<p>Just wondering!</p>
<p>No. State residency doesn’t count.</p>
<p>It could help at Cornell, depending on which college you applied to. Three of their schools are supplemented with state funds, and therefore they have to accept a certain percentage of NY residents. You still have to be a great applicant though. Which college did you apply to?</p>
<p>Oh right! The land grant colleges! Yeah maybe those can somewhat help.</p>
<p>I’m not applying yet as I’m only a Junior, but I’m interested in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell!</p>
<p>CAS doesn’t care where you come from really.</p>
<p>At Cornell, if you applied to CALS, CHE, or ILR, being in-state can help a little. For Cornell’s other colleges and for NYU, being in-state does not give any admissions boost. In fact, it may have a slight adverse affect if they are trying to increase geographic diversity since they get many qualified students from NY. This is just speculation though, and I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>