<p>I have noticed that in lists of Cornell statistics for admissions, they often list the number of NYS residents in each class. Does this mean that they take this into consideration?
Ex: <a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf</a></p>
<p>If anything being in-state probably hurts as they are looking for more class diversity. (For the state school parts, however, being in-state may be an advantage).</p>
<p>FYI, most schools post the amount of in-state students they have.</p>
<p>How do you even know that? I’m pretty sure considering how the class of 2013 is 27.8% in state, being from New York does not hurt at all. I’m from new york and my school regularly gets around 5 people into cornell each year, and it’s the same for schools throughout the county. I interpret this as saying being in new york does not harm your chances, unless you think getting 5-20 people from a single high school into cornell is not that good. From my own personal sample, I’ve noticed that the in-state students here are distributed throughout the colleges in the same proportions as everyone else. </p>
<p>I don’t think state of residence matters that much.</p>
<p>state of residence does not matter, however a lot of NYS residents go to the contract colleges (HumEc, CALS, ILR) because the tuition is cheaper. BUT a contract college does not mean that they are a “state school”</p>
<p>State of residence can matter, especially when admissions officers are looking to increase or maintain geographical/state diversity. The advantage is very small, however. Applying to Cornell from New York State certainly does not hurt one, though. </p>
<p>Source: admissions officers and college information sessions.</p>