Cornell FE Cornell MFE Admission Discussion

[HarryZ]

@HarryZ

Hey I think my profile is pretty good except I don't have any computer science classes. Bout you?

Hey, honestly, my background is not strong. Only decent GPA from "target school" and a finance internship. My weakness is at finance area as I had very little knowledge about QF until late last year and my essay sucks. I think computer science knowledge and programming experience is essential for admission to "Engineering" programs and they probably wl you because of this. I guess you stand a good chance to be admitted in MIT program though.

 

[Finance Applicant]

Hey, honestly, my background is not strong. Only decent GPA from "target school" and a finance internship. My weakness is at finance area as I had very little knowledge about QF until late last year and my essay sucks. I think computer science knowledge and programming experience is essential for admission to "Engineering" programs and they probably wl you because of this. I guess you stand a good chance to be admitted in MIT program though.

Hey hopefully we both still have a shot. I know a lot of people without CS backgrounds getting waitlisted and some of my friends without a finance background got in last year.

 

[Akshat Sinha]

Hi Cornell hopefuls,
I applied for the Cornell program pretty late and my application was complete well past the deadline...Any idea if this can affect the admission decision?

Secondly, I received a mail saying that my application for Knight scholarship is being considered and the results will be out by middle of march. Has everyone received this mail? Or does it mean that my application has reached an advanced stage as of now?

Please chip in with your updates ppl. The wait is killing us all.

 

[panjabi.karan]

I did receive this mail too. According to the tracker updates of previous years, next round of interviews(if any)/admits would start coming in soon.

I was told by my seniors "earlier the better" approach but it has not worked for me so far. BTW, due to some glitch university did not receive my GRE/TOEFL scores and once I had shared the transaction details with ETS they updated on 17th Jan for score reports. Will it be affecting decision ?

 

[Akshat Sinha]

Well they won't consider the application unless its complete. So the mail for Knight scholarship indicates that they have started reading our application now. Rest assured, our applications have been considered and the results will come, albeit a little late.
Is it true that only the interviewed candidates are admitted?

 

[oliveryoung]

Same situation here. I submitted my full application way before deadline. It's weird that they just started reading my application. Is there any possibility that it means we are already accepted??

 

[Akshat Sinha]

Hi folks,
I got a decision today redirecting me to Applied Operations Research. Dunno what it's like, but it seems like the MSOR of Columbia. Sincerely waiting for more decisions.

 

[panjabi.karan]

Can anybody share updates on Cornell .Any hopes on making it to Cornell now? Did anybody receive updates on the knight scholarship (intimation date was middle of march based on the last mail sent in starting of March ). I have not received updates apart from it in last 120 odd days. Its getting quiet frustrating now .

 

[Rama Chaitanya Varma]

Hi guys
I applied for industrial engg. Since FE and Industrial come under same department I thought it will be helpful.
I got a mail from Kathryn saying my application is in waitlist. Decision will be out by april 15
Any one on the same boat?

 

[panjabi.karan]

Thanks for the update. Anybody still waiting for any communication ?

 

[Weiwei Gu]

If somebody wants to know anything about the program or housing in Ithaca, PM me.... will try to help you.

Good luck!

Dear Roni
I really appreciate that if you could tell us a little bit about the Cornell video interview questions.
Thanks

 

[sophiewang]

Hi I have several questions about the deadline of the deposit of cornell mfe.
1. How to submit the deposit? shall we send a check to them or it can be submitted online ?
2. the deadline 4.15 means cornell needs to receive everything before it, or as long as I sent them before 4.15 then it will be fine?

Any current cornell fe students or anyone who has accepted the offer, thank you very much if you can answer the questions!

 

[Dude Lebowski]

Hi Sophie,

I emailed Kathryn regarding this about a week back. This is what I found:

1) There is no online facility for submitting the deposit and it must be done either via check or paper money order. These would have to be mailed to Ithaca.
2) Cornell must receive everything before 15th of April.

Additionally, you must accept the offer online before 15th April.

 

[sophiewang]

Hi Sophie,

I emailed Kathryn regarding this about a week back. This is what I found:

1) There is no online facility for submitting the deposit and it must be done either via check or paper money order. These would have to be mailed to Ithaca.
2) Cornell must receive everything before 15th of April.

Additionally, you must accept the offer online before 15th April.

Got it ,Thank you so much for reply

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Hi Sophie,

I emailed Kathryn regarding this about a week back. This is what I found:

1) There is no online facility for submitting the deposit and it must be done either via check or paper money order. These would have to be mailed to Ithaca.
2) Cornell must receive everything before 15th of April.

Additionally, you must accept the offer online before 15th April.

cheque/paper? How quaint. Amazing.

The last time I used a paper cheque in EU was almost 15 years ago.

It's not rocket science anymore.

 

[mhy]

cheque/paper? How quaint. Amazing.

The last time I used a paper cheque in EU was almost 15 years ago.

It's not rocket science anymore.

I was surprised by the prevalence of checks/cheques when I moved to the US. This is the country that sent astronauts to the moon in 1969.

 

[Tiffany Wang]

I was surprised by the prevalence of checks/cheques when I moved to the US. This is the country that sent astronauts to the moon in 1969.

LMAO..Your response is a good one!

 

[IntoDarkness]

setting up electronic payment system costs extra money. but handling checks probably doesnt

 

[Daniel Duffy]

setting up electronic payment system costs extra money. but handling checks probably doesnt

1. buy stamps and envelope
2. put cheque in envelope.
3. bring envelope to post office


7. two weeks later, check if cheque has arrived (the letter was registered I hope).

 

[Jorge Luis Montano Aguilera]

1. buy stamps and envelope
2. put cheque in envelope.
3. bring envelope to post office


7. two weeks later, check if cheque has arrived (the letter was registered I hope).

Thats not too bad, in my country a lot of people still use telegrams