<p>I've heard a lot about CAS being the hardest Cornell School to get into. Is this true? Does anyone have any hard data to support it?</p>
<p>yeah, CAS is the hardest to get into. The admit rates for cas are much lower...i can't find the exact stats online, but the other colleges are anywhere from 15-25%, whereas CAS is around (i think) 11%.</p>
<p>There's another way of looking at this. CAS has the lowest rate because it has the highest number of applicants. It also tends to have the lowest caliber of applicants as compared to other colleges such as engineering and hotel. The average SAT/ACT and GPA is lower than other colleges. I'm not entirely sure though if it is the hardest/easiest sch to get into. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>CAS has the second lowest acceptance rate (behind the Arch school). It also has the second highest average SAT score (behind engineering). If you want to compare with other Ivies, this would be the college within Cornell to use. It's roughly the same size as the other Ivies and offers the true liberal arts experience.</p>
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<p>definitely not true.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say CAS is any harder to get into than any other college. If you're meant to be an engineer, getting into CAS will be tough.</p>
<p>"the other colleges are anywhere from 15-25%, whereas CAS is around (i think) 11%."</p>
<p>are you just making up numbers? it's not that low.</p>
<p>I was actually wondering this...so here ya go. Cornell</a> Factbook - Undergraduate Admissions
As you can see the acceptance rate to cas was 18% last year.</p>
<p>interesting stats....does that portend a little sexism in CAS admissions? Admission rate for guys is 1% higher. With the lower female yield, CAS is one of the few (only?) 'liberal arts' schools in the US with a higher male matriculant #.....granted, the numbers are extremly close, but, yet?</p>
<p>On a separate issue, any Cornellians want to opine on why only 75% of CALS' matriculants are in the top 10% of their HS class vs. 90% for CAS, (96% for Engineering)? [The lower rates for the specialized schools are easier to understand.]</p>
<p>Well, since 15% more girls apply then guys...and cornell wants about a 50/50 split guys/girls the lower admission rate for girls is understandable...but still annoying.</p>
<p>well, compared to the engineering school, the slightly lower admission rate for girls at CAS is nothing. In engineering school, guys' rate is like much lower in comparison. I think that the admissions rate for girls there is like roughly 50%, and for guys it's like 25%. Even so, the number of girls admitted is still significantly lower than that of guys. Should the engineering school attempt to make a 50/50 split among guys/girls, they probably have to admit all girls to make it (ie, in which case, the admission rates is like 100%)....</p>
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<p>why would Cornell want a 50/50 split in CAS? Is that published policy? Wouldn't that lead to sex discrimination which I gotta beleive is outlawed in New York State? </p>
<p>Jack: Berkelely's engineering is probably similar. </p>
<p>But, that was NOT the question. </p>
<p>In nearly every liberal arts college that does not practice discriimination (err, give 'preference' to male apps), the ratio of females is higher than males. I'm just curious as to why CAS would be different? And, of course, what's up with CALS high school rankings vs. the other Cornell Colleges?</p>
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interesting stats....does that portend a little sexism in CAS admissions? Admission rate for guys is 1% higher. With the lower female yield, CAS is one of the few (only?) 'liberal arts' schools in the US with a higher male matriculant #.....granted, the numbers are extremly close, but, yet?
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<p>Only for 2007, it's higher for female in 2006 and even for 2005. Not a trend or predictor of anything.</p>