<p>I've heard that males have a greater chance of being accepted to Human Ecology than females. Also, I have heard that being a New Yorker gives applicants a significant advantage. I have interest in applying to the biology and society major and would like to know if this information is true. Thanks.</p>
<p>Here are the stats according to Cornell’s site:</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> Factbook - Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/F_Undergraduate_Admissions.htm]Cornell”>University Factbook - Institutional Research & Planning)</p>
<p>All else being equal, males have an advantage in college admissions at 90% of colleges, since females average 56% of the enrollment at US colleges.</p>
<p>Don’t know about NY residency.</p>
<p>The College of Human Ecology, like the College of Ag. and Life Sci. is one of the NYS divisions of Cornell U. This means that there is significant savings in tuition/fees for NYS residents in comparison to non-residents. I don’t follow the undergrad admissions there (Happydad was a PhD student), but it stands to reason that as a NYS institution, residents would have preference over non-residents for admissions.</p>