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[NunoBR]

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I totally agree... I need to chill.. so who's with me for not checking their email until friday evening/ march 30th evening..and then after all that waiting and anxiety...to see my inbox missing that one mail from "cumc-admissions" which I was hoping to see... ...
😀 😀
Whatever happens happens for the best....
heres to hoping that it happens quickly....

I totally agree. I would really benefit from that.
Not sure I can do it, but I can try.....

Oh sh**t...I just checked it.

Sorry, can't do it.

I'm soooooo tired of checking my email a gazilion times a day.

I can't take another month, but I guess I have no other option.

Good luck everyone.

Even if I don't get in, I hope you guys ALL do.

 

[uclaguy32]

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[pls accept me]

Admissions said that decisions are still being made and when asked if they have sent out all acceptances already, she said, "No, a bulk of them were already sent last week and some more are yet to be made." So apparently, there is hope...
When I asked when they would finish sending out the acceptances, she said they should be done by the end of this...month.. (yea thats what she said.. not even week. she said month this time.. so dont know wht the deal is).
If somebody else can ask some other questions which will elicit more information, that would be helpful.

Ah well, one interview didn't go so hot. It lasted 15 minutes and he yawned.

 

[princessd3]

Waitlist letter in NYC.

 

[NunoBR]

Waitlist letter in NYC.

Okay, this is good. At least we're getting letters.

Good luck princess...At least it's not a rejection. But you have Umich and Sinai anyway, so we might be classmates if you come to Sinai.

What day did you interview? Just cuz I think we may have interviewed together. I interviewed 11/22

 

[princessd3]

Okay, this is good. At least we're getting letters.

Good luck princess...At least it's not a rejection. But you have Umich and Sinai anyway, so we might be classmates if you come to Sinai.

What day did you interview? Just cuz I think we may have interviewed together. I interviewed 11/22

Interestingly, they said the class has been filled.

Yes I did interview 11/22/05. How did you recognize me. More importantly, who are you? Did we speak?

 

[princessd3]

Okay, this is good. At least we're getting letters.

Good luck princess...At least it's not a rejection. But you have Umich and Sinai anyway, so we might be classmates if you come to Sinai.

What day did you interview? Just cuz I think we may have interviewed together. I interviewed 11/22

Ahah! I think I know who you are since you mentioned Sinai.

 

[ZenAlchemy]

I wanted to let you all know about Cornell's soon-to-be-open free student-run health clinic.

...

PS BTW, You future Cornellians are gonna reap the benefits of years of construction that have caused the upper classmen nothing but misery! Remember that when you're in your swank new anatomy lab.... 🙂

Thanks for letting us know. It is a pretty cool thing. I'm getting a blank page at the URL you posted, however.

 

[southpaux]

Interestingly, they said the class has been filled.

Yes I did interview 11/22/05. How did you recognize me. More importantly, who are you? Did we speak?

what exactly does "class has been filled" mean?

 

[kasha]

what exactly does "class has been filled" mean?

probably just the standard waitlist letter

 

[tkdusb]

The class was filled after they had sent out 60 acceptances last week. They sent out 40 in December, so that's 100 spots = full class. They're still going to accept another 100+ people eventually.

eh? did they really say they sent out 100 acceptances?

That's the implication. If the class is full, that means all 100 spots have to be held which means 100 acceptances went out.

 

[kirexhana]

eh? did they really say they sent out 100 acceptances?

 

[thatslife]

eh? did they really say they sent out 100 acceptances?

I have a friend at Cornell who told me that the adcom is having another meeting this week to finalize acceptances. I doubt they have filled the entire class.

I think if someone calls tomorrow, they should get a similiar information from the office.

 

[kirexhana]

I have a friend at Cornell who told me that the adcom is having another meeting this week to finalize acceptances. I doubt they have filled the entire class.

I think if someone calls tomorrow, they should get a similiar information from the office.

i hope you're right... 🙄

 

[NunoBR]

Anyone else hear anything.

Got home and checked my mail last night. NOTHING.

 

[rimanek]

Anyone else hear anything.

Got home and checked my mail last night. NOTHING.

Also got a waitlist letter on Wednesday (but I'm in Manhattan so others may get letters today)

 

[swillivanilli]

Waitlist letter in NYC.

I also just got the waitlist letter yesterday. does anyone have a sense of how many people cornell puts on the waitlist and how deep into that waitlist they usually go? I've never been good at extracting information from admissions office people on the phone... the letter says that the waitlist is unranked, so i suppose they try to take analogs off the waitlist whenever someone drops, yeah?

 

[Still learning]

I also just got the waitlist letter yesterday. does anyone have a sense of how many people cornell puts on the waitlist and how deep into that waitlist they usually go? I've never been good at extracting information from admissions office people on the phone... the letter says that the waitlist is unranked, so i suppose they try to take analogs off the waitlist whenever someone drops, yeah?

This is torture. Since I didn't get an e-mail and haven't gotten the WL letter I kind of assume there should be a thin reject envelope on the way. Whatever the news is I just wish they would send it already!

Has anyone gotten a rejection yet?

 

[NunoBR]

I didn't think about it like that. But you know what...it makes sense.

On the upside....there may be an odd (very odd) chance that if didn't get either accepted or WL yet, they may still be deciding...Although rationally I don't really believe this...Or do I? 🙄

 

[mbadoc]

Well, if it is true that only 100 acceptances have been sent out, then there MUST be another wave of acceptance emails going out. . .Anyone get anything yet?

For those of you who have been accepted, are you guys all going to the May 5-6 second look weekend?

 

[toolstarjm]

hey guys, i was wondering for those who have been accepted....did you receive an e-mail and then receive snail mail? just wondering if it's a bad sign if i get something in the mail from cornell and nothing through e-mail.

 

[airflare]

hey guys, i was wondering for those who have been accepted....did you receive an e-mail and then receive snail mail? just wondering if it's a bad sign if i get something in the mail from cornell and nothing through e-mail.

It's a bad sign if what you get in the mail is a rejection . If it's an acceptance, who cares if you didn't get an email? 🙂

 

[sneaker7]

still waiting in nyc; no email or letter as of yet. i can only assume this is a good thing 😕

 

[mbadoc]

hey guys, i was wondering for those who have been accepted....did you receive an e-mail and then receive snail mail? just wondering if it's a bad sign if i get something in the mail from cornell and nothing through e-mail.

Those that got an email acceptance on Friday, March 17, all got formal acceptances sent to them through snail mail the following Monday. Thus, I go my email acceptance on Friday and got my snail mail acceptance on Tuesday (I live in NY). It comes in a big somewhat thick envelope, includes financial aid info, etc.

 

[dazey]

I got the email for acceptance on Friday and the package yesterday on Tuesday. I'm in California too.

Hope that info helps. =)

Who's going to the second look in May?

 

[Still learning]

Take this with a grain of salt since I am just bracing for bad news, but if 100 acceptance letters already went out, and there are only100 spots in the class, AND waitlist letters already went out, does that not imply that they have filled the class and already selected the top choices from the waitlist. I would imagine a whole lot of people would have to tell them right away that they won't be coming for more of us to get WL letters.

Somebody please tell me my reasoning is wrong. 😕

 

[mbadoc]

I am going to the second look weekend!(especially since I live less than a mile away from Cornell! Everyone should come to it, NYC is a blast.

 

[NoSoupforYou13]

Almost every med school admits a significant amount of applicants above their class size because of the matricualtion rate (~50% at most schools).

In other words, if you use your numbers, there are 50-100 remaining spots.

 

[diosa428]

Take this with a grain of salt since I am just bracing for bad news, but if 100 acceptance letters already went out, and there are only100 spots in the class, AND waitlist letters already went out, does that not imply that they have filled the class and already selected the top choices from the waitlist. I would imagine a whole lot of people would have to tell them right away that they won't be coming for more of us to get WL letters.

Somebody please tell me my reasoning is wrong. 😕

This reasoning is wrong. Schools ALWAYS over-accept. The 100 people that they accepted already are not all going to go to Cornell, especially since some of them probably have been accepted at other schools (Columbia, Harvard, Penn, Yale, etc). They will probably accept well over 100 initially, and then take more off the waitlist. According to USNews, Cornell accepted 222 last year (or whatever year that info is for). That means that they still have over 100 acceptances to give out. If they have already accepted 100, they will probably accept at least another 90-100, and then take the remaining 20-30 off the waitlist.

My guess is that they have made some, but not all, of their decisions. They probably wanted to wait and see what they thought of the applicants that they just finished interviewing last week. The majority of people that interviewed a long time ago have probably already been decided upon, but there are also probably some that they *may* still accept if they are not impressed with the most recent interviewees. I guess we'll all know soon enough.

My question, however, is whether or not Cornell rejects anyone post-interview. I know that some schools just waitlist everyone. Does anyone know?

 

[Bluntman]

Almost every med school admits a significant amount of applicants above their class size because of the matricualtion rate (~50% at most schools).

In other words, if you use your numbers, there are 50-100 remaining spots.

Right, but what he's saying is that those 50-100 remaining acceptances might come solely from people that are already on the waitlist...meaning the best remaining possibily for those who haven't heard/interviewed late/haven't been reviewed/whatever is a waitlist spot to fill theirs. Who know if this is how it's done (they could just as likely have acceptance spots saved for people who they haven't reviewed), but it's certainly a disconcerting possibility.

 

[NoSoupforYou13]

Right, but what he's saying is that those 50-100 remaining acceptances might come solely from people that are already on the waitlist...meaning the best remaining possibily for those who haven't heard/interviewed late/haven't been reviewed/whatever is a waitlist spot to fill theirs. Who know if this is how it's done (they could just as likely have acceptance spots saved for people who they haven't reviewed), but it's certainly a disconcerting possibility.

Um, not really.

If Cornell has accepted 100 people, they will probably accept another 100. However, they are going to choose them from the remaining "no letter" pool, not the waitlist pool. Their is a waitlist for a reason -- in case the 200 outright admits do not result in a class size of 100, then they go to the pool.

Moral of the story: There are a good number of acceptances, waitlists, and rejections remaining. They will probably save sending out the rejection letters until the very end.

 

[Bluntman]

Um, not really.

If Cornell has accepted 100 people, they will probably accept another 100. However, they are going to choose them from the remaining "no letter" pool

Right, but what he's saying is that those 50-100 remaining acceptances might come solely from people that are already on the waitlist...meaning the best remaining possibily for those who haven't heard/interviewed late/haven't been reviewed/whatever is a waitlist spot to fill theirs. Who know if this is how it's done (they could just as likely have acceptance spots saved for people who they haven't reviewed), but it's certainly a disconcerting possibility.

😉

I was just clarifying what Still Learning meant dude. I, personally, totally agree with you (and others) that the remaining acceptances will go to the people who haven't gotten letters, before they go to the waitlisters. 👍

 

[NunoBR]

Um, not really.

If Cornell has accepted 100 people, they will probably accept another 100. However, they are going to choose them from the remaining "no letter" pool, not the waitlist pool. Their is a waitlist for a reason -- in case the 200 outright admits do not result in a class size of 100, then they go to the pool.

Moral of the story: There are a good number of acceptances, waitlists, and rejections remaining. They will probably save sending out the rejection letters until the very end.

I hope you are right...although I am a November interviewee...so not sure if I really stand a chance at this point...plus my interview was not great by any means....Anyway, not a big deal...there's still hope.

Thanks for the info.

Just a question.
No soup, you sound pretty confident about this, How Come?

 

[NoSoupforYou13]

This just seems to be the trend with most schools. Unfortunately, I am not some Cornell "insider".

The bizarre thing with Cornell is that they have become a rolling non-rolling school. I am not quite sure why they are doing it in batches. Some people say that Penn makes all of its decision over the course of a few weekends, so maybe it is the same for Cornell and they are a bit behind.

I think that the main issue is how many acceptances have already been sent out. I really do not think there is a good way to estimate.

Good luck.

 

[NunoBR]

This just seems to be the trend with most schools. Unfortunately, I am not some Cornell "insider".

The bizarre thing with Cornell is that they have become a rolling non-rolling school. I am not quite sure why they are doing it in batches. Some people say that Penn makes all of its decision over the course of a few weekends, so maybe it is the same for Cornell and they are a bit behind.

I think that the main issue is how many acceptances have already been sent out. I really do not think there is a good way to estimate.

Good luck.

Gotcha
Thx for the info and I agree.
I guess we have to wait and see.

Good luck everyone

 

[diosa428]

Waitlisted in CT. Interviewed in the beginning of October.

I searched the forums to see what people said about the waitlist last year. According to the posters that called the office, the waitlist is about 100-150 people and about 20-30 get off of it. Last year, students accepted off the waitlist either got an email or a phone call, and they didn't start hearing until ~May 12th. Also, some posters mentioned that ppl had called to find out where they were on the waitlist (near the top, etc), which is interesting b/c the waitlist letter says the waitlist isn't ranked. I wonder if they would be willing to give us an idea of whether or not we actually have a chance of getting in...

 

[kirexhana]

Waitlisted in CT. Interviewed in the beginning of October.

I searched the forums to see what people said about the waitlist last year. According to the posters that called the office, the waitlist is about 100-150 people and about 20-30 get off of it. Last year, students accepted off the waitlist either got an email or a phone call, and they didn't start hearing until ~May 12th. Also, some posters mentioned that ppl had called to find out where they were on the waitlist (near the top, etc), which is interesting b/c the waitlist letter says the waitlist isn't ranked. I wonder if they would be willing to give us an idea of whether or not we actually have a chance of getting in...

waitlisted in CA! wow, i've never been so excited about a waitlist. considering i bombed the interview, it feels like an acceptance.

 

[sneaker7]

Anyone think that another batch of acceptance emails are going out tomorrow? wishful thinking? we'll see...

 

[kirexhana]

hey when they ask you on the waitlist response for "reason(s) for choice" do they mean, why would you rather go to the other school? or why do you choose to remain on/withdraw from the waitlist?

 

[Risa]

waitlisted in upstate ny! my first one. this is conclusive proof of the "you can't judge by how well you think your interviews went" phenomenon, since if you'd asked me i would have said cornell was my best.

good luck to those still waiting!

 

[tkdusb]

waitlisted in upstate ny! my first one. this is conclusive proof of the "you can't judge by how well you think your interviews went" phenomenon, since if you'd asked me i would have said cornell was my best.

good luck to those still waiting!

Will you decline your waitlist spot/withdraw now?

 

[Risa]

Will you decline your waitlist spot/withdraw now?

yep. i'm goin' to hms 🙂

 

[kirexhana]

yep. i'm goin' to hms 🙂

it doesn't matter that much tho. it's unranked and i'm def not a proto-Risa, haha.

 

[diosa428]

hey when they ask you on the waitlist response for "reason(s) for choice" do they mean, why would you rather go to the other school? or why do you choose to remain on/withdraw from the waitlist?

I'm pretty sure you only answer that if you're withdrawing from the waitlist (they want to know why you're choosing another school).

 

[kirexhana]

I'm pretty sure you only answer that if you're withdrawing from the waitlist (they want to know why you're choosing another school).

yea, i figured as much after rereading it multiple times. i'm a lil dense 😛

 

[dbhvt]

waitlisted in upstate ny! my first one. this is conclusive proof of the "you can't judge by how well you think your interviews went" phenomenon, since if you'd asked me i would have said cornell was my best.

good luck to those still waiting!

Waitlisted here also, and I also thought cornell was my best interview. I think these cats just can't bring themselves to offer a direct admit to a <3.2 GPAer.

 

[southpaux]

so, did we decide, is not having gotten a letter a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[toolstarjm]

so, did we decide, is not having gotten a letter a good thing or a bad thing?

i keep telling myself it's a good thing 😛

 

[tkdusb]

so, did we decide, is not having gotten a letter a good thing or a bad thing?

i keep telling myself it's a good thing 😛

Definitely a good thing for me. If I don't get an acceptance, I'd rather get a rejection than a waitlist. I live in NYC and I didn't get anything so far, so they undoubtedly have yet to finish deciding.

 

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