<p>Well I was accepted at Vanderbilt and waitlisted at Cornell, so that may give you an indication. I did apply for engineering though, and engineering at Cornell is more selective than the general school (as far as I know).</p>
<p>The “crapshoot” reputation seems to come with all the ivies, but it is muuuch less true with Cornell than with other schools in the Ivy League. Someone not cut out for a Yale or Brown or Columbia still has a shot at Cornell. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t go straight off those admission stats. Cornell may appear slightly more selective with that 1% advantage, but Vandy’s student body also has higher average SAT/ACT scores.</p>