Cornell (SUNY Ithaca) (2022-2023)

[steep cliff]

i dont even know why im worrying i have no chance

[thick abyss]

My guess is that if it was, dozens already emailed them

you absolutely have a chance

[steep cliff]

me??

no way

[wicked saddle]

So if this had precedence
What happened last time

[steep cliff]

no clue

[thick abyss]

I couldn’t find anything on Reddit unfortunately

Just that one thread

[wicked saddle]

Unfortunate

[steep cliff]

maybe this is a new thing cornells trying

[thick abyss]

Yes way

[steep cliff]

maybe they need to fund a new building

[thick abyss]

A bad new thing

[drowsy glen]

imo

its for press that isnt "cornell students sad"

gotta love outrage or something idk

[steep cliff]

if i had a chance for more time on CA, ill be mad

[drowsy glen]

thouogh highkey im just annoyed at it bc they already dont have a definitive decision date (that i can find at least) so its prob gonna be later

[thick abyss]

My mom is gonna be fuming when she wakes up

[thick abyss]

Which also means people can’t tour over break

[steep cliff]

can alumni recommend students?

[desert current]

ello gang

[steep cliff]

bonjour

[desert current]

who in here co 27?

[drowsy glen]

like just directly to the admissions committee?

all i think

[desert current]

or is this for more people who are hopefuls

[drowsy glen]

many seniors here

[tawny prism]

i doubt they wouldn’t release with the other ivies

[drowsy glen]

no these are people who applied for the most part

[desert current]

sorry, i meant cornell co27

[drowsy glen]

ohh

[steep cliff]

yeah prolly a few

[drowsy glen]

idk who committed but check roles/nicks

[limber harbor]

mfs fighting for that cornell acceptance

[desert current]

do people normally put names?

[limber harbor]

shit too steep

[steep cliff]

san francisco

[drowsy glen]

real names?

[steep cliff]

yeah

[drowsy glen]

no clue

[desert current]

there we go

[drowsy glen]

yoo

[desert current]

im trippin

[drowsy glen]

W

[steep cliff]

like real names??

they cant

[desert current]

nah i meant names of colleges

they going to

[drowsy glen]

ioh

[steep cliff]

oh yeah

[drowsy glen]

yeah people do that

[steep cliff]

they can but not there real own names

[desert current]

gotchu

i messed up we good

[drowsy glen]

i mean people do put their real first names but theres the rule against personal info

[steep cliff]

guys did you know Cornell hotel college is 30% acceptance

[desert current]

arts and science is hella low

[drowsy glen]

yeah but liek

[desert current]

it's like hypsm level

[drowsy glen]

hotels

[steep cliff]

might change majors...

[thick abyss]

It’s heavily based on your previous work experience

Most applicants have tons of experience in hospitality industry

[steep cliff]

oh

i can say ive been to many hotels

[desert current]

i wouldn't apply hotel jus cause high acceptance rate

just apply where you got the best ecs

you can finesse it a little tho

like i applied info sci

even tho ima do cs

yk

[steep cliff]

how is changing majors like at cornell?

[desert current]

hella easy within the college

[steep cliff]

wait so you got in?

[drowsy glen]

is its cas then this page helps https://as.cornell.edu/advising/choosing-majorminor

[desert current]

yuh

[thick abyss]

Yeah, kowpoke was goated

[limber harbor]

ed?

[steep cliff]

congrats

[desert current]

yuh

[drowsy glen]

big w bro

[limber harbor]

drop da stats

drop da ec

drop the qual of essays

[desert current]

4.0 35 , 10/10 essays 5/10 ecs

[limber harbor]

jfc

im not gettin in 😊

[steep cliff]

you did 10 essays?

[desert current]

nah my essays were gas though

had some faculty at cornell read them

[steep cliff]

i met a cornell alum apply randomly, and asked her to read it

[limber kestrel]

whattt how do u do that

[drowsy glen]

??? youre besties with the staff or something

[desert current]

did an internship for 1 prof

that was my only ec

[drowsy glen]

ah okok

[steep cliff]

nice

[desert current]

like my whole app was geared specifically towards cornell

[steep cliff]

wow

[desert current]

if i wasn't getting in ED there, i would have gone to my state school

[steep cliff]

nice

[desert current]

yuh so happy with how it turned out

[steep cliff]

i feel like my ecs are trash

[desert current]

nah mine were dog

my second best EC was just some tutoring lol

third best was a club i created

and then fourth was building keyboards

[steep cliff]

wow

[drowsy glen]

bro those are good wtf

[desert current]

i didn't do any usaco/aime all that shi

[drowsy glen]

ok highkey theres no way they can expect that from everyone

[desert current]

any of y'all play chess? im tryna get into it

[steep cliff]

i do

[limber harbor]

i feel feverish rn

im depressed bc school's restarting

[desert current]

y

[limber harbor]

and i have mad anxiety for decisions

[desert current]

i just started playing today

[limber harbor]

no clue

[desert current]

dam

[limber harbor]

wild ass cocktail of shit feelings

[steep cliff]

nice its a great game

[drowsy glen]

like i heard of aime in 9th grade and asked my math teacher who directed me to my bio teacher who was like "heard of it! no clue though" and that killed my plan to be even more of a loser in hs lmao

[desert current]

yuh

[limber harbor]

chess would be fiya rn

also why is this a video

who doesn't know why

[drowsy glen]

i mean theyre right

[limber harbor]

"why corporate america makes money"

yes

we know why

[drowsy glen]

they gotta make money too ig

[limber harbor]

we don't need a 20 minute video explaining it like a 5yo

[drowsy glen]

i mean to be fair it would help some people to know probably

[limber harbor]

how do they not know though

it should be obvious

[drowsy glen]

people are dumb

[plain chasm]

if you can string along a double major narrative that’ll help your case too

especially with an interdisciplinary/less “prestigious” major

[drowsy glen]

this is like me in history "how do you not know abt (thing on news)" then people are like "you watch the news dont you" like why dont YOU

[desert current]

yup

[thick abyss]

Hoping hotel came in clutch here

[drowsy glen]

people can be ignorant to a plethora of seemingly common knowledge

[desert current]

i did environment

[thick abyss]

But if not it’s ok; just a school I wanted to try

[desert current]

i wanna actually read my admissionsfile

[plain chasm]

i applied astro + public policy

[desert current]

but i heard cornell jus throws em out

so rip

[drowsy glen]

?? dont they have ot keep them

how do people make those "reading my admissions files!!" videos if they get tossed? or is it a college per college thing on keeping them at all

[desert current]

every college different

[steep cliff]

bro im so sad there were so many ecs stuff i couldve added for cornell😭

[desert current]

i noticed that cornell just cares a lot about random ecs

not just being a tryhard

which might work for like hypsm

but for cornell u just gotta show ur genuine

[steep cliff]

ik but i did architecture summer program at ucla i didnt add

i did add it in education tho

[drowsy glen]

?? can you add it on the portal

[steep cliff]

idk is that possible

i submitted CA already

[drowsy glen]

they have a document upload thing but i gotta check

this bit

idk if it counts as supplemental materials though

faq time!

[steep cliff]

idk tbh Cornell is so confusing for me

[drowsy glen]

gotta love when the faq is useless to your question

but alas

idk probably email and hope

[steep cliff]

this whole process has been confusing

what does optional supplemental material mean?

[desert current]

optional supplemental material

lol

[drowsy glen]

https://cornelladmissions.happyfox.com/kb/article/186-how-can-i-add-supplemental-information-to-my-application-file/

[limber kestrel]

its basically stuff not on the common app that you want cornell to see

you'd upload documents on the portal

[steep cliff]

what type of stuff would that be

[limber kestrel]

look at the link jinsei sent

its not too specific but

[feral wren]

Probably SAT score download thing from college board or a resume. Also mid-term grades

Semester grades I mean

[desert current]

God forking is impossible

[limber kestrel]

Examples include a supplemental letter of recommendation from an individual who is not a teacher, an update regarding a recent honor or award received, or an explanation of a change in coursework.

[desert current]

holy shi

i don't get it

[limber kestrel]

that's what it says

you could also upload published research

like either the entire thing or abstract

that's what i did anyway

[steep cliff]

artwork?

[limber kestrel]

but theres no garuntee they'd view any of the supplementary materials

since it's not required

[limber kestrel]

yea, that works!

[steep cliff]

ok

[limber kestrel]

like think of things other schools ask for

columbia - research supplemental

mit - makers portfolio

etc

u can't upload videos

but basically

one way to use it is to emphasize certain ECs

[steep cliff]

i mean im doing arch so most schools ask for portfolios

[plain chasm]

as in official grades from completing a semester long class?

or would that just be a re uploaded transcript

[limber kestrel]

oh i mean im not sure if cornell does

but what im saying is i think it's someting you can upload to the portal

if it's not already with the regular application

sorry if what i said was confusing

[steep cliff]

can i add an ec you think

[limber kestrel]

like an entire new thing u never talked about in your common app?

[steep cliff]

iv talked about it but not added it

[feral wren]

Like, my school doesn't have semester grades yet, so presumably Cornell will want me to send them later on so they can make sure I didn't get a bunch of Cs and Ds

[limber kestrel]

im not sure tbh

i think you can ask cornell

call/email

[steep cliff]

ok

[limber kestrel]

you can tell them the specifcs

[steep cliff]

ok

tysm

[plain chasm]

would you have to send unofficial grades for your year long classes too?

[feral wren]

Yeah

[tawny prism]

my ec’s random as hell cornell wants me so bad

[feral wren]

At least other schools make you, I presume Cornell would as well

[plain chasm]

ah i’m screwed .__.

i got mainly B+s last quarter

and my unweighted is 4.0

would that be grounds for rejection

even if i do better this quarter

[limber kestrel]

your UW is 4.0 but you got B+'s?

oh or is the 4.0 not including senior year

[plain chasm]

full year classes

i’m taking full year classes and i got a few B+s first quarter in them

our final grade is cumulative

all of my semester classes I got As in

I got an A in calc 3 and an A+ in an earth/planetary, both dual enrollment

[steep cliff]

what does cornell care more about cumulative or year gpa?

[plain chasm]

what my counselor said she normally does is submits a cumulative semester grade

so both quarters averaged

and i think that could definitely help me

but i’d still have one to two B+s

[feral wren]

Not an AO but I imagine that won't be what gets you rejected if you're an otherwise strong applicant. Even with all A+s you quite likely will get rejected (same with me and presumably everyone here)

[steep cliff]

my gpa progressivly went up is that somthing they care about

[plain chasm]

yeah

well i have a 4.0 uw 4.709 w

[steep cliff]

holy

[plain chasm]

so i fear they’re going to look at the B+s

and yeet me

[steep cliff]

no way

what are you applying for?

[plain chasm]

even tho i’m literally taking full ib diploma + working a job now + dual enrollment calc 3, physics w calc, and discrete math + club stuff, other major ec stuff

my grades went down bc i was overwhelmed with job responsibilities and other family stuff

[plain chasm]

astro

[errant pilot]

what's ur ib predicted ?

wait how r u taking calc 3 in ib

[plain chasm]

we don’t exactly get predicteds given all at once, but I was predicted maximum bonus points (quite literally predicted a 30 in tok, B on EE), then my HLs 7/7/6 and SL we haven’t done mocks yet

SL chem & AA should be 6-7 based on the papers we do

[errant pilot]

same our mocks r in a week

[plain chasm]

idk about french B

[errant pilot]

haven't studied cause of uni apps

[plain chasm]

yup .__.

[plain chasm]

i’m dual enrolled

[errant pilot]

whats that

[plain chasm]

i take classes from a community college and my state flagship and do the ib program at my school

[errant pilot]

holy fuck what

[plain chasm]

and i’m taking APs

[errant pilot]

that's insanity

[plain chasm]

so i hope they take that into consideration

[errant pilot]

you have classes in addition to 6 IB ???

thats mental

[plain chasm]

yeah i took 10 classes this semester

[errant pilot]

wtf

how

I don't get that option but no chance I'd take it anyways

[plain chasm]

idk but i’m exhausted like all the time

[errant pilot]

Do you have any free time lol

[steep cliff]

wow i mean you gotta do what you gotta do

[plain chasm]

free time as in extracurriculars?

[errant pilot]

no

as in

life

[plain chasm]

well i’m here rn at 2:16am does that count

[errant pilot]

(not in a rude way just don't know how you're taking 10 classes with IB diplomma)

[errant pilot]

it's ok applications due soon

[plain chasm]

no i totally understand

idk why they let me do this to myself

[errant pilot]

yeah idk why you chose to

[plain chasm]

i started an accelerated math pathway at a community college in 8th grade that let me take 2 math classes per year which is how i got to calc 3/discrete this year

and then i tested for ib in 9th and got in

[errant pilot]

is there no overlap between calc 3 and math aa hl?

[plain chasm]

and double blocked my classes to meet grad reqs

[plain chasm]

my school only offers sl aa

[errant pilot]

ah ok

[plain chasm]

we’re required to take HL Eng A/History and one other elective

we don’t have any stem hls

[errant pilot]

Physics hL?

[plain chasm]

nope no stem hls

it sucks

[errant pilot]

wtf

[errant pilot]

HL English is a requirement??

[plain chasm]

i come from a really poor rural school

[errant pilot]

ah ok

[plain chasm]

we can’t really afford to offer much else

yeah overall i’m just really worried that they’re going to see a B+ on my mid year and smite me

or i might have to upload something to my portal and explain

[errant pilot]

i have so many 5s on my mid year cause its classes I didn't care about

like design

[plain chasm]

oooff

[errant pilot]

hopefully they just look at predicted

well not so many my average is always a 6.0

[plain chasm]

if you’re intl they’ll probably just look at predicted

[errant pilot]

yeah hope so

[plain chasm]

a 6 avg is amazing

congrats

[errant pilot]

but also my counsellor is useless and she sent like one point lower i think

[plain chasm]

my school’s highest ever has been a 28 😭😭

[errant pilot]

ty

[plain chasm]

i want to break that record this year

[errant pilot]

WHAT

and you already have

like a 41?

[plain chasm]

yeah around high 30s i would guess hopefully

i might absolutely die in french b tho

[errant pilot]

language b sucks

i take bilingual

[plain chasm]

bilingual?

[errant pilot]

two language A

[plain chasm]

french b absolutely sucks bc our teacher has a thick nj accent

oh wow

thats amazing

[errant pilot]

idk I don't think unis care

but it's also easier for me than a language b that I don't know

[plain chasm]

yeah most of our instruction was online and such a headache

[shell valve]

IB is so washed

i hate ib

[plain chasm]

same

just taking it for the “rigor”

[errant pilot]

it would be ok if not for IAs

and EE

[plain chasm]

omg EE

i did a math ee

[errant pilot]

same

[plain chasm]

and i’m so dead from it

[errant pilot]

what topic was urs on

[plain chasm]

ok so i’m going to sound insane by saying this but

i fixated on some orbital mechanics equations and their mathematical derivations

because we don’t have physics

they wouldn’t let me do a physics ee which would’ve been way better for me

[errant pilot]

idk physics EEs require an experiment

its so annoying

wanted to do it but swtiched to math

i was gonna do orbital mechanics for my IA but my teacher told me not to cause its toohard

[plain chasm]

yea i have an “experiment” aka original observational data

i did some research over the summer which i repurposed

and then added onto

[errant pilot]

nice

[plain chasm]

it is way too hard and i definitely shouldn’t have done it

🗿idk what i was thinking once again

[errant pilot]

its ok as long as u got a B orhigher

[plain chasm]

yea

ill be fine

hopefully

i wish i had done an english paper or smth

i just don’t think i could write a 4000 word english paper

[errant pilot]

english is annoying to write

math is fine tbh just need to pick a good topic

geography is super easy

idk abt the other humanities

[plain chasm]

well i wish you the best of luck with that

i’ve got ap physics hw i’m just starting and it’s 2:30am

gotta get up in less than 4h

[errant pilot]

good luck

[plain chasm]

thank you

[steep cliff]

Do you guys know what Cornell collegess are sat blind?

[shell valve]

google

[thick abyss]

My mom was in fact very mad abt the deadline

[vernal raven]

Nah this is so nice

I havent liked any of my other supps so im make this one heavenly

[thick abyss]

I’d check with school before u submit after Jan 16th tho

[velvet gull]

my mom was so indifferent :(

fuck cornell for this man

[solemn sleet]

February 10th deadline? what the hell even is this school

[limpid ocean]

I got it

[plain coral]

its suny ithaca

[limpid ocean]

If cornell accepts me into freaking dyson over my friend with a near perfect ib scores + 5 APs and good ECs

Idk wth man

[wraith reef]

What does SUNY mean lmao

It was on the ED thread as well

[plain coral]

State university of new york

[thick abyss]

Bc people get another month to submit

scroll up to yesterday

But this is summary

apparently it’s feb 10 now

No one knows

Here

[limpid ocean]

Whaaaaatttt???

[errant pilot]

wtf

I rushed my essays sm

[limpid ocean]

How did u get an extension?? @thick abyss

Mine

[thick abyss]

Everyone did who has not submitted the essay

[errant pilot]

for fucks sake

[thick abyss]

I didn’t bc I already did but lemme ping some people who did

[plain chasm]

I got an extension. i don’t know exactly how, but I submitted my application on time

[errant pilot]

a whole month extension

[thick abyss]

@plain chasm @wheat shadow

[plain chasm]

I just didn’t finish my essay—I planned on doing it before jan 16

[limpid ocean]

Wow 😢

[thick abyss]

Lmao good timing

[limpid ocean]

Scam

What is this :g

[thick abyss]

😉

[wheat shadow]

yupp i submitted CA but not supp and never officially asked for an extension and i just saw it said feb 10

[plain chasm]

^ same

[limpid ocean]

https://tenor.com/view/toto-wolff-f1-formula1-gif-25268217

https://youtu.be/cSuE3_eCXYA

F1 goes hard

[chrome ember]

frr

[tawny prism]

also the portal says this

[thick abyss]

They’re so funny

[tepid wagon]

Did the portal always say that 😳

[feral wren]

Yeah it did

[uncut mauve]

💀

[steep cliff]

I got my employer to write me a letter of rec, but I submitted. Can I still submit to CA or should I do it through the portal

[thick abyss]

They have to submit it

[steep cliff]

How would they do that?

[thick abyss]

You invite your dude to the commonapp, it emails them and they upload the pdf

Mine did that the other week and it was p easy

[steep cliff]

So it will be automatically updated

[thick abyss]

As soon as they upload it to common app yeah

It’s also bc ferpa

[limber kestrel]

Email/call Cornell to ask

[thick abyss]

If you submit it, that looks shady

[limber kestrel]

You might be able to upload to the portal

[thick abyss]

Ohh I didn’t see that u already submitted

That might be harder

I’d email

[steep cliff]

But i would be able to look at it

[limber kestrel]

Or have the reccomender email the LOR

[thick abyss]

Exactly technically you shouldn’t

I’d email them and cc the employee

Employer

[steep cliff]

Ok

[steep cliff]

Actually you can still submit recommenders on CA

[tulip barn]

Why feb 10

25;

Wtf

That’s kinda dumb

How r they gonna release decisions on ivy day

That sounds unrealistic

[plain coral]

is ivy day april 1st

or march 30

[sweet gale]

i think march 30

[plain coral]

bro

i need to change that color

[sweet gale]

my yale email says march 30 in the afternoon

[sweet gale]

LOL

[plain coral]

cornell said early april

i think

or late march - early april

[sweet gale]

interesting

[plain coral]

ew

its still bright

ok

[sweet gale]

that so cute

the JHU rejected as the first one is painful tho

LOL

[plain coral]

😭 fr

[topaz aurora]

obviously mit releases on pi day

[plain coral]

followed a week later by case deferral

at least suny wants me!

[long oak]

damn so organized

i envy you

[long oak]

ive heard they release on 3/14 at 3:14... 😭

[humble meteor]

same 😭

jhu reject -> case defer

[pseudo steeple]

where’s ur deferred color

[topaz aurora]

nerds 😭

[sweet gale]

they tryin so hard to be different smh

[plain coral]

I just changed the date

Listef

[wicked saddle]

Wtf.

How did it get even longer-

It's giving CornL

[inner cliff]

guys

i know CAAAN is like informational and everything

and that doing it is optional (according to Cornell)

but like is it REALLY optional

im pretty sure someone has already asked this a lot

[wicked saddle]

what is a caaan

[thick abyss]

Interviews

[thick abyss]

No

[wicked saddle]

literally yes, if you want your best shot at admission no

[thick abyss]

Exacto

[crystal walrus]

cus it's a sign that you're iinterested and want to learn more about the school

[open glen]

Hi gamers

@crystal walrus if you end up at Yale I’m gonna laugh

If you applied to Yale

Me when I get in state tuition for SUNY Ithaca Unlike you guys

🥱

Same thing with CUNY Morningside

🥱

[crystal walrus]

same school gang? or just mutuals (nvm)

nah i got rejected

[inner cliff]

ok ty

i got my CAAAN meeting a couple days ago and am planning on doing it haha

[chrome ember]

oh shoot

can i ask after i applied

[spring crest]

to deferred engineering applicants idk if this has already been sent but it seems like they no longer care abt loci

https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/information-postponed-applicants

I was researching for the loci and this was the first thing that popped up

[open glen]

Mutuals

[crystal walrus]

yea

ah cool cool

[open glen]

How many SUNY Ithaca’s last year according to naviance

We had 100

[crystal walrus]

damn what

how many applied

we had 60

[open glen]

400

[crystal walrus]

470

lol

[uncut mauve]

damn y'all live close to Cornell or smth?

5 accepted for my school

[open glen]

Nah

We both go to specialized high schools in NYC

That’s why

[feral wren]

Y'alls schools are crazy lol

[uncut mauve]

ah i c

[crystal walrus]

x . x i am mid among my school
so i'm not expecting much

[open glen]

Nah our schools are just try hard

And toxic

[crystal walrus]

oof yeah

[humble meteor]

when did u turn inthe form?'

[crystal walrus]

i mean i'm def fine with not getting into an ivy
it's just that a lot of ppl got into 'better' schools already and it feels like i'm behind them

[long oak]

yall are highkey doxxing urselves

id suggest you delete but eh

[chrome ember]

bro what

how big are y'alls schools

my specialized hs has 270 kids per grade

[crystal walrus]

damn what

each grade around 900

[chrome ember]

yea i mean ig cause y'all are NYC

and we're a county magnet

[crystal walrus]

ah

[crystal walrus]

lol i was tryna be lowkey but eh
i'm fine either way

[hot bone]

Is Cornell application deadline confirmed extended to the 16th

[sweet gale]

yes

[open glen]

True

Although idk what their name is

[crystal walrus]

you can ask jerry if you want lol or dm

[glass raft]

wait where do you see the form?

[humble meteor]

in the applicant portal

[quartz anvil]

Does Cornell favor NY applicants for the land-grant schools?

[crystal walrus]

ik they are favored for CALS(idk for other land-grant schools)

[quartz anvil]

They extended the deadline right?

Or it said they'll allow submissions to the 16th

[crystal walrus]

i think so? but im not sure

[steep cliff]

Why are all the prefrosh Cornellians? Does Cornell ed get announced earlier than any other school?

[limber kestrel]

https://blogs.cornell.edu/admissions/2023/01/05/cornell-interviews/

For anyone wondering about the very mysterious CAAAN interview thingy ^^

[uncut mauve]

pretty sure all ED results are out

only Cornell ED ppl follow this thread tho

[drowsy glen]

?? This is all cornell applicants at this point

Like

Ed and rd

[mystic lintel]

has anyone done an interview for cornell yet? they messaged me and i’m just kinda nervous for it

[thick abyss]

May I ask what the message was like

I haven’t gotten it yet I believe

[mystic lintel]

they just asked for my number so they could call me to schedule an interview

[thick abyss]

On the portal or email

[mystic lintel]

i live in nyc so it’s not really surprising

they sent an email

[thick abyss]

I live in chicago so I’m freaking out

[plain coral]

i live near nyc

wheres my interview

💀

[topaz aurora]

i live in canada and i got deferred ed where’s my interview 🙄🙄

[plain coral]

oh

🤡 i feel dumb

for coe

[thick abyss]

BRUH

wait do they offer for hotel

[plain coral]

i dont see hotel school even listed

😭

oh

nvm

interviews not offered

[thick abyss]

THANK GOD

I thought they already hated me

Ty man

[plain coral]

thats the list of schools at cornell

u click into it to see the requirements

coe doesnt offer interview

yeah

[daring dragon]

me too please

[plain coral]

https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/college-and-school-admissions-requirements

[daring dragon]

ty

[limpid ocean]

Same

[limpid ocean]

Duke rejection ed too💀

[limpid ocean]

Same

[wet siren]

was i not granted the extension if it still says the deadline has passed

[plain coral]

everyone got it

commonapp by jan 15, supps by feb 16

[wet siren]

i see thank you

[limpid ocean]

I think for interviews

They said they got like 2k+ aluminis and current students for interviews

And often offer abt 25k interviews outa 70k apps

[velvet gull]

is it bad to not get an interview

[plain coral]

no

based on availability

[limpid ocean]

Ye

But no risk of not doing one

[daring dragon]

a&s doesnt offer so im chilling

[limpid ocean]

Unless u r real introvert and cant talk to random ppl

[limpid ocean]

Really?

[daring dragon]

yep

[uncut mauve]

wait art and science doesn't offer?

[daring dragon]

yep

[uncut mauve]

🥳

W

[daring dragon]

a fellow a&s applicant

competition huh

[uncut mauve]

lol i suck at interviews so im quite happy about that

[daring dragon]

ive never done any

i have one on the 26th

so hopefully it goes well

[uncut mauve]

ive done one and i don't think it went well lol

[daring dragon]

with which college

[uncut mauve]

upenn

[daring dragon]

ah

i have an irl that goes there

[limpid ocean]

Well sad 😢

No interviews for Dyson

[velvet gull]

which school do have interviews

[plain coral]

architecture

[limpid ocean]

My interview with Duke was with a lady who’s my parents’ age 😂

Lowkey funny but we had a good convo

[plain coral]

id prefer that ngl

this man is like 6 years older than me

[velvet gull]

which schools like dont give interveiws tho

do you know

like idk where to look

ive been googling and nothing really came up

for my school

[plain coral]

which school.

[velvet gull]

brooks

[velvet gull]

damn

tyyyyy

[tiny willow]

does college of engineering do interview?

[plain coral]

No

[crystal walrus]

YESSSSS

[tiny willow]

thank u for lmk

[thick abyss]

How was it? Mine is next week

[torn citrus]

i didn't ask my math teacher for one

does it affect my application in anyway?

[sweet gale]

engineering applicants have to have a math lor

preferably precal or calc

their website says it’s a requirement

idk tho

[torn citrus]

yeah i did computer science and english too

[plain coral]

they really want a rec that attests to your math ability

[sweet gale]

thats y i didnt apply engineering cus i only had an engineering and english rec

[humble meteor]

only for engineering?

not anything else right

[plain coral]

u can look at ur own schools reqs

https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/college-and-school-admissions-requirements

[humble meteor]

i did not do 3 years of a language

dont think cas has any unique requirements nice

[pearl summit]

aaaaa i got an interview

im so happy

cornell is my bestie now

[marsh musk]

Nah haven't gotten any messages about interviews from any of my schools yet

[marsh musk]

id just suggest you make sure you know why u want to go to the school before u have the interview

look into the programs and make sure u know ur own story lmaoo

[glass raft]

could you send a screenshot? I can't find it for some reason in my portal

[thick abyss]

I believe it was on common app

[glass raft]

wait nvm coe doesn't offer interviews lol

[hollow perch]

sry if this was answered before but i just found out about the extended deadline, so all application materials are due on the 16th including sat scores, rec letters, etc?

[plain coral]

February

[hollow perch]

oh damn

[plain coral]

The commonapp part

Is due jan 15

[limber harbor]

Cornell asked me for literally 10000 financial docs is this a good sign

/s

[wicked saddle]

its truly non evaluative, more like a conversation. they didn't ask any q's like "why cornell" etc. as long u can keep a convo you'll be good. and the alumni is likely from your state/town so that'll b an easy convo starter

[brave root]

i didn't realize the arts supplement was due on jan 2nd...

turned my actually app on jan 2nd tho i was a fool

wanted to get a better recording 😦

do u think I can ask for an extension or is that only for the common app itself?

[limber kestrel]

dont CAAAN interviewers send an interview report to the admissions comittee though?

[wicked saddle]

my interviewer told me that they only tell admissions that we spoke. nothing more

[limber kestrel]

oh so its just more of a demonstrated interest thing

[wicked saddle]

Yeah exactly. cuz there wouldn't even be much for my interviewer to have sent them, he never even asked me any interview-styled questions. just talked about himself & cornell for an hour

[steep cliff]

Can I sign up for a interview if I had one already?

[wicked saddle]

not sure what you mean by that

[steep cliff]

I had a mandatory interview for AAP but I still want a informational one

[wicked saddle]

oh i see. but no you can't request to CAAAN outside of just checking the box that was in the common app

[steep cliff]

Ohh ok

[vernal raven]

All schools offer im pretty sure, but theyre purely informational

[daring dragon]

oh okay

[inner cliff]

you mean the application? jan 2

[chrome ember]

you can

i checked it in the portal

[grim crown]

my dad told me 22 wasn’t enough 😭😭 applied to 40 now

[limpid ocean]

It was great but duke apparently just dont like me 😢

[wind nimbus]

That’s crazy

[grim crown]

demanding father 😵‍💫

[limpid ocean]

Wow

If you’re asian

Its kinda understandable

Especially competitive ones 💀

I applied to 23 rn but my parents arent the competitive ones 😃

[wraith reef]

Is the Cornell interview evaluative

[plain coral]

no

[wraith reef]

Cause i applied ed and got deferred but haven’t gotten an interview in either ed or rd

Ok thanks

[plain coral]

informational

[humble meteor]

😭

i only did 22 and thats more than most ppl ik irl

ppl on a2c pulling up with 30 40 108

like now i feel like im doin way too little

[limpid ocean]

How

Tf

Honestlu

If u alr get in ur reach or safety in early

I would wing it in rd too

[crystal walrus]

108??

[uncut mauve]

^

[viral crest]

yeah no one ik irl's gone above 22

a2cers on that grind

[tough pebble]

i did 17 and that’s like the most of my entire class … but then again there is a grand total of four ppl from my town applying to college 😀

[daring dragon]

I did 13

[daring dragon]

WHAT

that’s insane

[humble meteor]

dang

[thick abyss]

Four????

How come

[crystal walrus]

damn

i did 15

one of my friends did 40 cus his father wanted him to..

[thick abyss]

Fee waivers or nah

[crystal walrus]

fee waivers fortunately

[tough pebble]

i live in a tiny town, my town makes up only like 25% of my class and the neighboring town makes up the rest

[thick abyss]

Danggg

My highschool is 4 towns combined but 1000 kids applying to college

[grim crown]

im hispanic it’s jus that my dad went to two ivys😭

[limpid ocean]

Ah ofc 💀💀💀💀

[plain coral]

My school publicizes that every year 100% of students go on to attend 4year universities

[limpid ocean]

That is very understandable

[plain coral]

So ig all 100 of us are applying

[limpid ocean]

Gap year kids be like 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️

[plain chasm]

smth like 18% of my class applies to college

and of that, probably 5% is applying to the local cc

[thick abyss]

Danggg

98% of mine does

[plain chasm]

sheesh

i think of everyone, there were only 3 people applying to ivies

me (sal), the val who got in dartmouth ed, and then 3rd

[humble meteor]

everyone in my district applies to college and it is a mad competitive one 💀 a

adds up to like 7000 kids

[wicked saddle]

Like total or in HS

All of us in our class apply

Not necessary to competitive ones though

They only encourage the top students to do that lol

Damn small district

[wicked saddle]

Same
More competitive you are the more College and Career Services follows your every move

I mean yeah, ig it makes sense since I actually gaf about my education

[quartz anvil]

Wait until you google Long Island school districts

Every town has their own

[wicked saddle]

My district has 60k kids

High school alone

[open glen]

Isn’t it like 100 or smth

Idk

LI is mid

Although I’m most likely ending up at a college in LI

[hollow perch]

cas applicants- did you use up all 650 words

[vernal raven]

I havent written but quality > quantity

Plus AOs might like getting to read a shorter essay

[limpid ocean]

did dyson but i think the essay are somewhat the same? idk - anyways I wrote 550/650 words

[thick abyss]

I did business and did 640

[limpid ocean]

ye i should've written more tho

if u feel like u can make the 650 words good then do it

else anything above 500 words would be fine i g

[topaz aurora]

i did like 648 i had to cut down my essays

[marsh musk]

I did Dyson and wrote about 630-640?

pretty sure as long as u get ur message across you dont have to use all 650

[craggy quiver]

My one word essay must’ve impressed them

Hyphens-are-incredibly-underrated-at-beating-word-count-because-y’all-don’t-use-it-enough

[quiet current]

huh

[limpid ocean]

Lol 😂

[crystal walrus]

i wrote around 600

[kindred condor]

no

[wicked saddle]

nah, near the limit tho
500-650 shld be a gd ballpark to be in

[wicked saddle]

I used all

[solemn sleet]

yes

[daring dragon]

I think I was like at 649

[steep cliff]

Is the deadline Feb 10 or Jan 16?

[wheat shadow]

even i'm not sure but just to be safe i'll be submitting before jan 16

[steep cliff]

Yeah I’m confused should I email them?

[solemn sleet]

just submit on or before jan 16

you have a whole week to do the supps

[wind nimbus]

1st interview and ofc its cornell lmao

anyone whos done it got any tips

[solemn sleet]

dress extra nice

i wore a tuxedo type of thing in my interview

use a good camera

try not to stutter

try not to say uh or um

prepare for some common responses beforehand

and don’t sound scripted

oh, and smile a lot too

[wind nimbus]

aint gon lie best camera i got is an iphone 12 pro lmao

[solemn sleet]

that works

[mossy obsidian]

pretty sure they say to wear casual tho

[thick abyss]

Cap

It’s business casual not formal wear

[thick abyss]

Don’t zoom from an iPhone tbh

[solemn sleet]

I did

You can wear casual too

but I’m just saying I wore a tux

actually, it was more of a 3 piece suit

[thick abyss]

Business doesn’t offer interviews sadly

[solemn sleet]

my interviewer liked it

[thick abyss]

For a guy, I feel like a button down shirt is appropriate

Bit harder as a girl myself

[solemn sleet]

yeah idk for girls

[thick abyss]

Yeah like I’m not gonna wear a. Suit 😭

And a dress is a bit much

[solemn sleet]

idek what a lot of girl clothes are called lmao

[thick abyss]

So I try to find a middle ground somehow

[vernal raven]

Ima wear my pjs

Show my character

[thick abyss]

Ur Pokémon pj’s>>>

[solemn sleet]

wear whatever you’re comfortable in

I just wore a 3 piece suit because I had it

and my thing was virtual

[thick abyss]

What even is a 3 piece suit

[vernal raven]

^

[thick abyss]

Like 3 diff shirts in one?

[thick abyss]

Is that not a regular suit?

[solemn sleet]

idk

my mom calls it a 3 piece shit

[thick abyss]

Lmaooo

[solemn sleet]

suit*

[long oak]

3 piece shit 😭

[vernal raven]

Howd u already get a cornell interview

[thick abyss]

NOT THE TWEED PIECE

Lorax is calling

[solemn sleet]

This wasn’t for Cornell

it was for my other interview

[thick abyss]

I have mine for duke tomorrow and I couldn’t care less abt the attire (well maybe I could)

What I’m dying abt is that

[vernal raven]

Oh i thought it was bc the original person was asking abt cornell oops

[thick abyss]

His kids go to my school

And I don’t like my school

[vernal raven]

Act like his kids are ur best friends

[thick abyss]

Luckily they aren’t in my grade

So idk them

[vernal raven]

And that way he highly recommends u

[thick abyss]

He has a junior and a freshman I believe

Maybe if he asks if I know them I’ll be like “omg yeah I do!!! My best friend”

[limber harbor]

Bro what

Regular suit is a coat and shirt

Not coat vest and shirt

Dont up suit standards i gatw them enough

[wind nimbus]

only thing is thats more than likely all i got

unless my friend lets me borrow his cam so imma find that out tmrw

[limpid ocean]

wait yall got ur interview?

[marsh musk]

Nah haven’t gotten any interviews yet

[limpid ocean]

ah

i cant 🥲

sad

[velvet gull]

i wore a turtleneck for my gtown interview

now im wearing a polo shirt for my w+l one today

idk maybe its diff for virtual interviews

[wicked saddle]

i heard interviews in gen are p casual?

esp if its an alum

[quiet current]

my MIT interview graduated class of 1962

and he's driving to the place we're meeting and he's capable of using imessage

bro is a chad

[wind nimbus]

"There is no need to dress up for our chat. Whatever you are comfortable with and wearing that day is fine for Cornell! I will probably be in a sweatshirt of some sort myself, so I will be pretty casual. :)"

[noble ivy]

lmfaooo

[wind nimbus]

This was from my interviewer

[noble ivy]

aww that’s sweet

[quiet current]

cornell interviews apparently don't affect admissions though

according the guy in #🚀-general-chat

[noble ivy]

how old does that make him now

[quiet current]

or maybe that's for general meetings

[noble ivy]

so like he was probably born 1940 lmfao

[wind nimbus]

im sure it doesnt affect it much but it might just be to line up ur interests essays and all with who u acc r

[quiet current]

2023 - 1962 + 22~ = ~

lmao

[noble ivy]

the dude is in his 80s omg

[wicked saddle]

yeah i think they call it informational on the app

[quiet current]

and he's using imessage and driving himself around

i'm interviewing with a legend

[wind nimbus]

considered

[noble ivy]

that’s impressive good for him genuinely

[quiet current]

he has an iphone too the text is blue

i'm excited to meet the guy

[wicked saddle]

have fun!

[quiet current]

i looked him up he's 82

[wind nimbus]

jus realizing my interviewers an attorney

im a (potential) cs major

les go

[wicked saddle]

not sure if im dumb but

how r those related?

[wind nimbus]

They’re not

That’s the joke

Not sure if he’ll know much bout my major/school at Cornell so trying to figure out what questions I’d ask

[wicked saddle]

ahhhh makes sense

[velvet gull]

fondest memory

is always a good one

[wind nimbus]

Mm

I think I’ll practice with my friends sister who’s in cornell engineering

[wicked saddle]

i thoughy mine was old 😭

she was class of 1990

[wind nimbus]

yall i got class of 2011 lmfao

[topaz aurora]

who should i address my cornell loci to?

[limpid ocean]

Man finished college when my parents werent even born

[hexed snow]

hey guys. i got deferred from humec and currently writing loci to send around third week of January. does cornell usually accept many deferred students?

[feral wren]

Not sure, but I do know they don't even look at deferred/wait list students who don't send LOCIs

[wicked saddle]

wait actually?

where'd you find that?

[feral wren]

Went to an event nearby (which was mostly for accepted ED students) and their admissions person said that in regards to someone who was deferred.

Even without that, logically, why would they look twice at somehow who didn't show any interest beyond their initial application when there are plenty of qualified students who did.

[meager kayak]

assuming that not everyone writes a loci, and that a deferral means you meet cornell' academic standard, id assume that deferred applicants who write a loci have a slight advantage over rd applicants

@hexed snow

could be wrong tho

[limber harbor]

bc they paid good money and decided to ED in the first place

if X person is motivated enough to contractually bind themselves, then they shouldn't be obligated to write a LOCI when Cornell chose tod efer

[vernal raven]

Yea i doubt cornell cares if ur interest, most students who get accepted are going

[limber harbor]

^^^

99% of T30s understand this

they aren't struggling with yield so they don't look for that

[brave root]

eh, depends

cough uchicago cough

[leaden scaffold]

Why wouldn’t Cornell care about your interest lol. They lose plenty of yield to other top schools. A LOCI with strong interest will definitely help

Not sending an LOCI is not just “no additional interest,” but in a way “disinterest,” to quote someone else

[limber harbor]

yeah bc uchic has a reputation for just being a shitty school

nothing good outside of learning, and no one wants that

and knowing the ppl who get accepted there from my hs

it's literally the ppl who have no life outside of school

[limpid ocean]

Im international student and i need to submit an english proficiency test/proof

When should i submit it by?

[daring dragon]

probably asap

[limpid ocean]

Really?

But the other deadlines are 16th jan and 20th feb or sth 💀

For cornell (the extension)

[thick abyss]

Submit as soon as you get it

The result

[limpid ocean]

Ah

But i need to finish my mid terms 😦

Spanish + econ in 11 hours

Needa nap/sleep now

[thick abyss]

The test only takes like an hr right

U could do it after

[limpid ocean]

Yeye

[thick abyss]

Get some sleep

[limpid ocean]

Doing duolingo

[limpid ocean]

Ye

Just did my mentality training

Im either crazy or stupid

[plain coral]

\

[old agate]

alright this is gonna make me feel really stupid, but just to be sure cornell extended to the 16th right? im only asking bc it's not showing up on my common app as extended

[tough pebble]

yes it’s extended don’t worry

[old agate]

🙏

[tough pebble]

the commonapp will literally block you from doing anything if the deadline really passed

like you will be entirely unable to edit stuff lol

ik it’s jarring to see “deadline passed!!!!” on commonapp but in reality it hasn’t, dw 👍

[old agate]

dope thank u very very much

[quiet current]

to be clear it's due by the 16th

so treat it as the 15th at 11:59 pm

[tough pebble]

yep

hell, even treat it like it’s due at like 8pm

because god forbid your wifi dies out of nowhere or smth

[vernal raven]

Isnt it due the 10th?

I think common app is due by 16th

Then supp essay is 10th

Bc i already submitted my common app and i have another month for my supplemental

[plain coral]

yea

[drowsy glen]

Feb 10 for sup

Jan 16 for ca

[abstract forge]

wait they extended by that much?

I never heard about that

[thick abyss]

Could be fake

[vernal raven]

nah my common app is extended till the 10th