<p>I just discovered an interesting fact. According to external transfer statistics from 2005 186 applied for engineering, 61 were accepted. However, only 23 entered, which leaves us with 38 unfilled spots. Does this mean they will offer all of these spots to the waitlisted ppl??? if so it raises the real acceptance rate significantly.
What happens to the spots ppl reject??</p>
<p>no, Cornell engineering has an expected yield rate. In order to reach they number of students they want, they actually over-admit students. Say they have 20 spots to fill, but they only expect half of the people offered admission to actually enroll. They will offer 40 kids spots while expecting half to enroll for the desired 20 open spots. Although 61 were accepted, admissions did not expect 61 to enroll. Yield rates are very consistent from year to year so it's safe for admissions to rely on these numbers. Also, there is no waitlist for transfers: it's either yes or no.</p>
<p>so, dont worry about the spots people reject. Admissions expected a certain number of people to reject them and they compensated for it already by admitting more students than they had spots available.</p>