<p>cornell is my #1 school
1. Will my chances truly go up in ED? Some say the higher rate is due to the more qualified applicants
2. Plus i need alot of financial aid. But i read somewhere that if income<60k and assets<100k, then parental contribution is zero.
3. i had a terrible second semester. Im hoping to have a perfect first semester senior year. If i apply ED, will my december results be sent to cornell as well? And how much will a REALLY bad semester hold me back. Am i better off applying RD so they can see my second quarter report card too?</p>
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<li> Yes for the income and assets part. [Financial</a> Aid Initiatives | Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.finaid.cornell.edu/cost-attend/financial-aid-initiatives]Financial”>Financial Aid Initiatives | Financial Aid). If those apply to you then ED might make sense</li>
<li>In ED your senior year grades won’t be considered. You would get your decision by mid December. If you need to bring your grades up it’s best to apply RD.</li>
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<p>Apply regular decision so they get your senior first semester grades. Include a supplement explaining the grades (illness, death of family member,extremely time consuming research project,etc)</p>
<p>I would for sure apply ED. ED make a HUGE difference, and you don’t even know if you will for sure have a perfect first semester senior year. I would apply ED. Cornell will meet all your aid, so you’re fine.</p>