Cornell University (2023-2024)

[ionic hearth]

:((

[haughty karma]

yeahhh 😭 but it makes it easier in the end. for me at least LMAO less thinking..just ocpy script

[shell prairie]

I forgot all the scripts

I just be making stuff up it's correct 90% of the time

[ionic hearth]

W

[worthy kraken]

i abs loved ap stat

[haughty karma]

i think our school's ap stats class is behind most other schools. we just started 1 prop z score tests

[haughty karma]

yes! tbh

[worthy kraken]

what chapter are you guys on

[haughty karma]

errr uhhh 19-22 😭?!!!

i think. we're on a different book or smth.

we just finished stuff abt sampling proportions

[worthy kraken]

yeah you guys are on ch 7

[haughty karma]

ohhh i see

[ionic hearth]

I don't think ur too behind

[worthy kraken]

chapter 9 onwards is where all the frq problems come in

[ionic hearth]

I think u guys are doing ch8

we're only like a week ahead of u

[ionic hearth]

are u guys doing starens tabour

[worthy kraken]

i already finished ap stat last year lol

took the exam n everything

got a 5

[ionic hearth]

ik but i was wondering which chapters ur reffring too 😭

[worthy kraken]

oh

[ionic hearth]

since different books have different chapters

[worthy kraken]

uh hold on lemme check

[haughty karma]

ic ic

[haughty karma]

i think the official collegeboard chapters?

ayo what

[worthy kraken]

but we don't use the textbook often

[haughty karma]

ik collegeboard also splits their stuff up

[worthy kraken]

we only use it for hw, our teacher made her own class notes

i think she just follows the chapters and how collegeboard splits up the content

[ionic hearth]

OH

[ionic hearth]

Ya this is our book

[worthy kraken]

yeah we're using collegeboard's chapters

[haughty karma]

anyways i have cornell interview tom 😔

[wild spoke]

is the math diagnostic hard

[ionic hearth]

corn

[ionic hearth]

i have heard that it is just testing calc i skills but asking an engineer is good idea

[wild spoke]

im not gonna get like expelled if i do bad right

cuz im doing calc bc rn so i shud prolly be fine

[ionic hearth]

no u will def be fine

[ionic hearth]

yes

calc 1 is the first semester

the not too bad stuff

[wild spoke]

ight light work

thx

[ionic hearth]

np

[sage glade]

I want to go here more and more

[versed dawn]

where can i find info abt dorms options for incoming ppl

theres so many things im getting confused

[wild spoke]

does it start in april

i mean the registering

[ionic hearth]

ooh

here's a good guide shared by cornell discord

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r6s0rNlc6O4vQf7dON8FpSaCr7h9A2r6/edit

[versed dawn]

tysmmm 😭😭😭

[ionic hearth]

have u commited cornell? U should verify

it will be fun

🙏

[versed dawn]

idk how to verify

wait why what happens when i do

[glad siren]

wait do u guys still have th CAAN section in your portal

mine disappeared

[ionic hearth]

u get cool perks

like verified villaage

[versed dawn]

ouhh thanks i will

[ionic hearth]

W

[glad siren]

does that mean i dont get one

lwok dont care too much cuz its not rly an interview

still would be nice to get one

[ionic hearth]

welocme to da club

[versed dawn]

[wild spoke]

"Fire inspections will be announced ahead of time so just put illegal things away and hide them, inspectors will not check drawers or open your closet or anything" ??

[ionic hearth]

let me be clear that neither basedgoat nor a2c endorse any type of behaviour suggested by this guide. it is simply here for information and reference

https://tenor.com/view/farheen-fernheen-fern-kitty-black-cat-gif-9719620156620957146

it is a pretty good guide tho

[wild spoke]

im ngl its quite useful guide

[ionic hearth]

are u in cornell discord

u should join

[wild spoke]

can u send me link

[ionic hearth]

ya

[deep basalt]

did anyone's like "you requested a caaan meeting" thingy disappear

[normal cradle]

no

even after the interview

[rough turret]

hey yall, just to confirm, they ask for ur parent tax return doc for financial aid, but u just submit that thru idoc right

like theres nowhere on the portal for u to upload

[light kestrel]

its gone for me too

Wtf

[deep basalt]

wtf

asdfjklasdfjkl

gonna hop on a burner and figure this out 💀

[light kestrel]

ur so real for tjat

i wanted my caaj meeting

[deep basalt]

wait did they just take it away for ppl they didn't interview or smth

womp womp

[loud hull]

mine also disappeared rip

i hope it doesn't mean anything

[deep basalt]

did u have an interview I’m guessing it disappeared for ppl who they didn’t have time to interview

[loud hull]

no i didnt ever get one

[normal cradle]

mine also disappeared

but I had my interview already

[loud hull]

maybe the deadline for conducting them has passed

[outer onyx]

yo

does everyone get an interview

and are they evaluative

[tardy jewel]

they aren't evaluative

[weak valve]

no

[weak valve]

no unlesss ur like aap

[hybrid temple]

btw what does aap stand for

[ionic hearth]

Art architecture planning

https://aap.cornell.edu/

beautiful website

[olive zephyr]

@weak valve @abstract nimbus Hey guys i got deferred from Cornell aap and I’m still making a few works to update for my LOCI. If I send my loci on feb 3 or 4 would that be too late?

Cause what if they already reviewed my file and saw I sent in nothing and rejected me?

😭

[weak valve]

Yall right campus is huge

I just had to like

Rush 26 min round trip

J to go to dorm

For smth

Wtf

[weak valve]

They review rd like mid feb

Or early feb

Just send whenever

Better to send than not

[weak valve]

30 min* im dying

Atp i should j live in cocktail

And shower in teagle

[ionic belfry]

I should live in goldwin tbh

[ionic hearth]

😭

dang

@ionic belfry do u know anyone in eco

[weak valve]

@spring scroll

@abstract nimbus

[spring scroll]

hi

im in eco

[abstract nimbus]

^

i live with that bozo

[abstract nimbus]

tent in duffield, trust

[ionic belfry]

Plenty

[ionic hearth]

Omg

Hi

I have so many questions

1. how manageable is the distance from campus? Is it walkable most days?

[spring scroll]

Yeah

I usually walk to class

[ionic hearth]

2. how are the rooms? I've heard they are pretty big and nice. I plan for a double if that makes a difference

[ionic hearth]

Yay

😍

[spring scroll]

Im in a double

Its good size

[ionic hearth]

That's good

[spring scroll]

My only ick is carpet floors

[ionic hearth]

How competitive is Eco

[spring scroll]

Cuz i have a dust allergy

[ionic hearth]

Ohhhhh

Ngl I like carpets

[spring scroll]

Wdym by competative

[ionic hearth]

😭😭

[ionic hearth]

Like if I apply for it would I probably get it

For context I'm a math major so the connection isn't really there 😭😭

[abstract nimbus]

me and @spring scroll are both

not "eco" m ajors

im ECE + CS

he's CS + Music

lol

[spring scroll]

probably

[ionic hearth]

yay

😍

i am on my way to becomeing a future eco-er

now i just gotta find a roomate fr 🙏

[tidal fiber]

got rejected from uva i have no hope for cornell now

[signal lily]

ehh still possible

[night raven]

if you were oos uva

its as much as a toss up as cornell lol

[ionic belfry]

Fr

Oos state is hard

[hollow lava]

it’s too cold up there come to texas

[haughty crown]

Helloooo future and current Cornellians

What is goodie

[white minnow]

i heart cornell

never knew campus was so beautiful

[ionic belfry]

Aww r u here rn

[white minnow]

just left !!

i really liked it

wish I EDed

[ionic belfry]

AYY

Yeah I love our campus tbh

[weak valve]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0E048ELDEk/?igsh=MWRhNHdjem15cWh0dQ==

randomguyintn

Clarity is key #dont

Likes

507061

Instagram

[heavy marlin]

is it too late to write a loci to cornel

[stray lotus]

u good? 😭

[ionic hearth]

hi cornellies

[ionic hearth]

hi steve

[ionic hearth]

i cannot wait to visit 🙏

do u have any pretty pics

[rain bobcat]

I’ll link this here idk if you guys can help

#💭-majors-and-minors message

[weak valve]

What biggreen said

[lavish marlin]

ik im visiting in april for spring break

i need a bear thats cute

[wild spoke]

hav u gone b4

[ionic hearth]

YES

[ionic hearth]

I'm begging my parents

[lavish marlin]

i was aboutta say why are you begging

cuz i live in ny

but you live in cali LOL

[weak valve]

korei and bubble nugget and i will give u a tour if we r free 😇

[finite lava]

WOAH

THATS A BIG ASSUMPTION

[weak valve]

i didnt ask

i was telling

[normal cradle]

anyone here applying to CALS biology & society?

[weak valve]

bsoc

<3

ivy league education

[gaunt jolt]

any time someone says so true bestie I get reminded of sydney sweeney for no reason

[haughty crown]

So true bestie

Is there a way to find the deferral to acceptance rate for specific schools?

[shell prairie]

visit the cat cafe for me

[ionic belfry]

Nah not usually

Was ur loci submitted?

[ionic hearth]

🙏

[ionic hearth]

first thing to visit fr

[ionic hearth]

so true bestie.

[haughty crown]

Yeah I submitted mid Jan

An AO recommended that I submit one 😛

[stray lotus]

Frrrrr

[viscid spade]

if i submit my css late will my app still be considered?

i mean way late

[burnt grove]

like now late

or how late

[viscid spade]

i mean i havent submitted it yet what if i submit it in March

[burnt grove]

ask the admissions team ig

[viscid spade]

they probs tell me to submit it asap lol

[burnt grove]

yeah then do that

ezpz

[eager acorn]

hi

[signal lily]

thats when decision comes out bruh

[wild spoke]

Bro so I submitted it after Ed decision, is it gonna come out for the same length of time

[ionic hearth]

so pretty

😍

[white minnow]

cornell sends out likely letters right

[elfin thunder]

👍

[frank nebula]

Hi did anybody from ny get this email from Cornell

[ionic hearth]

I believe @ashen pilot got this for EOP? Either way might be a good idea to compare w/ each other

[frank nebula]

Hi! What do you mean by comparing

[ionic hearth]

EOP and HEOP

[frank nebula]

Ohhhh

I think heop is for the private schools in Cornell

[ionic hearth]

ohhh

that makes sense

[ashen pilot]

HI FINALLY FIRST PERSON

DM ME

PLS

[frank nebula]

GOTCHU

[ashen pilot]

submit it right away bruh 😭

[cobalt cypress]

cornell interviewer is ghosting me

[viscid spade]

can u explain

[viscid spade]

i got no money left unfortunately😔

[viscid spade]

but why arent they rushing me im curious

[ashen pilot]

it’s a nyc program

[viscid spade]

oh n what for exactly

[ashen pilot]

cuz they prob don’t know, u should submit it quick tho cuz if u get accepted u might not have the accurate financial aid letter

[viscid spade]

i mean if i dont will they straight out rejecting me

just curious ill send it

[ashen pilot]

like if ur low income first gen nyc student, kinda weird tho cuz u get contacted if ur inadmissible to cornell thru regular standards, so it’s a 2nd way to get u in basically

[ashen pilot]

no they won’t cuz financial aid doesn’t affect admission

[viscid spade]

so the person got emailed got in?

[viscid spade]

omg i was so worried

[ashen pilot]

i got a email too, tbh she’s the first person i’ve seen get it so i was kinda relieved. we’re both being delulu ab it but i’m sure it’s nothing guaranteed 😭

[ashen pilot]

yea dw

[viscid spade]

ohm but we dont know it for sure right

[ashen pilot]

yea still submit

asap

u don’t wanna get bad financial aid

😭

[viscid spade]

i got no money left for css lol

[ashen pilot]

wdym money?

oH

[viscid spade]

the fee

[ashen pilot]

u don’t have a waiver

dang idk i got waivers for all them 😭

[viscid spade]

im an international

[ashen pilot]

ahh i see

maybe try emailing them

and see if they can provide u with one

or calling

[viscid spade]

dang u know how to get waivers for intl

[ashen pilot]

not sure tbh but i would try emailing or calling!

[viscid spade]

ye i was lazy waiting for an email

[forest aspen]

cornell interview is nonevaluative, yet the interviewer needs to submit a form that admissions will read? i don't get it

[ashen pilot]

i heard it only helps u, can’t hurt u

like if the interview report is good, they see that but if it isn’t the best, it won’t bring u down. but tbh i still don’t know how that makes sense

[forest aspen]

yeah when i think nonevaluative i think that they don't even submit a report

that would be truly nonevaluative

[ashen pilot]

yea it’s kinda weird ngl

[candid atlas]

ugh i keep forgetting to fill out the eop form for cornell

[viscid spade]

do internationals have to fill it out

[candid atlas]

only new york state residents are eligible

[frank nebula]

Did you also get the email that a Cornell person will call you

[candid atlas]

no i just remember my counselor reminding me to fill out the heop/eop form

[frank nebula]

Ohhhh

[candid atlas]

did you already fill it out?

[frank nebula]

No but a Cornell person will call me about it

[eager acorn]

whats heop

[candid atlas]

its a ny state program that helps low income students pay for college and catch up on stuff for college readiness

[frigid anchor]

w program

[candid atlas]

yeah im pretty sure all colleges in ny are required to have it

[ashen pilot]

@viscid spade did u email cornell’s financial aid office for the waiver?

[ashen pilot]

it’s for his css

profile

cuz he’s int and he said he doesn’t have any more money to send the css to cornell

[ashen pilot]

@viscid spade

[drifting hill]

bros my friend didn’t submit their loci,, how cooked are they for rd

[weak valve]

i mean

loci isnt required

[serene fractal]

i think it simply means that the interviewer does not conduct an official evaluation of the student after the interview

so like schools like duke where the interview is evaluative have all interviewers rate students they've interviewed on a 1-4 scale

so i'm assuming what "non-evaluative" means is that there's no score being made but the interviewer is allowed to add comments and information that may be helpful to the committee

[weak valve]

it means it doesnt impact ur decision

[prime oxide]

Hi

[waxen jolt]

did anyone get a finaid email?

[haughty crown]

What did it look like?

[waxen jolt]

it just said that i have a form missing

[haughty crown]

CSS? Idoc?

[waxen jolt]

no like it was a specific form which we sent through the idoc

they also added a note

[haughty crown]

Oh hmm

[waxen jolt]

like "this one wasnt signed, pls send again"

[haughty crown]

“We need this lol thx”

Did you apply rd?

[waxen jolt]

yup

i dont wanna be delusional just yet but i'm being delusional

[haughty crown]

Sick

Delusional? About what?

[waxen jolt]

getting in 💀

[haughty crown]

Oh lmao 😭 don’t say that

Have confidence in yourself, I’m sure you spent a lot of time on your apps. Give yourself credit.

[waxen jolt]

i did not, in fact, spend a lot of time on my apps 💀

but hey i blame it on the fact that i was sick for half of the semester

[haughty crown]

Do you have bad grade/ a recent decrease?

[waxen jolt]

no i somehow survived w all As (my school doesn't grade inflate)

[haughty crown]

My grades had a little dip and I’ve been freaking out a bit

nice job!!! Now you can sit back (more or less)

[waxen jolt]

yeah kinda but the senioritis is rlly getting to me

i need to up my game or else i'm fr gonna fail 💀

[waxen jolt]

awh nooo its gonna be okay

is it this sem? or last?

if it was last sem i think it would be valid (not frowned upon) bcs colleges know how stressful applying to college can be

[ionic hearth]

hi cornellies

[light kestrel]

this is routine

they literally cannot use anything if it’s not signed

it doesn’t mean anything

[haughty crown]

As long as you don’t fail, I really think you’ll be ok because you prob don’t have to send grades anymore. Find a project, research something, be passionate about a topic during this period between now and college. It’s actually amazing.

[haughty crown]

Last semester 😔

[haughty crown]

Hey bb

[waxen jolt]

hiiii

are you the ross guy

[ionic hearth]

i dont think so

[ionic hearth]

this^^

just learn the stuff u find interesting

i've picked up korean and im relearning calculus

[waxen jolt]

yup but i feel like im doing sm research im putting off school 💀

[waxen jolt]

ah okay

oh wait by ross i mean the math camp

[ionic hearth]

its fineee

[ionic hearth]

yea i didn't do any math camps 😭

sorry

[waxen jolt]

oh okay

nah mb i mixed u up

[ionic hearth]

its finee

[waxen jolt]

i havent talked in a2c but ive read some messages and sm1 went to ross (i went to the bu one)

[ionic hearth]

how r u feeling ab apps

[waxen jolt]

eh idk kinda scared i got deferred everywhere

[ionic hearth]

😨

that must stuck

deferrals r so scary

[waxen jolt]

they are 😔

[haughty crown]

Lmao just find a balance 💀 tbh it’s good prep for balancing college life

I think I’m going to take the khan philosophy course and make an app prototype because why not lmao

[waxen jolt]

im starting a nonprofit w my friend for funsies

[haughty crown]

I’ve never done anything like this but it’s just cool

That’s a perfect idea

[waxen jolt]

yeah

and it isnt even for college apps :D

biggest flex

[haughty crown]

EXACTLY

highest level of flex

It’s not for the apps

[waxen jolt]

frfr

[ionic belfry]

Aww cool!!

Just make sure to get some younger kids involved to keep it sustainable

[waxen jolt]

okiii

[hybrid temple]

It means you’re missing finaid docs

[viscid spade]

i slept all day yesterday tho💀💀💀 ill be rn

[viscid spade]

omg tyou for caring🫶🫶🫶

[stray lotus]

Corm mel

[ionic hearth]

u must sleep 😡

hi steve tho

good morning cornellies

[stray lotus]

Sorry pookie 😔

[haughty crown]

What time zone

[ashen pilot]

ofcc

[versed dawn]

are the ppl in engineering mean like are they cutthroat

[prime oxide]

Hopefully not

[tardy oak]

i heard that kids can be very competitive but there are good groups here and there

im hoping its just a stereotype if i get in bc i dont want to be in such a toxic environment

[ionic belfry]

Cornell is a hard school

Any hard school has toxic people

There's a million nice ones ti

Too

[weak valve]

No

Honestly

Maybe others see it this way but i dont understand when ppl say a school has a competitive agmosphere

Nobodys fighting if they do worse on a test than u

Like

What

How would that help anyone

Everyones j mad at themselves or the curve or cope or drop

🤷‍♀️ be mature fr

[weak valve]

Id say the most toxic ppl r here is due to them being grown from a toxic hs

And theyre trying to learn to change

But like

Its hard

Obvi

Esp if ur not open to changing

[waxen jolt]

like just in the afternoon

[tardy oak]

maybe its just because i hear a lot of stories from the high schools near me that are feeders but they genuinely will sabotage their classmates to boost their egos

but yea college def makes students mature overtime

i heard cornell is a lot more clique based than other schools. is that true or?

[ionic hearth]

Omg

beautiful

[ionic hearth]

its ok we will be the change we want to see

[ionic hearth]

partly cloudy ithaca is so pretty

[versed dawn]

frr 🙏

[ionic hearth]

🔥

[prime oxide]

That’s true

Anyway just know that if you hurt the curve in a class we share, you might not wake up the next day

[ionic belfry]

Most classes aren’t curved tbh

[prime oxide]

even in engineering?

[ionic belfry]

Uh idk abt engineering

Not in a true curve fashion tho

[prime oxide]

:(

[weak valve]

Cornell moment

[weak valve]

They are just shittily

Math curved to B or B-

Chem was curved down..

[wild spoke]

are math classes ahrd

[weak valve]

Define hard bro idfk

😭

Also r u eng or not

[wild spoke]

like is it shet tons of work

[weak valve]

Theres diff tracks

[wild spoke]

yes

[weak valve]

No..

Its weekly 5-10min quiz and weekly hw

And like 3 exams the whole semester

[wild spoke]

wait so i jus checked the thing, i can only get some ap credits if i score 5 on ap calc bc?

[weak valve]

Yes

[wild spoke]

dang

[weak valve]

You can also take the CASE placement exams for multi and bc

If u want

[wild spoke]

alright

is that the diagnostic or it different

[weak valve]

The diagnostic is ab calc

And algebra

Its like a 15 min wuiz

Quiz

Its stupid

[wild spoke]

oh

so its required regardless

i dont get credits for it

[weak valve]

CASE is an exam taken on campus

[weak valve]

Yeah

[weak valve]

Placement exam

Google it

[wild spoke]

Ahh

Hypothetically is it bad if I fail it

[prime oxide]

Unfortunate

[weak valve]

They might force u to take the summer course

If u fail it

Cuz ur supposed to know ab calc

[wild spoke]

Brooo

[weak valve]

..

Bruh its not hard

[wild spoke]

Ight

[weak valve]

Its like six questions

[placid anvil]

i mean what math class it is is important

[weak valve]

Unless u dont belong in cornell eng ull pass

[placid anvil]

mv calc and algebra 2 r not even comparable

[placid anvil]

you most likely will get auto rejected if you cant handle the course rigor

id say most cornell students can handle it

[weak valve]

Exactly

[placid anvil]

the reason they screen by gpa

is to filter out the kids who would struggle

[wild spoke]

Is there pratice test somewhere for that

[weak valve]

Am no one asked u

[weak valve]

For the case?

[placid anvil]

lol ok

[weak valve]

Its usually similar to final exams of the course ur CASEing

[wild spoke]

The case is not the six question one right

[weak valve]

So just search for those

Yes

Bruh

R u asking for a practice test of the diagnostic…

Wtaf

[placid anvil]

🗿

[wild spoke]

I mean both

But ig diagnostic is ez

[prime oxide]

Does a 5 on bc exempt me from all testing through calc 2?

Just curious

[weak valve]

Yes

[wild spoke]

Bro I actually need to grind this class now

[prime oxide]

😭 didn’t they say in an email to not coast

[wild spoke]

Bro I’m not coasting bruh I’m just doing it how I’ve always been doing it

In high school

But I need to grind to guarantee a 5

[placid anvil]

the ap test is in may and its feb 7th

ur chilling

[prime oxide]

Yeah you’ll be fine

The curve’s also super generous

[ionic hearth]

😭

[ionic hearth]

curved down is crazy 😭

[ionic hearth]

yay

[ionic hearth]

i would die

I love math

hopefully the CAS math classes aren't too bad

[prime oxide]

yesss math superiority

[ionic hearth]

u should do math major with me

ill minor in orie

or something

[prime oxide]

i could but likeee

i love my others stems too

and also i think proofs are stupid 💯

[ionic hearth]

true 😔

[ionic hearth]

oh u should def not do it then 😨

[prime oxide]

yeah exactly

i remember i was so proud of a time at a competition where i, despite not knowing how to do proofs, BSed a proof in 3 minutes that got full credit

[ionic hearth]

🔥

u probably r better at math than me

[smoky aspen]

Hello my fellow applicants

[prime oxide]

Doubt it

[weak valve]

well its diff for cas

[uncut wolf]

hello

[ionic hearth]

oh 😨

[frigid anchor]

wait abe does cornell talk to u ab heop?

[candid atlas]

they havent contacted me yet but i did submit the heop form yesterday

but ik im eligible cuz i got into the heop program at one of my ea schools

[finite lava]

For CAS, there multivariable calc is easier, difi q is the same more or less, but their lin alg is brutal

[ashen pilot]

can u dm me plz

@viscid spade DID U EVER SUBMIT LMFAO

[weak valve]

Calc is lowkey harder tho

Curve better but harder class

Like bc

Theres also ab

And like a

Pre-ab

[weak valve]

In my opinion

[frigid anchor]

why 😭

[eager acorn]

hiii Shelly

[ionic hearth]

thats ok

[ionic hearth]

oh that makes sense

[burnt grove]

corn

[white plume]

Does an interview mean anything for CAS

[bright quiver]

how is mental health at cornell

[bright quiver]

no

interviewers don't even write a report

[floral holly]

Its non evaluative.

My interviewer was like "tell me about yoursel?" then "what questions do you have for me?"

[bright quiver]

They just have a checkbox

"Did you meet with the applicant?"

[white plume]

That's all they asked?

[bright quiver]

that's all AFAIK

[white plume]

So its based on availability and not on stats or something

[bright quiver]

it's really more of an ambassador than interviewer

[floral holly]

for me at least. yes. I incorporated some of my HS experience into my qeustions tho.

[floral holly]

^

[bright quiver]

Yes completely based on availability

[white plume]

Got it

Thanks guys

[floral holly]

Is there any top school where getting an interview is a slight indicatior?

[bright quiver]

Yale

[white plume]

Yale

[floral holly]

the one school i havent gotten an interview for 😞

and columbia

and stanford

[white plume]

Colombia doesn't send any

[bright quiver]

Columbia don't interview

[white plume]

I think

[floral holly]

ohh thats a relief then

[white plume]

The video is the interview

[floral holly]

video???

[bright quiver]

What video

[floral holly]

isnt that brown?

[white plume]

I didn't apply but some said you had to send a short video breaking gig down your day

[floral holly]

or swarthmore

[white plume]

Oh yeah brown never mind

[floral holly]

all good

[burnt grove]

yale 😭

[floral holly]

isnt it likely letter season as well

mid-feb to early march

trying to manifest a cornell one 🙏

[burnt grove]

manifesting any letter

(preferably yale)

but i would be crying if i got one from any of the schools i applied

this stress making me crack

but like no school have been recognizing that i applied fr

[velvet oak]

12 people liked my cornell essays so i really hope for the best here

cornell is the only school im confident about

https://tenor.com/view/walking-together-hmph-thats-right-gif-23868814

[smoky aspen]

i was a little bit happy when I saw there were 4 new emails

they were mcdonalds receipts

[viscid spade]

OMGG ITS LUNAR NEW YEAR I FORGOERE

[burnt grove]

i love lny

[ionic belfry]

As u should

[frigid anchor]

i think cornell likelies release in early march

[smoky aspen]

hello my fellow applicants

[smoky aspen]

afaik cornell sends out most of likely letters on march 15th

[viscid spade]

NO

[ionic hearth]

😭

[uncut wolf]

How do I submit finnanicial aid appeal?
i dont have a cronell ID yet

[wild spoke]

is that for ed

[ashen pilot]

nooooo

[finite lava]

@mortal dock HIII

[mortal dock]

Yo?

😭

[weak valve]

Hi

[mortal dock]

Hi

Hey

Hi

👋🏽

[smoky aspen]

hello my fellow applicants

[ashen pilot]

wsp

[ionic hearth]

Hi 👋

[normal flame]

Why would they even make the css deadline the same day as the rd deadline

I submitted a couple of days late because of that, hopefully it won't be a big deal

[rare magnet]

Guys I’m a senior who has shit Ecs and honors. I will graduate with 4.0/4.0 gpa and my superscore is 1540 now, also my school is the best school in my country. Do u think it’s possible for me to do something the last months of my senior year + summer (maybe projects) , increase my SAT and maybe try to reapply the next year? What r ur suggestions, is it possible for a gap student to get accepted

Finance student

[smoky aspen]

are you a fgli student?

[rare magnet]

Low income

EFC 30k/year

[ionic belfry]

Dyson or cas

[rare magnet]

Dyson

[rare magnet]

I meant I’m intending to apply for Finance

[smoky aspen]

did you apply this year?

[ionic belfry]

Get an internship

And also Dyson takes very few transfers

[rare magnet]

If I will apply the next cycle , then I will apply as a gap first year student not as a transfer

[rare magnet]

No

I didn’t apply to a single ivy

[smoky aspen]

where did you apply to

[haughty crown]

Whyyyy

[rare magnet]

Emory Babson Notre Dame Richmond Vandy Washington & Lee Lehigh Fordham

[smoky aspen]

um

[rare magnet]

And couple other mids

[ionic belfry]

Ah right

[ionic belfry]

Dyson is just v v competitive

Id recommend you RLY use this gap year

[haughty crown]

Herrrmmmm

[smoky aspen]

will go matriculate to any college that accepts you?

[haughty crown]

Makes sense

[ionic belfry]

You have a year to do what people get 4 years for

Esp the clubs once you get in too

[rare magnet]

Case Western, Bentley, Brandeis, Drexel, F&M , NYU Stern (forget about it, I applied there for fun)

[rare magnet]

Of course

But it is unlikely I’ll get accepted to anywhere

With my efc too

[smoky aspen]

did you apply for financial aid?

[rare magnet]

Yes

Btw

[smoky aspen]

but you don't have any other choices

[haughty crown]

Is Cornell ever releasing their cds again?

[rare magnet]

I’ve already got rejected from Emory and deferred from Babson

I’m depressed

[ionic belfry]

Yeah it just takes a little bit

[ionic belfry]

I get it man it’s super hard

The first thing to do is sometimes to take a little break

[haughty crown]

But they haven’t done it the past few years

[rare magnet]

So what do I do now?

[ionic belfry]

But if u wanna go for it rn

[haughty crown]

Most schools do every year 😔

[ionic belfry]

Figure out where u went wrong

[rare magnet]

I have a choice to go to the Univeristy of Amsterdam

[ionic belfry]

What’s ur weak point

[smoky aspen]

just wait and see other decisions

[rare magnet]

But I don’t want to go there

[smoky aspen]

consider transfer options

[ionic belfry]

Oh damn? I thought the recent one was 2022-2023

[smoky aspen]

why

isn't it the best college in your country?

[rare magnet]

It’s not my country

[smoky aspen]

where are you from

[rare magnet]

Kazakhstannnn

RAH

[smoky aspen]

um

uhm

um

uhm

[rare magnet]

Because I want to live and study in the US

I was in Boston in august and I liked it so much

[ionic belfry]

May I ask how were ur essays

[rare magnet]

I can’t see myself anywhere but in the US

[ionic belfry]

Honestly intl students usually don’t nail the essays more than the other thing

Every area in the us is very different

Cornell is not a Boston

[smoky aspen]

you can do master's and doctoral there

[rare magnet]

I can’t rate them lol

But I can send it if you want

[ionic belfry]

Tho u can and definitely apply to schools there

[ionic belfry]

I don’t rly have time with club recruitment but I would normally lmao

[smoky aspen]

but why didn't you apply to top schools

[rare magnet]

Yeah that’s true I think, I asked some people on Reddit to give me a feedback and some of em told me that it’s great, some gave me advice

[rare magnet]

No there is no need for it hahahah

[smoky aspen]

were you considering a gap year back then?

[rare magnet]

I was just gauging myself realistically

[ionic belfry]

Also with ur gap year

[rare magnet]

I knew that’s a waste of time and money

[ionic belfry]

R u planning to do ed/ea

Or rd

[rare magnet]

Everything

[ionic belfry]

Ok so u have 8 months until ed/ea

7 if ur doing unc

10 until rd

Plenty of time

[rare magnet]

Yeah, I guess ima need to start taking actions

Like some projects and stuff

Or write a book

[smoky aspen]

but don't they have fee waiver programs?

don't you qualify?

[rare magnet]

Not for sending SAT and CSS profile

Also

[ionic belfry]

U can’t write and publish a book in 8 months typically

Do finance stuff

Might be easy to get work or internships in ur home country

[smoky aspen]

top schools have fee waivers for css profile

[rare magnet]

Yeah fr

[smoky aspen]

and you can send them unofficial score of sat

and officialize it when you get accepted and decide to enroll the school

[rare magnet]

I mean even if I could, would it be smart to even apply there? To top schools?

[smoky aspen]

but

why not

with 4.0 and 1540 sat

[rare magnet]

Just for the sake of getting a rejection letter? Didn’t want to do that

[rare magnet]

:/

[ionic belfry]

For finance, yes

Prestige does matter

[smoky aspen]

do you have any EC?

[rare magnet]

No i was talking about my chances like, they wouldn’t accept me anyway

[smoky aspen]

what do you do after school and during the summer

[rare magnet]

Yes but they are shit

Sorry for my lang

Emory just told me that straight away

[smoky aspen]

^^

[rare magnet]

Not anything that would get me into ivy apparently

[smoky aspen]

I asked what do you do

not ivy thingy

[ionic belfry]

I got waitlisted at Emory and into Cornell

Admissions can be weird

Don’t take what one school says as the gospel

[smoky aspen]

i want to know if you just chill and sleep or do some part time jobs and household chores

[rare magnet]

Gym, songwriting, soccer, tennis, chess, I was a VM of Sport and tourism in my student council and tried to launch my shoe ressling business , did debates and journalism in a school magazine, nothing special

I mean

If I was domestic, maybe I had chances

[smoky aspen]

and what are IVY ECs in your perspective?

[rare magnet]

But being an international makes it so much harder

There are Indian dudes who discover asteroids and cure illnesses, there are Asians who launch startups, even in my country lmao

[smoky aspen]

it's about you

[rare magnet]

Yeah thank u, i guess im being over dramatic, but now fingers crossed for rds

I hope they’ll clutch

[smoky aspen]

it's about "did this student took full advantage of their environment?"

and you don't and can't know anything unless you try something

[rare magnet]

Yeah and I didn’t, because I discovered the “application process” when I was a freshmen. I could do so much better , all doors were open, but at the beginning of my junior year I thought I could become a millionaire with my shoe reselling business and didn’t do anything else, oh gosh how naive I was

[rare magnet]

That’s so true

Even though I could’ve done better, doing this stupid business was a great lesson and experience

Also I don’t have finance related stuff in my portfolio, so I guess I’ll need to work on that

Anyways sorry for my stupid novels that I’m writing here, thanks for advice and support imma just go and chill for a bit

[ionic belfry]

It’ll help for interviews def

[rare magnet]

I only did one

ONE

[ionic belfry]

Club and job interviews

[rare magnet]

Oh

[outer jolt]

messi

goat

[rare magnet]

[frigid anchor]

hey riley dyk if the health care policy major in brooks is accepting more ppl?

@ionic belfry

[elfin thunder]

my friend got into it for that

and p sure they are

i helped him cater his profile around it so it helped

public health type shit

[frigid anchor]

can i dm u

[ionic belfry]

Yeah they’re def not done

[frigid anchor]

ik last year there were 20ish ppl in the major.

[frigid anchor]

also, asking for my friend: does it mean anything if cornell doesn't offer them an interview? I got one a few days after i applied whereas my friend didn't receive one yet.

[ionic belfry]

Yeah that’s not horrible

The guy I’m talking to is 1/10 in his major

[ionic belfry]

Usually location based/non evaluative

[ionic hearth]

hi cornellies

happy lunar new year 🐉

[prime oxide]

Good morning

How are you

[ionic hearth]

im good

[prime oxide]

Ayyy nice

We’re on break next week

[ionic hearth]

wait

how come

that's so awesome

[prime oxide]

Just break

Winter break yk

Many have it in March but we have it now

[ionic hearth]

ohhh

spring break

that's actually nice i guess

we have a 4 day presidents day weekend

but thats it

[prime oxide]

That’s nice

We have a 10 day weekend 🥱

[ionic hearth]

🔥

[prime oxide]

Yesss

[weak valve]

Whens presidents day

[ionic hearth]

February 19th

we get 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th

[weak valve]

I see

[thorny violet]

This is the one thing helping me get through february to be honest

[prime oxide]

Does Cornell still have classes?

[weak valve]

Yeah

Most colleges do

Lol

[prime oxide]

Rip

Anti-America 🙄

[ionic hearth]

WTF

😨

[viscid yarrow]

me and my friend has the same parental situation on css but they required additional documents only from me and they are insisting ı don't know why

[ionic hearth]

its random

i didn't get a idoc request at all and that had me panicked bad

[near harbor]

Will Cornell post their ed acceptance rates (and acceptance data in general)?

[ionic belfry]

Maybe

[near harbor]

did they release the ed data the past few years? I haven’t been able to find it

[weak valve]

they release it in june

or july

lol

or smth

[velvet oak]

I love Cornell

[wild spoke]

sam

[haughty crown]

Cornell is great! I hope they let me in 🙂

[wild spoke]

they'll

[ionic hearth]

i love u

[ionic hearth]

I think they did

i remember obsessing over it

along with the rest of the tread

thread

back in december

those were the times 🥹

[velvet oak]

[ionic hearth]

[velvet oak]

[burnt grove]

i love corny

clears y*le every day

[smoky aspen]

hello my fellow applicants

[frigid anchor]

did they release rd data or nah

like how many people applied

[ionic hearth]

idts, unless u mean co2027

[thorny violet]

I don't think they release that data until after the season is truly over like in June/July like jae says

[timber pagoda]

Did likelies come out

[outer jolt]

Cornell does early-mid march

[timber pagoda]

[prime oxide]

I’m not sure they release it anymore, I thought I saw smth saying they wouldn’t

[loud hull]

isn't it always march 15

[lavish marlin]

what's the point of a likely 2 weeks before

[thorny violet]

I think you can calculate the overall rate from the CDS

[mild oyster]

again, a likely 1 day before is also nice!

the wait is killer

[ionic belfry]

Feels nice

[lavish marlin]

true

hoping for that milstein likely 🙏

[ionic belfry]

I love my archy friends

One of the best majors

[lavish marlin]

i did cs and sociology

lol

[eager acorn]

hopefully cornell admissions put all of their heads together and made the likelies come out earlier ❤️

[prime oxide]

Ohh makes sense

Maybe I saw that they wouldn’t post early rates I could also be crazy

[thorny violet]

I don't think they've posted early rates for a few years, but people have figured it out somehow every year

[prime oxide]

Yeah fair

Someone told me they had “trustworthy sources” that said 13%

[ionic hearth]

🙏

[ionic hearth]

wait really

let me find the data we were dooming about back in december

https://irp.dpb.cornell.edu/university-factbook/undergraduate-admissions

[prime oxide]

Just what I heard yk

[lavish marlin]

Anyone in Seattle area gotten a interview ?

[foggy pasture]

i got a cornell alumni interview!

from south africa

[ionic belfry]

Nice!!

[foggy pasture]

do you guys think that it's still a good sign?

[ionic belfry]

It’s nonevaluative

But an awesome chance to learn more

[foggy pasture]

yes but like no one else got it from my school

Cornell's Undergraduate Admissions Office asked me to contact you to offer the opportunity to schedule an informational meeting to discuss the undergraduate experience. .

[ionic belfry]

Yeah that’s how they are

I won’t read too much into it but it’s a fun conversation

[mossy flower]

maybe its a good sign?

idk

like everyone at my school got a cornell interview tho

maybe its availability

[ionic belfry]

It’s just availabliyy

[foggy pasture]

mmmm alright got you!

[eager acorn]

i got one the day after i submitted my app

it means nothing

[foggy pasture]

damn

[prime oxide]

Yes this is true

I will always say I got in Ed without interview so 🤷‍♂️

[eager acorn]

lol it’s nice that you do that

Cornell interviews aren’t even interviews they’re just conversations

[lavish marlin]

cornell promotion🤭

[eager acorn]

😭

[thorny violet]

Me and you are broken records, saying this over and over 😭

[prime oxide]

Yeah I think it’s helpful which is why I say it even tho regulars probably find it annoying LOL

[prime oxide]

Indeed

[weak valve]

My interview was slike

Feb 27

And she loved me

[shell prairie]

Cat

[wild spoke]

hi

[ionic hearth]

😔

[ionic hearth]

no it is a comforting reminder

[rare magnet]

my Lehigh interviewer laughed at me when I answered his "who do you admire", I think its over

[white plume]

Just got an interview invite

Could you guys describe the process

And the questions they ask

[ionic belfry]

Yo ask themanytbing u want

Chill

[eager acorn]

It’s a conversation

[fathom axle]

I didn't get a CAAAN meeting invite, but from what I've seen, you should be prepared for a "tell me about yourself" question even though it won't affect your decision at all

[dusk basin]

Y’all Cornell interview is tomorrow morning what should I do

[ionic hearth]

eat corn

but just prepare a list of questions, really

[dusk basin]

bet

[rare magnet]

Idk about ivy interviews but my Lehigh interviewer asked me "if I was an ice cream, what flavor would I be", like wtf

I said chocolate...

[chrome nova]

boringggg

vanilla better

its just the best

simplicity is always so nice

[raw basin]

DAS CRAZY 😭

[ionic belfry]

I get that for interviews a lot for no reason

Weird af

[eager acorn]

😭

like what is the right answer

[uncut wolf]

I’m pretty sure that’s to like help u feel more comfortable

[versed dawn]

does cornell give goodies i want goodies

[weak valve]

wdym

in the acceptance package?

[versed dawn]

i never got an acceptance package :(

i want stickers

[prime oxide]

Sameee engineering gang (sob)

[versed dawn]

[prime oxide]

😔

[worthy shard]

what is heop? sorry for late ping.

[candid atlas]

The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) provides a broad range of services to New York State residents who, because of educational and economic circumstances, would otherwise be unable to attend a postsecondary educational institution. Each HEOP institution must ensure that HEOP students are provided with sufficient academic support services, tuition assistance, supplemental financial assistance, and full need packaging to enable them to successfully complete the institutional components required for graduation.

https://www.nysed.gov/postsecondary-services/higher-education-opportunity-program-heop#:~:text=HEOP Mission&text=Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program,attend a postsecondary educational institution.

[worthy shard]

I am also from nyc. are high school students allow to apply to eop/heop?

it says one of the requirements is u need to have a ged or high school diploma.

[candid atlas]

yeah its for hs students applying to college

[worthy shard]

how do I know if I am eligible?

[candid atlas]

press the link they have an eligibility section

[worthy shard]

are you applying heop to cornell? on their website, it says you need to have a high school diploma.

[candid atlas]

yeah i filled out the form

well ill have one when i graduate in a couple months

[worthy shard]

wait so when do yk if u will be accepted

this is confusing

[candid atlas]

when your cornell decision comes out

[worthy shard]

if i attend a specialized hs am i no longer eligible for eop or heop?

genuine question

[candid atlas]

ik im eligible for the program cuz i got into one for another school

[worthy shard]

it says academically disadvantaged for nyu

[worthy shard]

W which school if udont mind e asking

[candid atlas]

it says that but i have a 3.8 and still got it for union college so im assuming they place more weight on income

[worthy shard]

i do not have a 3.8 i have a 3.6

😭 and i am asian

[candid atlas]

yeah then you should prob be good

race doesnt matter anymore

[worthy shard]

how do u know?

[candid atlas]

they cant even see it

[worthy shard]

really?

[candid atlas]

like it doesnt show up on your application unless you write about it in an essay

[worthy shard]

thats W

i feel dumb thinking about cornell when i have a 3.6

💀

[candid atlas]

nah its fine just shoot your shot

[worthy shard]

does heop or eop care if i fail a class

[candid atlas]

not sure but ig that might count towards the academic disadvantage stuff