Selectivity re Penn CAS undersubscribed major vs Cornell

[Anonymous]

Cornell admit rates vary by school so it depends which school they apply to. Apply ed to the school where you can show strongest fit. Cornell and Penn are very different - would think a kid would have a clear preference. Penn and Cornell accept many kids from our privare school, but Cornell is an easier admit from our school, so checking your high school data is most important to determine your strategy.

[Anonymous]

Cornell’s freshman class is about one-third bigger so I would think your chances are better there. They just have more seats to fill.

[Anonymous]

We know many who’ve gotten into Cornell in RD - the essays matter though (there’s kind of a rubric out there of what works).

[Anonymous]

Nursing you say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cornell’s freshman class is about one-third bigger so I would think your chances are better there. They just have more seats to fill.

True. In our school 5% matriculated to Cornell, 3.5% to Penn, not sure about acceptance. The difference in number is proportional to the difference in sizes of two schools. I am guessing about the same chance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nursing you say?

Nursing is not undersubscribed. Nursing applicants are of a self-selected group. It’s super competitive regardless of acceptance rate. Plus, you will need the right ECs, which cannot be done last minute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Penn admits by school, not major, so your plan doesn't make sense.

Wharton, SEAS, and Nursing are super competitive. CAS on the other hand is easier to get accepted, to a certain extent.
With an overall ED acceptance rate of 19%, CAS's acceptance rate should be higher. Penn did not disclose ED acceptance rates by school, my estimate is around 24%.

I’ve seen higher stats kids rejected ED Wharton, lower stats accepted RD CAS.