Cornell c/o 18 Applicants Forum

[yannao]

Anyone else still under review? Cornell is my top choice.

I haven't seen a date change since my app went complete 3/11, so I'm not sure if I'm actually UR.. at this rate I expect a decision in July lol.

[ChemEng1642]

So how long did it take for Cornell to make an initial scholarship offer after you send your financial aid info sheet? It's a month away since I sent it and no response at all... Do they just bury my file silently if they want to offer nothing?

Yeah it probably shouldn't take that long. I would call the financial aid office and ask.

I was writing the email and got an email from them... telling me that they didn't receive my financial info sheet, whose reception was once confirmed by their staff, and asking whether I need to... And I forwarded the email I sent to them 35 days ago...

Literally this exact same thing happened to me too

[JHP]

Anyone else still under review? Cornell is my top choice.

I haven't seen a date change since my app went complete 3/11, so I'm not sure if I'm actually UR.. at this rate I expect a decision in July lol.

Mine hasn't moved since 3/6 since my app went complete either. I'm very fed up w/Cornell and am very unimpressed with the administration in general. I went to their table at an LSAC event, and I was one of the first people to approach them that morning and the lady couldn't even make eye contact and pay attention to what I was asking. Then, their review process of application materials is done MANUALLY?? Took over a month for my app to be complete after I submitted, which is frustrating in this day and age when other schools are completing material review in 2-5 days.

[spencercross]

Just had my first date change since going complete 2/9. Hopefully this means some movement soon for those of us still waiting, though this late in the cycle I'm not feeling confident about how much aid they'll be able to offer.

[ku546]

Just had my first date change since going complete 2/9. Hopefully this means some movement soon for those of us still waiting, though this late in the cycle I'm not feeling confident about how much aid they'll be able to offer.

Just got my first date change today since going complete early January as well.

[jimmyjustice]

Just got in via email. Was requested for interview two weeks ago.

[ku546]

Just got in via email. Was requested for interview two weeks ago.

Congrats! Hope you got good scholarship $ ?

[jimmyjustice]

Just got in via email. Was requested for interview two weeks ago.

Congrats! Hope you got good scholarship $ ?

Thanks! No scholarship info in the email at all actually. I guess they might be missing some financial aid documents?

[jbrantley]

Status changed for first time yesterday.

Is it safe to conclude that, at this point, you're pretty much a reject if they haven't gotten around to you?

[dustybottoms7]

accepted yesterday... have yet to submit financial aid docs, plan on doing this asap. did i screw myself in terms of receiving a good amount of scholarship $ ?

[dyddnjs90]

So how long did it take for Cornell to make an initial scholarship offer after you send your financial aid info sheet? It's a month away since I sent it and no response at all... Do they just bury my file silently if they want to offer nothing?

Yeah it probably shouldn't take that long. I would call the financial aid office and ask.

I was writing the email and got an email from them... telling me that they didn't receive my financial info sheet, whose reception was once confirmed by their staff, and asking whether I need to... And I forwarded the email I sent to them 35 days ago...

Literally this exact same thing happened to me too

+1 same deal with me

[AwesomeLawyer]

I got accepted early, but last month I got an email saying that they cannot provide me with any scholarships until I pay the deposit and then they will sort of re-evaluate me. I understand that my LSAT is below 25% (GPA above 75% from Ivy, very strong PI background, and unique life experience), but I got $22k need based scholly from Berkeley and some money from UCLA, so can't they make me at least some offer before the 1st deposit is due? This is so disappointing...

Has anyone else gotten this emai? Is it unusual? Should I try to negotiate with Berkeley's offer?

[zhenders]

I got accepted early, but last month I got an email saying that they cannot provide me with any scholarships until I pay the deposit and then they will sort of re-evaluate me. I understand that my LSAT is below 25% (GPA above 75% from Ivy, very strong PI background, and unique life experience), but I got $22k need based scholly from Berkeley and some money from UCLA, so can't they make me at least some offer before the 1st deposit is due? This is so disappointing...

Has anyone else gotten this emai? Is it unusual? Should I try to negotiate with Berkeley's offer?

Whether common or not, this strikes me as unbelievably unethical; they are basically asking you to make a life-altering decision without giving you one of the most-important pieces of data for making that decision. I've personally not heard of this tactic (and "tactic" is the most-generous accurate way I can think to describe it), but frankly, just reading this sours my impression of the school quite a bit. It's clear they don't want to have to "tie up" their financial aid offers to students whom they are uncertain will attend, but that understandable issue shouldn't be license to make unethical requests of their applicants/admits.

Grain of salt, of course -- that's just my $0.02.

[smiles123]

[quote="zhenders"][quote="AwesomeLawyer"]I got accepted early, but last month I got an email saying that they cannot provide me with any scholarships until I pay the deposit and then they will sort of re-evaluate me. I understand that my LSAT is below 25% (GPA above 75% from Ivy, very strong PI background, and unique life experience), but I got $22k need based scholly from Berkeley and some money from UCLA, so can't they make me at least some offer before the 1st deposit is due? This is so disappointing...

Has anyone else gotten this emai? Is it unusual? Should I try to negotiate with Berkeley's offer?[/quote]

Whether common or not, this strikes me as unbelievably unethical; they are basically asking you to make a life-altering decision without giving you one of the most-important pieces of data for [b]making[/b] that decision. I've personally not heard of this tactic (and "tactic" is the most-generous accurate way I can think to describe it), but frankly, just reading this sours my impression of the school quite a bit. It's clear they don't want to have to "tie up" their financial aid offers to students whom they are uncertain will attend, but that understandable issue shouldn't be license to make unethical requests of their applicants/admits.

Grain of salt, of course -- that's just my $0.02.[/quote]


To play devils advocate... If you applied early the decision has already been made that your attending regardless of price, so I don't think this is unethical...

[malibustacy]

I got accepted early, but last month I got an email saying that they cannot provide me with any scholarships until I pay the deposit and then they will sort of re-evaluate me. I understand that my LSAT is below 25% (GPA above 75% from Ivy, very strong PI background, and unique life experience), but I got $22k need based scholly from Berkeley and some money from UCLA, so can't they make me at least some offer before the 1st deposit is due? This is so disappointing...

Has anyone else gotten this emai? Is it unusual? Should I try to negotiate with Berkeley's offer?

If you applied ED, you broke your terms by not withdrawing your apps from other schools. Total violation of contract you signed.

[kingpin101]

I got accepted early, but last month I got an email saying that they cannot provide me with any scholarships until I pay the deposit and then they will sort of re-evaluate me. I understand that my LSAT is below 25% (GPA above 75% from Ivy, very strong PI background, and unique life experience), but I got $22k need based scholly from Berkeley and some money from UCLA, so can't they make me at least some offer before the 1st deposit is due? This is so disappointing...

Has anyone else gotten this emai? Is it unusual? Should I try to negotiate with Berkeley's offer?

Why are you mentioning other schools if you got in ED?

[BM_1993]

Hate to break this up but... I just got offered some really amazing summer internship opportunities in PI-which I will be doing. Should I e-mail Cornell with a letter explaining this? OR is it too late in the game?

I think I'm near the end of my review cycle, last update was 4/7..

[spencercross]

I got accepted early, but last month I got an email saying that they cannot provide me with any scholarships until I pay the deposit and then they will sort of re-evaluate me. I understand that my LSAT is below 25% (GPA above 75% from Ivy, very strong PI background, and unique life experience), but I got $22k need based scholly from Berkeley and some money from UCLA, so can't they make me at least some offer before the 1st deposit is due? This is so disappointing...

Has anyone else gotten this emai? Is it unusual? Should I try to negotiate with Berkeley's offer?

If you applied ED, you broke your terms by not withdrawing your apps from other schools. Total violation of contract you signed.

Except OP didn't say they got in "ED," just that they got in early. Those are not necessarily equivalent.

[lalalalawyer]

Did everyone get a diversity email from Cornell this morning? It's the first thing I've gotten from them since applying in February and my SC changed this week as well. *Totally reading too much into this*

[smiles123]

^I did not

[TheatreofDreams1]

Maybe the poster above meant early, just early cycle. I was an ED admit and have begun withdrawing from all schools.

Nevertheless, I still keep getting bombarded by "Free applications" and "Deadline Extended."

When will this stop??

[BangShootBang]

complete 3/3
first date change 4/9

Is there is still hope? Anyone else on the same boat?

[AwesomeLawyer]

I got accepted early, but last month I got an email saying that they cannot provide me with any scholarships until I pay the deposit and then they will sort of re-evaluate me. I understand that my LSAT is below 25% (GPA above 75% from Ivy, very strong PI background, and unique life experience), but I got $22k need based scholly from Berkeley and some money from UCLA, so can't they make me at least some offer before the 1st deposit is due? This is so disappointing...

Has anyone else gotten this emai? Is it unusual? Should I try to negotiate with Berkeley's offer?

If you applied ED, you broke your terms by not withdrawing your apps from other schools. Total violation of contract you signed.

Except OP didn't say they got in "ED," just that they got in early. Those are not necessarily equivalent.

Sorry if I wasn't clear, I got accepted early (in January), but did not apply for Early Decision. Thanks everyone for the advice though, I agree that it sounds extremely unethical and sways me even more towards Berkeley.

[Ms4life]

Status changed for first time yesterday.

Is it safe to conclude that, at this point, you're pretty much a reject if they haven't gotten around to you?

If I remember correctly, acceptances were going out till late April and maybe even into May last cycle. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[MadwomanintheAttic]

complete 3/3
first date change 4/9

Is there is still hope? Anyone else on the same boat?

We are in the exact same boat. Exact same date complete and change.