<p>I'm a prospective ED applicant for Cornell.</p>
<p>so I'm just wondering, if you applied ED, what made you decide to commit to Cornell?</p>
<p>And should I really ED if I'm not 100% sure I want to go to Cornell?
(It's still my top choice, just not completely sure)</p>
<p>I would advise you that if its your number once choice (and of that youre sure) to go for ED. Make sure that it is the place you want to spend the next four years learning.</p>
<p>i was pretty indifferent between Cornell, Northwestern, and Hopkins… I thought I had the best chance of getting into Cornell for various reasons and decided to apply ED. I figured it was best to get into one top school ED rather than none at all. Not sure if that helps anyone, but it is definitely worth it if you can make up your mind.</p>
<p>that definitely makes sense. Especially if your indifferent, and your also correct in suggesting that it is easier to get into Cornell ED, almost double the acceptance rate if im not mistaken…?</p>
<p>Your primary concern with ED should be can you afford it. If your parents don’t mind footing the bill, even if you don’t get a great FA package (or any at all) then go right ahead. I don’t remember the exact stat, but it seemed like there was a somewhat significantly higher percentage of ED people admitted than RD. It also shows genuine interest, which Cornell values (it doesn’t want the kids who only applied as their backup Ivy if they don’t get into HYP).</p>
<p>If you would be happy there, and you can afford it, go right ahead. It can save you a good chunk of money applying to other schools as well. I applied to 13… I would know. Haha.</p>
<p>The main reason I decided to go ED for Cornell was that during the college selection process, I realized that if I got into Cornell, it was the school I would want to go to.</p>
<p>Reasons for going to Cornell:
<p>@ZFanatic: Same here. I applied to 15 schools because I figured that admissions are kind of a crapshoot; and with the record number of national applicants this year partnered with an unstable economy, I thought I should weigh fin aid options. I guess it was a good decision because I got a couple of really good fin aid packages, but in retrospect maybe I should’ve applied ED to Cornell. Or at least narrowed down my list of colleges.</p>
<p>Anyways, to the OP: for the class of 2013, the RD acceptance rate was 17.2% while the ED acceptance rate was 37%. There is a clear advantage to applying ED, as you can tell. If you think you can pay, and can’t find any major cons of spending your next four years in Ithaca, definitely apply ED. (Source: [MetaEzra</a> – 19.1% Acceptance Rate for Class of 2013](<a href=“http://www.metaezra.com/archive/2009/03/191_acceptance_rate_for_class.shtml]MetaEzra”>MetaEzra -- 19.1% Acceptance Rate for Class of 2013))</p>
<p>^I think RD vs. ED depends on the school you are applying for…I was comparing numbers of acceptance for Hotel School in 2008 and it looked as if ED was 20% and RD was 22% so I’m not sure…</p>
<p>Didn’t Cornell also accept 100 more students ED this year? … so the disparity between RD and ED acceptance rates typically wouldn’t be as significant</p>
<p>But that doesn’t mean it won’t happen again next year.</p>
<p>If you can foot the bill and would go without a doubt if you got in, apply ED. There’s no reason not to unless you just want to weigh your options.</p>
<p>But there’s not much that can weigh against Cornell.</p>
<p>it is definitely easier to get into cornell ED than RD every year. something like 30-40% of applicants are accepted vs 19%-25% depending on your college.</p>