<p>Hey Guys, I know this is quite a random question, but I couldn't help wondering what admission rates on college stats really mean.</p>
<p>On collegeboard profile, it shows that admission rate into Cornell is 25% which is equivalent to USC (25%). I know this sounds ridiculous but does this mean they are as easy to get in?</p>
<p>nope...it doesn't</p>
<p>It has gone down this year to like 22% or something. It is higher than other places because so many people go to Cornell. </p>
<p>That's like saying because -insert safety school here- got 25% admission rate while Cornell got 25% admission rate then they are the same. Noooo sir. (ps obviously not saying usc is simply safety...i just put safety to get my point across)</p>
<p>generally, stronger students apply to Cornell than USC.</p>
<p>yeah, gomestar is right, stronger candidates apply to cornell. Think about it, a lot of people who apply to harvard, yale, and princeton also apply to cornell, b/c it's supposedly a safer choice in the ivies. So whereas HYP accept 10% of the applicants, cornell's 25% likely also include a fair portion of those applicants accepted to HYP.</p>
<p>anyone know what the ED acceptance rate for CALS this year was?</p>
<p>additionally... all the Ivies get roughly around the same number of applicants...
but Cornell has considerably more spots because it is a bigger school. Therefore, admit rate goes up.</p>
<p>Also, remember -- that 25% figure is the percentage for ALL schools, including the professional schools (e.g. Hotel, Industrial, etc.)</p>
<p>For CAS (for example), the % is a bit less than 20%. Not sure about CALS & others.</p>
<p>keep in mind that USC gets the most applications out of all private schools...so by admitting 25%, they are admitting a LOT of people
Cornell, on the other hand, has a more selective group of applicants and admits a more selective group of stuents</p>
<p>im applying to both schools! awesome.</p>
<p>USC is private...? I thought it was the public state school system of South Carolina.</p>
<p>ok, I dunno if ya'll be readin the cornell website, but it said this year there are 3,000 spots for 30,000 freshman applicants. Now I may have only gotten a B in calculus, but I am pretty sure that equals a 10% acceptance rate, yes?</p>
<p>no, Cornell admits around double that ... 3,000 enrolled isn't 3,000 admitted (unless yield is 100%). </p>
<p>You did fine in calc, it's the reading comprehension that's a little off.</p>
<p>lol Madden I went from ur figuring to Gomestars when I read that a couple weeks ago. I was like HOLY **** THATS LIKE TEN PERCENT...<em>pause</em>...oooo ok they don't all come tho. That's why I'm going to Cornell! Quick on my feet! lmao</p>
<p>i think USC is private! unless we're talking about University of South Carolina lol</p>
<p>omg USC is the University of Southern California. and it is a PRIVATE school.</p>
<p>p.s. if anyone here watches football you should know this. i actually don't but come on! its like duke=great school also known for basketball tourney, and USC=football if we're talking about sports.</p>
<p>There are some people who apply to this school as "SAFETY" whereas I applied for this school as "SUPER-REACH."</p>
<p>That's it, I don't wanna live in this crazy world anymore.</p>
<p>Haha Cornell is no safety school for anyone unless you're like..a Nobel Laureate or your dad has bought a library and a stadium at every corner of the university. It's gotten so much tougher nowadays....</p>
<p>so what if you consider yourself a match for Cornell?</p>