<p>Does anybody know what is the acceptance rate for college of engineering. Is it bigger or smaller than for the whole university?</p>
<p>Disregard this thread. I've just found out by miself. :)</p>
<p>bigger: in 2k4 there were 4,563 apps, 1,734 acceptances which comes to 38.0%</p>
<p>the total university in 2k4 had 20,822 apps, 6,130 accepts, coming to 29.4%</p>
<p>However don't pick your Cornell college based on acceptance rate when you apply. Pick it based on what you're interested in. You will 1. have difficulty showing interest in that area through your high school activities, 2. have trouble writing essays explaining why you picked that college, and 3. need to remember that only people interested in engineering apply to the engineering school, therefore there are fewer of them in general, which means a higher acceptance rate.</p>
<p>I applied to Cornell cause it is among 10 best schools for engineering and because i like it. I've just found out that it has bigger acceptance rate than the whole school which is great. I am now glad that all my essays are about engineering. And by the way half of my courseload consists of math, physics and computer science</p>
<p>It is really interesting that it has such big acceptance rate being among the best colleges for engineering</p>
<p>I didn't mean it like you picked it for the acceptance rate. I was just saying in general, for whoever reads this, or incase you were a psycho rankings and statistics obsessed sophomore like we all once were. Best of Luck, Hope to see you next year. I think it's because CU engineering has an intimidation factor. Perhaps fewer ppl apply because of its exceptional reputation</p>
<p>Thanks. Maybe that's true.</p>
<p>Self-selectivity.</p>
<p>I wouldn't be fooled by the acceptance rates. I used to have a list of the math/verbal SAT breakdown of the seven colleges, and engineering scores were still amongst the highest. I agree with the self-selectivity theory because anyone willing to go into engineering pretty much has to be talented in physics and calc! :) (This is coming from a true math hater - just posting to let all you engineering people know you have my respect.)</p>