2010-2011 Cornell University (Weill) Application Thread

[Supernerd]

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still no news even though i was complete late august. sent an update letter but didnt hear anything. do they acknowledge update letters? does anyone know if there is anything else I should do?

It's funny you say that. I've read other posters that have had confirmation for their letters, but I have sent two since my interview in November and never got word back that they received them... Not quite sure what that means

but I think you're doing all the right things, update and interest letters to keep showing them you care. Don't give up yet! There is still lots of time

 

[HakunaMatata22]

It's funny you say that. I've read other posters that have had confirmation for their letters, but I have sent two since my interview in November and never got word back that they received them... Not quite sure what that means

but I think you're doing all the right things, update and interest letters to keep showing them you care. Don't give up yet! There is still lots of time

Thought I should throw in my experience. I sent an update letter in November and never received an email confirmation. I called the office a week later to confirm and they provided verbal confirmation. It never hurts to call and ask!

all!

 

[nerd4life]

I just interviewed here yesterday and I'd like to send thank you notes to my interviewers. Unfortunately, I can't find contact info for either of my interviewers on the web. Advice?

 

[HakunaMatata22]

I just interviewed here yesterday and I'd like to send thank you notes to my interviewers. Unfortunately, I can't find contact info for either of my interviewers on the web. Advice?

If I don't have the exact mailing address for the interviewer, I just send letters c/o the admissions office. Typically the staff is able to get the letters to the correct people.

 

[jeepy]

Rejected 🙁 submitted July or August. oh well, thanks for the nice rejection email Cornell!

 

[brooklyndude]

rejected 🙁 submitted july or august. Oh well, thanks for the nice rejection email cornell!

+1

 

[nerd4life]

If I don't have the exact mailing address for the interviewer, I just send letters c/o the admissions office. Typically the staff is able to get the letters to the correct people.

Good idea. Thanks for the tip.

 

[nerdtastic]

got an interview! came out of the blue.

 

[Ataglance2010]

got an interview! came out of the blue.

Awesome 😀

When were you complete?

 

[nerdtastic]

i was complete sometime in august and had sort of given up on hearing back from them.

 

[rafflecopter]

still no news even though i was complete late august. sent an update letter but didnt hear anything. do they acknowledge update letters? does anyone know if there is anything else I should do?

I got an interview invite about a week after an update letter. Coicidence? Maybe, but I was complete for 5 months before the update letter and I happened to get the interview a week later so very doubtful. Pretty sure they, unlike some schools, take new information into consideration. Good luck .

 

[thoya15]

Just got an interview invite. Complete 9/1. Super excited!!! I thought my interview season was done. I was going to send an in-the-area email to Mount Sinai and Columbia. Do you say that you got an interview at Cornell explicitly or you just say you have an interview in NYC for this time period? Any opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[NickNaylor]

Just got an interview invite. Complete 9/1. Super excited!!! I thought my interview season was done. I was going to send an in-the-area email to Mount Sinai and Columbia. Do you say that you got an interview at Cornell explicitly or you just say you have an interview in NYC for this time period? Any opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Congrats!

When I sent my email to Cornell I explicitly stated that I would also be interviewing at Columbia on X date. People seem to recommend against that for some reason - why, I don't know - but I think it's fine. Better than being awkwardly vague IMO.

 

[etherpentane]

Congrats!

When I sent my email to Cornell I explicitly stated that I would also be interviewing at Columbia on X date. People seem to recommend against that for some reason - why, I don't know - but I think it's fine. Better than being awkwardly vague IMO.

Interesting. When I did it for Chicago, I didn't mention "interview" or "Northwestern." I'm pretty sure AdComms are smart enough to guess why you're probably in town. My gut feeling is it's unnecessary and might rub someone the wrong way...

Provide a window of dates that would make sense for you (and mention you have a prior commitment on X date).

But two conflicting opinions = you can't go wrong! G'luck!

 

[Supernerd]

dear Cornell... I've sent you two letters but I have now run out of reasons to write to you... I just want to say if you accept me I'll be really happy and I'll even let you play Assassin's creed brotherhood with me.

kthanks byeee!

hows this sound guys

 

[NickNaylor]

dear Cornell... I've sent you two letters but I have now run out of reasons to write to you... I just want to say if you accept me I'll be really happy and I'll even let you play Assassin's creed brotherhood with me.

kthanks byeee!

hows this sound guys

You're in.

 

[tutti]

i was complete sometime in august and had sort of given up on hearing back from them.

congrats! what range of dates did they give you for interviews?

 

[thoya15]

Thanks for the advice.

They gave me dates ranging from next week to first week of Feb.

 

[AnonGuyisAnon]

Hey all,

This is a rather weird question. I've been at a research lab as part of this research program at my school. I have just decided that I am extremely unhappy with my lab experience and wish to quit. Trouble is, my AMCAS application indicates that this research program is supposed to last until May and I'm concerned about the possible implications quitting could have on my application. I've already interviewed at Cornell and was wondering how to approach this situation. Do I wait and see if I get accepted and then tell them I quit the research program? Do I quit and email them immediately with an update? Does anyone believe this could affect an admissions decision? Instead of doing research, I plan to travel more this year, so its not like I am going to be a bum.

 

[NickNaylor]

Hey all,

This is a rather weird question. I've been at a research lab as part of this research program at my school. I have just decided that I am extremely unhappy with my lab experience and wish to quit. Trouble is, my AMCAS application indicates that this research program is supposed to last until May and I'm concerned about the possible implications quitting could have on my application. I've already interviewed at Cornell and was wondering how to approach this situation. Do I wait and see if I get accepted and then tell them I quit the research program? Do I quit and email them immediately with an update? Does anyone believe this could affect an admissions decision? Instead of doing research, I plan to travel more this year, so its not like I am going to be a bum.

The fact is that it likely won't ever be asked about. If you choose not to mention that you quit I doubt anyone is going to go checking to make sure you fulfilled your commitment.

 

[PartyHouse001]

Hey all,

This is a rather weird question. I've been at a research lab as part of this research program at my school. I have just decided that I am extremely unhappy with my lab experience and wish to quit. Trouble is, my AMCAS application indicates that this research program is supposed to last until May and I'm concerned about the possible implications quitting could have on my application. I've already interviewed at Cornell and was wondering how to approach this situation. Do I wait and see if I get accepted and then tell them I quit the research program? Do I quit and email them immediately with an update? Does anyone believe this could affect an admissions decision? Instead of doing research, I plan to travel more this year, so its not like I am going to be a bum.

I agree with Cole, just do what you want and what you like. If you are unhappy, leave. Why stay just so you can fulfill the hours mentioned in your application? A few month is not going to make a difference.

 

[murfettie]

I just interviewed here yesterday and I'd like to send thank you notes to my interviewers. Unfortunately, I can't find contact info for either of my interviewers on the web. Advice?

Cornell directory

 

[vballer]

Interview invite, complete sometime back in late August or early Sept.

Available dates range from the 2nd to the 17th.

 

[SoupForYou]

Interview invite, complete sometime back in late August or early Sept.

Available dates range from the 2nd to the 17th.

Ditto. For NYC have also interviewed at sinai and NYU. Has anyone else been to either of those two and also WCMC? What were your thoughts? How do they stack up for you?

Thanks and great luck to everyone wherever you end up!

 

[etherpentane]

Ditto. For NYC have also interviewed at sinai and NYU. Has anyone else been to either of those two and also WCMC? What were your thoughts? How do they stack up for you?

Thanks and great luck to everyone wherever you end up!

Been to all 3

If research is your thing, Cornell takes the cake w/ Rockefeller & Sloan-Kettering. NYU has mediocre-not great research, while Sinai is decent/beefing up.

Cornell is the only one who's hospital is on the US News rankings (NY-Presb is #6). Not to say Sinai/NYU are bad, but not in the super-elite in terms of clinical prestige. If Ortho is your thing, HSS (Cornell-affiliated is the top in the country, though NYU's HJD is also solid).

Most MS3s & 4s I met on the trail say to ignore the pre-clinical curriculum, as it is not important in the grand scheme of your education (only clinical experiences are), but Cornell is PBL heavy, so if that's not your thing...NYU has the new 1.5 pre-clinical curric, so if you're really undecided on specialties, that might be a good idea. Sinai is the most traditional, though they try to advertise their flex time/place exams & anatomy table conferences.

Cab fare after a night of drinking on Lower East Side would be cheapest to NYU, and highest to Sinai.

If you pick med schools based on proximity to Starbucks it's closest at Sinai and furthest at Cornell.

NYU has Bellevue & Sinai has their Bellevue-esque hospital in Elmhurst, Queens.

I think the moral of the story is that all med schools are the same, despite the fact that they tell you otherwise. The price tags on these schools are roughly similar (ignoring financial aid. I think Sinai offers 5 full-rides/year?). The location is the same, despite my LES/cab joke. So I guess the only thing left to pick based off of is rankings and vibe. You really can't go wrong w/ any of these!

 

[tkp]

Rejected (pre-interview) via email today.

Good luck to those still in the game!

 

[anbuitachi]

rejected today!

 

[niceshrp]

Hey guys, quick question
I had a IB chemistry credit for first semester of general chemistry,

and I was worried I won't be able to apply to Cornell since it required higher level chemistry course if you skipped out of the first semester of chemistry.

So I emailed them, asking "Would One year of biochemistry and advanced bio courses will be enough for me to fulfill Chemistry requirement (NOT biology) which I placed out with an IB credit?" and they said

"Yes, you may count any relevant upper-level science course toward the
chemistry requirement if you have AP/IB credit."

Now, do other schools also accept biochemistry as higher level chemistry? I'm not sure whether she understood my question correctly and Cornell indeed accepts biochem and higher bio courses for General chemistry, OR whether she misunderstood my question or whether she is giving me an ambiguous answer (ANY RELEVANT upper-level science courses???).

Any thoughts???? Thanks in advance.

 

[metalgearHMN]

Hey I just recieved an unexpected interview invite from here and was wondering whether or not it would be worth it to go? It's really late in the season and I live on the west coast and I went to a state school for undergrad. Should I spend the ~$300-400 and interview here or are they just interviewing for wait list spots at this point 😛?

Thanks in advance for the advice guys

PS I've already been accepted but would probably rather go here

 

[UpperEastSide]

Hey I just recieved an unexpected interview invite from here and was wondering whether or not it would be worth it to go? It's really late in the season and I live on the west coast and I went to a state school for undergrad. Should I spend the ~$300-400 and interview here or are they just interviewing for wait list spots at this point 😛?

Thanks in advance for the advice guys

PS I've already been accepted but would probably rather go here

how well are your stats. Don't ever give up hope, you lucky bastard!!

 

[etherpentane]

Hey I just recieved an unexpected interview invite from here and was wondering whether or not it would be worth it to go? It's really late in the season and I live on the west coast and I went to a state school for undergrad. Should I spend the ~$300-400 and interview here or are they just interviewing for wait list spots at this point 😛?

Thanks in advance for the advice guys

PS I've already been accepted but would probably rather go here

You should definitely go. Cornell doesn't have rolling admissions, it just had that 1 batch of acceptances in Dec (for mostly URMs). So you're pretty much in the same pool as all other interviewees--I don't think you're interviewing for a WL at all. If Cornell invited you, it means they're interested. Go for it!

 

[metalgearHMN]

double post

 

[metalgearHMN]

how well are your stats. Don't ever give up hope, you lucky bastard!!

thanks man, my stats are in line w/ the school's stats (gpa is around their average and MCAT is above theirs), but I was complete back in september so I don't know if they're that interested in me. I'm probably going to check last years thread to see if anyone actually got accepted after interviewing this late.

 

[rafflecopter]

I was just taking another look at Cornell's prerequisites and saw this:

Basic sciences: WCMC requires two semesters, or their equivalent, in biology, chemistry, and physics. These will typically be comprehensive introductory courses with laboratory. In biology, coursework will typically include molecular biology, cell biology, and genetics.

Are they saying that all 3 are REQUIRED for admission? The wording is pretty ambiguous, considering the sentences before indicate that all that is required is two semesters of introductory courses. Does anyone have any insight into this. Are these recommended or required? The MSAR isn't helping much, either.

 

[venacontracta]

I was just taking another look at Cornell's prerequisites and saw this:



Are they saying that all 3 are REQUIRED for admission? The wording is pretty ambiguous, considering the sentences before indicate that all that is required is two semesters of introductory courses. Does anyone have any insight into this. Are these recommended or required? The MSAR isn't helping much, either.

The requirements statement seems to be very clear. They require you to take a year of biology. Typically, this requirement is met by taking two semesters of intro biology classes with labs. Intro biology classes usually cover molecular/cell biology and genetics as part of the course.

Specific advanced courses on these topics are not required.

 

[metalgearHMN]

You should definitely go. Cornell doesn't have rolling admissions, it just had that 1 batch of acceptances in Dec (for mostly URMs). So you're pretty much in the same pool as all other interviewees--I don't think you're interviewing for a WL at all. If Cornell invited you, it means they're interested. Go for it!

That's awesome! I should have checked if they were rolling or not, thanks for the advice etherpentane👍👍

 

[bbabul01]

I just recieved an unexpected interview invite from here and was wondering whether or not it would be worth it to go?

I received an invite around mid-February and actually interviewed on the final day of interviews in March. (the calendar has been moved and no longer goes that late) I remember being so tired of interviewing but decided to give it a shot. I loved Cornell and was accepted 4 days later. I would've been totally happy with one of my other acceptances, but I'm really happy I went to Cornell. I know it's expensive, but you're definitely not wasting your time and not interviewing for the waitlist.

Good luck to everyone!

 

[Meridian32]

Hi everyone - I unexpectedly received an interview at Cornell on February 8 and will be out there next Tuesday, February 15. Where have people who have interviewed there stayed - are there any affordable hotels nearby? I didn't see any mention of a student host program in the interview document, so I am guessing that none are available.

 

[minka]

I stayed at a Marriott on 91st street which was about a 5 min cab drive away from the admissions office

 

[NickNaylor]

If you email the admissions office they'll give you info about hosts.

 

[boaz]

Hi everyone - I unexpectedly received an interview at Cornell on February 8 and will be out there next Tuesday, February 15. Where have people who have interviewed there stayed - are there any affordable hotels nearby? I didn't see any mention of a student host program in the interview document, so I am guessing that none are available.

We do host applicants 🙂 . Contact the admissions office asap.

 

[moxche]

Does anyone know when decisions will be released?

 

[Supernerd]

some point next month... last years it was around march 20 something? (i think)

I'm getting so antsy/scared/excited/impatient/terrified.

 

[lex27]

some point next month... last years it was around march 20 something? (i think)

I'm getting so antsy/scared/excited/impatient/terrified.

I think it was around March 3 last year

 

[etherpentane]

I think it was around March 3 last year

Yep -- Last year: acceptance emails March 3rd, WL & Rejections the ~4th and/or 5th

 

[Supernerd]

I think it was around March 3 last year

(in voice of Lloyd Christmas) Wow... I was way off!

 

[mrbuttersworth]

Woo Hoo!!!

finally heard back-

-no word since complete 7/27

rejected via email today

...good luck to everyone else- hope to meet you in residency

 

[drugsarefun]

Seems like the dates of acceptance e-mails have varied quite a bit in the past couple of years (last year ~ March 3, two years ago ~2/27). Anyone have any insights regarding when we might here this year? Status page says mid-march, but it has said that the past couple years as well. Just hunting for someone with some factually-based info. Thanks!

 

[rafflecopter]

Seems like the dates of acceptance e-mails have varied quite a bit in the past couple of years (last year ~ March 3, two years ago ~2/27). Anyone have any insights regarding when we might here this year? Status page says mid-march, but it has said that the past couple years as well. Just hunting for someone with some factually-based info. Thanks!

I have no idea when they plan on giving us the good news, but now-ish would be amazing! 😀

 

[jusgeo89]

i have no idea when they plan on giving us the good news, but now-ish would be amazing!

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