<p>The title pretty much says it all, how much does my mom working at Cornell help my admissions chances?</p>
<p>haha…well i know of a professor that had 2 kids and she had worked for a long while and all her kids got admitted to the great college she talk in (CC top university). You may also receive a good enough scholarship for that too…but all that depends on your stats. </p>
<p>If you have the stats…LUCKY</p>
<p>i think it helps alot especially if the parent is a professor…i took classes at cornell over the summer and all my professors kids graduated from cornell.</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> Alumni Magazine - Color Me Red](<a href=“Color Me Red – Cornell Alumni Magazine”>Color Me Red – Cornell Alumni Magazine)</p>
<p>Interesting read.</p>
<p>Oh, Arianna wasn’t admitted? </p>
<p>I remember reading that article a while back, and even though her grades and test scores were a bit on the low side, I figured she’d get in. I thought that Cornell took tons of Ithaca High students (never mind the legacy) for the sake of town-gown relations – surely she was qualified in that applicant pool, no?</p>
<p>I think the article did a disservice to her. They should have waited. Her stats were below par. They could have admitted her quietly without the article.</p>
<p>it helps, but it doesn’t guarantee anything. it’s highly dependent on exactly what your job at cornell is.</p>
<p>hate to say it, but a CU janitor’s kid doesn’t get looked at like a prof’s kid does.</p>
<p>Oldfort: my thoughts exactly!!</p>
<p>BlueDevil: if you hated to say it, you really shouldn’t have.</p>
<p>mom…</p>
<p>i didn’t say it to seem snide, it’s just the truth. rich alums can get their underqualified kids in to schools because of their positions, while kids of those with less ‘prestigious’ occupations here will not really benefit from legacy. it’s unfortunate but true, and it addresses the OP’s question.</p>
<p>BlueDevilBBall~
Unfortunately, in the society in which we live, you are absolutely right.</p>
<p>Interesting points everyone. Thanks.</p>