<p>lol @ all of us…I have the same damn timer open…although I am certain it makes the wait feel longer</p>
<p>I really hate waiting</p>
<p>Okay I just saw this on someone’s chance page and commented about it on there, but I want to bring it here. Someone remarked that Cornell ED is a reach for just about everyone ED, and that simply does not make sense to me. The competition should be markedly lesser, considering that all the people I know applying ED love Cornell but have slightly lower stats, and are, thus, applying early to extrapolate their chances. Granted, some are very very qualified, but I’d like to think that with a with a nearly 30% acceptance rate, those applicants who are very strong, like the person for which the comment was projected, are not reaching. I dunno, what do you guys think?</p>
<p>@Cornell19 I did the exact same thing with the countdown app, picture and all. I’m using one I took of the “Harry Potter Library”</p>
<p>@khagedorn96 Of course, ED gives applicants an edge. When we visited Cornell, the admissions officer at the CAS information session didn’t mince any words when she said the exact same thing. She went on to say that many colleges don’t admit this, but it’s almost universally true. The statistics bear this out as well.</p>
<p>However, some people like to debate this nonetheless. They talk about ED pools being stronger since they’re usually filled with applicants who got their profiles in order sooner and are therefore stronger, etc.</p>
<p>@khagedorn96 I think it matters on which major/school the student is applying to, because some of 40% acceptance rates from what i heard, while others tend to never breach the 20% line.</p>
<p>@khagedorn96 that thread seems awfully familiar 
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<p>But yes, as i mentioned in my actual thread <a href=“Cornell super stressed about early decision chances - #17 by khagedorn96 - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>Cornell super stressed about early decision chances - #17 by khagedorn96 - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums;
<p>I totally agree. I think many of us, myself included can really see ourselves attending Cornell. I love it there, and I want nothing more than to go there. As a result of this along with the fact that I see my GPA as slightly below Cornell’s caliber, I applied early decision to boost my chances. We’ll see though</p>
<p>Hello All
I just joined this website to say that you all are amazing people and no matter if you make it or not we will all have great lives. Also any future Cornelians down to snapchat me @Jirsdawg. I’m a College of Arts and Sciences ED from Minnesota. </p>
<p>Only 14 days, 17 hours, 47 minutes, and 10 seconds left to wait!!!</p>
<p>@khagedorn96 but by the same token the applicant pool ALL loves Cornell, hence why they are applying ED. IMO, if when you’re borderline for admission, ED will make the biggest difference. I agree, a lot more less qualified people apply hoping it’ll give them a better chance and because they think they’ll never be accepted RD. Also extremely qualified people who would probably get in either way may choose not to apply ED so they can keep their doors open for Harvard, Stanford, etc… So I think it does help, but thats just my two cents. Also colleges do ED because then they don’t have to worry about yield for accepted students. By that token they may want to only take the most well qualified applicants because they know they will matriculate and therefore help rankings.</p>
<p>edit: @TodaysEinstein which colleges did you hear never reach 20%? and which are usually 40%? Out of curiosity </p>
<p>@TodaysEinstein I agree. I believe I am in the 40% pool with ILR, but that doesn’t mean I have any better chance getting in. But still, there is an edge, and I think that the edge is great enough to keep Cornell from being a reach for everyone. That’s why people being seriously considered at Harvard often use Cornell as a reach. Cornell is very hard to get into, I just do not think that it is a reach for everyone, even if it is a reach for myself. </p>
<p>Hey guys, just letting you know that there is now a result page for Cornell’s 2019 ED, it’s exactly the same as last years. Let’s try to make sure that we all post results there. The link is</p>
<p><a href=“***Offical Class of 2019 ED Results ONLY*** - Cornell University - College Confidential Forums”>***Offical Class of 2019 ED Results ONLY*** - Cornell University - College Confidential Forums;
<p>It’ll be awesome to see all the results there. Try and make sure you come back and use this link again when decisions come out as I’m sure the thread will have recessed to page 20 or so. Good luck to all! </p>
<p>@Cornell19 I agree. But say the acceptance rate is 27% this year. Even if the applicant pool were as strong as the regular decision applicant pool, that makes ED admissions selective like Emory or USC or Boston College. Selective, certainly, but a reach for everyone applying? Absolutely not. </p>
<p>@ChasingCornell my countdown says 1 week 3 days…rumor has it decisions come out on the 11th, not the 15th</p>
<p>@Kassra17 I think it’d be a good idea to add what college they applied to on the results thread. I noticed that missing as I was looking through those from previous years. </p>
<p>I’m just getting super nervous guys. I wanna get in so badly, and I wanna know what I’m doing next year and not have to wait until March. </p>
<p>I’m with @khagedorn96 on that. And unfortunately @cumberbatch the post cannot be edited now that a couple people have commented. </p>
<p>I can post it as a comment though </p>
<p>@khagedorn96 USCs acceptance is like 17%. Also I dont believe in looking at acceptance rates in that sense. For example UCLA accepted 18% for class of 2018 and Cornell 14%. However Cornell most likely took those 14% from a much more selective applicant pool. Im sure a fair amount accepted to UCLA may have been denied to Cornell even though they have relatively similar acceptance rates.</p>
<p>@Cornell19 you’re right with USC. But perhaps Emory? I would say that Emory has a very similar applicant pool. Of course, that is only from my observation on the inter-webs, but still. Perhaps this debate is useless, but I’m just trying to pass the time until decisions haha. </p>
<p>@khagedorn96 I agree on wanting in so badly. But I also understand that if denied, there are still plenty of other great colleges I would love to attend! And some are A LOT cheaper</p>
<p>edit: This thread has 1219 posts. I’ve probably posted 100 times in it alone. I wonder how many of the 1200 posts come from like a few active members</p>