<p>Why do you think Cornell is easier than Berkeley or Stanford?
As Redroses said,
"You guys need to get your facts straight, Berkeley has 12.5 percent from OOS (and rising), that’s not how many they accept. As this recent article says, they accept 50% of international applicants:</p>
<p>04.14.2010 - More than 12,900 offered admission after competitive application period
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