<p>At my small high school (graduating class has approximately 200 students) one student has already been admitted early decision to Cornell. What is the chance that a few more students including myself may get accepted? Does anyone know if Cornell has a certain quota for each high school? And also I have decent SAT scores ~2100 (asian), do I have a shot at Cornell? I know that Cornell tends to be a little random when it comes to acceptances like some people with great SAT get rejected while others with lower SAT get accepted even though they are less qualified. So give me you input. Thanks I appreciate it.</p>
<p>I don't think it matters if anyone else got accepted. At my school there has been as many as five acceptances in a single year. Multiple people at my school this year were accepted. You still have a shot.</p>
<p>^ it does matter to a degree how many were taken. it will matter more depending on the location. if you're in a heavily populated place, it won't matter too much... they may not think twice about taking 8 kids from an NYC private school but that would be out of the question for students of the only high school in one of those 'population 3560' towns in texas or oklahoma.</p>
<p>from the OP: "great SAT get rejected while others with lower SAT get accepted even though they are less qualified."</p>
<p>So students with lower SAT scores means they are less qualified? Please justify or were you not being subjective then?? </p>
<p>Cuz SAT scores don't mean jack ****</p>
<p>Master Menace, let me clarify. I did not mean that low SAT score make applicants less qualified. I've notice that some students with 2300+ and excellent extracurricular activity get reject while student less qualified than the 2300+ SAT and excellent activity get accepted. I've even seen students with 2400 and amazing leadership and activies get rejected. Im not speaking about this years ED result but like last years results.</p>
<p>My school averages close to 30 Cornell acceptances per year.</p>
<p>And yes, we are a public school.</p>
<p>Its all about the essay these days, Anybody can study for a 2300+, but not everybody can write an unique, golden essay</p>
<p>MASTER MENACE - I agree</p>