<p>Source: <a href="http://caaan.admissions.cornell.edu/UAO_Recruitment_Manual.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://caaan.admissions.cornell.edu/UAO_Recruitment_Manual.pdf</a></p>
<p>In the class of 2008:</p>
<p>1.8% were children of faculty/staff
6.1% were recruited athletes
13.8% were children of alumni (legacies)
7.6% were international</p>
<p>is it true that being a legacy isn't a factor if you are applying regular decision? That's what an admissions counselor said when I was up there this summer. That sucks if its true bc i didnt want to apply ED because its binding.</p>
<p>I know that's true at upenn, and I'm pretty sure it's true here as well.</p>
<p>I'm sure it counts for something, even if not as much as it does ED...</p>
<p>they usually explicity state it. UPenn makes it pretty darn clear your legacy status means nothing regular.</p>
<p>"Legacies, athletes, VIPs and other special interest students are encouraged to apply Early Decision."</p>
<p>Quoted from the PDF file in the first post.</p>