Cornell Class of 2012: Total Applications, By The Numbers (Preliminary)

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<p>"Apps Up 7.5%; Predicted Acceptance Rate of 18%</p>

<p>the carnelian post
January 15, 2008 - 8:36pm
By Julie Geng</p>

<p>Cornell's admissions office graciously provided The Sun with this year's admissions numbers yesterday. As of Jan. 14, the University received 32,655 applications total for both Early and Regular Decision. Applications increased for all undergraduate colleges. Last year, The Sun reported that Cornell received a total of 30,382 applications for the Class of 2011. By our calculations, this is an 7.48 percent increase in applications, and according to the admissions report, a 57 percent increase since 2004.</p>

<p>Last year, the University accepted 6,229 total students, marking an acceptance rate of 20.5 percent for the Class of 2010. If the University accepts approximately the same number of people, we calculate that Cornell will reach an acceptance rate of around 18 percent this year, assuming a yield rate of about 49 percent.</p>

<p>In an updated report, Cornell received 3,095 applications for Early Decision. This is different from an older report we received earlier, which indicated that 3,110 students applied. In absolute terms, this number is still an increase of 2.65 percent from last year's. Doris Davis, associate provost for admissions and enrollment, also indicated that 1,142 students were admitted under Early Decision, making up 37 percent of next year's freshman class. This means with updated numbers, Cornell accepted 36.9 percent of its Early Decision applicants, slightly higher than the 36.6 percent early acceptance rate from last year, but down from 38.9 percent two years ago.</p>

<p>The admissions office will release more detailed numbers in February.</p>

<p>Julie Geng is a Sun Senior Editor. She can be reached at <a href="mailto:julie.geng@cornellsun.com">julie.geng@cornellsun.com</a>."</p>

<p>Apps</a> Up 7.5%; Predicted Acceptance Rate of 18% | The Cornell Daily Sun</p>

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<p>ahhh sub-twenty</p>

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<p>That means if you wanna go then apply early, lol jk!</p>

<p>This is misleading b/c i think an 18% acceptance rate by Cornell does not compare to a 15% acceptance rate by Penn. Penn is way harder to get into. I think Cornell's applicant pool is less self-selective esp with all of those NY Residents applying and trying their luck. A lot of people apply to Cornell, but that doesnt mean alot of smart people apply to Cornell. If Columbia accepted 18% of their applicants those would be 200x better than the 18% accepted by Cornell</p>

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<p>Thanks for dissing Cornell. Now go die</p>

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<p>I didnt mean to diss Cornell, hell I'm looking into applying there early next year, I'm just stating the truth: Cornell applicants are less self-selective than Columbia or Penn ones</p>

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<p>"This is misleading b/c i think an 18% acceptance rate by Cornell does not compare to a 15% acceptance rate by Penn. Penn is way harder to get into."</p>

<p>first of all, how is this data misleading? the article simply details the expected acceptance rate (give or take one or two points) for the Cornell Class of 2012. in no way does this data seek to compare or contrast Cornell's acceptance rate with that of its peer institutions. the bottom line is (and this IS fact) Cornell's acceptance rate is going down, thus Cornell is becoming more difficult to gain entry into.</p>

<p>now as for Penn being "way harder" to get into: where are you getting this from? you need to take a look at the median/average/25-75 range SAT/ACT scores, gpa, amount of applicants in the top 10% of their graduating class, extra curricular activities, etc. before you make such assertions. and, going on last year's numbers there is not much of a big difference. so i don't know how you can substantiate this assertion.</p>

<p>also, yes Cornell does get a significant amount of applications from New York State/Atlantic states, but so does just about every other Ivy. and you point out the difference in acceptance rate (15% for Penn v 18% for Cornell or whatever it may be), but you also have to acknowledge that Penn accepts a larger percentage of its overall class via ED--way more than Cornell. without such a ploy, Penn's rate wouldn't be what it is now!</p>

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<p>Wharton skews Penn's acceptance numbers to appear more selective. To compare apples-to-apples, Penn's SAS acceptance rate is about equal to Cornell's CAS acceptance rate.</p>

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<p>Yeah I wouldn't talk negative about Cornell or any of the Ivy League schools in comparison to other schools SAT12340 for that matter because if you get rejected next year you're really going to feel it.</p>

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<p>SAT123 is just a pup - is thinking of applying to nursing school at Penn as a way of getting in...we all know that hs kids applying to Ivy league schools know way more than any Ivy League student</p>

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<p>Penn is as "self selective" as you say it is b/c of Wharton.... as someone said above.. the schools acceptance rate is skewed heavily by wharton....its like NYU (not as selective) to NYU Stern ....i know this for a fact...i wont even hear any other suggestions lol</p>

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<p>I would say that those are serious Cornell are self-selecting for the simple reason that you have to be okay with the fact that you're in Ithaca, not NYC or Boston. And the incredible isolation of it.</p>

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<p>Do you think that Cornell will accept approximately the same amount of students as last year? What implications does this hold for potential transfers?</p>