acceptance rate

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<p>Anyone know the acceptance rate for this year? Is it around 30% like last year?</p>

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<p>21% is the overall rate</p>

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<p>Last year, the acceptance rate was 27%.</p>

<p><a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000002.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000002.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Any idea what the RD rate is?</p>

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<p>Lower. (10 characters)</p>

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<p>also thats not the best predictor. the individual schools fluctuate more</p>

<p>for example, human ecology is usually over 30%, while arts and sciences is usually around 15%</p>

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<p>what about engineering?</p>

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<p>
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for example, human ecology is usually over 30%, while arts and sciences is usually around 15%

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That's implausible. AEM is the most competitive major and it's admit rate is ~19%</p>

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<p>It seems quite plausible to me since AEM is a major in CALS, not Human Eco. Do the math for yourself.</p>

<p><a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I was referring to his other factoid</p>

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<p>I have never heard that AEM is the most competitive major except on this board. All I know is that it is an easy major with a lot of athletes in it.</p>

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<p>CAS will probably have a 15-20% accept rate :S</p>

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<p>what about hotel school?</p>

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<p>no way its 21% you cant go from 27 to 21 in one year. arts and sciences should be in the low twenties maybe 20 flat.</p>

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<p>actually, it is 21%... there was a press release a while ago.. link is on this forum</p>

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<p>It's not true. It's a conspiracy to make Cornell look more selective.</p>

<p>(seriously though dropping 10% in two years??)</p>

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<p>it is true. </p>

<p>it's not a conspiracy that Cornell just made up and decided to release.</p>

<p>I know a 10% drop in 2 years is alot, but applications increased from around 19,000 two years ago to over 28,000 this year. You do the math.</p>

<p>Also, AEM is not the most selective major. Architecture is, I believe the acceptance rate into the program is in the single digits.</p>

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<p>ah seriously? i guess i'm screwed then. I applied as an arch major. It's ok, i never expected to get in anyway. this just confirms it.</p>

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<p>look on the class 2010 website the article is right there and in the cornell daily sun and there is already a thread on this</p>

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<p>It's not a conspiracy. The number of applicants jumped from 20882 in 2004 to 24452 in 2005. This year there are 28000+ applicants, a 34+% increase in the number of applicants in two years.</p>