how fit based is cornell??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>does cornell truly count fit when accepting students or do they mainly want the highest scoring and highest gpa kids?</p>

<p>please talk about any experiences you have had with this aspect of cornell admission.</p>

<p>I have applied ED to cals btw!</p>

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<p>Well from what I’ve heard from numerous past students and admissions is that fit is the number one aspect they consider. Like based on what I’ve heard, fit is a HUGE deal. </p>

<p>That’s also the reason the guy who led an information session I attended at Cornell advised us against choosing the alternate school option unless there was another school which we fit into as well as our first choice. He said that it would be unlikely for them to even look at our alternate app if they have already decided to reject us from our first choice UNLESS it was clear that we would be a good match for what we listed as an alternate.
However, I have no idea if that’s just something they glamorize and that scores count just as much. All I can do is hope!
Applied ED to cals also!! Goodluck! :)</p>

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<p>how do they decide if someone is a good match for the school?</p>

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<p>Based on the essay and extracurricular activities.</p>

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<p>It is a very significant aspect for Cornell.</p>

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<p>Yeah definitely, and also the classes I would assume. Like a human ecology student should definitely have taken AP biology etc.
Awards and extra currics. show a lot about your interests and what you are good at. And of course your essay tells them about who you really are. But you should still have great scores. They won’t accept somebody who has great e.c’s and essay but horrible grades and test scores.</p>

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<p>^I agree with everything except the last line. I think it really depends on how great the ECs and essay are and how horrible the grades and test scores are.</p>

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<p>Fit is HUGE. I know soooo many kids who had nearly (if not nearly perfect) perfect scores who were rejected, most likely because they didnt fit into the college to which they applied for. I think this is especially true of CALS, ILR, and the Hotel School</p>