<p>^Agreed. Applying to Cornell just “for the sake of securing an Ivy under the belt” is, IMO, a terrible idea – especially at a school like Human Ecology, where FIT is the most important factor in determining admissions.</p>
<p>If you wanted to go to Columbia or Penn, why didn’t you apply ED to Columbia or Penn, and leave Cornell for someone who might actually WANT to attend for 4 years?</p>
<p>@Lilyyunqi
Thank you for your info.
I’m applying to CALS, but I guess the questions will be similar.</p>
<p>So does anyone know for sure if the decisions will be released on 12th or 16th of December?</p>
<p>@Brouhahah: My guidance counselor said she called the admissions office, who said that decisions would be released the 12th.</p>
<p>ah, so decisions are out in 13 DAYS?!</p>
<p>So soon!!! They’re posted at 5 pm, right?</p>
<p>With this narrow of a time frame could they not be factoring in first quarter grades this year? It seems like it’s too late for them to start asking for them. I know in past years they haven’t requested them for every single applicant either, but this is just weird.</p>
<p>any word on a decision date? or does anyone know when it is typically announced?</p>
<p>@themoonchild According to bojl95 a few posts above it looks like it might be Dec 12. Last year looks like results were available at 5pm eastern.</p>
<p>Cornell will probably email all applicants sometime next week to confirm the decision date. They’ll also be sending an email with instructions on how to view your admissions decision.</p>
<p>My D received a likely letter from CAS a couple of weeks ago but we still want that official acceptance in December!</p>
<p>^What is a likely letter?</p>
<p>Likely letters are sent to very strong applicants to let them know that theyre gonna get in before the actual decision date. It’s really rare for them to be used for ED applicants though unless youre a recruited athlete</p>
<p>^ I want one D: lol</p>
<p>I have just been researching these on CC – likely letters state that the school intends to admit even though official notices are still in the future. Seems like this happens when the school thinks an applicant might want to plan ahead for travel to a special event (like women in engineering), when it’s a recruited athlete, or who knows. Lack of a letter doesn’t seem to mean there’s no hope… I hope!</p>
<p>Ive never heard of them being used for ED… the point is to increase yield because if you know in advance youre more likely to choose that school. But when you’re already committed with ED it doesn’t make sense for them to send one. Like I said, ED usually only recruited athletes get them so I wouldnt worry at all. I wouldn’t be surprised if people saying they got one are trolling</p>
<p>^I second.</p>
<p>If badwizard was telling the truth, then her daughter is probably a recruited athlete. I haven’t heard of anyone else getting likely letters. But I do have to say we have been getting some trolling on here recently haha. </p>
<p>So is it possible for people who get likely letters to not actually get accepted? The word “likely” just throws me off because it makes it seem like it’s not a definite decision. But it would be pretty cruel for schools to get your hopes up and then reject you.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers, all. I asked my friend (UPenn ED) about likely letters and she said basically the same thing – a recruited athlete from her school also received one from Cornell. In any case, it’s less than two weeks until we know for certain!</p>
<p>Bubbles - It’s only called “likely” cuz they don’t wanna promise anything in case they get new information about you committing a felony or failing 2 classes lol. Basically if you don’t screw up horribly, you’re guaranteed.</p>