<p>Is Cornell the easiest school to get into from all the Ivies?</p>
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<p>Acceptance rate does not show how good a school is. </p>
<p>With an admission rate of 14%, yes, it is higher than the other Ivies. Would not use the word “easy” in connection with a number like that, however.</p>
<p>Depends what school within Cornell you are applying to. ;)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! Probably should hedge my bets and apply to more than one school.</p>
<p>Someone else said the “easy” monicker as applied to Cornell admissions is akin to asking what team in the NFL is easiest to join.</p>
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<p>You were just kidding, right? You weren’t thinking of only applying to Cornell, right? </p>
<p>For others, my D was waitlisted four years ago with 4.75 weighted/4.0 unweighted GPA, 15 AP’s, 34 ACT, 790/750 SAT, valedictorian of her class of ~450. You decide it is easy or not. And everyone knows it is harder each year! </p>
<p>I couldn’t say it enough that Cornell’s higher admission rate is only because they admit more students for the larger freshman class. It is an advantage for applicants. I feel funny that instead of taking the good opportunity to get in to the amazing school, some applicants are picking on the admission rate! I shake my head many times for that.</p>
<p>I know a lot of kids with top numbers WLed and turned down from Cornell.</p>
<p>There admissions process is all about the fit to the school and specific major you applied to. You must be able to show this in the supplemental parts of your application. Stellar grades and other numbers will not cut it. You half to show passion and true interest in the major you choose. I know many people who perfect scores on standardized tests, perfect grades, etc… and were waitlisted or rejected. I think this process kind of makes Cornell stand out among other top tier schools including the ivies. They are looking for people who are passionate and dedicated to there interests. </p>
<p>I suppose I meant, I should apply to more than one Ivy league school, instead of just targeting Cornell.</p>
<p>@hfullman If, based on your research of schools, you are interested in more than one Ivy, go for it. The only Ivy I applied to was Cornell because of my interests and what I found during research. If you would be happy at another Ivy, as well as at Cornell, you certainly should apply there too. You should feel that you could be happy wherever you applied, because you really can’t tell what your choices will be in April until decisions come back.</p>
<p>Thank you for your advice bigredengr. I will probably apply to as many schools as I can.</p>
<p>Don’t forget to find a solid safety school (and none of the Ivies are safety schools for ANYONE).</p>
<p>@hfullman Not a problem. Just remember not to apply to too many schools - the more schools you apply to, the less time you can spend on each application. Quality of applications is more important than quantity.</p>
<p>@zephyr15 Great point. Even if you can handle the academics at a selective school, there is no way to predict what will happen with your application to any of them. There are more variables that go into their decisions than you have time to analyze.</p>
<p>Thanks for advice. Solid information.</p>
<p>You are asking the wrong question. Is your fit to Cornell better than your fit to any other school or any other Ivy (if you are limiting yourself to those). There are students who would get into Harvard but not into Cornell. The issue is the extent to which what you have to offer the school is what they are looking for. The fact that a particular school accepts a higher percent of their applicants compared to another school does not mean it will be easier for you to gain admission to that school over others. </p>