Cornell University (2024-2025)

[tame sandal]

for some reason

so like my friends even tho theyre hbhs which is a large major, they had this like advising or personal group

or something

first sem

it could just be a hbhs thing

bio sci does it too

but i do think humec classes are smaller, more niche, so u see more of the same ppl

[lilac heart]

Huuh

[tame sandal]

its a gen ed

[lilac heart]

Obesity as in obesity, body weight and stuff?

[tame sandal]

yeah

a lot of humec gen eds are under Nutritional Science

[lilac heart]

Mhmmmmm

Kinda excited to do geneds at university, any not just cornell

Also finished my cas essay thank you 🌷

[short mountain]

tyty!! im leaning che right now from my googling but its nice to hear from an actual student :)

ill be a changemaker by becoming the first CHE global health major in a generation

could i dm you with more questions

[tame sandal]

yeah but im cas/eng so idk much be warned 😅

[short mountain]

all g

dmed you !

[noble cedar]

😭

[haughty wind]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/SFIAFZwS6b

Is that real data

[bronze egret]

If it’s based off of the official website then yes

But it’s also heavily skewed by certain factors

And doesn’t break individual things down

[elfin fractal]

seeing the dyson acceptance rate gave me a stroke

[unkempt ibex]

Eng is depressing to look at

[cyan cedar]

sizzled

[shy quest]

Does anyone know what cornell is looking for

in its optional resume

[unique musk]

its just a resume its not an essay

[tame sandal]

Whoever has dmed me essays im not home rn but ill start reading thru them again soon

😅

[tame sandal]

Its truly optional

Not fake optional

[sick shore]

Is the Milstein Program automatically considered if I check the box?

And do I need to add something to my essay about my interest in the program?

Or is Milstein more for STEM? They don’t really make it clear what they do there lol

[tame sandal]

It’s for poor people

It’s lowkey just research or internship funding when you need it for breaks

The two ppl ik in it are stem

[fossil merlin]

what 🤡

i yapped out a whole poem about it in my essay

am i cooked 😭 i definitely do not fall under that category

[tame sandal]

No its not based on aid

But like if u can afford the stuff

U don’ need the grant

[fossil merlin]

oh

[tame sandal]

It also comes with advising and meeting alarm and other students

[fossil merlin]

meeting alarm 🔥
(was that meant to be alum)

[tame sandal]

Yeah

Ive been driving this whole conversation

😭

[tame sandal]

My phone kept typing brakes instead of breaks it actually pissed me off

[fossil merlin]

LMFAOOOOOOO

[fossil merlin]

oh you mean like car driving not drving conversation as in moving it forward
im kinda cooked ngl

[tame sandal]

Yeah

A car

💀

I think i stained my good white hoodie

Im gonna cry

[proud vessel]

What should I do about the Dyson resume if it's just going to retread activities I've already done but its required?

[sick shore]

Try to use it to list work experiences that may not be on your app if you can

That’s what I’m doing at least

Like my part-time positions weren’t big enough to be on my app but they are on my resume so I’m going to submit it

[tame sandal]

Include typixal resume stuff

Like skills

Education

Projects

Rather than simply restating

[shy quest]

i have a resume, but im not sure if a work resume is what their looking for

[tame sandal]

Its truly optional

Unless you’re nolsn or Dyson

[lone jasper]

What are my chances at Dyson? Test optional, I have a great resume.

How much do they weight your EC’s? Some schools like UPenn seem to not take into account business EC’s into their business school admits, so I’m curious

[severe timber]

Dyson is probably the hardest school to get into at Cornell but no one can tell u ur chances

ECs are pretty important yeah

[bronze egret]

They’re test blind this cycle

[lone jasper]

Good to know

My essay and everything is very technical and business focused

Has no emotion, but my additional info has some on my backstory. I’m hopeful

[bronze egret]

Id have some personality

[lone jasper]

submitted everything already, but couldn’t really fit anything into it without breaking my essay

It’s about how I started a six figure business at 12-14

[bronze egret]

Ah gotcha

[bronze egret]

Fancy

Continue it in college

What do u do

[lone jasper]

Buying and selling virtual goods it’s not that sustainable, but worked well for the time

Requires alot of time to manage employees (I outsource to Pakistan)

Dyson would be great for Wall Street connections, but a 5% admit rate is crazy

[bronze egret]

Ah gotcha

So not current business

[solemn nexus]

did you list consideration for both schools when you chose dyson? and if so did you mention specifics about nolan in your 650 word supp

[lone jasper]

Only consideration for Dyson

And No

[solemn nexus]

ah alright thank you

[lone jasper]

Is that okay?

[solemn nexus]

yeah youre good dw dw

[lone jasper]

I know some from Nolan go into IB but hospitality management is a turn off for me

[solemn nexus]

i listed consideration for both so just wondering how others went about mentioning either their primary option or both the why dyson supplement

mhm

yeah im not into hospitality management either but i saw people still go into finance either way despite getting hospitality management majors

saw your accolades while scrolling through best of luck brother

[lone jasper]

You too

[lone jasper]

maybe I should of put hospitality as an alternate

it can’t really hurt, and i literally have a Wyndham motel down on my resume…

I emailed them to update hopefully they can put that down because I know they’re closed

[bronze egret]

90% go into ib/re/consulting

But yeah only talk abt one in ur essay

[solemn nexus]

sweet ty 🫡

[tame sandal]

dyson being public surprised me

that means nys gets a boost to like the most selective college at cornell? how is it even that selective 😭

if its public

[bronze egret]

Dyson is mostly selective bc biz school here is smaller

Like Dyson/nolan combined is smaller than Wharton

[tame sandal]

i thought public had to be bigger

or is it like all of cornells publics are combined in a way

oh wait its in humec right?

or cals

johnson

[bronze egret]

Cals

[tame sandal]

ah

[bronze egret]

And Johnson

[tame sandal]

so they make the other stuff bigger

[bronze egret]

No its abt 250 kids

[tame sandal]

so dyson can be small

[bronze egret]

And Nolan is abt 220

Idt nyc rly have boost

Just half off

[tame sandal]

oh

im just speculating but maybe thats why the boost in cals and humec seems so extreme

cuz being public means u have a quota or set percentage of instate u need to take

like a minimum

[haughty wind]

choosing between cas or nolan

[lone jasper]

am I too late to add Nolan as an alternate?

[tame sandal]

u should choose based on curriculum, not AR

[lone jasper]

I sent the email rn but they won’t respond until the 6th

After the deadline

[haughty wind]

ar is the last thing I looked at tbh after loving curriculum at both schools 😭

[tame sandal]

there are major differences

you cannot love both

😭

[haughty wind]

im just undecided

[bronze egret]

I can answer questions abt either

[tame sandal]

the same

[bronze egret]

Cas Econ?

[haughty wind]

yess

[bronze egret]

If u want to double major at all

Do CAS

but yeah ama

I just got back to hotel and don’t want to do internship apps

I will

In like an hr

Just a LONG ass essay

[tame sandal]

im supposed to write 150 words about 20 ECs

like ur Joking

[bronze egret]

LOL

[unique musk]

the grind never stops

[bronze egret]

For what

[tame sandal]

like

each

[bronze egret]

Im writing a 4 page paper for this firm rn

[tame sandal]

BSMD

[bronze egret]

Im on 3

[tame sandal]

70%

💪

[bronze egret]

I miss college apps

Sm easier

[unique musk]

💀

more yapping, less thinking? (for what yall r doing)

[tame sandal]

college appshighkey just less serious

[bronze egret]

Internship apps?

Meh

Its just like 6 rounds per firm

Slam u with technicals

Networking ass off

To be an ib whore

[haughty wind]

oh yes! I wanted to double major sm

the only thing is that im test optional, and nolan is test-blind while cas is test-recommended

[bronze egret]

Don’t make a decision off of that tbh

Test scores aren’t the determinant

I personally love Nolan

Only big con for me is lack of double major but I’m just graduating in 3 instead

And doing double minor

[haughty wind]

but what if im international student who seeks full ride

[bronze egret]

Of aid?

It’ll be same regardless of school at corn

@tame sandal does test score rly make diff for that

[haughty wind]

okie okie

[buoyant acorn]

wait deadass my bad for dm'ing

[tame sandal]

last night i started accepting offers for cornell stuff

i said no bc u asked for a diff college

[buoyant acorn]

ah okay np my b anyway

[sick shore]

I love Big Red Bear

Guys college apps don’t even feel real anymore

[buoyant acorn]

is it cool if I send you my cornell essay in a bit

[tame sandal]

yeah but there are like 8 i have to go thru first

[neat flax]

anyone willing to help look over my app?

[noble cedar]

i love big bear

can i pls get admission cornell 🥺

[noble cedar]

word

[craggy path]

please i want to turn big and red 🙏

[noble cedar]

And a bear

[tame sandal]

ah

\😭

\😅

[craggy path]

just imagine

a massive bear

[pallid spear]

this reddit post gives me so much hope
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1hp74x9/college_application_extension_megapost/

i haven't started cornell supps 😭

[bronze egret]

Even if they have done extensions before

Don’t expect them to

[pallid spear]

just hoping for the best

[tame sandal]

my break daily schedule

wake up 7am walk dog

come back

sleep until 2pm

collect hourlies on my 3 games

while watching hulu

walk dog again

watch hulu and rotate thru my 3 games

sleep at 6am

💀 im so brain rot rn

[dense solstice]

Does cornell allow for a submission of a research abstract

[severe timber]

Wtf u walk ur dog twice a day

[tame sandal]

Three times

[severe timber]

We walk ours like twice a month in the winter

[tame sandal]

Did 5 today cuz shes. Ossy

Bossy

[tame sandal]

She doesnt poo pee in house

[frosty garnet]

ur dog lazy

[severe timber]

She’s 9lbs

[frosty garnet]

i stand corrected

[severe timber]

Wat

She goes in the yard it’s fenced

[tame sandal]

we dont have a yard

[unkempt ibex]

Hi I'm in the process of revising some of my supps for engineering and was wondering if anyone could check them out for feedback

[unkempt ibex]

Hello is it okay if I am added to your queue of looking over supps

I know you're looking over some currently so it's alright if not

[tame sandal]

Yea

[unkempt ibex]

thank you! I'm in engineering

should I just dm it to you or wait?

[tame sandal]

idc but im gonna forget to prompt u to send it to me

so

[unkempt ibex]

alright ill dm it to you!

[cerulean shoal]

I will take 3 essays 🙏

[unkempt ibex]

do you take eng?

[cerulean shoal]

Ya

I am CS/Math in CAS though so I don't have direct exp with the engineering prompt

[unkempt ibex]

That's alright, once i finish this revision I'll send it over

[cerulean shoal]

🫡

[unkempt ibex]

thank you for taking the time!

Hoping to be part of the big red

Jesus this last question is killing me

[dense solstice]

Anyone know if cornell takes research abstract?

[spice island]

if i submit sat to a test optionl which is less than 1500

will i be -vely marked

?

[bronze egret]

What’s the score

[short mountain]

arent multiple cornell schools test blind anyway?

[spice island]

1460

[bronze egret]

Yuh

[bronze egret]

Should be fine unless eng

[spice island]

no business

[lone jasper]

For Dyson? Dyson is blind

[bronze egret]

We r test blind

So it won’t matter

[spice island]

what if i still submit

[tame sandal]

they wont look

i mean where r u even submitting it

[bronze egret]

They won’t look

Also not a place to submit so

[short mountain]

he could email it to cornell

or like put it in an essay

[tame sandal]

personally, id send it in an envelope

[short mountain]

at that point you might as well add a stack of 100s too

[sick shore]

I want to mention the Cornell Ornithology lab but I can’t think of where that would fit in my essays

Because I use their app for bird watching club and stuff

[tame sandal]

we cant really help without seeing the essay if eel like

[noble cedar]

what game

[noble cedar]

its uncomfirmed but im praying its confirmed

[severe timber]

me too send em over

[noble cedar]

they wont evaluate it

do you know what test blind means

[tame sandal]

dumb mobile games

[severe timber]

ya sure

[noble cedar]

can you look at mine

[severe timber]

sure

[swift ether]

Y’all would it be insane or impossible to triple minor

[bronze egret]

Not horrible no

Esp if classes overlap

What r u thinking

[swift ether]

I’m ilr but rly want to get into speechwriting potentially, and I love political science, so I was thinking either polisci + communications or English + Africana studies, ir, or fashion studies as like a purely interest based minor to keep me sane

I think the first two would definitely be doable but I worry that having a more random interest based minor would be a hassle

[bronze egret]

Not if u plan it well

Talk to academic advisors

Prob best to do it over break before rd kids get in

If anything u prob won’t need poli sci

Ilr covers that

[swift ether]

Ok sick

That also helps to substitute it w something less general like Africana or ir

Thanks sm

[bronze egret]

Def def

Minors r rly chill

Usually like 5-6 classes

[tame sandal]

U also dont have to declare a minor

U can take classes outside ur major that u dont need

Check the minor’s requirements lol sometimes the requirements alone dont cover all ur interests

[hearty summit]

is cornell rly extended to 16th

[bronze egret]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8F13yS2/

[tame sandal]

they havent announced jack r u gonna trust a random on reddit?

theyre info is true but u cant just say "theyve extended past years, theyll extend this year"

[hearty summit]

that’s why i’m asking

i finished my supps tho

[tame sandal]

it made me mad bc i couldve had more time to work on supps but at least i was normal and proactive

😭

some ppl say colleges do it to decrease their acceptance rate by allowing more applicatiosn

[noble cedar]

lemme in

[unkempt ibex]

Hello, could you also look over mine for eng if you have the time

[crude creek]

wsg gang

[tame sandal]

the bahamas dive trip pe that is unfortunately not all expense paid 😔

[rustic flame]

wait is this actually true

[hearty summit]

no, it happened the last few years but it’s not confirmed

[rustic flame]

thats unfortunate dang

[short mountain]

just talk about it in your hobby section or smth

like do your academic reasons and stuff

and segue into like "ill stress by..." and yap about the stuff you do for fun

i mean DEstress

but i suppose bird watching could be stressful

[lone jasper]

@bronze egret out of curiosity did you apply to Dyson and Nolan as an alternate or Nolan as your main

[tame sandal]

they announce it after the og deadline

so

yall can gamble if u want

[rustic flame]

thank you ill probably not risk that tho😭

[ornate spindle]

can anyone in arts and sciences proof read my supp essay 😭

[crude creek]

u can apply to one as ur main and another as ur alt?

[bronze egret]

Nolan

Never heard of people getting into alts

[noble cedar]

theyre test blind correct

[bronze egret]

Yuh

[rose meadow]

the CAS essay does not spark joy

[noble cedar]

look at sc johnson essay

[rose meadow]

that made me feel better

[slow trench]

can someone check one of my answers before I submit

idk i feel like im overthinking it

please just 1

[tame sandal]

if cals coe humec or cas im down

[slow trench]

its engineering lmfao

its just why engineering

i think my answer just feels shit

[foggy tree]

Are you still open?

[cerulean shoal]

Yes but I’ll read it tmrw (in 10 ish hours) if that’s ok?

[foggy tree]

You're asking like a response in 10 hours is a bad thing 😭

No I appreciate you looking over it at all so take your time lol

It's literally 1 am here so maybe even later for you

I'll DM you

Thank you so much!!

[cerulean shoal]

🙏

It’s 2:30 here

Need pacific time so bad 😢

[frosty garnet]

hawaii time 🙏

[cerulean shoal]

It would save me

I love corn

I miss advent of corn

[lone jasper]

I’m probably screwed for Dyson… hopefully they consider me for Nolan

[foggy tree]

I drank coffee a few hours ago so I am wide awake lol

My mom gave me a pill that she promised would knock me out but so far no luck

But I guess it needs some time to kick in

[slow trench]

are you still open?

[dark onyx]

guys when does ILR send RD decisions cause there are conflicting opinions about this

an announcement says february but some claim its the same as ivy day

[spice island]

ay sending : )

(if u r open)

[mossy portal]

is self reporting sat enough for cornell?

[hexed peak]

same day as the rest of cornell

[knotty sky]

do ivies have a lower acc for int students or are the num of admitted intl students just lower cus less apply

[bronze egret]

Are you qualified for Nolan

[severe timber]

The acceptance rate is much lower for international

[spice island]

i wrote for eng then my brain switched to business

ahh moment

[buoyant acorn]

Should I apply to nolan then transfer to dyson to make it easier

[severe timber]

no you have to spend an entire year in nolan and transfer to dyson is not guaranteed at all

and also getting into nolan is a lot about fit and hospitality ecs so u cant rly make it up

[buoyant acorn]

I run 2 rentals by myself in addition to other businesses

So I could do Nolan technically because of my rental/hospitality ec

[severe timber]

i mean sure

isnt the app due like tomorrow

[buoyant acorn]

2 more days

[bronze egret]

Almost zero transfers

If u want Dyson apply direct

Its rly hard to internal transfer to Nolan or Dyson

[noble cedar]

hbt nolan to cas or cals/humaneco

[bronze egret]

Yeah those r easy

It’s rly just transferring to biz school is hard

Id still apply to cas/cals/humec directly

Internal transfer is annoying

Having to catch up on classes, social groups already formed, etc

[noble cedar]

cant u js directly transfer

once you get in

or you have to wait til next semester/next year

[bronze egret]

No

U gotta wait

Second semester u apply to start soph

[noble cedar]

can you transfer like that or no

[bronze egret]

Wdym

[noble cedar]

when you apply to start soph, you apply to transfer to another school

[bronze egret]

Yeah

Like if u wanted to switch from cas to ilr or smth

You’d start at ilr soph year

[noble cedar]

oh

ok

[bronze egret]

Which is why just apply where u want to go imo

Otherwise you lose a year

[noble cedar]

and you end up having to take the prerequisites?

[valid dagger]

yeah there’s no reason to apply for a program you want just bc the acceptance rate is like. 3% higher

don’t go to a school just because it’s selective if you can’t study what you’re interested in

[lone jasper]

Yes

[bronze egret]

Then you should have a chance (if they aren’t happy with current admits)

Good work experience in the industry goes a far way

But gl on Dyson

[lone jasper]

My family owns a motel I have as one of my activities negotiating with Wyndham VP of operations

[bronze egret]

Negotiating with?

[lone jasper]

For a franchise agreement

[vocal topaz]

did u get the franchise

[lone jasper]

Yea

I got the fee from $35k down to 15k and 5.5% vs 7.5% ongoing

[bronze egret]

Gotcha that’s sick

That doesn’t seem like an ec tho

If it’s a onetime negotiation

More like something to mention in an essay

[buoyant acorn]

Damn

[lone jasper]

It’s currently on going because there is a PIP

Property improvement plan

I still have meetings with them

[upper sequoia]

What's the difference between international student who needs aid acceptance and international student who doesn't need aid

[lone jasper]

Can be massive

I saw a highly accomplished international student get rejected from nearly every they applied to

[cyan cedar]

If an instituion is need aware, they will give preference to an applicant that is full pay over an applicant that needs full aid

[upper sequoia]

Thank you

[upper sequoia]

THanks

[lone jasper]

for ppl who are in nolan/dyson how much did you talk about the busines problem vs the school itself

[bronze egret]

Biz problem?

[lone jasper]

the 650 word essay

"describe the topics or issues that you care about and why they are important to you."

[bronze egret]

Why biz, why cornell, why you

[celest wolf]

i dont see this essay prompt, is it applicable for engg?

[primal bough]

No engineering doesn’t have this one

[thick palm]

this feels like wharton

[lone jasper]

its a subsection of dyson too im pretty sure

[frosty garnet]

finally wrote the cornell 650 one lets gooooo

[maiden musk]

im so scared to submit

[tame sandal]

Im so bored

[maiden musk]

u can edit my essay

except im doing brooks

[crude creek]

jae r u gonna tkae cs 2800

[tame sandal]

Pribably not

Im pretty set on info sci after i made up my mind

[knotty sky]

do ppl usually attach a resume?

[frosty garnet]

only if there's significantly new info, most of the ppl i know who got in didnt attach

[fallow flame]

do most people do random roomate selection?

[frosty garnet]

me omw to write about a virtual community for the cornell essay

[bronze egret]

Meh

[dense solstice]

Y'all

i got a question

can i upload my research abstract here?

[unkempt ibex]

Can I submit supplemental materials for Cornell engineering? I have some projects in Autodesk Maya that I did in my 3D modeling class that I want to show

[dense solstice]

I have an abstract too

i applied cornell eng

thats why i was curious

[unkempt ibex]

Yeah cause like I wanna show that I’ve actually done stuff yk

[dense solstice]

I mean

im gonna upload

whats the worst that can happen

they just wont read it

i just uploaded my abstract under optional supplemental materials

[slow trench]

I might now as well

[craggy path]

Is Cornell confirmed to be extended?

[knotty sky]

what does extended mean

[sick shore]

I wouldn’t trust anything but what is officially published

[tropic vector]

Unless officially announced from Cornell, no

[noble cedar]

wait for cornell to announce, do not trust a random stranger on the internet

[spark sorrel]

google and their website still both say january 2nd. I would definitely shoot to have your application submitted by that date

and common app

[ornate spindle]

that one reddit post i thought said he had screenshot proof

[craggy path]

Yea that’s what I was thinking

But I’ll still prolly submit today anyways

Not risking it

[crude creek]

yes but it’s better to not

[sick shore]

Will they care if one of my clubs from Common App is not on my resume?

Like will that be a red flag

[shell pawn]

Hello you fiends! I am among you now

[sick shore]

I am officially a Cornell applicant 🥳🥳

[winged rover]

does che admit by major?

[fallow flame]

why not

[fallow flame]

prob not

[tropic vector]

If you submit a resume it should not reiterate everything from your common app

[sick shore]

Alright cool

[tropic vector]

If there's a lot of overlap you shouldn't submit the optional resume

[sick shore]

I just added mine since it has work experiences that aren’t on my Common App

There is some overlap but I wanted to show the work

[crude creek]

u could get stuck w a shitty rm

better to find someone on like ig or something

so u know u have something in common

my friend did random roommate and his rm is rotc

and gets up at 5am every morning

and he couldnt sleep at all

he ended up gettign a room change

another one of my friends rms was a muslim who needed to get up at the middle of the night to pray

[fallow flame]

true

[fallow flame]

thats fine

tbh i submitted a resume even tho it didnt add anything new (in retrospect not a great idea) but i still got in soidt colleges care too. much either way

[winged rover]

@tame sandal hey! quick question, do you know if humec students can take classes at cas?

[tropic vector]

Skill issue

I originally chose my roommate, then we got assigned a forced triple in LR6 and it was terrible. Couldn't get along then I switched to Barbara McClintock

Always try to be suuuper quiet when I get up for the early wake ups

Everything packed the night before

[crude creek]

hu shih mogs

[bronze egret]

McClintock best dorm

I loved her

[tropic vector]

McClintock is my favorite

[bronze egret]

RIGHT

208 was my home

Balch is good too I’m there rn

V similar vibe and better location

[tropic vector]

I'm on the first floor

I really like being on the first floor, I didn't think I would at first but it grew on me

Super easy for laundry and right next to the kitchen aha

[tame sandal]

Classes arent restricted by college

Its all combined

U can double major within ur college but minor in anything

Also clubs and organizations arent limited by college either

[austere coral]

does cornell have good support for adhd ?

[tame sandal]

The main difference betwren two colleges is the graduation general requirements, maybe some rules or limitations surrounding enrollment, and advising

[tame sandal]

Theres time and half, double time, minimized distraction options for testing

[bronze egret]

Def wouldn’t want that personally

But for McClintock it’s worth

[tame sandal]

I dont have adhd so idk much else beyond that detail

[cerulean shoal]

the first floor is always best as long as you don't have to worry about property damage 🙏

[tropic vector]

1st floor LR6 triple or 1st floor McClintock so I think I can make it work 😭

[bronze egret]

LMAO no def def

Do balch next year if u can’t get west main

[tropic vector]

I actually really like the first floor for McClintock now

[bronze egret]

My dorm Is massive

[cerulean shoal]

i'm second floor LR6 😔

[bronze egret]

Lounges r good

Location u can’t beat on north

[tropic vector]

And with the frosted windows I can have it open for light without having to worry about someone seeing something worthy of theft

[austere coral]

i thought u said u thought u had it ?

[tropic vector]

Not that I have anything worthy

[tame sandal]

What.

[tropic vector]

The lounges are top tier

[bronze egret]

Second floor McClintock does weekly dinner d now it’s so cute

I met the guy who runs it

[austere coral]

sorry wrong person maybe ?

[tropic vector]

I was struggling with prelims and once my socio economic status improved I was locked in 🔥

[tropic vector]

Oh thats cool

Every Tuesday the main kitchen has something

[tame sandal]

If i say i dont have it i dont have it ive never spoken to u before

[bronze egret]

Def way more social now that it’s coed

It was dead last year

[tropic vector]

Love the sweets they bring. Favorite was the mozzarella stick night lmfao

[bronze egret]

My friends and I always got yelled at for being loud

[tame sandal]

I personally wouldnt but im not an AO and idk how integral it is to your essay lol

[tropic vector]

Oh and the Christmas hot chocolate and cookies

Every night there's students cooking it's great

I got to make home made cookies while my friends prepared venison

We ate gooood that night

[tame sandal]

Tbtw high rise gave out free asian delivered food

During finals

I missed it 😦

[bronze egret]

Ahhh so good to hear

McClintock is def my fav freshman dorm

Crazy Yall have room selection soon

[tropic vector]

Looove how open it is

[tame sandal]

I need to break my contract

Idk how

[bronze egret]

(We had a massive scandal last year)

Two actually

[bronze egret]

Why? You’re fucked

[tropic vector]

🤨
What happened

[tame sandal]

Cuz i got an apartment

[bronze egret]

2 uh pg 13 events

In lounges

[tropic vector]

💀

[bronze egret]

Ohh i thought u meant break apartment lease

Just talk to cornell

[tame sandal]

Isnt it $800 fine

[bronze egret]

Avoid third floor lounges

[bronze egret]

Oof rly?

Idk I got my apartment in septiembre

So I didn’t do on campus housing

[tame sandal]

The license says u shouldnt break it and if u do u could be charged $800 fine

[bronze egret]

OOF

[tame sandal]

Technically my apartment would still be loads cheaper even with that fine

But i need them to let me

😭

$750 a month ✌️

[bronze egret]

Where r u living

[bronze egret]

Girl

What

Where tf did u find for under 1000 a month

[tame sandal]

Its like next to cook which is prolly why its cheap

[bronze egret]

Ohhh those

[tame sandal]

Anything not ctown is easily under 1k

[bronze egret]

Yeah

They’re not great

But it’s cheap

[tame sandal]

But we did have a ctown lined up for 975

Just everyone bailed

6 bed 2 bath

[bronze egret]

How many r u living with

[tame sandal]

Im living w 3 bed 1 bath

[bronze egret]

Nice nice

[tame sandal]

Its p nice

The amenities like microwave and fridge just got upgraded

J no ac

[bronze egret]

Yeah I had a pre there the other week

[tame sandal]

Nah who skull emojied that

[bronze egret]

Annoying asf walk

[tame sandal]

No ac is whatever

😭

[bronze egret]

I need ac

I keep dorm at 65 or under

[tame sandal]

How

It doesn’t go below 72

[bronze egret]

Hella fans

[tame sandal]

😭

[bronze egret]

I’m from chicago bro

My house there Is 60

[tame sandal]

Its not that bad

[bronze egret]

I don’t do heat

[tame sandal]

Its like right next to cook

[bronze egret]

I walked from balch to there to lot 10

[tame sandal]

I could eat on west if i wanted lol

[bronze egret]

In heels

[tame sandal]

Its better than auden

🙄

[bronze egret]

Lmao fair

[tame sandal]

Audens like all the way down on the hill

[bronze egret]

We r just in ctown

Like 8 min walk from Statler it’s not bad

Vs 15 from balch

[unkempt ibex]

Just submitted my RD for Cornell, I feel sick

[rose meadow]

is anyone else unable to submit a music supp to cornell 😦

[tropic vector]

The final project for my winter course is a music-themed game or experience developed within an existing sand box game... i.e. MINECRAFT

So happy so fun

[tropic vector]

Contact for help if you still can't submit tomorrow

[rose meadow]

thanks 🙏 i did send an email already bc it hasnt worked for two days although i know they wont respond til next week

[tropic vector]

Whichever option indicates you've taken a class beyond calculus, list it. They will verify with your transcripts. I would list the "have moved beyond calculus" if that's the only relevant option

[tropic vector]

A lot of the offices at Cornell will be active tomorrow since it's the start of winter courses. Not sure if that'll translate to activity for applicants but fingers crossed

[rose meadow]

cool! their automated email says the office opens tmr but they won’t be responding to emails until monday 🥹

[tropic vector]

"If you will complete more than three classes that include calculus material AND you will also complete a more advanced math class, you should select “I have moved beyond calculus.” For example, if your highest math class is Linear Algebra, Discrete Math, or Number Theory, you should select this response."

It's a little difficult to understand the selection if you haven't taken the traditional route with math courses, but since you've taken discrete math I would list beyond

Your highest level math class is discrete, which in the directions it explicity says you can select this option

[ornate spindle]

can someone read my app 😭

[slate walrus]

i will definitely apply tmrw.

i promise

[flint bronze]

why does the cas essay have to be 650 words 😭

[winged rover]

should we discuss the any person any study thing if the prompt doesn’t mention it?

[tame sandal]

u can

[frosty garnet]

string together 3 of your other essays

[knotty sky]

do we need to send in our sat scores by today asw?

[strange palm]

is cornell extending their deadline this year?

[strange palm]

i know right i’m dying 😭

[lost granite]

bro i am in deep need

650 words is crazy 😭

[lost granite]

they dont need official so you can just self report

[knotty sky]

wb for other schools do yk if we have to submit official test scores by rd date?

[tame sandal]

Most aren’t official

Googlable for each school

[lost granite]

it says if it is a test-recommended school then unofficial is fine

[lone jasper]

650 is EXCESSIVE

and i hate that its the why major one.. i was willing to write a lot for uchicago and rice's long AF one but im not devoted to my major 😭😭

this is making me so upset

[frosty garnet]

you can spend a decent chunk about it not talking about your major tbh

[tame sandal]

its like why major 30% then 70% why cornell

[flint bronze]

frrr it's so dumb

i cannot glaze cornell for 300 words let alone 650

[tame sandal]

if u make it more narrative and personal than flat out statements then its not that hard.

shouldnt be that annoying if u actually like the college

[frosty garnet]

yeah i realized cornell was very cool and then it poured out of me

[dense solstice]

Uh guys

i emailled the fin aid office

and this came up

what does this even mean

[spark sorrel]

i didn't know about the cas supplemental until just now 😭
whyyyyyyyy

[tame sandal]

bro thought an ivy had 0-1 supps

[spark sorrel]

lol i was like "huh, this is so easy! yay!"

[dense solstice]

awesome thanks!

[queen hemlock]

Should I apply to Cornell

My parents hates cornell

And hates Ithaca even more

I feel like cuz of them my image of it is bad now

[opaque bluff]

cornell deadline is Jan 2 11:59PM EST or my local time zone?

[bronze egret]

Why

Don’t apply of u don’t like it

[bronze egret]

Local

[flint bronze]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1hrogkz/your_annual_reminder_that_1159pm_your_local_time

[celest furnace]

any1 wanna criticize and roast my sups 🥲

[primal bough]

Bruh what are the three word thingies

[opaque bluff]

god thank u You are my lord

[flint bronze]

id apply by local time zone

but up to you

[tropic vector]

Loved the describe yourself and engineering in three words prompt

[flint bronze]

i think i came up with a genius answer for it

[primal bough]

I’m already hating it

[stable falcon]

for similar prompts, I considered using the single shift unicode control characters to trick the counter and write more than one word per word, but i quickly realised that was just cringe 😭

[tropic vector]

I technically wrote two words for each box describing myself

[stable falcon]

elaborate? 😮

[tropic vector]

I wrote the NATO phonetic alphabet word (i.e. echo, lima, foxtrot, Oscar, etc) then in parenthesis wrote what the word I actually wanted to write

It technically doesn't work since to form a word you need to use multiple like if I want to say "Hat" you go "Hotel Alpha Tango"

For this all I did was use a word for the first letter then wrote my word in parenthesis

[stable falcon]

wow that's pretty cool!

[tropic vector]

Described myself as being Off The Charts so it probably helped that it didn't fit aha
Oscar Tango Charlie

For engineering I literally just robbed them of their motto 💀

[stable falcon]

evidently, they liked it!

[noble cedar]

Is joever

I didnt even submit my app yet

[tropic vector]

Due today right?

lol I didn't even start mine till hours before last year

Just lock tf in 🔥

[noble cedar]

Yea at 11:59

[atomic tusk]

this is cornell fee waiver if yall want

for intls only

[plain tree]

was literally abt to put that but im domestic 😭

its aight tho

thank you anyways for sending that

[atomic tusk]

yeah np

should have waited till today

but it is what it is

[orchid ether]

is there extension for cornell or no

[violet saddle]

is there none for us students?

[bronze egret]

Don’t expect one

[orchid ether]

ah fair

im done with my essays so shd be fine

but I was just wondering cus I rlly hate my community one

[atomic tusk]

idk i am intl so i just asked for intls

[atomic tusk]

really?

i saw somewhere cornell extends till 6th or smthin

[bronze egret]

Just submit it today

Never bank on extensions

Be done with apps

[atomic tusk]

yeah just curious

i submitted on 30th itself

[orchid ether]

I don't I'm in south east asia 😭

I have approximately 39 minutes

[atomic tusk]

its ok

lock in

[violet saddle]

for cornells why major (or for any in general) is it necessary to mention your academic experience with a specific major? I mainly talked about the rooted meaning behind it and my future goals with respect to that.

cornell

and ig columbia now thinking abt it

[bronze egret]

That’s kinda part of the why you

Why r u positioned for it

[violet saddle]

but cant they see that from my ecs. everything i do is oriented to support exactly what i talk abt in the why major

like for ex columbia bc im kinda stressing, i j talked abt why i wanna do my major and what my future aspirations with this major was

150 words

[bronze egret]

Cornell u get 650

Gives u quite a bit more room to elaborate

[violet saddle]

but for smth like columbia is it ok if i dont go super in depth with the activities that ive done that aligned with the major

if those ecs are alr listed on my common app

[bronze egret]

Yeah that’s fine

[violet saddle]

alr tysm

[sick shore]

Cornell portal doesn’t show test scores

[tame sandal]

They announce after deadline

J dont be a psychopath

[orchid ether]

yeah I wont risk it lmao

[tropic vector]

Idk if there's going to be an extension they posted a reminder it's due today

Idk if they would have an extension announced after deadline or not, just wouldn't risk it

Submit today

[weak stag]

i think u have to email w/ extenuating circumstances

[tropic vector]

Last year they gave everyone an extension

By like a week

[weak stag]

oh weird

[tame sandal]

They probably will but dont use it it pisses me off

😭

J submit on time

[tropic vector]

Lmfao real 😭

[violet saddle]

any cornell students free to take a look at my why cornell eng?

[cyan cedar]

650 words is diabolical

i did up to 600 i think thats enough

[ancient igloo]

WUESTION

question

so is there gonna be an exetnsion after the deadline i have so many submissions today like everyone

but this 650 word prompt i still cant write it

only one i cant write its killing be bro i wrote like 150 words and just gave up its too hard to write that long of a why study essay lmao

[ancient igloo]

princeton did too but im seeing that 3-4 people got an email saying they have until 7th so thats looking like an extension for that idk

[cyan cedar]

@tame sandal hi i was wondering if its possible to take courses that arent in ur major at cornell but within the same college. Im intersted in taking some design classes, but i would be a human bio major at the CHE

[tropic vector]

I would submit don't risk it

Take a break and come back soon

[tame sandal]

U can take any classes u want

[tropic vector]

You can take any class

[cyan cedar]

ok tysm!

[ancient igloo]

just that i lowkey have to still write essays for like 2 schools today and i have to revise 4 other ones jan 2 has the most deadliens and theres more tomorrow and day after

[tropic vector]

Looking forward to taking intro to wines 😩

[tropic vector]

Take a break. Take a step back, get some fresh air, and come back with a clear mind

[ancient igloo]

i read for like an hour outside this morning when i woke up

to prepare myself to lock in

[tropic vector]

I know exactly how you feel, I was the same last year. I basically started every application the day of last year

[ancient igloo]

bros literally me

[tropic vector]

Which I highly advise all of yall junior lurkers to NOT do 😭

[ancient igloo]

real shit

are you open to reviewing any essays?

[tropic vector]

Gave me early onset male pattern baldness

/hj

[tropic vector]

If you send it I can review when I've got time later

[cyan cedar]

my why us essay is jam packed

[cyan cedar]

could i also get it reviewed if possible?

[tribal cypress]

i'd avoid it since the prompt says "Why do you think you would love to study at Cornell Engineering?", as in what aspects of specifically the engineering department at Cornell interest you

well that's how I interpreted it anyway

i guess it could work but i'd still give priority to stuff that's actually in the engineering department tbh

up to you though

[tropic vector]

I personally wouldn't talk about research with a specific professor unless you have absolute connections with them and it's a definite you will be working with them rather than you'd like to

Instead I'd personally focus on a specific area and discuss possible research you'd like to contribute to

[neat cliff]

this 650 word supp might be hell

how are u guys structuring the 650 word

[tropic vector]

That's good

Make sure you actually understand it through passion and not a quick Google search tho

[austere coral]

does anyone know about managing adhd at cornell?

[tropic vector]

Project teams are a very common discuss in engineering prompts

[tropic vector]

SDS accommodations for exams and stuff

[austere coral]

how do they work?

[tropic vector]

You can get extensions for time and I'm sure other things
I'm not too knowledgeable in this area but yeah

[tropic bay]

Would someone be willing to review two of my essays specific to Cornell Engineering? They're the ones I'm the least satisfied with and I don't think they're very good, but I can't think of anything else to write

[ruby falcon]

yo what

there's a 650 word?

my biggest one is 350

am i looking at the wrong app or something

[tropic bay]

Are you an Engineering student?

[ruby falcon]

yea

[tropic bay]

Yeah engineering students have different essays

[ruby falcon]

oh thank god

i lowkey started today

so

i cant be doing no 650 word

[tropic bay]

Yeah 1 personal statement is enough

[spark sorrel]

🤞 still havent started over here

[ruby falcon]

nah ur finished icl

[spark sorrel]

and unfortunately my major does require that essay

💀

[ruby falcon]

i wokeup bright and early to start

[spark sorrel]

i still have to finish nu, finish dartmouth, then start the second supp for cornell

[ruby falcon]

if u havent started ur lowk done for

[spark sorrel]

ya im thinking i might just not do it

[tropic bay]

Can you recycle any previous essays?

I pretty much skipped the 350 word one since I already had a response

[ruby falcon]

^

if u applied to umich just take that essay and copy paste

[tropic bay]

How deep are the 3 descriptive words?

[cedar jacinth]

its so late to be asking this ik but this is on the CALS website

is the small class size for CALS specifically?

or is it just saying that Cornell has small class sizes

[neat cliff]

it’s the arts and sciences one LMAO I just finished it after like 6 hours :(

Can any Cornell students look thru it?

[unique bear]

Yeah but we had a bunch of short essays instead

Should I submit a resume to this school

[tame sandal]

Erm what kind of prefrosh alrdy is sure theyre gonna be working in a lab

Ive seen so many applicants name drop profs its not that big a deal

[tame sandal]

Like take them srsly but its not thaf deep

Idk scroll up

[tame sandal]

Bro shit is cap

Depends on ur major lol

[tropic bay]

So is it fine if I use like nouns instead of adjectives?

[tame sandal]

Yeah

[tropic bay]

Alright, thanks

[tame sandal]

Dont name drop j to name drop make sure it integrates well

They probably dont care

But like why

Its asking how ud take advantage of cornell eng resources

If it is in line with ur major why isnt she inbur department

Thats what i just said

Ok

[cedar jacinth]

oop do yk whether BTRY courses are like massive

[tame sandal]

Like probably not inherently but if u consider its comvined with stats major and possibly data sci

I could look some classes up for u if i cared enough

But i dont cuz i have 0 temper and im on 0 sleep and i fucking got here at 8am and the person i came to meet didnt even look at me until 1:30

[cedar jacinth]

yea no matter 🙏

hope the rest of the day goes better

[tame sandal]

There is no rest of day

I want sleep

But no

Im here until 9:30pm

[cedar jacinth]

😦

there being cornell?

[tame sandal]

?

No

Its winter break

[cedar jacinth]

oh

i thought u were referring to going back oops

although its def too early for that now that i think about it

[neat cliff]

is there anyone that can read my 650 word essay before I submit

please

[cedar jacinth]

im cooked i cannot find any more CALS content for my why essay

[vague notch]

Whoever has the Cornell 29’ discord server, message me and I’ll dm you my friends username

[tropic bay]

Can I assume my AO will know what FEA is?

[cedar jacinth]

what is FEA

finite element analysis?

[tropic bay]

yes

[cedar jacinth]

i would not assume that

personally

[tropic bay]

Alright

I can elaborate a little

[cedar jacinth]

yea since not all of them would have engineering backgrounds

and without engineering background i assume its more esoteric

[tropic bay]

Fair enough

But word count 😭

[flint bronze]

cornell extension to 15th!

[cyan cedar]

fr?

[vocal topaz]

according to that one reddit post lol

[cyan cedar]

i dont trust reddit

[vocal topaz]

idk if there's proof aside from that

there's a picture on there but i need multiple to verify ngl

[tribal cypress]

there's a screenshot of an email but i feel like that can be easily faked ngl

[ornate spindle]

i called them today and she said nothing is official but if u submit1-2 days late its fine

but she said try 100% to submit tn

[vocal topaz]

yeah every school usually gives 1-2 days leeway imo, anecdotally there's a lot of people who get in even after submitting their apps late

[ornate spindle]

if sm is free can they read my cornell community 😢

ah

[vocal topaz]

but i wouldnt push it to jan 15 if it's not confirmed

[vocal topaz]

if you need extra time, then i would follow this

[ornate spindle]

ah

wait the post says

Princeton - EXTENDED (Jan 7th) - Confirmed
JHU- EXTENDED (Jan 10th) - Confirmed
Cornell - EXTENDED (Jan 15th) Confirmed
Columbia - EXTENDED (Jan 5th) Confirmed - waiting for picture for proof
Emory - EXTENDED (Jan 7th) - Confirmed

Duke - EXTENDED (Jan 6th) Confirmed

Vandy - EXTENDED (Jan 8th, but they preferably want you to send them a day or 2 after the deadline) - Confirmed
Vassar - EXTENDED (Jan 6th) - Confirmed

uc hicago - EXTENDED (Jan 10th) - Confirmed

Yale - EXTENDED (Jan 5th) - Confirmed
Upenn - EXTENDED (Jan 6th but you can also request additional time) - Confirmed

[cedar jacinth]

ion trust anything anywhere there ngl

[ornate spindle]

ya tru

[vocal topaz]

princeton is 100% confirmed

[flint bronze]

i emailed the admissions office

[vocal topaz]

the rest idk

[thick lance]

Is it fine that my essay is 550 words for cornell?

[cedar jacinth]

if columbia really gave an extension why aint it released

[flint bronze]

and they replied with an extension

ill send proof

[cedar jacinth]

does it imply a blanket extension?

[tribal cypress]

the jhu one seemed super sus

the email they showed had "thru" instead of "through"

[vocal topaz]

it's not something theyre formally announcing, it's a grace period. they still want people to submit in a timely manner

[ornate spindle]

oh yeah

wait good catch

thats lowk sus

and "hello hi,"

[tribal cypress]

yeah LMAO

i would not trust that one bit

[lost granite]

why do people even lie 😭 thats so fucked

[vocal topaz]

i'll send jhu an email and confirm - i confirmed the princeton one this morning

[ornate spindle]

prolly to help their chances

[lost granite]

mf tricking at max 10 people through a reddit post wont help

[flint bronze]

i cant send a picture 😭

how do i get picture perms

[tribal cypress]

0.1% less applicants so 0.1% higher change of getting in

[cedar jacinth]

chat they responded

[lost granite]

that 0.1% chance is spread throughout everyone so realistically its 0

[lost granite]

lmfaoo

[vocal topaz]

okay im going to email jhu for yall

[tribal cypress]

yeah im trolling lol

[ornate spindle]

im scared my cornell essay is cringe

ikd

[tribal cypress]

it's pretty weird

[ornate spindle]

idk

[elder abyss]

lmao i j copy patsed my jhu essay 💀

[ornate spindle]

LMAOO

[elder abyss]

they def auto rejecting after 12:00 am /s

[flint bronze]

https://imgur.com/xXPZtGA

[cedar jacinth]

u can take courses across majors right

wait wtf am i asking

nvm

[spark sorrel]

at least you have something written!

if all else fails, it's okay to submit a cringey essay in ur app bc nobody will know, and as long as u get in then it was worth it and no aura was lost

I on the other hand have a whole

lemme count...

one sentence written :)

[ornate spindle]

u got it trust

😭

cornell '29 for all of us... hopefully

[trail crow]

does this apply to everyone or do you have to email them specifically

[vocal topaz]

applies to everybody but take it with a grain of salt until it's 100% confirmed

[trail crow]

ok thanks

[lost granite]

tbh unless u email them yourself just write the damn essay 😭

[trail crow]

yeah lowk im still working on duke and washu and havent started the cornell supps so kinda cooked 💀

[lost granite]

yeah same 😭 i got cornell and yale, i was hoping for a official extension but not lookin good

[primal bough]

Brother it’s due in 5 hours

[lost granite]

ngl 5 hours is well enough time to write a good supp

[primal bough]

Ok I do kinda suck at writing 🗿

[lost granite]

PST i got 8 hours 💪

[trail crow]

yeah and reuse supps anyway

[spark sorrel]

yes... but i nono wanna

im gonna cook up an atrocity and call it a night methinks

[lost granite]

ain no way ur betting on the extension 😭

[spark sorrel]

i plan on submitting tonight

[lost granite]

ahh

[spark sorrel]

i'll just... submit the atrocity

lmao

[lost granite]

yea tbh i dont have a personal conneciton to any of these schools

so im ok w s ubmitting atrocity

[spark sorrel]

ya

[ornate spindle]

yeah lowk i used to be obsessed with cornell

but then i realized

[spark sorrel]

if i get too tired tho and dont finish, i also dont think id be too upset