Cornell waiting room Forum

Kiersten1985 · Post by **Kiersten1985** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:35 pm

WhyBother? wrote:The status checker is down for me. It appears to be an error with the website, not my account. Is this happening to anyone else?

Yeah I just tried to log in actually - some weird computer shit popped up.

aad · Post by **aad** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:24 pm

Does Cornell offer merit-based scholarships?

And, if so, does it come at the time of acceptance or down the line?

Jericwithers · Post by **Jericwithers** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:26 pm

aad wrote:Does Cornell offer merit-based scholarships?

And, if so, does it come at the time of acceptance or down the line?

Down the line. You have to fill out FAFSA and needaccess.org to be considered for one.

Burger in a can · Post by **Burger in a can** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:52 pm

Jericwithers wrote:
aad wrote:Does Cornell offer merit-based scholarships?

And, if so, does it come at the time of acceptance or down the line?
Down the line. You have to fill out FAFSA and needaccess.org to be considered for one.

you need a FAFSA for a merit scholarship?

CyLaw · Post by **CyLaw** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:04 pm

Burger in a can wrote:
Jericwithers wrote:
aad wrote:Does Cornell offer merit-based scholarships?

And, if so, does it come at the time of acceptance or down the line?
Down the line. You have to fill out FAFSA and needaccess.org to be considered for one.
you need a FAFSA for a merit scholarship?

Yes. They do need and merit at the same time, and their requirement for Financial Aid consideration, short of the Deans scholarship, is that you have to do FAFSA and Need access (BTW love that you have to pay to apply for need based aid).

SAE · Post by **SAE** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:35 am

Complete email this morning!

What's the predicted time frame from here?

Interminable_Waiting · Post by **Interminable_Waiting** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:04 am

When you fill out the FAFSA, do you have to have your parents fill it out as well? I had though I was an independent, but in my acceptance to GW they said if I was born after 1981 my parents need to fill it out...

Now I am worried about all my other apps.

Fancy Pants · Post by **Fancy Pants** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:51 am

SAE wrote:Complete email this morning!

What's the predicted time frame from here?

Forever-ish.

CyLaw · Post by **CyLaw** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:21 am

Interminable_Waiting wrote:When you fill out the FAFSA, do you have to have your parents fill it out as well? I had though I was an independent, but in my acceptance to GW they said if I was born after 1981 my parents need to fill it out...

Now I am worried about all my other apps.

Cornell requires parent info on the Need Access form, and your parents Tax Return, unless you are granted a waiver by the cornell Financial Aid people.

0L Hoping for 1 · Post by **0L Hoping for 1** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:23 am

For anyone who turned in a Deans Scholarship Letter, I spoke with the office and they said we should be hearing "very soon". How soon? Let the speculating begin.

ccs224 · Post by **ccs224** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:21 pm

Just withdrew after being put on reserve this Monday. Hopefully this helps out the rest on the list.

John J. Rambo, Esq. · Post by **John J. Rambo, Esq.** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:21 pm

ccs224 wrote:Just withdrew after being put on reserve this Monday. Hopefully this helps out the rest on the list.

Can you clarify what you mean by held? Did Cornell tell you they would give your app another review down the line?

ccs224 · Post by **ccs224** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:27 pm

John J. Rambo, Esq. wrote:
ccs224 wrote:Just withdrew after being put on reserve this Monday. Hopefully this helps out the rest on the list.
Can you clarify what you mean by held? Did Cornell tell you they would give your app another review down the line?

Being put on reserve is basically a first round waitlist. Cornell says they are not admitting you, holding your until they hear from those they have been admitted, asks for an update if you have anything to add, then says that you will be admitted / waitlisted / rejected once they have a better sense of the incoming class in May.

JusticeHarlan · Post by **JusticeHarlan** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:15 pm

Complete! Been "applied" just over two months. No email, just the fruits of constant status checker updates (and this has to be within the last two or three hours, I checked it after 5 pm eastern today and was still at "applied"). It lists the date I'd been stuck at "applied" at all this time as my complete date, which I find interesting. Still very happy to see movement, let's go Big Red!

02122015 · Post by **02122015** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:07 am

MURPH · Post by **MURPH** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:38 am

I aslo went complete and to CR today via email. I submitted the first week of December....so long ago.

utcris410 · Post by **utcris410** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:07 am

JusticeHarlan wrote:Complete! Been "applied" just over two months. No email, just the fruits of constant status checker updates (and this has to be within the last two or three hours, I checked it after 5 pm eastern today and was still at "applied"). It lists the date I'd been stuck at "applied" at all this time as my complete date, which I find interesting. Still very happy to see movement, let's go Big Red!

Ditto.

cardinalandgold · Post by **cardinalandgold** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:13 am

I wish Cornell would finally complete my file. Feels like I've been stuck at applied forever!

chutzpah · Post by **chutzpah** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:34 am

I'm still "applied" as of 12/7. That was SO long ago!

devilishangelrjp · Post by **devilishangelrjp** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:41 am

chutzpah wrote:I'm still "applied" as of 12/7. That was SO long ago!

Isn't it though? I wanted to have all my decisions by now. The way it's looking now, Cornell won't probably get to me until my spring break! -_-

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 12:54 pm

Neil wrote:I have a feeling I'm going to regret this after I've been rejected and it's at the top of my "View your posts" page, but wanted to tag this thread anyways. "In the system" since 12/01...

Good luck, everyone!

Above was me previously. Today I just went "complete and ready for committee review." Even a waitlist is a long shot with my stats, but I'm holding out hope...

softey · Post by **softey** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:32 pm

Still not even complete. Sent 12/15. They must be swamped.

JusticeHarlan · Post by **JusticeHarlan** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:39 pm

softey wrote:Still not even complete. Sent 12/15. They must be swamped.

Oh, they're swamped. As linked to by someone else upthread:
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/02/03/the ... b/article/

neimanmarxist · Post by **neimanmarxist** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:29 am

complete and ready for review. applied the first week of Dec. Amazing. They must be up to their ears in applications.

Jericwithers · Post by **Jericwithers** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:13 pm

neimanmarxist wrote:complete and ready for review. applied the first week of Dec. Amazing. They must be up to their ears in applications.

The home page story on their website is an article talking about how their apps have jumped 52%. They are literally swamped.

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