<p>hi. im a black kid with a 30 act looking to find out what school is easiest to get into early decision. </p>
<p>i want to go to law school afterward so my two main choices were cas and ilr. what do you guys think?</p>
<p>If you stand out, ED is a little better % wise. That’s all though. ILR seems to be something you should check out!</p>
<p>im interested in doing the primary choice and secondary choice school essays. not sure which one i’ll list as my primary. i’m leaning towards cas</p>
<p>Pretty sure ILR is easier to get into than CAS, although it’s been a while since I looked at the admissions statistics.</p>
<p>ILR is also state-run, unlike CAS, meaning that you pay state tuition( (less than $20,000) for ILR and not the $57,000 tuition for CAS. You might want to take that into consideration too.</p>
<p>The above information is incorrect: [Cornell</a> University: Tuition Rates and Fees](<a href=“http://www.dfa.cornell.edu/dfa/treasurer/bursar/studentsparents/tuition/]Cornell”>Tuition Rates and Fees | Cornell University Division of Financial Affairs)</p>
<p>$16,000 difference between the endowed & Contract colleges. In our case we would have received approx. that in aid from the Endowed schools (got zero from contract colleges).</p>
<p>The contract vs. endowed cost only matters for NYS residents if you expect to pay full/near full tuition, otherwise your aid package will be adjusted.</p>
<p>if i apply for both cas and ilr and i dont get into one, will i be considered for the other?</p>
<p>Are there stats anywhere on the different schools for ED? I was looking but can’t find any information on the acceptance rate of CALS ED.</p>
<p>@csdad, sorry I made a mistake. I should’ve left “tuition” out of the post. The total costs of tuition AND room and board, etc is 57,000 for the non-contract schools. And the total cost is 25,000 TOTAL for contract, sorry.</p>
<p>…still not quite right. Tuition for contract colleges is $25,000. Total cost is approx. $37,500…same rooming / meal plan + tuition at endowed colleges is approx. $53,500</p>
<p>I’m sorry Cortana, but you’re spiting out false information left and right. Besides, TS is from California. He will pay the EXACT same regardless of which school he goes to.</p>
<p>The amount of misinformation about the private contract colleges remains astounding. The cost difference is not very much if anything once all other aid is accounted for, and nothing if you’re not a certified New York resident. Admit rates are also about the same or better, depending on the college. I wish people would stop spreading myths that it’s cheap and easy … like your mother.</p>
<p>^ I also wish people stop saying admit rates are critical to one’s chances of getting into a school</p>
<p>@csdad when i did the cornell financial aid calculator, it told me the estimated Total cost of attending is about $57,000</p>
<p>^
If you look beyond the stats, you realize that many of the other colleges are specialized so have a naturally smaller pool applying, thus making their admit rates higher. Look at Architecture or Engineering as examples. CAS is a catch-all college for many generalists.</p>
<p>@cortana - I wasn’t claiming that - it’s obvious that your easiest chance of admission is wherever you’re the best fit. I was just helping to correct misinformation about admit rates.</p>
<p>…as far as costs: I may be a litttle on the low side for a student living oncampus with the most expensive meal plan. However living off campus for 2 years would balalnce it out, so I think the figures I quoted are pretty accurate over 4 years. As far as admission stats, here they are for the class of 2014;</p>
<p>Arch. , Art, & Planning 14%
CAS 16%
ILR 20%
CALS 21%
Engineering 22%
Hotel 26%
Human Ecology 31%</p>
<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf</a></p>
<p>The OP is from California. The cost difference between endowed and contract colleges is minimal for out-of-staters.</p>
<p>myschoollDE - I am not going to try to verify your numbers, but I would just like to point out that it is not true that most legacies apply early (it is the case for athletes, but not for legacies) and there is a difference between admits and enrolled. </p>
<p>I think there is an edge in applying ED at schools like Cornell, Duke, NU, UPenn.</p>
<p>thank you all very much for your input. i have decided to apply ed decision with ilr as my primary choice and cas as secondary choice.
quick question.</p>
<p>how does it work when decisions come out in november and you dont get into your 1st choice but you get into your 2nd choice</p>
<p>You are committed to go, expcept if you couldn’t afford to go. No different than if you only applied to one school.</p>