Cornell c/o 2019 applicants !!

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Ahh I'm so excited and nervous! Cornell is a looooong shot for me, but can't know without applying, right? 🙂

I attempted to start it but still couldn't get past the first page because I don't know how many letters I will be putting...
 
I *think* I'm applying!!
My GPA is only a 3.42, and I know that's 25%....but I'm re-taking my GRE and hope to rock it this time ( I did okay on it last time, with very little studying, I'm studying like a maniac this time around) since its another 25%...... I'm OOS btw 🙂
 
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Good luck everyone!! I'll be starting in the fall as a first year, hopefully will see some of you in 2015! I'm happy to help if anyone has questions.
 
Hey guys! Question for you! So it says that for the supplemental app, we have to have an evaluation for every experience we talk about on their app... Now, two of my letters are from my two largest experiences (My SA vet, and my PI who supervised my research and my lab animal medicine)....but I also have a few hundred hours of equine/LA/avian that I don't have letters for....do you think it will hurt me that I don't have letters for these, and subsequently can't put them on the supplemental app? The website says they will still look at them through the VMCAS app, but idk, its worrying me (but EVERYTHING is worrying me these days!!)
 
HowIMetYourPet said:
Hey guys! Question for you! So it says that for the supplemental app, we have to have an evaluation for every experience we talk about on their app... Now, two of my letters are from my two largest experiences (My SA vet, and my PI who supervised my research and my lab animal medicine)....but I also have a few hundred hours of equine/LA/avian that I don't have letters for....do you think it will hurt me that I don't have letters for these, and subsequently can't put them on the supplemental app? The website says they will still look at them through the VMCAS app, but idk, its worrying me (but EVERYTHING is worrying me these days!!)
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Personally I don't think it would hurt to include them. I'm pretty sure I had extra ones on my VMCAS that I didn't include in the supplemental. Never hurts to give the school a call or email - Jennifer Mailey is super helpful and would probably tell you for sure.
 
oh, here's a quick question for anyone!

does cornell discriminate applicants based on planned veterinary specialization field? like so they prefer applicants planning to work with small animals, over those that plan to work with wildlife animals?
 
Swongy said:
oh, here's a quick question for anyone!

does cornell discriminate applicants based on planned veterinary specialization field? like so they prefer applicants planning to work with small animals, over those that plan to work with wildlife animals?
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Not that I am aware of. Could be, but I never heard about it if so.
 
ducktoller said:
Hi everyone!
Good luck to all applying this year! I would say definitely apply to Cornell cause it can't hurt to try.
Their formula system of calculating your gpa+ interview+ everything may end up working in your favour
You probably all have access to it but I have pasted it here for easy reference 🙂 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/prospective_students/PSAdmissFormula.cfm

Also, not to be a downer for anyone, but I have just wanted to update everyone here on the current tuition for 2014/2015
Per year, it is ~$66k tuition for OOS applicants, and ~$49k tuition for IS applicants, which is QUITE a significant boost from what i was used to seeing one-two years ago (~43k OOS and ~28k IS)
It is more shocking than anything, but I just wanted to make sure everyone is aware of the tuition rate..do not let this deter you from applying though!

Which makes me wonder.. what is the future of vet tuition? At this rate, will it hike up to $100k/year by the time all of us graduate? Who really is financially capable" to study veterinary medicine then?.. what a whirlwind.
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Holy crapola! That puts it as more expensive than Minnesota and Ross! And I don't believe you can become a resident at Cornell after your first year. How do they just raise tuition ~23,000 in one year???
 
HowIMetYourPet said:
I *think* I'm applying!!
My GPA is only a 3.42, and I know that's 25%....but I'm re-taking my GRE and hope to rock it this time ( I did okay on it last time, with very little studying, I'm studying like a maniac this time around) since its another 25%...... I'm OOS btw 🙂
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We are really close! I have a 3.56.... taking the GRE in two weeks. been studying hard! any advice? Im also OOS, from Texas!
 
Just paid for Cornell as my first designation, so nervous! Have you guys finished the supplemental app? Those questions are soooo vague.
 
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Does anyone know if we can submit the supplemental before all of the eLORs are in? I have two evaluators using Cornell's eLor system that haven't submitted yet, but I am finished with the rest of the application.

Thanks!
 
Dal00ch13 said:
Does anyone know if we can submit the supplemental before all of the eLORs are in? I have two evaluators using Cornell's eLor system that haven't submitted yet, but I am finished with the rest of the application.

Thanks!
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I don't know, all of my eLORs are through vmcas. I would try calling cornell on monday to make sure 🙂
 
Meurks said:
Just paid for Cornell as my first designation, so nervous! Have you guys finished the supplemental app? Those questions are soooo vague.
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Just finished the supplemental and submitted it this week as my first school! Fingers crossed... Ah those questions really were very vague. I am not hating my answers, but not too confident in them either. :nailbiting:

For some reason, I am way more nervous now that I have submitted it. The waiting game is gonna be the death of me.
 
catnips said:
Just finished the supplemental and submitted it this week as my first school! Fingers crossed... Ah those questions really were very vague. I am not hating my answers, but not too confident in them either. :nailbiting:

For some reason, I am way more nervous now that I have submitted it. The waiting game is gonna be the death of me.
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Nice!! Good Luck! 🙂 Hopefully we all see each other in Ithaca haha. I still haven't submitted my supp. Stuck on that last question. I'm terrible at writing about myself.
 
Meurks said:
Nice!! Good Luck! 🙂 Hopefully we all see each other in Ithaca haha. I still haven't submitted my supp. Stuck on that last question. I'm terrible at writing about myself.
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Fingers crossed, hopefully!! I think Cornell's questions were the hardest I've seen in supplementals but don't worry u still have time! Good luck!
 
Called the office and in case anyone was wondering the answer is yes, you can submit the application before your eLORs are through
 
I'm hanging on to the Cornell supplemental application but I'm probably going to submit that in a day or two. I definitely had a hard time with some of the supplemental questions and I am so incredibly nervous; I'm applying to eight other schools but Cornell is by far my top choice. I don't have research but I'm in-state, have a 3.95 GPA, and my GRE scores are equally sky-high. I just hope that's enough. For the supplemental questions, I sort of ended up with a theme: Two times I managed to pull things together in a group project and one time I messed up badly and learned from it. I hope it's what they're looking for.

Good luck to everyone!
 
Does anyone know what they are looking for in the supplemental questions? Successful applicants from the past could you give any examples of what types of answers (situations you put). I am having trouble with the " *Describe a situation where circumstances were against you and how you made it work for you." question.
 
1103 said:
Does anyone know what they are looking for in the supplemental questions? Successful applicants from the past could you give any examples of what types of answers (situations you put). I am having trouble with the " *Describe a situation where circumstances were against you and how you made it work for you." question.
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Think of these questions as being asked of you in an interview -- what would you tell the person interviewing about yourself? Think of some qualities that you want to highlight for the admissions committee and select a vignette that highlights this. Ideally, this would be a quality that might come out in a letter of recommendation too and complement what you are saying. Given Cornell's tutorial-based curriculum discussing your role(leadership?) in larger groups is probably appropriate and beneficial.

As for the specific question posed, take that as an opportunity to discuss how you approach adversity. You could also mention if you faced the challenge alone or helped others through (or, perhaps, you reached out to others for help). As you review your response, see if you can identify your message clearly i.e. ' I am not afraid to seek help from my peers' or 'solving my own problems has made me a stronger individual in the long run'. If you can tease that out you are probably good to go. Remember that there is no 'right' answer to this question!
 
Hey guys, I heard that the final admissions committee is meeting about a week earlier than usual (today in fact, I think). I'm not sure if this will actually translate into anything for the actual decision release timeline though.
 
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Coffeeincluded said:
Hey guys, I heard that the final admissions committee is meeting about a week earlier than usual (today in fact, I think). I'm not sure if this will actually translate into anything for the actual decision release timeline though.
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nonononono....I was supposed to be productive this week 🙁 🙁
 
If it's a week earlier than usual, wouldn't they be calling a week earlier than the usual 1/2 date, which would be around Xmas? Which I assume they wouldn't do?
 
Beagleholly said:
If it's a week earlier than usual, wouldn't they be calling a week earlier than the usual 1/2 date, which would be around Xmas? Which I assume they wouldn't do?
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Yeah, they've been doing the same system for years, and they like to wait until after all the holidays to break the news. I highly doubt we will find out before new years.
 
Hey guys! Are they not calling to let us know this year? I thought that's what they did last years. It says in the newsletter (which did give me a mini "oh god" moment btw) we'll get the results through email. In early January. Ahh I can't wait. As days past I get more and more nervous :scared: I'm trying to work more, study more, ride horses more to let the days pass quicker but nothing's helping anymore! 😀
 
catnips said:
Hey guys! Are they not calling to let us know this year? I thought that's what they did last years. It says in the newsletter (which did give me a mini "oh god" moment btw) we'll get the results through email. In early January. Ahh I can't wait. As days past I get more and more nervous :scared: I'm trying to work more, study more, ride horses more to let the days pass quicker but nothing's helping anymore! 😀
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Awh man. Looks like no infamous phone calls.
 
hi everyone! I just received all my grades for term 1 and I remember reading that we can send in our transcript directly to cornell admissions but I'm having troubles finding the page that mentioned it. Can anyone confirm that we can send our transcript directly to admissions?
 
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Hi guys, do you know around what time they start making the calls (for acceptances) ?
I have work in the afternoon and I really don't wanna miss the call! If I get a call at all of course...
 
catnips said:
Hi guys, do you know around what time they start making the calls (for acceptances) ?
I have work in the afternoon and I really don't wanna miss the call! If I get a call at all of course...
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If I remember correctly my call came on the 2nd, sometime in the morning I believe. I'm not entirely sure though it's all a blur! Good luck!!
 
Does anyone know if dvm/PhD applied students also get a phone call on the same day as dvm students (jan 2nd)? Nervous =X
 
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