<p>So I hear that Yale's apps are up by 13%, Harvard had 29,000 applicants, Princton had 22,000, Brown's are up by 22%, Dartmouth's are up by 9%, and Cornell?!? Does anyone know if these numbers have been released or when they will release them? I'm already in (ED) and I heard Cornell's early decison applications were up by about 10%, but I'd like to know the ED/RD total, I'm interested!</p>
<p>Any predictions? Any info?</p>
<p>Cornell's ED was up about 9~12%.</p>
<p>Thanks, I changed it</p>
<p>I do not think Cornell has provided that information yet. However, here is some information on this year's ED.</p>
<p>ED Acceptance - 36.68% (-0.32%)
ED Rejection - 40.23% (+5.39%)
ED Deferral - 21.53 (-4.36%)</p>
<p>Last Year's ED</p>
<p>ED Acceptance - 37%
ED Rejection - 34.84%
ED Deferral - 25.89%</p>
<p>University</a> Admissions Reports Increase in Early Decision Applicants | The Cornell Daily Sun</p>
<p>....bump....</p>
<p>Im guessing but based off of ED stats id say the contract schools apps skyrocketed (tuition break ftw) and the endowed apps slightly increased or stayd relativley flat.</p>
<p>I'm not optimistic for RD to tell you the truth... all the HYPS kids are going to apply to Cornell with their perfect stats and wonderfully demonstrated fit and kick me out of the running for a spot at a contract college.</p>
<p>I'm going to have to agree with miktau on this one...it makes sense. Does anyone have any idea if the Hotel School apps are up or down...considering the state of the economy and its effect on the hospitality industry? Do you think that more or less people applied because of this?</p>
<p>Oh, god. More apps for ILR. :(</p>
<p>Thank god I got in ED this year, I wonder how much more applicants there will be? Do you think the acceptance rate will continue to plunge?</p>
<p>The RD acceptance rate will HAVE to decrease (and probably very significantly). Look at it this way: the ED application numbers skyrocketed this year, but the ED acceptance rate only decreased very slightly. However, Cornell is not taking more students overall this year than in other years; what does this, plus an almost guranteed significant increase in RD applications translate to? Bad news for RDers.</p>
<p>I wouldn't want to be a NYSer fighting for a spot at the contracts during RD this year, that's for sure.</p>
<p>ah people from New York don't freak out. The contract colleges do not discriminate based on location. They do not have a quota when it comes to people from New York and people from New York are not competing for a set number of spots. Yea, a lot of people in the contract colleges end up being from New York so it may seem like the college is obligated to accept a specific amount, but that is only because way more people from New York apply than people from other states due to the lower tuition.</p>
<p>To clarify, however, due to this lower tuition, many more New Yorkers may be applying to Cornell this year, making it more difficult to be admitted. BUT a New Yorker and an out of stater applying to one of the contract colleges has the SAME chance of getting in. So basically, I wouldn't want to be ANYONE fighting for a spot in the contracts during RD this year.</p>
<p>As a deferred NYS applicant to HumEc... is RD looking really bad?
If they didn't want me then, they probably really don't want me now.</p>
<p>Have there been cases where people are accepted after deferral?</p>
<p>yes! i have a friend who was!</p>
<p>Yeah I've heard that people do get accepted after deferral, but this year might just be a big exception.</p>
<p>chandler- I really, REALLY think you will be accepted, and if for whatever circumstance, at least given a GT.</p>
<p>Really? Haha, just kidding. But I really don't know anymore... I'll probably send out my letter of interest around Friday, it needs some editing, but if I didn't get accepted ED I don't know why they would want me RD.
A GT would be great at this point given the competition this year.</p>
<p>I think OOS will have a better chance of getting in for the contract schools because they will pay higher tuitions, unless they have admitted a lot of OOS during ED already. It would make sense becaused ED is binding and it's better to lock in OOS earlier rather than later. I don't think OOS and in-staters have the same chance, it depends on Cornell's constraints.</p>
<p>I agree with Oldfort. It makes sense for the contract colleges to accept OOS applicants in the current economic climate. There is less money coming from NYS as well, so this is another concern for Cornell. We are in-state...I have one daughter in an endowed college and another who wants to apply to a contract college next year. I'm pretty worried for her! :(</p>