<p>How easy/hard is it for girls to get into Cornell Engineering (ED) ???</p>
<p>I don't know the specific stats for Cornell, but I am sure that pretty much all engineering programs are in high demand of females, since they are usually predominantly male. This should help your chances, as far as I can tell!</p>
<p>i'm a girl also applying to engineering. my dad, being the cornell-crazed guy he's become since i fell in love with it, looked up some statistics on girls getting into cornell engineering. i also went to cornell's women in engineering day, and when i was there, the admissions counselors kept saying that they're trying to increase the numbers of women in engineering. engineering has the biggest difference in percentage of guys and girls, and they're trying their best to make it 50/50. last year was the first year they enrolled a class of more than 30% women, so obviously they've still got a long way to go. putting these facts together with some numbers, they should take all of the <b>qualified</b> women that apply ed. during the regular decision round, of the women that get accepted to engineering, only 1/4 of them enroll. therefore, the best way for engineering to increase it's female percentage without inflating it's general acceptance rate, is to accept the qualified women that will definitely go.</p>
<p>hopefully, they're smart and will do this!</p>
<p>Thanks guys!!! that was really helpful! =D </p>
<p>I applied early so I hope that i get in. </p>
<p>Btw, what would be considered "qualified" for girls applying engineering?</p>
<p>high math scores (above 750), decent verbal and writing scores (i'd say above 650ish). high gpa (everyone's on different scales for this one). LOTS of ec's having to do with math and science. honor societies if possible.</p>
<p>last year, 43.82% of women who applied to engineering were accepted (total, not only ed). only 26.96% of men were accepted.</p>
<p>^^^^ SICK! :)</p>
<p>That's awesome!</p>
<p>LOL so im guessing the acceptance rate for females ED is probably up to like 60-70%!!!????</p>
<p>omg i really hope it works out this yr too T-T</p>
<p>Holy **** 43%???? That's crazy. =)</p>
<p>yeah gotta love those percentages. i hope they work out for all of us.</p>
<p>haha. I hope you aren't basing your application there just on being a woman. But that really goes for all technical colleges. More women are accepted because less apply so just because they have a higher rate, doesn't mean more women are accepted then man, bu women do have a better chance.
Sorry guys! haha</p>
<p>will they give girls some slackS? for example girls that have slightly lower gpa/sat scrores..</p>
<p>zhujuudy11:
Yes</p>
<p>bump </p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>Yes. That's what we call affirmative action. There's AA for women in some majors just as there is AA for minorities in all majors.</p>
<p>For cornell engineering, from what I could muster out of my visit, girls need about a 650/650 on M/V and good grades etc.</p>
<p>well, i think the acceptance rate varies depending on your "intended" major.
For example, a lot female applicants apply for biological and chemical engineering, while there are less female applicants for mechanical and electrical engineering. I think if you apply to biological and chemical then you'll have a much higher chance since those are the only female booster sources that they can rely on--if they want to balance the female:male ratio that is.</p>
<p>^^^ Doesn't that also mean that girls who apply for mechanical and electrical engineering have even higher chances than girls who apply for chemical (me) and biological? </p>
<p>I understand your point (mode). However, I think that since more and more girls are becoming interested in engineering. Our AA benefits are slowly decreasing.</p>
<p>hey, so does anybody know how high the SAT range is for cornell engineering...i guess for guys? im applying to EE, and I was just curious as to whether or not the Engineering school's SAT's are way above the given cornell range of like 1280-1480.</p>