<p>Well? Does anybody know?</p>
<p>you really should check out the Cornell Website for questions like this:</p>
<p>Bottom line is that because of the tuition break for the "contract colleges" (CALS, CHE, ILR) there are a dispropostinate degree of instate applicants hence the competition is very stiff. It may look like they are favored, but its more a case of the applicant pool being skewed by those wanting to get a cheaper deal.</p>
<p>So, are you currently attending or hoping to attend Cornell?</p>
<p>My question hasn't been completely answered. Take the following example:</p>
<p>Student A: SAT 1300
Student B: SAT 1300</p>
<p>Let's assume that student A and B have similar credentials respectively; their EC's and test scores along with awards are also very similar. However, would Cornell choose to accept student A over student B if student A is in-state?</p>
<p>its past tense... attended.</p>
<p>I believe in your hypothetical, the answer is that residency is not a factor outside of them trying to have a geographically diverse class. So... being in state could actually work against a person... having said that, "the market" makes the contract colleges have a higher portion of in state students... becuase of the tuition break, more in state people apply to those schools, hence in the accepted and attending pools there are more NY residents. Its because more apply, not becuase they get "special" treatment. Get it?</p>
<p>I agree with wharf.</p>
<p>Thanks for backing me up Sparty!</p>
<p>Cornell, however, doese seem treat upsate and downstate state NY as seperate regions.
That is, Cornell relizes that upstate New york has much more in common with middle american than with long island.
I attend a high school in upstate New york and many students I know have been admitted to Cornell with 1300 SATs (old scale) and no other hook.</p>
<p>i'll second wharf</p>
<p>Have you thought about emailing Cornell about this? I have.
Here's CALS's admissions reply:
"The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences does not have a quota that they need to fill in regards to NY State Residents. The population is completely dependant on the the pool of students who apply. Each student is reviewed as an individual applicant. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Thank you."</p>
<p>And if you look here:
<a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/irp/pdf/FactBook/Enrollment/Undergraduate/geo_con.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://dpb.cornell.edu/irp/pdf/FactBook/Enrollment/Undergraduate/geo_con.pdf</a>
The percentage of NYS residents that make up the contract schools has been steadily decreasing since 1980.</p>
<p>So the answer is NO.</p>