<p>I'm not sure if somebody posted this, but here it is:</p>
<p>Quoting from an article:</p>
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<p>"However, Davis stated that Cornells admit rate reflects the Universitys attempt to admit the greatest number of students that it can.</p>
<p>Essentially, Cornell tries to admit as many students as we can without over-enrolling, she stated. I think some of the peer schools try to admit as few students as possible.</p>
<p>Additionally, Davis asserted that the admissions office admitted more students this year in an effort to accept fewer students from the wait list. Last year, according to Davis, Cornell accepted over 100 students from the wait list.</p>
<p>This year, wed like to admit fewer students from the waitlist, Davis stated, so we admitted a larger number of students during the regular decision process.</p>
<h2>Despite this effort, Cornell offered 3,432 students a place on the waitlist this year, more than the 3,223 students who were waitlisted last year. </h2>
<p>Link: New</a> Policies for Class of 2012 Affect the Admissions Process | The Cornell Daily Sun</p>