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For those of us braving the infamous supplemental and applying to Cornell.
Got your LORs for everything?
Got your LORs for everything?
Do you happen to know what to put for a major with a non-degree school (only went there for summer classes)? I would guess to leave it blank, but I don't want something to go wrong because I "forgot" that bit...
Last cycle when I applied, I believe I either left the "major" part blank and under the "degree" part I put Non-degree. They usually understand that non-degree students generally don't have a major so I think you should be fine.
I'm considering braving this one too but soo not sure yet. That supplemental app looks a little scary, especially with all of those letters :/
Has anyone applied here before?
I will be glancing at this thread from time to time so feel free to ask for advice on your apps, vent, etc.
You can also shoot me a PM if you'd like and I'll try to read it/get back quickly. Currently doing research at Cornell for the summer before starting my DVM in August. It's true: Ithaca IS Gorges
I will be glancing at this thread from time to time so feel free to ask for advice on your apps, vent, etc.
You can also shoot me a PM if you'd like and I'll try to read it/get back quickly. Currently doing research at Cornell for the summer before starting my DVM in August. It's true: Ithaca IS Gorges
Same here. I did them last year, but I wasn't happy with the ones I wrote.I should really work on these essays, but I don't know what I want to talk about for any of them...
when you do the supplemental, you create an account and can save it and return as often as you want before you complete it.
My second interest is hitting up all the watering holes (read: bars) in Ithaca for trivia night/happy hour/etc when I'm not in lab. Things to look forward to
just saw this Bismarck- why am I not surprised?
Sorry for double post, but...
For the "most significant animal/veterinary experience" section on the supplemental, it says things like "work setting" and "hours worked." "Experience" doesn't necessarily mean employment/internship/volunteering, right? I want to use my riding experience taking lessons with my trainer, who is writing me a recommendation. This is definitely animal experience, but not in any way work, so is it still okay to use as one of my "most significant"?
Do you guys know if we can submit the Supplemental without all the Cornell specific letters in. One of my evaluators told me it was on his radar to do before Oct. 16th and I'd prefer not to wait until then to submit. If I submit the supplemental today and he fills out the LOR tomorrow, is it processed?
How exactly does Cornell decide academic rigor point values? Is it based on school reputation or course load?
Everything submitted and received by schools accept this supp. should I be too concerned with how I estimate the percentage of time spent on each duty? If I just pick the top five or so duties and equal the time spent on each to 100% that's adequate? I feel like it's hard to put a "percent" on things.
Sorry if this is an "over thinking it" question
@Awendala: You need to hold their feet to the fire on this. If they have submitted feel free to check with the office via phone call though they will likely say they are in the midst of tracking many apps.
Wow. All my hope just flew out the door. Well... good to be prepared. SighJust some stats for people that I remember: Applicant pool avg GPA: 3.51, Avg accepted GPA: 3.75 and then I remember the avg accepted GRE for Q-89% and the V was 70 or 80 something.
Also, I asked how the 25% of the admissions formula for GPA is calculated. Sooooo it is all of your classes (undergrad and grad) and they take all the applicants and put them in order and then assign a percentage based on where you rank in the applicant pool.
Wow. All my hope just flew out the door. Well... good to be prepared. Sigh
Finally did the math. Found out from c/o 2016 stats I've a 3.1% chance of getting in oos. Prepared indeed!
Are you going by # OOS seats/# OOS applicants for this guesstimate?
Keep in mind that not every application is super-competitive (i.e. more of a hail mary) and that most schools make 2-3 offers per OOS seat as not everyone will accept their offer in lieu of going somewhere else (I met quite a few people at admitted students weekend who did so). Probably more realistic to think of the admissions process this way if it helps any.