<p>Looking at the statistics, Cornell has a overal yield of around 50%. However, CAS and Engineer has less than 40% yield rate. But the others(especially Hotel), have much higher yield rates. So, if we are to apply to one of those "high yield" schools, wouldn't it be a good idea to avoid ED since Cornell accept only 1/3 of its students from ED(since these schools are these applicants first choice, MANY are going to apply ED, )? Through Cornell has a 40% ED admission rate, I think from of that comes from Engineer or CAS.</p>
<p>RD admission rate is about 20%.. dunno about specific colleges/schools</p>
<p>ED isn't all about statistics. (sure it has its chances benefits)..but it's more about which school is your top-choice. don't apply ED to a college you're not certain you'll be happy in</p>
<p>41% ED admission rate for CAS. Verified from Cornell's website with my own eyes. I think it was 27% for RD, or somewhere thereabouts. ED admission rates is higher than RD for all the other divisions also. If you look at the statistics, ED seems to be the way to go if you wanna go to the school.</p>
<p>ED definitely increases chances.</p>
<p>The people who apply ED are those who are very qualified, or even overqualified to go to that school. That is the reason there is such a high acceptance rate; they are simply all stronger applicants. Not necessarily because there is an easier chance to get in.</p>
<p>The strongest applicants probably do not apply ED, considering they probably want to take a shot at a few other ivies as well. I guess I was a mildly strong applicant and applied ED, but that was because I didn't want to go anywhere else besides Cornell and wanted to maximize my chances of getting in. ED definitely increases chances substantially.</p>
<p>Where on the site did you see the ED stats for each specific school?</p>
<p>I wonder how many people are applying ED just because they can't be bothered to wait till April for a result?</p>
<p>Well I have to admit, that's part of the reason. And I can't be bothered to write 10 applications for RD. But at the end of the day, Cornell would be my first choice anyway.</p>
<p>That too- you get into Cornell, you don't have to hassle yourself with other applications and application fees and all the other hassles involved with college applications ... lol</p>
<p>So much for the common app. They say it doesn't hurt and might even give you the most miniscule of boosts by using the schools own forms if they are available. Just because of that the amount of work I need to do for the apps is just crazy.</p>
<p>no application is a boost over another with cornell (and they only accept CA anyway...) but the point is they're not going to give you points for something retarded like that. They and pretty much every other college out there accept students based on merit and connections. The information might be more easily presentable on paper than online or the other way around or in one form of application over another (CA versus school specific) but it's not the physical form of application that is affecting your chances, it's how well that app lets you convey what you want to convey.</p>
<p>Pick whatever method available allows you to show what you want to show best. The character limits of the online app limited me, so I chose to do paper, and include a resume as well. </p>
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<p>It's personal preference, but the point is you should stop worrying about which app is "liked better by the college" (none is) and start deciding which lets you say what you want to say best.</p>
<p>really? cornell only accepts CA now? wow, i remember during my app year, people had a debate about whether to do CA or the college's own app if they wanted a "boost" of course, me being an idiot and not even knowing about CA, I only applied to 5 schools, extremely late except for UCLA&SD (because their app was due in november or something) because of my laziness with college apps. </p>
<p>wow, interesting...I wonder why cornell wouldn't give you the option of doing their own app.</p>