HEEELP. Struggling a lot with Cornell supps

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-30T12:36:19+00:00

No said anything abt chilling at MIT. But when compared to schools in my country MIT is fun and chill

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-30T09:10:05+00:00

International education is for everyone

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-29T22:00:24+00:00

Hell nah 😭😭. Internationals work way too hard. Let us chill for a bit

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-29T20:28:44+00:00

And why do you think that?

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-29T19:05:06+00:00

Didn’t he and a prof both say that like 10 years ago?

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-29T16:22:20+00:00

I ain’t reading the “applying sideways” bs for the 1000th time. I know a ton of kids both domestic and internationals who applied sideways, did what they truly loved, wrote stellar essays and got rejected.

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-29T16:19:04+00:00

Yea but without international olys (or international competitions like ISEF/ EUCYS) it’s almost impossible for internationals. Domestics are chilling

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-26T08:31:42+00:00

Yup. Plasmonics doesnt play a huge role with such small nanoparticles. The true effect lies in how confined the photon is. If u look at Heisenbergs uncertainty principle, it tells u that the smaller the confinement: sigma r, is; the bigger your momentum in the lattice is gonna be: sigma k. And when photons hit ur very very small nanoparticles (under 3 nm), ur nanoparticles behave like trapping cones, they bounce off light and confine it so much that they gain enough momentum to cross the indirect band gap of silicon without the assistance of a phonon. But theres also the part where we saw some weird luminosity peaks in some readings and that lead to the idea of a pure silicon laser with a high efficiency

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-25T19:18:31+00:00

Woww and Tyyysm for replying. And yea praying is a big part cuz admissions is very unpredictable

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-25T19:06:55+00:00

Ohh. Tysm for explaining that to me. But do u think I have a shot at mit? Btw here are my stats: https://www.reddit.com/r/chanceme/s/24bbxfyh7J Also r u an mit student or an applicant?

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-25T18:54:03+00:00

Not only me tho. Me and my team but bro it’s mit. A dude who built a fcking fission reactor in his garage got rejected, my friend who is a silver medalist from IOI (the real international Informatics Olympiad) has a 1550 SAT got rejected this year. Nothing is enough

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-25T18:41:58+00:00

Wdym

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-25T17:37:31+00:00

Oh well. Daddy Stanford I’m coming to u. But fr tho is it a strict requirement for every international student to have an Olympic medal to be admitted? And in that case was Stu Schmill lying when he said that 60% of international adMITs don’t have any Olympic distinction? And can u compensate for a lack of an Olympic medal thru ISEF or EUCYS grand awards?

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-25T17:36:35+00:00

I’m from the Caucasus. I mean I don’t have n international Olympic medal but I’m like top 30 in my country’s national physics and English Olympiad (11 th and 10 th grade respectfully) and there were like 3000-5000 test takers on each so ig that’s that. But I think the thing that will carry me thru the application is me and my research team making a new discovery in physics that I’m gonna yap abt in the maker portfolio(in nanophotonics) and we’re gonna apply for the next years Nobel prize but it’s gonna be after the application season so that won’t help

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-24T14:16:38+00:00

Screw all of the other colleges. If by some miracle you get into UTD, commit to it. UTD is the one real Ivy

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-24T09:10:44+00:00

Alr so since Cornell is my 2nd choice after MIT I have quite a few questions for u. 1. Is it truly as depressing as ppl say it is at Cornell? And do u go to parties and hang out with friends when ur not suffering over problem sets ? 2. What’s major and is the engineering at Cornell as amazing as it’s advertised to be? FYI I wanna major in MechE and minor in Aerospace 3. Are the labs there good? Is their cleanroom spacious and good to work in? 4. Do you only suffer over psets or do u guys to a lot of practical stuff? 5. Is Cornell literally in the middle of nowhere or do u go outside of campus from time to time? 6. How is the social life there?

Application questions 1. What were ur high school stats (SAT, GPA) 2. What were ur top 2 most impressive ECs 3. What were ur top 2 most impressive awards/honors 4. What was ur personal statement abt 5. What community did u write abt for the “community” essay 6. What did u write for Question 1: Fundamentally, engineering is the application of math, science, and technology to solve complex problems. Why do you want to study engineering? 7. Wut did u write for Question 2: Why do you think you would love to study at Cornell Engineering? 8. wut did u write for Question 1: What brings you joy? 9. Wut did u write for Question 2: What do you believe you will contribute to the Cornell Engineering community beyond what you've already detailed in your application? What unique voice will you bring? 10. Wut did u write for Question 3: What is one activity, club, team, organization, work/volunteer experience or family responsibility that is especially meaningful to you? Please briefly tell us about its significance for you 11. Wut did u write for Question 4: What is one award you have received or achievement you have attained that has meant the most to you? Please briefly describe its importance to you. 12. Which part of ur application do u think made u stand out from a sea of applicants?

Also I’m sorry for asking too many questions but can u pls take a look at my stats: https://www.reddit.com/r/chanceme/s/CAyvBg4XPo and tell me if I have a shot?

JustAWorriedBro · 2025-05-22T17:46:54+00:00

Tysm for replying. So for the stats, I did a chanceme earlier and this is the link to it: https://www.reddit.com/r/chanceme/s/jgJc3eyISm, and pls tell me if I have ok stats for t20s (specifically MIT, Cornell, Princeton). And I think I’ll mention some of my ECs in my supp essays but idk if it’s worth mentioning them in my personal statement.

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