Cornell FE Cornell M.FinEng

[danli]

I think I wrote "ORIE Admissions" or " School of ORIE" or something like this this... I don't really remember.
It wasn't to a specific person, though.

Hi roni,
did you write such a letter to them when you are waitlisted? If yes, does it mean that you have to choose them as your final destination? Thanks!

 

[roni]

Hi roni,
did you write such a letter to them when you are waitlisted? If yes, does it mean that you have to choose them as your final destination? Thanks!

No, it doesn't mean you have to choose them. They gave me time until April 15th.

 

[xingxin]

Mail them an essay saying that you are willing to choose them and blah blah. It can only help.

Thanks for the advice Roni. I sent an Email to Kathy King with my updated Resume and a few lines showing my strong interests. May I know why you chose to send them a snail mail v.s. an Email? Also did they respond at all? Thanks!

 

[roni]

Thanks for the advice Roni. I sent an Email to Kathy King with my updated Resume and a few lines showing my strong interests. May I know why you chose to send them a snail mail v.s. an Email? Also did they respond at all? Thanks!

It feels like they don't really read emails, plus Kathy is probably filled with different emails.
They never responded to my mail or anything, that's why I don't know if it really helped :\

 

[xingxin]

It feels like they don't really read emails, plus Kathy is probably filled with different emails.
They never responded to my mail or anything, that's why I don't know if it really helped :\

They won't even want to answer the phone...

 

[xingxin]

It feels like they don't really read emails, plus Kathy is probably filled with different emails.
They never responded to my mail or anything, that's why I don't know if it really helped :\

Also Roni, did they mention in the accept email when is the deadline for you to reply? Any deposit?

 

[roni]

Also Roni, did they mention in the accept email when is the deadline for you to reply? Any deposit?

April 15th, I think the deposit is $1400.

 

[xingxin]

April 15th, I think the deposit is $1400.

Thanks a lot!

 

[gosledith]

Hey , I am just wondering if there is anybody like me that's still on the waiting list.... It's 4/14... I assume that they are supposed to give us results either today or tomorrow, right? Does anyone have any idea about how long is the waiting list? Is there still any possibilities that we get accepted by Cornell? Or the odd is rather low.....

I hope everyone is having a lovely day

 

[Lin]

@roni is very good when it comes to dealing with waitlists
m sure he can help

 

[gosledith]

@roni is very good when it comes to dealing with waitlists
m sure he can help

Thank you I will ask him then :D

 

[hamletwlp]

Hey , I am just wondering if there is anybody like me that's still on the waiting list.... It's 4/14... I assume that they are supposed to give us results either today or tomorrow, right? Does anyone have any idea about how long is the waiting list? Is there still any possibilities that we get accepted by Cornell? Or the odd is rather low.....

I hope everyone is having a lovely day

They will give you the result at April 22th. They told me today. (waitlist too)

 

[gosledith]

They will give you the result at April 22th. They told me today. (waitlist too)

Nice. Thank you for sharing the information! Good luck to both of us

 

[xingxin]

Hey , I am just wondering if there is anybody like me that's still on the waiting list.... It's 4/14... I assume that they are supposed to give us results either today or tomorrow, right? Does anyone have any idea about how long is the waiting list? Is there still any possibilities that we get accepted by Cornell? Or the odd is rather low.....

I hope everyone is having a lovely day

Yep gosledith, I am waitlisted and just as anxious as everybody else. I am not very happy with the fact that Cornell will release the result next Friday versus what they claimed in their email "every attempts to release the result before 4/15". On one hand this is a good news since all the people with some sort of offer on the waitlist is forced to accept the offer today (the 4/15 agreement...unfortunately), and will not be easily released by the school they accepted the offer from. Effectively, their involuntary but rational decision to go somewhere else will shrink the size of the waitlist. (Again, unfair to them, unless Cornell gave them the result by 4/15 upon request). On another hand, we (I assume most of us will apply for Master degrees only) can still withdraw from schools we have claimed to go if we were admitted by Cornell, but at a cost of the deposit. If you check the tracker now, 30 people had been offered AD this year, and only 8 of them had decided to go, generates a yield of 26.67%. I know a similar forum in China with about 15 people offered AD, and about 6 of them chose Cornell as the final destination. That adds up to 14 people, which provides a lower bound of the space occupied. I assume their target class size is 50, then WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE.The many pending status of NYU applicants could be a cause of Cornell's low yield rate, and I assume as soon as NYU release another batch of their decisions, there will be a jump in the yield rate of Cornell.

The Cornell FE people never answered my calls nor replied to my emails. So I am curious how hamletwtp got the reply from them. Please let me know how and who you contacted, hamletwtp, by all means, awesome job!

Finger crossed for all of us. I believe if one treats everybody else nicely, the fate will treat him nicely. So be happy, do something good to people around you. Regarding to the waitlist status, I don't know what else we can do besides waiting.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Good update, @xingxin
I notice you didn't put your timelines in the Tracker. It's a goodluck charm for many members here so go ahead and do it

 

[hamletwlp]

Yep gosledith, I am waitlisted and just as anxious as everybody else. I am not very happy with the fact that Cornell will release the result next Friday versus what they claimed in their email "every attempts to release the result before 4/15". On one hand this is a good news since all the people with some sort of offer on the waitlist is forced to accept the offer today (the 4/15 agreement...unfortunately), and will not be easily released by the school they accepted the offer from. Effectively, their involuntary but rational decision to go somewhere else will shrink the size of the waitlist. (Again, unfair to them, unless Cornell gave them the result by 4/15 upon request). On another hand, we (I assume most of us will apply for Master degrees only) can still withdraw from schools we have claimed to go if we were admitted by Cornell, but at a cost of the deposit. If you check the tracker now, 30 people had been offered AD this year, and only 8 of them had decided to go, generates a yield of 26.67%. I know a similar forum in China with about 15 people offered AD, and about 6 of them chose Cornell as the final destination. That adds up to 14 people, which provides a lower bound of the space occupied. I assume their target class size is 50, then WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE.The many pending status of NYU applicants could be a cause of Cornell's low yield rate, and I assume as soon as NYU release another batch of their decisions, there will be a jump in the yield rate of Cornell.

The Cornell FE people never answered my calls nor replied to my emails. So I am curious how hamletwtp got the reply from them. Please let me know how and who you contacted, hamletwtp, by all means, awesome job!

Finger crossed for all of us. I believe if one treats everybody else nicely, the fate will treat him nicely. So be happy, do something good to people around you. Regarding to the waitlist status, I don't know what else we can do besides waiting.

This is the email Kathryn sent me, hope it will help:
Dear Lipeng,

We would like to give you an update on the status of your application to Cornell's Master of Engineering program. While we are impressed with your credentials, there are many outstanding applicants to our program, and we are not able to offer you admission at this time. You have been placed on our Wait List. We will make every attempt to let you know by April 22 whether or not we can offer you admission. We do not disclose Wait List rankings, so please do not ask.
We hope that you will postpone making a final decision regarding graduate programs until you hear from us. If you choose to accept admission from another program, however, we ask that you let us know.
Sincerely,
Kathryn E. Caggiano, PhD
Director, MEng Program
(607-255-2370)
kec4@cornell.edu

 

[gosledith]

This is the email Kathryn sent me, hope it will help:
Dear Lipeng,

We would like to give you an update on the status of your application to Cornell's Master of Engineering program. While we are impressed with your credentials, there are many outstanding applicants to our program, and we are not able to offer you admission at this time. You have been placed on our Wait List. We will make every attempt to let you know by April 22 whether or not we can offer you admission. We do not disclose Wait List rankings, so please do not ask.
We hope that you will postpone making a final decision regarding graduate programs until you hear from us. If you choose to accept admission from another program, however, we ask that you let us know.
Sincerely,
Kathryn E. Caggiano, PhD
Director, MEng Program
(607-255-2370)
kec4@cornell.edu

Actually in my letter, she said they will make every attempt to let me know by April 15, which is today... and now it's 5:20pm.. I wouldn't think I will hear back from them today...ha

 

[xingxin]

Good update, @xingxin
I notice you didn't put your timelines in the Tracker. It's a goodluck charm for many members here so go ahead and do it

I noticed that too! I am adding it now. Thanks for the reminding!

 

[xingxin]

This is the email Kathryn sent me, hope it will help:
Dear Lipeng,

We would like to give you an update on the status of your application to Cornell's Master of Engineering program. While we are impressed with your credentials, there are many outstanding applicants to our program, and we are not able to offer you admission at this time. You have been placed on our Wait List. We will make every attempt to let you know by April 22 whether or not we can offer you admission. We do not disclose Wait List rankings, so please do not ask.
We hope that you will postpone making a final decision regarding graduate programs until you hear from us. If you choose to accept admission from another program, however, we ask that you let us know.
Sincerely,
Kathryn E. Caggiano, PhD
Director, MEng Program
(607-255-2370)
kec4@cornell.edu

Actually in my letter, she said they will make every attempt to let me know by April 15, which is today... and now it's 5:20pm.. I wouldn't think I will hear back from them today...ha

She said 4/15 in my letter too. Nothing received today. Just why nobody in Cornell would pick up the phone??!!

 

[hamletwlp]

I don't think they will delay again. I think you will know by April 22th. Anyway, I have already decided to go to CMU for MSCF. Just curious about the result of Cornell~