<p>I heard that a lot of Cornell's students come from NY, and that there is a trend of more NY kids admitted than other states------- how valid is this? </p>
<p>“The Class of 2018 comes from 51 countries and from 49 states (only North Dakota is unrepresented), as well as the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Ten percent (325 students) are international, and 30.5 percent (996) are residents of New York state. Last year, incoming freshmen hailed from 51 countries and 48 states (including North Dakota).”</p>
<p>i did not realize it was 30.5% lol </p>
<p>I had previously read on here that students from NY have an advantage at least within the contract colleges, and I recall something on one of those informational packets that the school sends to prospective applicants about how the contract colleges at Cornell have an agreement with SUNY schools to take transfer students if they meet basic qualifications. However, there doesn’t appear to be any released information regarding such an advantage available online.</p>
<p>It would make sense that Cornell receives a disproportionate amount of NY applicants, especially to the contract colleges, because of in-state tuition, thus making NY the most represented state out of everybody who attends. Whatever the case, I don’t think being <em>out</em> of state puts anybody at any type of disadvantage, even in the contract colleges.</p>
<p>I honestly think that more kids from NY simply apply to Cornell, so they tend to be on the overrepresented side. A friend of mine lives in Syracuse, and she said almost everyone in her graduating class applied to Cornell, so if that trend holds for the rest of the state then I wouldn’t be surprised NYS students make up a third of the class. Especially for the contract colleges–an Ivy League education with an in-state price tag is an amazing deal. </p>
<p>I know it’s tempting to gauge your chances, but you’ll be hearing back in five weeks regardless, so relax! And best of luck 
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<p>Stanford has 39% of its students from CA. Princeton also admit high percentage of NJ students. There is a thread on CC about how top tier schools are still very regional. They tend to draw a lot of local students.</p>
<p>There might be some advantage for NY residents within the contract colleges. Also bear in mind that being a Cornell faculty kid might be a hook. Also a lot of Cornell alumni are based in NY so their kids are legacies. So there.</p>
<p>Again, I do not see any evidence that NY residents have advantage within the contract schools. I think there maybe more NY residents applying to contract schools because of discounted tuition, but I do not see those contract schools need to admit X number of NY state residents. </p>
<p>Stats I have read support the fact that no matter the school, regional applications are always higher.</p>
<p><a href=“Sticking Close to Home for College”>http://www.thecollegesolution.com/sticking-close-to-home-for-college/</a></p>
<p>“Nearly 83% of students attend four-year colleges and universities in their own states. The number is even higher for students who end up at state universities — 90.5% of them never leave their state. In contrast, 44% of students who select private colleges do cross their state lines.”</p>
<p>The sheer number of people living in NYS, number of alumni in NYS, interest level in local schools, contract colleges in particular, make this a target school. </p>
<p>We live in NYS, and looking at Naviance stats last year, very few kids from our HS applied to U of Chicago or
Stanford, but many applied to Cornell, and most major northeastern/mid Atlantic schools.</p>
<p>So you will will meet many NYers if you go to Cornell, just as midwesterners I am sure at U of Chicago.
But they have to be qualfiied. Most of our HS applicants are rejected, deferred or waitlisted, few accepted outright.
They did not feel like they had an advantage at all. In fact many selective schools will outright admit they want
geographic diversity. They simply can’t achieve it as much as they would like, given the above factors
and likely difference in “yield” or acceptance by locals vs those who must travel far. Not easy for most parents
to send their 18 year olds so far away. I am sure grad schools are totally different, at Cornell and elsewhere.</p>