<p>Has anyone applied first to ILR as their first choice and then Arts and Sciences as their second choice and get into Arts and Sciences? </p>
<p>I was wondering how A&S admissions treats applicants that choose the school as their second choice?</p>
<p>I know that from time to time, Cornell contacts students and has recommended that they switch their application from one college to another – at least in those cases, it would seem that someone has read the application and felt that the student would be a better fit.</p>
<p>Not exactly the question you’ve asked, but perhaps helpful.</p>
<p>There is also the option of internal transfer after the first semester, if that helps.</p>
<p>Once you’re in, you’re in. No one other than the admissions officers will know what school was your first choice so you won’t be treated differently. </p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, it’s quite rare to be placed in your second choice rather than your first choice, so that leads me to believe something about your application really must have indicated you were a better fit for your second choice. </p>
<p>When you get to campus, I suggest carefully working with your adviser to sort things out. If you really belong in ILR based on your goals/interests, they will help you to take the necessary steps to be successful with your internal transfer and get on track. Unfortunately, in CAS your first your adviser isn’t necessarily someone in a field you are interested in, but don’t use that as an excuse not to take advantage of them as a resource. More likely than not, if they can’t get you the proper advice, they’ll be able set you up with someone who can advise you.</p>
<p>Sorry for the confusion, I didn’t get in yet… I was wondering that if I am not accepted into ILR do I really have a chance to then get into A&S…A friend had said that if you don’t get into your first choice, you usually don’t get into your second…</p>
<p>ILR’s easier to get in from what I’ve heard from my friends who go to Cornell…</p>
<p>But what do I know, I just go to Michigan.</p>
<p>This statistic is quoted enough that I believe it, though I can’t find the source. Supposedly only 2% of people who are rejected from their first choice school are accepted into their second choice school. As you will always see on these forums, “fit” is important. And I would guess those 2% end up in their second choice school simply because admissions thought the applicant’s interests were better aligned for that school based on their essays and expressed interests. After all, admissions knows Cornell’s programs better than any of the applicants. The ability to apply to two colleges was only recently available the past few years and it’s not like Cornell is accepting any larger freshman class sizes. Meaning there is no way to “game” your application by applying to a college with a relatively high acceptance rate and have another choice as a college with a low acceptance rate.</p>