Cornell legacy ED vs RD

[Anonymous]

Can anyone share anecdotal experiences regarding whether your legacy kid got into Cornell ED or RD and if yes, their stats? Trying to decide for next year if this is the logical route.

[Anonymous]

When my DC applied several years ago, we found something on their website saying that they only considered legacy for ED applicants and that it did not help for RD. No clue if that's still the policy.

[Anonymous]

Cornell doesn’t care about legacy if not applying early. It makes sense that they see it as a reciprocal transaction.

[Anonymous]

Anecdotal, but I know a lot of Cornell legacies and siblings that got in ED. I don't know of any rejections (some deferred and then accepted). It seems to be almost a guarantee. Alumni involvement (donations, reunion attendance) is totally irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

I know a Cornell legacy who got in RD (didn’t get into other parents school ED).

[Anonymous]

RD
1520 SAT 4.0 UW
Varsity starter 3 sports (not recruitable)
Female
Engineering
Full load of extracurricular.
Well rounded, not pointy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RD
1520 SAT 4.0 UW
Varsity starter 3 sports (not recruitable)
Female
Engineering
Full load of extracurricular.
Well rounded, not pointy.

how is your kid doing at cornell? been reading some low grade stories from in chem in Redditt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotal, but I know a lot of Cornell legacies and siblings that got in ED. I don't know of any rejections (some deferred and then accepted). It seems to be almost a guarantee. Alumni involvement (donations, reunion attendance) is totally irrelevant.

Not at Dyson.

Maybe for Ag.

CAS in-between

[Anonymous]

ED admit, engineering, not legacy
DMV public HS
high stats/rigor, star shaped but no national awards
likely superb LORs

no idea about legacy kids

[Anonymous]

ED
Eng
Public MCPS W school
High Stats
Not legacy
Not many EC's

DIL & her siblings 5 of them
ED
High Stats
Different Majors from Eng to Hospitality
Varsity athletes
Public MCPS W school