<p>So what do you guys think will be the total number of apps Cornell has received this year. I'm thinking at least 37000, probably closer to 38000. Still waiting for the day Cornell receives over 40000. In particularly, how do you think Cornell will compare with the other ivies/elite schools?</p>
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<p>at least for early cornell seems to be mid pack for applicants thus far so i’d say it’s possible for them to hit 40k and it’ll be in the middle of the pack compared to other ivies for applicants</p>
<p>In order to attract more applicants, Cornell needs a better branding strategy.</p>
<p>^And may be better financial aid package for low income students as I have heard that it is kind of stingy…</p>
<p>I’ve never understood why anyone would call Cornell’s financial aid policy stingy…I received full tuition (as does anyone with an income below $120,000) for my entire 4 years, I didn’t have to pay a dime.</p>
<p>Yeah, Cornell’s financial aid is on par with the best I’ve seen, at least for low income students. They may be a little stingier than some of the other Ivies when it comes to higher income students, and internationals usually don’t get anything, but for low income students, it’s hard to imagine how it could improve.</p>
<p>Cornell is not stingy; in fact, its financial aid is far better than other schools.</p>
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<p>It just needs a better marketing strategy…</p>
<p>I’m a bit bitter about Cornell’s financial aid because they didn’t offer me anything, but it was inevitable because my parents make 200,000 a year. However, I still wish cornell is a bit more generous with the middle class, but it is what it is.</p>
<p>@cortana - 200k a year is middle class??</p>
<p>its considered upper middle class 250K+ is wealthy/rich designation</p>
<p>Ok, upper middle class based on that income, but my family is not at all wealthy…</p>
<p>For someone with income below 60k, Cornell has the same financial aids as other Ivies. The difference starts for income above 60k. Cornell has a loan with families with >60k income and other Ivies generall does not have loans until 75k. Most Ivies, I believe, do not have loans at all. Cornell has a loan of 7.5k for families with income at 120k or higher. Cornell’s financial aid is a lot worse than HYSPM for families with income above 120k. For families with 180k income, the family’s contribution is about 10% or 18k for HYSP, while it is about 55k or higher for Cornell. For the case of Cortana431, 200k income with three college kids, other Ivies would have some aids, but Cornell is 0. We need to realize that most students at Cornell do not receive any grant money from Cornell, so the Cornell’s financial aids do not benefit many middle-class families unless there are multiple kids at colleges. Unless someone hides all family asset, I cannot see any family with only one college kid and income of 115k (less than 120k) can get a full tuition grant money from Cornell.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, Cornell’s financial aids are the same or better than all national univeristies ranked below it and a few ranked above it. Besides the national universities, I can find several LAC that have better financial aids than Cornell.</p>