<p>Obviously there is a stereotype that Cornell is the easiest of the ivy league schools to get into, but I've also heard that it has the most demanding academics, therefore making it the hardest to stay in. Is this really true?</p>
<p>lol…</p>
<p>dead center of your screen. “Search”</p>
<p>do a forum search</p>
<p>You know, saying it’s the easiest ivy to get into isn’t really saying much… If you can get into Cornell, you probably have a shot at every other ivy… Now, about the academics… difficult, they say, but then again why wouldn’t it be… the people there are supposed to be hard workers.</p>
<p>Why would it be any more difficult here than at the other Ivy schools?</p>
<p>It’s easier than most of high school so far.</p>
<p>I meant that as in, I wouldn’t worry about “staying in”</p>
<p>If you apply early decision, Penn is the easiest Ivy to get into. It accepts 50% of its class ED. This allows it to be way more selective during RD, and thereby give the impression of being extra selective overall. When you adjust admit rates and scores for Penn’s use of ED, Cornell is actually more selective.</p>
<p>? Do you have any proof? I doubt Penn accepts half of it’s EDers.</p>
<p>accepting 50% of your class ED is a little different than accepting 50% of ED applicants</p>
<p>im taking 2 sciences and a language right now and theyre all way harder than it was in high school. Unlike in high school, you really have to work for an A.</p>
<p>I’ve actually inquired about this from people who went to Harvard and they said that once they were in it was pretty easy to not fail. Harvard supposedly goes to great lengths to ensure students pass. Can’t say the same for most Cornell programs, so perhaps there is some truth to it.</p>
<p>I’m a freshman, and thus far, I’ve worked really hard, but it’s definitely manageable. I’m taking, Bio, Chem, French, and FWS, and although I’ve felt overworked some nights, it hasn’t been to the point of giving up or anything. It usually only happens when you just get a bunch of short assignments that are all due right on top of eachother.</p>
<p>I could make a 3.0 without having to really even work THAT hard. The workload is about the same as (probably even a little easier than) my junior year in high school when I had 5 AP classes, Honors PreCal, and played baseball not getting home until 7-8 each night. That was a *****.</p>
<p>I’m taking calc 2 honors, physics, French, and a demanding FWS, and i would say that i definitely have more hw than i did in high school, though it is manageable if you distribute ur time well.</p>
<p>^ Which dept. is your FWS in?</p>
<p>Mine is in the English department. I thought it was going to be ridiculously hard, but I think maybe I just got an easy TA. It’s nice though, he’s more focused on teaching you stuff that making you turn in paper after paper after paper.</p>
<p>The workload does pick up a bit after your sophomore year, especially if you’re in a lot of project-based courses. I’m an engineer, and my freshman year was by far my easiest. Even then it was harder than my high school. But you’ll probably get used to it. As long as you like what you’re studying, and you’re willing to work hard and seek help when you need it, you should be able to graduate. </p>
<p>I somehow doubt that Penn is any less selective than Cornell. Regardless of how the acceptances are split between early and regular admissions, Penn simply accepts a smaller percentage of its applicants than Cornell does. A quick search also reveals that in the end Penn’s average SAT scores still end up being slightly better than Cornell’s.</p>