Cornell 2011 applicants Forum

jpk5372 · Post by **jpk5372** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:25 pm

Also in!

Kaitlyn · Post by **Kaitlyn** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:25 pm

amkid100 wrote:
swl56 wrote:
Kaitlyn wrote:IN.
ahhh! congrats! when did you get the email? and when did you go UR?

i'm also a 12/7 --> 12/15 and have heard nothingggg
glad to hear i'm not the only one!

Thank you, everyone!! I was 12/2------>12/7------>12/14. So, so happy!

NZA · Post by **NZA** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:26 pm

bananaboat29 wrote:
Teflon1974 wrote:Congratulations to those receiving acceptances. Today is my one month anniversary of "Processing." At this rate I should be in... right about the time I graduate with my JD from some other school.
Congrats to everyone who is in! Processing 11/5 here...can anyone top that?

I thought I saw someone with 11/06? But IRC, you are indeed the winner.

Congrats to everyone who got their offers today!

newbienew · Post by **newbienew** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:26 pm

I don't know what CCN means, but I guess that means you thought I'd get accepted? I suppose that's encouraging. Any advice on whether to submit an additional essay or anything like that?

iateaillama · Post by **iateaillama** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:26 pm

Newbie, I would definitely send an LOCI, basically articulating why you're perfect for Cornell and why Cornell is perfect for you. Other than that, I'm not sure what else you can do but wait. Sorry.

NZA · Post by **NZA** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:27 pm

newbienew wrote:I don't know what CCN means, but I guess that means you thought I'd get accepted? I suppose that's encouraging. Any advice on whether to submit an additional essay or anything like that?

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... =2&t=18478

applepiecrust · Post by **applepiecrust** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:28 pm

newbienew wrote:I don't know what CCN means, but I guess that means you thought I'd get accepted? I suppose that's encouraging. Any advice on whether to submit an additional essay or anything like that?

CCN = Columbia, Chicago, NYU. Yes, that does mean I thought you would get accepted.
Maybe send a Cornell specific essay about why you and Cornell are a match made in heaven.

Kaitlyn · Post by **Kaitlyn** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:34 pm

Do we have a Cornell Class of 2014 thread yet, guys? Should we start one?

Congratulations to all the other admits today!

newbienew · Post by **newbienew** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:41 pm

Thanks for all the help, guys. Congrats to those admitted!

NorCalBruin · Post by **NorCalBruin** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:49 pm

12/7 --> 12/15 --> 12/16

Still no word.......... tits.

IsleMet · Post by **IsleMet** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:51 pm

Any other 11/29 EAers still waiting to hear back? It's driving me crazy! I was hoping for today, but I guess I'll have to wait another day.

jr8966 · Post by **jr8966** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:51 pm

NorCalBruin wrote:12/7 --> 12/15 --> 12/16

Still no word.......... tits.

12/16 here too NorCal. We will await our fate tomorrow....

Bildungsroman · Post by **Bildungsroman** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:53 pm

Updated UR date today. Now 12/16.

Also, congrats to all the admits today!

itsnotrealme · Post by **itsnotrealme** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:53 pm

congrats to everyone accepted today.
Mine is still IR 12.13->12.15->12.16

Buffalo Bill · Post by **Buffalo Bill** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:57 pm

Congrats all!

I am still UR

11/18 - 11/29 - 12/10

This nightmare will never end.

mr_toad · Post by **mr_toad** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:57 pm

Also updated to 12/16. We shall see

NorCalBruin · Post by **NorCalBruin** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:58 pm

Just re-read my Cornell app.

Turns out I had a spelling/grammar error on my "why cornell" essay.

On the plus side, I wrote a "why cornell" essay?

123xalady · Post by **123xalady** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:02 pm

In! 171/3.49

beatrock · Post by **beatrock** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:02 pm

In!!!! 169/3.83

Absolutely thrilled!

mrmangs · Post by **mrmangs** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:07 pm

Grats everyone! Lots of admits today.

newbienew · Post by **newbienew** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:17 pm

Congrats, 123xalady! My numbers are similar to yours, and I got deferred. I don't know whether I should be encouraged or discouraged by that...

mrmangs · Post by **mrmangs** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:20 pm

newbienew wrote:Congrats, 123xalady! My numbers are similar to yours, and I got deferred. I don't know whether I should be encouraged or discouraged by that...

Btw, you got YP'ed. Don't worry about it. You'll get into better schools (and if Cornell really is your top choice, just write them a compelling LOCI).

newbienew · Post by **newbienew** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:22 pm

Thanks for the thought, mrmangs. Cornell is my top choice, and I'll write that LOCI.

But are you SURE it was a YP situation? 3.5 is below the median at Cornell, and from what I know, it only placed me in about the 50th percentile at my college. I also have basically no softs to speak of. I wasn't overly surprised by the deferral. Care to convince me it was YP? That might make me feel better...

123xalady · Post by **123xalady** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:25 pm

newbienew wrote:Thanks for the thought, mrmangs. Cornell is my top choice, and I'll write that LOCI.

But are you SURE it was a YP situation? 3.5 is below the median at Cornell, and from what I know, it only placed me in about the 50th percentile at my college. I also have basically no softs to speak of. I wasn't overly surprised by the deferral. Care to convince me it was YP? That might make me feel better...

You're gonna have options-- I don't doubt it. No idea what Cornell's admissions people are looking for. Just keep writing those LOCIs and they'll come around!

mrmangs · Post by **mrmangs** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:44 pm

newbienew wrote:Care to convince me it was YP? That might make me feel better...

Your LSAT is considerably higher than 123xalady's (remember, even one point is a big deal) and your GPA is essentially the same (even slightly higher). If Cornell thought you'd attend, they would have admitted you. If you look back on this thread, a lot of people with good to great numbers got deferred. You're in the same boat as them: Cornell knows you'll have better options, and so they are hedging their bets. They might have admitted you if your PS and whatnot had convinced them that you were set on Cornell, but you didn't communicate that to their satisfaction and your numbers belie this possibility.

To think about it another way, if you had truly fucked up your application, you would have been rejected outright, not deferred. You have the numbers, so the simplest explanation (especially given the trend on admits/WL's ITT) is that you got YP'ed.

Good luck.

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