<p>@GoBadgers2 Cornell is one of the “lesser” Ivies so it has a larger acceptance rate than the rest of the Ivies, but I don’t suggest you go for it just because your chances of getting in would be better. They can see through that in your application in a heartbeat. I have two friends who applied last year. They had about the same stats but one of them REALLY was passionate about wanting to get in and the other was a bit of a “Cornell’s my ‘safety Ivy’” kind character. The one who was passionate (and gave her all in her app) got in and the other was rejected.</p>
<p>I considered applying Cornell for the same reason as you, but I decided against it.</p>