international with all the races balanced out

[wicked saddle]

US application process sucks for internationals

[limpid ocean]

fair

[errant pilot]

it sucks in general

[limpid ocean]

ye

[errant pilot]

i don't get how ppl apply to like 20 schools

you have to sell your soul to write that many essays

[limpid ocean]

well they prob did schools that dont require essays lol

[errant pilot]

no but some apply to all t20s

[limpid ocean]

like neu, case western, idk any others

[errant pilot]

northeastern is a joke

[tiny cobalt]

Case is also a joke lol

[errant pilot]

acceptance rate dropped to like 7%

[limpid ocean]

said no to optional essays lol

[errant pilot]

yeah maybe

[limpid ocean]

or just write them a long time ago (like at the end of junior or sth)

[limpid ocean]

why?

[limpid ocean]

facks

this is straight facks

[tiny cobalt]

I mean for finaid

They yield protect too much

[limpid ocean]

they cheated the system to massively decrease their acp rate to ivy schools level

[limpid ocean]

ye fair

or they just want us to do their optional essay lol

[errant pilot]

was cornell your top choice?

[limpid ocean]

i mean he EDed so

it should be

[tiny cobalt]

Yea obv

[austere pendant]

very very very very slim

but possible

but i think cornell audits more than most other unis

or has audited more than other

[tiny cobalt]

I mean they have more students

So even if the chance is the same, more ppl get audit

[austere pendant]

i know people who lied on their activities

hoping they audit them

like complete blatant lies

[limpid ocean]

facks

doing stats rn and i think it def makes sense 🙂

[limpid ocean]

facks

we need justice

[austere pendant]

ong

[tiny cobalt]

Well yea

[austere pendant]

too many people make up shit

[tiny cobalt]

I mean i literally cant do better than cornell

For cs the other better option is stanny but how am i supposed to get in

[rare kettle]

@tiny cobalt Yo I hate to ask you this but how long was your CAS essay?

[tiny cobalt]

Idk remember but close to exactly 650

[rare kettle]

💀

I'm at 450

[errant pilot]

just think of a subject u like why u like it and find a cornell course

to link it to

[rare kettle]

oh yeah i did all that

[tiny cobalt]

It is Cornell bro there are so many courses

[rare kettle]

two types of research, a class, a few resources, an exposition into my interests, everything.

[tiny cobalt]

Also u could branch out to other colleges

[rare kettle]

I did

[tiny cobalt]

I did this talked about how HumanEco and CALS have stuff i was interested in

[rare kettle]

yeah i talked about math with CALS in bioinformatics and Radom integrals

[tiny cobalt]

Man t20 is hard for intl in general

[errant pilot]

its hard for anyone

[rare kettle]

@tiny cobalt could you read over something really small for me?

[tiny cobalt]

Hmm dm

[limpid ocean]

i only used 550 ish lol

[errant pilot]

what was ur main common app abt?

[errant pilot]

thats not bad tho if you said everything you needed to

[limpid ocean]

ye ig so

ig i could revise that

[tiny cobalt]

Personal stuff that show lots of personality and initiative from me

[limpid ocean]

cuz the deadline is 16th

[austere pendant]

i used approx 550 for my common app

[limpid ocean]

so ig i might send another one

[austere pendant]

and i said all i wanted to

[limpid ocean]

wow

for commonapp i used exactly 650

[errant pilot]

for what

[limpid ocean]

for cornell

[errant pilot]

i hate the main common app essa

[limpid ocean]

they sent out a note lol

[austere pendant]

i'm j applying to random schools now

bec i've done all the ones on my list

hehe

[limpid ocean]

its like an internal note

[limpid ocean]

lol

[austere pendant]

do like

uncles and aunts

count as legacy

somewhat

[limpid ocean]

i applied as a typical "i love the campus" thing

[limpid ocean]

they do

[austere pendant]

or is it j parents siblings grandparents

[austere pendant]

bruh

does legacy matter for cornell

[thick abyss]

No

[limpid ocean]

eating dinner at 10pm lesgo

[thick abyss]

I believe they don’t

[limpid ocean]

idk ima research

[tiny cobalt]

Legacy only counts ed i think

[limpid ocean]

i think as long as its bloodline, it kinda count

[austere pendant]

i knew

i should

have ed'd

god

[limpid ocean]

around 15%

[austere pendant]

if you believe in adam and eve

surely

then

bloodline

extends to

everyone

in a way

[limpid ocean]

lol

[toxic stream]

🤣

[limpid ocean]

welp apparently

[thick abyss]

Cornell lets applicants self-report their legacy status. Technically, they could fill in any family member that went to Cornell, but the best practice is to stick to close relations. They don’t need to list an uncle or a cousin-in-law. Think parents and grandparents.

[toxic stream]

Interesting concept

i feel as if there should be checks for this no

[limpid ocean]

most schools made it as immediate bloodline (grandparent, parent, ...)

[toxic stream]

like students should be automatically checked or sumthin

[limpid ocean]

some do close bloodline

idk abt cornell

[thick abyss]

They probably check once you get in? Or they check their database

[limpid ocean]

oh cool

[toxic stream]

Nahhh

it would come before right

so that they have more context to evaluate ur app

[thick abyss]

Peons

Probs

[limpid ocean]

if i were to send an email

to their undergrad admission

what should i write abt?

[thick abyss]

What do u want to ask them?

[toxic stream]

I assume something to help boost their app

ngl not much you can do

[thick abyss]

Also it might be a distraction

They’re busy rn

[limpid ocean]

idk i applied dyson

ye ill send it maybe after my ib mocks

to tell them abt i few thing i did during that time that i didnt include?

[limpid ocean]

what is sth good to ask them lol

[thick abyss]

You shouldn’t rly ask them anything just bc you want to

You should email if you have a pressing question

[thick abyss]

LOCI is usually reserved for defferals

[limpid ocean]

ah

[limpid ocean]

fair fair

its a little bit unethical

or against morals

[austere pendant]

honestly i'm praying for waitlists now

if i get waitlisted at any of my top choices i've completed life

[thick abyss]

What r ur tops

[austere pendant]

cornell northwestern caltech

[thick abyss]

Ayy nice

You will live Evanston

[limpid ocean]

lol

[limpid ocean]

damn same

[austere pendant]

man i'm int so i never got to visit any of the campuses

but

[limpid ocean]

just not caltech

for me its uva instead of caltech

[thick abyss]

I can give you a tour someday

I live 5 minaway

[limpid ocean]

wow

u live in evanston?

[austere pendant]

when i'm enrolled i'll give you a tour 🙏

[thick abyss]

Nearby suburb

[errant pilot]

same

[limpid ocean]

ahh

damn very cool

[errant pilot]

no lol just desparate to not be rejected at this point

[thick abyss]

Rn my top goal is finalist for scholarship at Villanova

[limpid ocean]

ah

i apply to villanova cuz good campus lol

and good bus school

[thick abyss]

Exactly

I did ten essays for them 😭

[plain chasm]

TEN

[thick abyss]

Yes unfortunately

[limpid ocean]

wait wat????

10?

[thick abyss]

Yuh

2 for admissions

8 for scholarship

[limpid ocean]

ohhh

didnt apply for scholarship lol

how long or those?

[austere pendant]

this makes me want to cry

[plain chasm]

ah okay

[austere pendant]

just reading that

10 essays

[plain chasm]

😭 8 for scholarship

[limpid ocean]

lol

[thick abyss]

They were either 200 or 250 each

My mom did cry!!!!

[limpid ocean]

like applying to the usc international business program

[thick abyss]

Bc I wrote them all at 300 with her

Then realized I got wordcount wrong

[limpid ocean]

amazing program but got the same amount of essays

but the program is big steal

3 degrees from 3 diff schools in italy + hongkong and usc

big W

[thick abyss]

Villy is good bc even finalists get half off

[austere pendant]

how do i write a 400 word why us essay

[tiny cobalt]

Man wbb for usc is impossible

[austere pendant]

i don't have that many things to say

[limpid ocean]

but only 50 are accepted a year 🥲

[limpid ocean]

yeye

[thick abyss]

And the actual winners get free tuition, room, food AND honors college

[tiny cobalt]

I literally only know 1 person from vn

[limpid ocean]

wow

[tiny cobalt]

At wbb

[limpid ocean]

big W

[limpid ocean]

theres even someone in vn who got in !!!!

surprised

[austere pendant]

schools open for me tomorrow

gotta get all the essays in tonight

[tiny cobalt]

Bro she attend ur school

[limpid ocean]

wait wat 🙂

how do u even know

[thick abyss]

Yeesh why so early

[tiny cobalt]

Linkedin

[limpid ocean]

mine is in 2 days

[austere pendant]

international 👍

[limpid ocean]

bro thats too much research for me lol

[thick abyss]

Mine opens back on the 9th 😉

[limpid ocean]

american kids

[austere pendant]

to study in america god

[limpid ocean]

welp at least im asian and i got lunar new year lol

big W

[thick abyss]

We started on the 23rd tho

[limpid ocean]

wait wat?

[thick abyss]

Our break is December 23rd-janurary 9th

[limpid ocean]

ah

fair fair

i started a week b4 u

what time yall school end?

mine ends in may this year lol

cuz i finish my final IB exams and im off

[thick abyss]

May smth

Right after ap exams for me

[austere pendant]

i think my last day is

in april start

then we got board exams till end of may

then i'm free

[thick abyss]

LUCKY

[austere pendant]

i have to give 5 a level exams lol

[thick abyss]

Fair

I have 6 ap exams so abt the same

but I’d like to leave my hs in April at least

[austere pendant]

are APs and A levels

the same thing

or related

[thick abyss]

I think they r similar yeah

[errant pilot]

wait can i submit a letter of rec from an employer after the deadline passes?

like through the portal or smthn

[toxic stream]

Cornell has that many schols?? Wtf

[thick abyss]

Villanova Lmao

Mine was 1 for cornell

[toxic stream]

Oh

bruh moment

[crystal walrus]

my school ends in late june

[limpid ocean]

ah same

[limpid ocean]

ah exam break

i have break at march lol

mid march

around easter

then i got exam from mid april to end of may

[tiny cobalt]

Cornell have at most 3

If u do cals

[limpid ocean]

wait wat?

wats cals?

[crystal walrus]

college of agriculture and life sciences

[limpid ocean]

ahh

i see

[limpid ocean]

wdym?

[tiny cobalt]

Oh cals have like 3 essays

[limpid ocean]

oh

interesting

how long are they

[tiny cobalt]

650 + 2 300

[limpid ocean]

wow

shocking

thats like umich level 🥲

a 650 + a 500

[thick abyss]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRbm8kDQ/

Us in a Year

[daring dragon]

may im pretty sure

[tiny cobalt]

Praying for all u guys 🙏

[limpid ocean]

thanks brother

if not ima just go to bloomington :))

[toxic stream]

road to cornell!!!

fr so thankful that the actual deadline is the 16th

[rare kettle]

Just submitted Cornell

[limpid ocean]

ye i submitted it alr too

ima send like an ammendment of my essay

cuz i still have 100 spare words lol

[rare kettle]

I have 200, lol.

[limpid ocean]

damn 💀

we gotta squeeze the last hundo words out

[rare kettle]

But I had nothing else to write

[limpid ocean]

and do sth with it

ima write abt the campus lol

[rare kettle]

I covered everything I could and didn't want to waste their time

[limpid ocean]

although i've never been there

[limpid ocean]

lol

[rare kettle]

Hot take

[limpid ocean]

i mean regardless of ur word count

[rare kettle]

550 intentional words is better than 650 stretched out words

[limpid ocean]

they prob still spend from 10 - 15 on it

[limpid ocean]

ye fair

it is true

but what happens if ur 650 is intentional?

big diff compared to the 550 one

ima watch some virtual cornell tour now lol

[rare kettle]

Will it be? Talking about the campus is hardly related to the prompt.

[limpid ocean]

well

it does

it talks abt why u wanna go to cornell

cuz u like the campus lol

typical i love the campus kid

[plain coral]

tbh its 650 words

its best having why major, an EC, answer the prompt, and why cornell

[limpid ocean]

yeee

also

i havent included their nickname + their signature mascot da bear and their campus so

ima include it as a hook

[rare kettle]

All the guides I've seen say "650 is excessive"

I know someone who got in with 500

[limpid ocean]

ye ofc

but compared to 500

650 is a better bet

[thick abyss]

My dad would be so happy if I did 😭

[limpid ocean]

wait. wat??

u didnt get into kelley?

or bloomington?

oh wait

[limpid ocean]

he went there nvm lol

[rare kettle]

Yeah but if the quality of your last 100 words is bad, it's going to make your whole essay seem worse. That's the risk you take.

[thick abyss]

Mine was 649

Started at like 800 tho

[limpid ocean]

i started at like 700

i cut the crap now its 550 lol

[thick abyss]

You’re probably just fine

[limpid ocean]

well thats another point lol

[thick abyss]

550+ is all abt the same

[limpid ocean]

i just wanna maximise some words

[limpid ocean]

ye fair

[thick abyss]

I think tho 600 is a good target

Same with common app essay

[limpid ocean]

ye

welp i think ima write abt those things

and make it link to my commonapp essay

[thick abyss]

Ooo

[limpid ocean]

ye

i kinda forgot abt this big thing lol

[bronze thunder]

yessir

[daring dragon]

what's the grace period for counselors to upload my transcript and stuff?

[velvet gull]

how was ur essay like

actually I'll just dm you

[errant pilot]

does anyone know if i can send other recommenders letters after the deadline??

[rare kettle]

There's a grace period

[limpid ocean]

ye

[short vortex]

writing this 650 word essay last minute was NOT the move 😭

[humble meteor]

oh but if im oos does it even matter

[jagged canyon]

i’m honestly not sure

let me try to find it online hold on

[tawny prism]

you have until the 16th

[short vortex]

wait what?????????????

[tawny prism]

that’s what i thought too when i realized i spent all day yesterday drafting it when i could’ve used that time for jan 5th deadlines

but they extended wait

[short vortex]

ARE U SRS

OMFG

[tawny prism]

https://blogs.cornell.edu/admissions/2022/12/23/rd-2023/

[jagged canyon]

i think if u have a passion for agriculture and genuinely want to go to CALS u should apply there

[short vortex]

OH MY GOF

THANK YOU

[limpid ocean]

ye lol

i got that a few days ago

cuz i signed up to their mailing thing

big move

[wicked saddle]

the dream 🤞

[short vortex]

@limpid ocean @tawny prism wait so i should submit my application by jan 2nd but i can submit my essay by the 16th?

or can i submit both my application and essay by 16th

[tawny prism]

this

[short vortex]

okay thank u

[limpid ocean]

ye

ig so

[tidal grove]

The deadline is basically the 16th now?

"If an application arrives to us before and by January 16, students do not need to contact us, and they will not need to request a formal extension."

They basically phrased it as if they didnt care if it came in, but that was supposed to be only if you ran into problems

[plain chasm]

except they said take this as permission to work on your app for longer

[tidal grove]

Anyone applying to the business school have any suggestions on the resume? I have my own resume for photography that I am going to submit in the activities section as usual, but I remember someone hearing for the required one to submit a 2-page extracurricular resume that went more in-depth about your activities.

[thick abyss]

Hey!

Resumes should be 1-2 pages and include more than just ec’s

Resumes | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University

https://scl.cornell.edu/get-involved/career-services/resumes-and-interview-prep/resumes

[tidal grove]

I have made a resume before, I just am not sure what angle I should take on it if that makes any sense?

Should I just make a 2 page one that has literally everything I can fit as per usual?

[thick abyss]

For the business school: focus on stats/quantifying stuff if you can, include relevant ec’s and coursework tied to business too

[thick abyss]

Idk what ur resume is rn but I’d cater it towards business if possible

[tidal grove]

It's focused around photography right now

I was just going to put that in the activities section and then make a new one that was more extensive

[thick abyss]

Yeah

But again, cater it to business

Work experience too

[tidal grove]

thanks!

[limpid ocean]

i did 2 pages

mostly just describing some ECs that I couldn't include in the 10 in commonapp

or elaborate on them

• put some things abt me (skills - python, or stuff like that, awards/honors, passionates and just 1-2 lines about myself (sorta my motto))

[pallid mica]

anyone else having issues submitting

saying I need to complete the "Cornell University Questions"

for some reason, it says my general questions are incomplete

nvm just cleared everything and it gave my the prompt to choose my admission plan

[steep cliff]

Yeah I think mines like that too

[thick abyss]

Delete all answers and reput them in

For the general section

[thick abyss]

You too

[steep cliff]

Ok ty

Is the resume that important should I make one?

[thick abyss]

What major

[steep cliff]

Architecture

I have a portfolio alrdy

[thick abyss]

You’re probably good

I doubt it would add too much

Unless you want to expand on ecs or work experience

[steep cliff]

I could barely put any ecs in activities also

Do you recommend any ways to expand

[rare kettle]

I didn't put a resume because it didn't say anything that I didn't say in my essays

[thick abyss]

I can’t send a snip of mine

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Seat guests and manage the seating chart, prioritizing reservations, and providing wait times
Responsible for completing seventy daily carryout orders from our website, DoorDash, and over the phone
Assist servers with side work, such as folding silverware and bussing tables
Head of onboarding and training for new hires

Had to cut a lot down to keep everything one page so I did 4 bullets max per thing

[tawny prism]

@dire lily no self doxxing, that includes sharing social media profiles

[steep cliff]

Ok cool how many ecs did you have

[thick abyss]

On the resume I did 3

[steep cliff]

Also did you have awards and stuff

[thick abyss]

And 2 volunteer organizations

[steep cliff]

Ok

[thick abyss]

Yeah

Award+skills

[steep cliff]

I don’t really have any volunteer work

Would a school immersion and a club donation drive count?

[thick abyss]

Lemme dm you

[thick abyss]

Sure. Volunteer work isn’t needed; it’s just a big part of who I am

[pseudo steeple]

does it really matter that much

[solemn sleet]

do we need to request an interview or will they give us one, and is the interview required?

it says something about CAAAN alumni ambassador interview on my portal thingy

[tawny prism]

CAS?

[wicked saddle]

Interviews are only required for architecture. Everything else is optional and you don’t get to request any. But if you check the CAAN thing an alumni will likely contact you to chat about the Cornell experience and answer questions. I had one like a week before the results came out

[vernal raven]

Yes bc if ur below the 25th percentile u need to have special circumstances

Like being hooked or having godly ecs

Bc why would they want an average kid with below average test scores

[errant pilot]

lmao just submitted

[uncut mauve]

gl

[errant pilot]

realized made a typo in my common app essay

[uncut mauve]

oof

[errant pilot]

pretty bad one too lmao

[pseudo steeple]

ig

[humble meteor]

does the deadline apply to main app and supplement

deadline extension

[plain chasm]

Yes

[humble meteor]

does common app change?

or will it just let u turn it in late

[plain chasm]

it’ll just let you submit late

it might update after tonight i’m not sure

are the main app and supplemental separate

[crystal walrus]

just submitted cornell

[tawny prism]

idts

Should students have any issues submitting the application and application fee (or fee waiver/waiver request) by the deadline, know that we understand that this can happen, and we have always allowed a few days of grace around the January 2 Regular Decision admissions application deadline. You do not need to email or call us to request permission or let us know that you needed to submit your application after 11:59 pm ET on January 2. This is absolutely fine. Consider this communication from me permission to take a little more time to complete and submit your application to Cornell. Applications submitted following January 2 will be happily received, processed, and reviewed by our admission committees along with all other Regular Decision applications. If an application arrives to us before and by January 16, students do not need to contact us, and they will not need to request a formal extension.

Should students have issues submitting the application and application fee by the deadline […] If an application arrives to us before and by Jan 16, students do not need to contact us.

[limber harbor]

atp why not make the deadline jan 16

and then j make it a hard asl deadline

[tawny prism]

not additional material

[limber harbor]

i meanth e RD deadline

[steep cliff]

guys do you know if i can invite a recommender after a couple weeks since application?

[tawny prism]

@tulip barn

[tulip barn]

Omg

[solemn sleet]

Sorry, I didn’t see the pings but yes

I applied to CAS

[tawny prism]

oh yeah what the other person said then, interview is optional and the interviewer notes aren’t used in the admissions process but your choice of accepting one or not could still be a factor

[humble meteor]

is it given to you randomly or do u sign up

[solemn sleet]

^ I have the same question

do they just like email you for an interview like other colleges or do you need to signup?

[plain chasm]

I think CAAAN is given randomly based on availability

if you select that you want to have one

they don’t report the interview contents itself but they report that you had one

[humble meteor]

oh fr

yeah my friend said most of his interview was him learning about cornell from the interviewer rather than being asked questions

like an info session

[untold marsh]

wait so was the deadline extended

[foggy chasm]

Im not answering the last prompt, im interested in econ/global dev

[vernal raven]

Wheres the option for applying with test scores for cornell?

I literally cant find it

[thick abyss]

What major/sub school

For some you can’t

[vernal raven]

CAS

[vernal raven]

I literally cant find it

[mystic lintel]

im still confused on the pushed deadline..if i submitted the common app section but not the supplements it’ll be fine?

[vernal raven]

they pushed the deadline for rd?

[mystic lintel]

yeah check pins

[vernal raven]

also do u know where the test optional thing is on the cornell app?

im trying top indicate that i want to submit scores but idk where

[plain chasm]

@vernal raven what school are you applying to? dyson is test blind

[chrome ember]

wait guys i submitted cornell a few days ago

but now that i'm looking back

[vernal raven]

CAS

[chrome ember]

i'm thinking that maybe for like the secondary major option

[plain chasm]

ah idk

[chrome ember]

i should change what i put

do you think it'll be fine if i email them

[vernal raven]

yea probably

[plain chasm]

yes? maybe?

should i submit the main app today and do supplementals after jan 5?

or just wait

cus i know i won’t get the 650 done tonight

[vernal raven]

sure

they said if ur app arrives before jan 16 u dont need to ask for an extension

[plain chasm]

kk

[vernal raven]

but id also say get it done asap

bc at stanford and columbia some AOs used to dock points for late submissions

[plain chasm]

rightfully so

i mean i don’t think it’s a late submission

since they personally said “take more time on your apps”

[vernal raven]

oh true

[steep cliff]

im still scared tho

[wicked saddle]

As long as your score is on the common app testing page and you have it selected to yes, it should include you when you submit. Make sure it verify w the preview thing

[steep cliff]

Has anyone heard more about the extension?

[brave root]

submitted. now we pray 🙏

[wicked saddle]

cornell submitted 🎇

[steep cliff]

Would anyone be willing to go over my essay, ill do the same back?

[rare kettle]

I submitted, but sure, I'll take a look

[steep cliff]

ok

ill dm

[steep cliff]

do you need formatting when you put the essay into CA

[rare kettle]

What do you mean

[steep cliff]

Like does it need to be in size 12 font times new roman and indentations

[long oak]

i think for cornell

you just copy paste it

into the textbox

there are some schools that have you put pdfs and stuff

like uchicago

but formatting does not matter since they just have the default common app pdf

[steep cliff]

wait so if i dont submit today will i be fine?

[uncut mauve]

submitted! 🥳

[wheat shadow]

that's what i'm hoping too bc i'm def not able to get the 650 done tonight sadly lol

[velvet gull]

how weird is it if i talk about doing research with a professor from a diff school if it applies to what i hope to study?

[steep cliff]

idk even though it says it is I'm still thinking " what if its not?"

[steep cliff]

i dont think thats weird

[velvet gull]

yay

[misty bane]

so cornell extended their due dates?

[velvet gull]

yea i cant tell for sure

i might submit it today just in case

not riskig it

[steep cliff]

grace period

are there no ED students we can talk to

[marsh musk]

mine is finished it but if i have more time to polish then ill take it

does anyone know if its actually extended

[steep cliff]

i mean shawn felton said it himself but

[gray falcon]

how long would the extension be if there was one

[steep cliff]

till the 16th

[gray falcon]

ill take it

[steep cliff]

but i dont know if were supposed to pay then finish up or finish up then pay

[vernal raven]

??

[marsh musk]

where @

[vernal raven]

Check pins

[gray falcon]

do u just submit on common app like regular

[steep cliff]

https://blogs.cornell.edu/admissions/2022/12/23/rd-2023/

i have no clue

[vernal raven]

yes

[steep cliff]

we have like 30 mins left tho right

[vernal raven]

for tn?

theres like 1.5 hours left

[thick abyss]

Tbh

[steep cliff]

ohh

yeah sorry

[thick abyss]

Guys I’d submit today if you can

[gray falcon]

my essay is dog

ill risk it

[steep cliff]

If you guys know anyone who did ED id ask them

[vernal raven]

my why us essay for cas is dog also so ill take the risk :p

[vernal raven]

ask them what

there was no extension for ed

[steep cliff]

they did tho

[thick abyss]

Danny did

[vernal raven]

oh fr?

[marsh musk]

ima still submit today

wouldn't risk it

[steep cliff]

https://blogs.cornell.edu/admissions/2022/10/31/in-case-you-need-more-time-2023/

[gray falcon]

idk i still got a solid 4.5 hours left

[steep cliff]

the title is literally in case you need more time, im so confusef

[thick abyss]

Off discord joe

[vernal raven]

i think they offer it, but it could be a bad look for ur app

like some stanford and columbia AO's used to dock points for late applications

[steep cliff]

i mean im in PST and CA says 11:59, but isnt it ET time

[vernal raven]

but idk if this is a different case since theyre offering extra time

its a rlly vague post

[gray falcon]

this is more like a

iou

[thick abyss]

It’s in your time zone

[gray falcon]

did you guys do anything quirky for your essay

[steep cliff]

oh

i wrote about vintage watches

[marsh musk]

nah honestly I was lost for this essay

[vernal raven]

wdym

[thick abyss]

My quirkest thing was getting an outside lor from hospitality boss

My commonapp was fun tho

[marsh musk]

which school yall applying to within cornell?

[thick abyss]

Sha

[gray falcon]

like i was thinking of writing the supp in the style of a letter to a friend

but i got lazy

[vernal raven]

CAS

[steep cliff]

AAP

Shaw Felton said this: Should students have any issues submitting the application and application fee (or fee waiver/waiver request) by the deadline, know that we understand that this can happen, and we have always allowed a few days of grace around the January 2 Regular Decision admissions application deadline. You do not need to email or call us to request permission or let us know that you needed to submit your application after 11:59 pm ET on January 2. This is absolutely fine. Consider this communication from me permission to take a little more time to complete and submit your application to Cornell. Applications submitted following January 2 will be happily received, processed, and reviewed by our admission committees along with all other Regular Decision applications. If an application arrives to us before and by January 16, students do not need to contact us, and they will not need to request a formal extension.

[gray falcon]

arts n science

[steep cliff]

hes the admissions head

[limber granite]

so it's ok to submit the entire app late?

[steep cliff]

the post is pinned btw

[vernal raven]

well hes saying they accept late admissions, but idk if theyre gonna look at late admissions worst or anything

[gray falcon]

wait wouldnt it close after the deadline on common app

[vernal raven]

no

i turned in harvard application 5 hours late lol

[gray falcon]

o

W

[steep cliff]

someone said that apps dont have timestamps so i think we good

[gray falcon]

imma just spend the rest of my time looking over my other ones due today

[steep cliff]

when you applied did you pay late

[feral wren]

ILR

[marsh musk]

idk that many more days I could make my app like 5x better but im a lil hesitant to aply late

[vernal raven]

im eligible for fee waiver so idk if its different when ur actually paying

[marsh musk]

@crystal nebula @wicked saddle @tiny cobalt Apologies for the pings, but what do yall think

[vernal raven]

well theyre not teachers, so imo a much better app is worth the potential negatives of a late app

[wicked saddle]

Wsg

[marsh musk]

yo

[marsh musk]

https://blogs.cornell.edu/admissions/2022/12/23/rd-2023/

[vernal raven]

bc if ur app looks like its an admit, a late submission isnt gonna change that

[wicked saddle]

Whats up?

[marsh musk]

you think we coo to submit our apps late

[wicked saddle]

Yeah they did that during ED

but id just try to submit as soon as u can

[vernal raven]

do u know anyone who submitted late and got in?

[marsh musk]

so you think nothing will be held against us if we submit it late

[steep cliff]

oh

[marsh musk]

just tryna make sure b4 I screw my chances

[gray falcon]

u probably more screwed if you turn in a shitty essay

[wicked saddle]

No but like no one talks about their submission date so i dont think id ever find that lmfao

[marsh musk]

u right my essay isnt complete shit but it could be better

[gray falcon]

mine is a dumbpster fire

[marsh musk]

LMFAO

[vernal raven]

oof

[vernal raven]

facts

[wicked saddle]

id say submit as soon as you can. cuz common app isn't gonna update with a new date or anything

[limber granite]

is it also ok to submit the supp late too?

[vernal raven]

bc if u have a bad essay and submit on time ur probably less likely than someone with a goated essay who submits late

[vernal raven]

wdym

[steep cliff]

what college are you in danny?

[marsh musk]

you have to submit the app to submit the supp

[wicked saddle]

common app isn't gonna show jan 16th

but itll let u submit late

if that makes sense

[vernal raven]

oh yea

[steep cliff]

yeah

[vernal raven]

thats what happened with northeastern

[wicked saddle]

Dyson

[marsh musk]

danny u mind if i dm you

[vernal raven]

they pushed appls back to jan 3 but common app says deadline passed

[wicked saddle]

i dont mind hit me

[crystal nebula]

people in my school didnt even know the deadline got pushed back lol

wish i could help w this </3

[wicked saddle]

but no i dont think they'll "deduct" any points for a late submission. they did this for ED and seem to give extensions every year

[steep cliff]

i dont think so shawn says that hes happy to let people submit late

but tbh they wouldn't tell us because of money

[gray falcon]

cornellians 🤓

[untold marsh]

im so confused so do i submit today or no

[thick abyss]

R u confident in application

[vernal raven]

if ready yes

[steep cliff]

achel if you don't mind me asking, what college did you get in?

[limpid ocean]

damn yall really up all night

or at least from midday to night in us lol

[plain chasm]

should i try to speedrun the cornell essay today

[steep cliff]

how much do you have so far

[plain chasm]

literally nothing

I have a 250 word why major

i could use that and relate it to cornell but i’d definitely need to expand

[steep cliff]

oh i mean yesterday i wrote like 300 words in like 2 hours

[plain chasm]

or i could combine

[gray falcon]

chatgpt it

[plain chasm]

i have a community essay and my why major

[steep cliff]

use chat gpt ngl

[thick abyss]

DONT

[plain chasm]

LOL

[thick abyss]

chatgpt is honestly cheating

[steep cliff]

not for the whole essay

just for direct information u can use

[gray falcon]

nah just put that prompt in

[plain chasm]

nah using aos to help you write college essays is cheating

[limber kestrel]

lmao chatgpt essays are ass

[plain chasm]

^ true

[limber kestrel]

autorejection for like t20s

or even t40s tbh

💀

[crystal nebula]

coe, cs

[plain chasm]

unless you give it your essays

[steep cliff]

ok ty

[drowsy glen]

chatgpt be like "I would like to be a Harvard man..." and boom youre jfk

[limber kestrel]

i mean for that ^^

[plain chasm]

ah okay

[steep cliff]

im trying to find a AAP cornelian

[plain chasm]

yeah if i just put my 2 essays together and say connect this

[vernal raven]

its also horrible

[plain chasm]

hm

[gray falcon]

gas light it into a good writer

[plain chasm]

i have my 400 word yale community and my 200 word why major

[steep cliff]

but sometimes its good for finding details

[plain chasm]

[vernal raven]

its bad for generating an essay

[steep cliff]

definitly

[vernal raven]

it provides good feedback tho

[steep cliff]

yeah

[plain chasm]

mayhaps i will try to speedrun it

[vernal raven]

i used it to improve my common app lol

[gray falcon]

it got extended no need to rush

[steep cliff]

just try to write as much as possible then cut down

[uncut mauve]

just use that and stick another 400 words of cornell specific stuff to it

[plain chasm]

i used it to improve my flow for my ps

[uncut mauve]

literally what i did

🤣

[vernal raven]

yea, they said its okay to submit late

[vernal raven]

same lol

[plain chasm]

i have 3 variations of the same essay for my other interests lol

i could put 200 + 200 + 200 why cornell

😼

let me do that rq

[uncut mauve]

😂

[steep cliff]

also find like new stories of Cornell doing something good for your particular major

[gray falcon]

what yall majoring in

[plain chasm]

astro and policy are the two i’m smushing

[uncut mauve]

maths

[steep cliff]

architecture

[uncut mauve]

assuming i get in lmao

[gray falcon]

architecture sounds fun af

[untold marsh]

no but i don't really want to go — parents are forcing me to apply

[vernal raven]

sheeesh chatgpt got me confident in my ps

[plain chasm]

but there’s no policy so

[thick abyss]

Why do some schools release decisions early

Like nursing and hotel

[plain chasm]

maybe gov would work

[steep cliff]

its fun but its time consuming af

[thick abyss]

Why/why not?

[untold marsh]

might just submit atp 😭

[vernal raven]

if ur confident submit

[gray falcon]

my uncle got his masters in architecture at columbia

[plain chasm]

there’s a school of policy but they sure as hell don’t have astro ;(

[vernal raven]

if not then i would say wait

[uncut mauve]

😂 literally the opposite of mine

[vernal raven]

huh?

cornell has astro

[plain chasm]

yea but not with policy

i want to do policy & astro

[vernal raven]

policy?

oh

[plain chasm]

like public policy

[steep cliff]

thats sick. most schools dont have undergrad architecture

[vernal raven]

like a double majro?

[plain chasm]

i could do gov as my 2nd instead

yea

gov works with what i’m doing

[gray falcon]

i think he did his undergrad at usc

[steep cliff]

i applied there!!!

[vernal raven]

usc is dope

[gray falcon]

im applying too

[vernal raven]

seems like such a fun school

[steep cliff]

yeah

[gray falcon]

its in the ghetto tho

[steep cliff]

i hope i get in

yes

[plain chasm]

wait guys is IB French B SL year 3 or above year 3

[gray falcon]

my moms like ur gonna get shot dont go

[vernal raven]

yea but campus is beautiful asf

[marsh musk]

architecture is dope

[uncut mauve]

pretty sure that's above?

[plain chasm]

SL?

[uncut mauve]

idk IB system, but I've heard it's like an AP, right?

[plain chasm]

on the app it lists HL as above

yeah

[uncut mauve]

srry, what's SL and HL?

[plain chasm]

standard and higher

higher is more intensive

[uncut mauve]

oh

[plain chasm]

although i’ve literally taken french 1-3

[steep cliff]

i feel like AAP prolly less focused on grades and stuff and more on portfolios so i am applyinh

[plain chasm]

and IB would be my 4th

[untold marsh]

i just don't see myself at cornell, and there are other schools i would much rather go to. also i prefer econs at other schools than cornell

[uncut mauve]

then i would say above year 3? idk

[plain chasm]

yea i guess

well time to try to stitch smth together

they’re not docking points for late submissions?

[limpid ocean]

just realised that there wont be interview if i apply for business at cornell 🥲

[gray falcon]

how come

[limpid ocean]

ye 3+ above

[limpid ocean]

said so on the thing

[velvet gull]

are you applying to brooks too

[gray falcon]

dw u dont need it

[steep cliff]

only aaps is mandetory

[marsh musk]

apparently Dyson is also test-blind

[plain chasm]

brooks?

Oh no

I’m not

[limpid ocean]

ye

[plain chasm]

my first choice is astro

better to submit app tonight even if i don’t finish applying right?

[marsh musk]

wym finish applying

[plain chasm]

i’m going to take the chance on my essay—is it better to submit my app tonight and do essay tomorrow or wait to submit app & essay

[vernal raven]

yea probably

im submitting app tn

essay in a couple days

[marsh musk]

yh i think ima do that too

[plain chasm]

alright i’ll do that

[marsh musk]

submit the app tn then submit the supp later

[plain chasm]

yup

[steep cliff]

Wait i dont understand you can submit app then write the supp essay, you can change things after submitting?

[marsh musk]

the supp and the app are two different components

[plain chasm]

yeah

[steep cliff]

mine is in CA together

[wheat shadow]

yes i submitted app and planning on submitting supp later

[marsh musk]

You need to submit the app to submit the supp

[steep cliff]

ooooh

yeah ok i see it

[marsh musk]

so you can submit the app

[plain chasm]

if you submit app tonight you can submit supp by jan 16

[marsh musk]

yea

i turned in my app just now

[steep cliff]

can i submit everything later

[plain chasm]

i’m going to do so in a sec

[vernal raven]

yea

[plain chasm]

i’m just afraid i’ll wait until jan 16 and it won’t be done 💀

[marsh musk]

Not sure, you shouldn't need to though everything on the app other than the resume is easy

[plain chasm]

i’ll be like “oopsie” and forget to finish my app

[marsh musk]

and u might not even have to submit a resume cause idk if ur applying to dyson

[steep cliff]

my CA essay i think is not good enough for cornell.

[plain chasm]

the thing i’m worried about is having my file reviewed beforehand

[marsh musk]

oh then submit l8r ig

[steep cliff]

ok

[plain chasm]

like i hope they won’t review my file before i submit my app

*supplemental

[steep cliff]

is a resume that important? for AAP

[marsh musk]

not sure