<p>I have heard that Cornell is responsible to take a certain number of New York state residents in their state colleges. If I am an out-of-stater applying to ILR, does this commitment by Cornell make it much harder for me to get in?</p>
<p>I've heard that while the contract colleges receive a certain amount of state funding, they are not required to have a minimum amount of their applicants from NYS, so being out of state won't hurt your chances.</p>
<p>The fact that there's a lot of NY'ers in CALS, HumEc, and ILR probably has more to do with the fact that lots of students are attracted by the prospect of getting a reduced tuition, so out of those accepted, more may choose to attend.</p>
<p>BTW, I don't know for sure, since it's not like I work for Cornell, this is based on what I've read on this board, and what my friend in CALS told me.</p>
<p>I don't know if that is necessary true star. I've read DewDrop write that CALS sets their ratio at 60% from NYS. I don't think NYS mandates this, I think it's the dean's decision.</p>
<p>oh really? well thanks for telling me, that boosts my confidence a little - I'm a NY resident applying to HumanEc :) maybe there's some hope!</p>
<p>I am applying for CALS and I don't think my international student (Canadian citizen) identity will impede me from being accepted.</p>
<p>Ok thanks for the responses. I never heard statistics on a "required" percentage of the entering class being from NY from any official Cornell people, I only heard it through rumors. The idea seemed to make sense when certain colleges were receiving state aid.</p>
<p>Yeah basically the deans like to keep it at a 60%/40% split to keep nys happy. Keep in mind that more residents in state apply to these schools out of state so it should be easier for you.</p>