Cornell 2011 applicants Forum

[pinkzeppelin]

Cornell is pretty stingy, I wouldn't expect much $$ unless you had numbers above both 75th or at least one above 75th and another near/at median.

What are their 75ths? I looked on the website but could only find the medians (168/3.70)

168/3.81

Their median lsat is same as their 75th.

How can the median be their 75th?

by having at least 25% of their class have the same lsat score.

[HeavenWood]

Their median lsat is same as their 75th.

How can the median be their 75th?

by having at least 25% of their class have the same lsat score.

They should take a cue from the University of Minnesota and have more LSAT diversity.

[username99]

Nothing today, huh?

[masson]

Nothing today, huh?

Apparently not....submitted on 10/30....not even under review

[potteryschmottery]

Am I an auto-ding by being 1 year out of school and submitting 1 academic and 1 professional LOR? The instructions state that they require 2 academic LOR's if you are less than 2 years out of school, but I don't have an extra. :/

[mths]

Am I an auto-ding by being 1 year out of school and submitting 1 academic and 1 professional LOR? The instructions state that they require 2 academic LOR's if you are less than 2 years out of school, but I don't have an extra. :/

try to find one

also, call the admissions office and ask

[arism87]

Am I an auto-ding by being 1 year out of school and submitting 1 academic and 1 professional LOR? The instructions state that they require 2 academic LOR's if you are less than 2 years out of school, but I don't have an extra. :/

try to find one

also, call the admissions office and ask

They contacted me after submission to ask if I wanted my app considered as is or if I would add another academic LOR. I asked if it's better to wait quite awhile (as it takes forever to get a letter), get an academic eval instead, or to just go ahead and submit (as it was September at the time). They suggested that I get the evaluation and said it would count-- they don't seem to be as time intensive for professors, anyway.

[mths]

Am I an auto-ding by being 1 year out of school and submitting 1 academic and 1 professional LOR? The instructions state that they require 2 academic LOR's if you are less than 2 years out of school, but I don't have an extra. :/

try to find one

also, call the admissions office and ask

They contacted me after submission to ask if I wanted my app considered as is or if I would add another academic LOR. I asked if it's better to wait quite awhile (as it takes forever to get a letter), get an academic eval instead, or to just go ahead and submit (as it was September at the time). They suggested that I get the evaluation and said it would count-- they don't seem to be as time intensive for professors, anyway.

I don't think you're an auto ding. It would be worse if you were in UG right now and couldn't get one.

[jbles2]

Does anyone know where I can find a statistic where I can find a static on how many 150's Cornell lets in a year. I don't want to waste the $80 if its 0. I'll be happy if a 1/8 of a percent of 150's make it.

[Dany]

Does anyone know where I can find a statistic where I can find a static on how many 150's Cornell lets in a year. I don't want to waste the $80 if its 0. I'll be happy if a 1/8 of a percent of 150's make it.

Are you a URM?

[bigwillie]

Does anyone know where I can find a statistic where I can find a static on how many 150's Cornell lets in a year. I don't want to waste the $80 if its 0. I'll be happy if a 1/8 of a percent of 150's make it.

http://cornell.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/

It seems like they let in a few people every year with scores under 160, the majority of whom seem to be URMs, but there are a few high 150s on LSN who have gotten in. There's one 150 URM who got in a few years ago, but I wouldnt bank on it.

[MissLucky]

Does anyone know where I can find a statistic where I can find a static on how many 150's Cornell lets in a year. I don't want to waste the $80 if its 0. I'll be happy if a 1/8 of a percent of 150's make it.

http://cornell.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/

It seems like they let in a few people every year with scores under 160, the majority of whom seem to be URMs, but there are a few high 150s on LSN who have gotten in. There's one 150 URM who got in a few years ago, but I wouldnt bank on it.

to say the least.

[lisjjen]

Being a URM isn't a golden ticket to the Universe, btw.

I just got rejected to UVA. Either you have a compelling story and the school wants to give the students they actually care about a diverse environment... or they don't. These schools don't owe anything to anyone.

[masterthearts]

Being a URM isn't a golden ticket to the Universe, btw.

I just got rejected to UVA. Either you have a compelling story and the school wants to give the students they actually care about a diverse environment... or they don't. These schools don't owe anything to anyone.

Hmm. I think I'm URM, but according to tls I am not (since I'm of Hispanic heritage, but not Mex). UVA WL's me. I applied there ED. Maybe it's a soft rejection

[mst]

I'll just go out on a limb to say this: I don't believe UVA should ever be the basis of whether or not you are having a great, bad, or OK cycle. It's way too odd. They YP a ton of people, so maybe they thought you could do better and WL'd you to see where else you go. Or maybe they didn't like you and your app. Or maybe your numbers just weren't good enough. It's just impossible to tell with them, because they probably have one of the broader spreads number-wise in the t14, and they are notorious YP.

The fact that you were rejected ED tends to suggest you should either improve your numbers or app though.

[lisjjen]

The fact that you were rejected ED tends to suggest you should either improve your numbers or app though.

One of us got waitlisted ED, one of us got rejected RD. All I'm trying to say is people quickly get bitter about the URM bump, but it's not infinite.

[HeavenWood]

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[Dany]

The fact that you were rejected ED tends to suggest you should either improve your numbers or app though.

One of us got waitlisted ED, one of us got rejected RD. All I'm trying to say is people quickly get bitter about the URM bump, but it's not infinite.

No one was getting "bitter about the URM bump" so please don't turn this thread into a URM discussion. There are plenty of other threads on that. Let's keep this thread on-topic: Cornell.

[mst]

Yeah, I have no idea what the heck Cornell is doing this cycle so far. They seem to be running really behind with processing apps (heck even a lot of EA just recently got completed), and they are rejecting and waitlisting numbers which seem close to Auto Admit (which is especially weird this early in the cycle).

If I were to guess, it's a major push to improve their yield and medians. They've been straying a bit too close to bottom t14 status for a while now, and they lack a lot of the protections afforded to Georgetown (attractive DC location and political niche) and Northwestern (attractive Chicago location and business niche).

[lisjjen]

The fact that you were rejected ED tends to suggest you should either improve your numbers or app though.

One of us got waitlisted ED, one of us got rejected RD. All I'm trying to say is people quickly get bitter about the URM bump, but it's not infinite.

No one was getting "bitter about the URM bump" so please don't turn this thread into a URM discussion. There are plenty of other threads on that. Let's keep this thread on-topic: Cornell.

Done. I'm getting anxious on my EA app. I would love to go to Cornell so much. I've heard it looks like Rivendale. The whole, international prestige thing is nice too.

[mst]

I would love to go to Cornell so much. I've heard it looks like Rivendale. The whole, international prestige thing is nice too.

Sounds like an awesome statement to write in that "Why Cornell" box on their application. Haha.

[Dany]

Yeah, I have no idea what the heck Cornell is doing this cycle so far. They seem to be running really behind with processing apps (heck even a lot of EA just recently got completed), and they are rejecting and waitlisting numbers which seem close to Auto Admit (which is especially weird this early in the cycle).

As far as running behind, that appears to be the same as last cycle - they're just slow.

As far as the surprising rejections go - eek. Who knows what's going on there?

[Dany]

I would love to go to Cornell so much. I've heard it looks like Rivendale. The whole, international prestige thing is nice too.

Sounds like an awesome statement to write in that "Why Cornell" box on their application. Haha.

hahahahahahahaa this is SO credited. I lol'd at "I've heard it looks like Rivendale." (But seriously, it does!)

[mst]

Yeah, I have no idea what the heck Cornell is doing this cycle so far. They seem to be running really behind with processing apps (heck even a lot of EA just recently got completed), and they are rejecting and waitlisting numbers which seem close to Auto Admit (which is especially weird this early in the cycle).

As far as running behind, that appears to be the same as last cycle - they're just slow.

As far as the surprising rejections go - eek. Who knows what's going on there?

I edited my last post to put forth a guess, but that's about it.

[Arbiter213]

Done. I'm getting anxious on my EA app. I would love to go to Cornell so much. I've heard it looks like Rivendale. The whole, international prestige thing is nice too.

It doesn't look like Rivendale (you mean Rivendell?), but it does look like something out of a fantasy novel.

Also- I wan't my decision now, please- I had a dream last night I was admitted to two schools and was so so happy- and usually I can tell when I'm dreaming, but not this time...