Cornell President Steps Down

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Well, no. I don't think potential students will pay any attention at all to this stratetic direction stuff. Just look at this board. The president resigns, the main direction of a great American university is open to debate, and the board is overwhelmed with "what are my chances?" posts. Selectivity, as you pointed out, is driven by the high applicant growth rate. </p>

<p>It might affect the yield statistics (the percentage of accepted students who actually matriculate), but if this moves one percent over the Lehman affair, I would be astonished.</p>

<p>Good luck,
RB</p>

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<p>By way of comparison, the Harvard faculty spent the whole spring semester slandering President Summers, who was accused of antifeminism and worse, and what happened? Apps rose 15% to an alltime record, and more females than males were in the applicant group - the highest percentage of female applicants ever - and the yield rate, as usual, was near 80%. Go figure.</p>