Cornell has not used the waitlist so far this year (and unlikely will at all)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>2010</a> Admissions Tally - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com</p>

<p>Data from the times. Looks like they'll be over-enrolled again.</p>

<p>And, as mentioned on MetaEzra, over 11% of Duke's freshmen class will come from the waitlist (ouch).</p>

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<p>crap, so does that mean Cornell will be MORE selective this year?</p>

<p>are you applying to Cornell?</p>

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<p>I am wondering if Cornell’s yield has been increasing in recent years? I saw it’s now up to 49% (very high for such a large school)</p>

<p>Usually they keep the number accepted at a fairly constant number.</p>

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<p>not in particular, it’s been pretty consistent over the last decade or so.</p>

<p>However, things like SAT averages have been increasing, and when a school like Cornell admits stronger students, they can expect the yield to decrease a little as these stronger students compete with the likes of HYP. The fact that yield has been consistent is a good sign.</p>

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<p>The yield has actually come up a few percentage points in recent years. As recently as three years ago it was at 46 percent. It had fallen due to places like Harvard and Princeton dropping ED.</p>

<p>[MetaEzra</a> – Cornell Overenrolls by 4%, Yield at 47% for Class of 2012](<a href=“http://www.metaezra.com/archive/2008/08/cornell_overenrolls_by_4_yield.shtml]MetaEzra”>MetaEzra -- Cornell Overenrolls by 4%, Yield at 47% for Class of 2012)</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000002.pdf[/url]”>http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000002.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It’s worth mentioning that my class has had the highest yield in recent history.</p>

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<p>No one from the waitlist at all? Seems odd…at work (CIT) I’ve talked to a few people recently who said they just got in off the waitlist and thus needed to contact us. Their explanations seemed legit, but of course there’s always the possibility that they weren’t telling the truth.</p>

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Jeez!</p>

<p>People don’t want to go to Duke or something? <em>snickers</em> :P</p>

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<p>Or the NYTimes data is out of date. It’s possible that a college or two chose to go to the waitlist in recent weeks.</p>

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<p>it seems weird that Cornell would use the waitlist if it’s clear they are over-enrolled in the first place. Perhaps to get more tuition money?</p>

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<p>Gomestar – Think about the different colleges. It’s really seven different waitlists.</p>

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<p>yep, makes sense, I totally forgot about that factor.</p>

<p>now which college is screwing it all up???</p>

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<p>CAS, me guessing, no real data.</p>

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<p>probably, them basterds. I’ll be interested in seeing final yield data when it is released.</p>