Chances at Cornell (early decision and general)?

englandern
Tue, 17 May 2011 17:37:27 +0000

I don’t usually chance people, but you have a Very Good chance rd or ed. Make sure you read the posts about rd v ed. Cornell takes a huge number of recruited athletes and legacy. Probably the second most athletes to Stanford. Most all recruited athletes are very likely ed. Many legacy are ed. If out of the 1200 accepted ed - say, for argument, that 800 in total were recruited athletes and legacy, then only about 400 spots were left for the ed unhooked applicants making it very - very hard to get in unhooked ed - – on par, if not more difficult than rd for the unhooked. Cornell says they give an edge to ed applicants. still , If you are unhooked ed and get in, you are probably an extremely strong applicant that would have been competitive most anywhere - rd or ed as so much of cornell’s ed acceptances are likely athletes and strong legacy. Just my opinion here. I could be wrong.
Here is the link (at the bottom) that shows the class profile and that over 21% of those that got in are recruited and legacy. You do your own research to make to best decision for you.
There are a lot of threads on cc and other web sites about cornell ed’s “advantage” being a myth. You may want to skim the stats here of accepted applicants this year’s at cornell ed v rd for whatever it is worth. To me, it seems like for the unhooked, the numbers are way - way higher for the ed applicants - meaning it could be easier for the unhooked to get in rd - therefore the ed myth. again, this could all be wrong, just making a point that you should look at. Read through the threads
Just do whatever is best for you in terms of your goals.
here is the link for the class profile of 2014.