<p>On one of cornell's statistics pages it says 9% of the incoming class is recruited athletes, and 15% is Alumni children. Are these two groups mainly in on ED or regular (because if they applyed ED that leaves just 10% of the ED pool for us non-legacy, non-crazy athletes)...does anyone have an idea?
thanks!</p>
<p>Note that it says incoming class (matriculants), not acceptances.</p>
<p>also, legacy isn't that much of a boost. Almost all of the legacies are qualified for admission. There also may be an overlap between some of the alums and athletes, etc.</p>
<p>i thought legacy is a boost. my parents, grandparents, great grandfather, and a bunch of aunts and uncles went to cornell. im assuming that will help me a lot lol</p>
<p>100%- 9% - 15% = 10%??? A little off there.</p>
<p>a boost yes it is, but it won't get you in if you're 1100, 3.0, white, no exceptional talents, parent didn't endow large building.</p>
<p>no the 15% + the 9% is subtracted from the percent accepted ED (which is around 30)</p>
<p>42% accepted ed...</p>
<p>and 15% of everyone and 9% of everyone matriculating, not of just ED...not of all acceptances.</p>
<p>But the percents are of total acceptances, James17...your math is way off.</p>
<p>no, the percents are of total matriculants</p>
<p>my bad, it's still way off</p>
<p>Don't forget that a legacy could also be an athlete, and thereby counted twice in your statistics.</p>
<p>From post 3:
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There also may be an overlap between some of the alums and athletes, etc.
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