<p>@Cornell19, I’m not sure that what you have stated is true. Perhaps if two applicants are equal, by whatever metrics adcom uses, and 1 is 100% guaranteed to pay full tuition (and happens to be international) and one may need aid (and happens to be from the US), the scales may tilt toward the former.</p>
<p>@Cornell19 Oops, I was reading Page 92 of this thread. :)) The thought of adcoms reading this thread…</p>
<p>@Cornell19 @connect1234 definately international students who don’t apply for financial aid have advantage over those who apply… it really sucks cause i really wanted to apply for financial aid… </p>
<p>Like this post if you applied to Human Ecology ED</p>
<p>from Cornell’s official web, it is explicitly stated that the admission is need-blind for BOTH international and U.S students.</p>
<p>@Kassra17 Not be pessimistic, It isn’t need blind for US students. Look in to it, but true need blind admissions is almost impossible to accomplish in practice. I’m completely for need blind admissions, I just don’t think it possible to be truly 100% need blind though.</p>
<p>Edit: <a href=“Dartblog.com”>Dartblog.com;
<p>** looking more in to the data, it doesn’t take in to account students who applied for aid but didn’t receive any.</p>
<p>Also even with out looking explicitly at financial aid document I’m sure one could gauge a students socioeconomic background just by looking at information in common app. 1.) Parents education level, university attended, major. 2.) Parents current job and position (president of organization vs store clerk maybe). 3.) Where the student is applying from (Beverly Hills or Detroit). 4.) What the common app essay is about. 5.) What the supplemental essay is about, if you’re from Hawaii and talked about a visit to Cornell, that flight from Hawaii to NY had to have costed a pretty penny. 6.) if you used a fee waiver. 7.) Your ECs and awards </p>
<p>100% need blind admission is impossible in a truly holistic application process </p>
<p>anyone know the official day and time that ed decisions are released?</p>
<p>@Cornell19 I agree with you. This is something I’ve wondered about as well. In addition to the “clues” you’ve mentioned, the candidate’s high school can also be a giveaway. Some private high schools cost as much as Cornell.</p>
<p>@Ranyixin haha that’s awesome! which one do you like the best?</p>
<p>@mistyjr oooo hello fellow korean 
where are you applying to?</p>
<p>@T41997 Dec 11 at 5 PM EST. This is what’s been mentioned on this forum several times. Apparently, several people have been told this by admissions officers too.</p>
<p>Do legacies also get likely letters or are they just for athletes?</p>
<p>@broomofthought: I believe just athletes get them. </p>
<p>Yep, I called them and they said Dec. 11 at 5pm</p>
<p>In about 3 hours, we can say decisions are coming in a week. :O</p>
<p>Wait they see if we used fee waivers? Why. </p>
<p>@Kungpaoasian Yeah, I don’t think my GC sent my first quarter grades as well. Are you going to ask to send it?
I don’t know if it would even count since the decisions is in almost a week. </p>
<p>@airspirit no dont worry about it at all they are not in any way necessary for ED although they are for the RD</p>
<p>I am watching 피노키오，PINOCCHIO right now!!! @goowaba3</p>
<p>@goowaba3 I’m applying to AAP Fine Arts :)</p>