2008-2009 Cornell Secondary Application Thread
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pre interview rejection. lol
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Chin up kiddos. I'm pretty sure there is another wave coming. It seems like all of the people accepted interviewed recently. There are still a whole bunch of people in the middle that need to hear some news. Sit tight! There will probably be a big day of decisions this week or next week.
Assuming that SDN also represents 15% of Cornell interviewees, you might be right. No one has ever proven if SDN is a balanced representation of applicants. Most seem to favor a heavy top and heavy bottom representation. I agree that most of the acceptances at hand were probably given out, but I have a feeling that there's going to be one last chunk of them before waitlists are designated (or at least we all hope!)
i hope you're right
I would prefer Lyss to be correct than for me to be correct that this is all of the acceptances 😛.
I think there is hope if you JUST interviewed...like last week maybe. I think that's what Cathy meant when she said they were still sending some more out...because obviously, they don't have decisions on those people yet. For all else, I would say hope for WL!
That is the opposite of Drlyss who thinks its the middle (nov, Decish?) interviewees who still need a decision? Anybody who can confirm that most recent acceptees interviewed recently?
not true...
I just got an acceptance off of a November interview. My guess is that the rest will come out very shortly.
Second "not true". I interviewed in november -- but i'm sure there are more acceptances to be given out! good luck
In the meantime:
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBUz4RnoWSM[/YOUTUBE]
I stand corrected! I still think there are more to come though. It's not over until you are reading a rejection letter! At least that's what I think...
HaHa and I love the Office clip
Got my acceptance letter last Friday, interviewed Tues the week before. Congrat to all those who also got the wonderful email, hopefully see you on April 3rd.
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Sooo...today I decided to call admissions and check what the deal was. The lady was nice, took my amcas number and checked it in the computer, pausing, then telling me "it's still under review...they are going to keep making/sending decisions for another 2 weeks". Then I asked her if all the acceptances had gone out, and she repeated that decisions were still being made (whatever the HELL that means).
That put a little spring in my step and gave me some hope...until I just spent the last hour perusing the last 2 year's Cornell March decisions threads. Both follow the exact same pattern. Acceptances go out randomly by e-mail in early March; people panic and wonder if they didn't hear what it means, call admissions, get exactly the same shpeal I did this morning, sigh with relief and hope good news will come.
However, in NEITHER year (2008 or 2007) did anyone post of receiving an acceptance after the initial batch. A few days after the e-mail acceptance wave, people's statuses changed to "a decision has been mailed". For this early batch, it pretty much meant wait list. Other people's status didn't change for another week/2 weeks, and that meant rejection or wait list. So basically, these "continued decisions" are probably who's going to be on the WL vs. reject (and there are A LOT of people on the wait list).
I'm sorry to those who were hoping, but I'd rather know the truth than bask in false hope, as I'm sure we all have other decisions to make for other schools. It's a shame the admissions office is not more frank with us, I think it's the least they could do. Goodbye Cornell, don't know why you hated me, but I know for damn sure I can't change it.
Peace and love👍👍
That put a little spring in my step and gave me some hope...until I just spent the last hour perusing the last 2 year's Cornell March decisions threads. Both follow the exact same pattern. Acceptances go out randomly by e-mail in early March; people panic and wonder if they didn't hear what it means, call admissions, get exactly the same shpeal I did this morning, sigh with relief and hope good news will come.
However, in NEITHER year (2008 or 2007) did anyone post of receiving an acceptance after the initial batch. A few days after the e-mail acceptance wave, people's statuses changed to "a decision has been mailed". For this early batch, it pretty much meant wait list. Other people's status didn't change for another week/2 weeks, and that meant rejection or wait list. So basically, these "continued decisions" are probably who's going to be on the WL vs. reject (and there are A LOT of people on the wait list).
I'm sorry to those who were hoping, but I'd rather know the truth than bask in false hope, as I'm sure we all have other decisions to make for other schools. It's a shame the admissions office is not more frank with us, I think it's the least they could do. Goodbye Cornell, don't know why you hated me, but I know for damn sure I can't change it.
Peace and love👍👍
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QFT.
I would love to be wrong, but I'm not going to hold onto any hope that there's more acceptances coming.
Status page updated: admissions decision has been mailed to you
Waitlist or rejection?
Waitlist or rejection?
no change on my status still...thank you for interviewing, class selected in mid-march, etc.
Based on what PagingDrP read, it's probably a waitlist.
No status change here either.
Same here (no status page change).
did you interview?
Yep.
For those who have been accepted -- has your status changed?
Most probably a wait list...acceptances are only by e-mail...let us know when you get it!
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Aannnd...no status change for me either. Interviewed.
I love how this is such a cryptic process.
The patchwork way everyone seems to be getting info (status page updates, no status page updates, accept e-mails, reject letters, ect...), it really does seem like they are still not finished with the process. Its too random. It seems they are just sifting through what they have still.
Look at NYU for example, they just gave out their final regular accepts, a lot of wait lists, and some rejections, all on the same day. I sincerely doubt Cornell is taking this time just to decide how to formulate their wait list, imo.
Look at NYU for example, they just gave out their final regular accepts, a lot of wait lists, and some rejections, all on the same day. I sincerely doubt Cornell is taking this time just to decide how to formulate their wait list, imo.
for what it's worth, my status page changed today to "a decision has been mailed to you..."; changed sometime between 7:30am and 3:30pm, eastern time...don't know what it means yet (WL or rej) but I thought I'd post to let people know...
Letter sent. Interviewed end of October. Good luck to everyone still waiting!
yep. mine still has the class selected in march message.
got the status change as well.
Is there anyone who has yet to receive an acceptance and still has the "thank you for interviewing" status?
Mine changed to "decision has been mailed" today, as well. I interviewed in October. It seems like most of us are from the early interview batch. Strange how they organize this process...
Hoping for a waitlist :/
Good luck to all of you. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this bunch!!!
Mine changed to "decision has been mailed" today, as well. I interviewed in October. It seems like most of us are from the early interview batch. Strange how they organize this process...
Hoping for a waitlist :/
Good luck to all of you. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this bunch!!!
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I've heard about 20-30% (20-30 people) of the class comes from the wait list. However, without knowing how many are on the wait list to begin with, that info is pretty much useless.
I talked to someone who applied last year and was put on the "high priority wait list" which, I'm assuming, means there is a "regular priority wait list" as well. So they may do some sort of tier system but I doubt they number it or anything. I also think they wait list A LOT of people (at least 250-300 if not more)...
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