<p>The ED acceptance rate was 41%. I know this is a good thing, but why is it so much higher than the other top universities? Is it because it is so large, or is it because it is more lenient?</p>
<p>Also, if I apply RD instead, am I losing out on a huge advantage? If I can get my SAT to 2300 and have 3 sat iis in the mid 700 range, would I still miss out applying RD? I don't want to apply ED because of financial issues and because I haven't decided on a first choice school yet.</p>
<p>I feel like I am losing out on a great opportunity if I don't do ED.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if that number is accurate and it also depends on what school and what major you apply to. I know Upenn's ED acceptance rate is around 41% as well. The number is deceiving. You def have a much better shot though if you do apply eD</p>
<p>sports684: Agrophobic's numbers seem to be correct. Cornell's Early Decision acceptance rate was 41.7% for the Class of 2009. As you said, each college within Cornell has a different Early Decision acceptance rate. On a side note, Penn's Early Decision acceptance rate wasn't 41%; it was 34%. Although the rate is lower than Penn's, according to a recent Newsweek article, Penn is the only university in the Ivy League which admits that it favors Early Decision applicants. According to the article, "Lee Stetson, the dean of undergraduate admissions, says the more students he admits who are eager to be at Penn, the happier the campus."</p>
<p>The ED rate is higher for Cornell, because most people, who apply to all the Ivies, use it "as a safety Ivy" when applying. The whole point of ED is commitment, and if Cornell sees that you aren't using them as a safety, then they probably will accept you.</p>
<p>its not an ivy safety, each ivy is different, very few people use Cornell as an ivy safety, dumb comment, especially Cornell engineering and business which are tops, and Cornell hard sciences is better than many of its ivy counterparts</p>
<p>go to cornell.edu admissions section. they clearly state(from director of admissions) that students who apply ED will have an advantage in admittance.</p>
<p>I think that ED applicants are also more qualified than those of the RD pool. These are students who are motivated and genuinely want to attend the university. On top of having slightly better stats (as proven by comparing data), I think Cornell also might favor ED applicants in order to protect its yield (somewhere in the 40% range? don't quote me on this). By accepting a large number of ppl ED, Cornell is ensured the matriculation of all of those students. There are too many in the RD pool who apply to Cornell as a backup for HYP or just a super reach for the heck of it.</p>
<p>"its not an ivy safety, each ivy is different, very few people use Cornell as an ivy safety, dumb comment, especially Cornell engineering and business which are tops, and Cornell hard sciences is better than many of its ivy counterparts" Well I thought the same thing...until I got bashed for saying that none of the Ivies are easy to get into, and they told me it was the easiest...</p>
<p>i really have to disagree sports. cornell certainly is viewed as the safety ivy. Just how safe it is is debatable, but many people consider it as the safety ivy. they're just...uninformed :)</p>
<p>ED acceptance rates are high because the ED pool is more qualified AND smaller than the regular application pool.</p>
<p>What makes you believe the ED pool is "more qualified"?</p>
<p>I have never seen any stats offered to support this claim - at Cornell or any other school.</p>
<p>In fact, the "Early Admission Game" seems to demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that the early pools are <em>less</em> qualified - at Cornell and at virtually every other school.</p>
<p>The ED students are typically better matched with the school in terms of stats, interests, etc., so a greater percentage of them are acceptable for admission.</p>
<p>i attended an info session at brown and they basically communicated that the ED rate there was just inflated because of sports recruiting and legacies, to what extent is this true at Cornell?</p>
<p>ED is not more competitive pool for Cornell.. you are misinformed. Cornell has a pretty low yield for regular decision meaning that they are losing a lot of kids to BETTER colleges(harvard, princeton, etc etc).</p>
<p>but its true that ED shows committment and its true that Cornell looks to fill 1/3 of its class through ED.</p>