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[quote=Anonymous]Agree it depends on major. If you are aiming for liberal arts, I think they are about equal. Cornell engineering is crazy hard to get into -- you need perfect stats AND to get lucky. But I think Northwestern yield protects more aggressively which means plenty of very qualified students are rejected, especially from the DMV where there are often many applicants with fantastic stats and well-rounded applications.

I do think you have to be careful about using anecdotal evidence from any particular school, especially the Big 3ish privates, because Northwestern is a more popular destination, so more students apply. For students applying to Ivies, Cornell is likely to be a target for a student interested in a specific program. Students who are looking at Ivies but are less directed are more likely to be drawn to Brown or Penn. The weather and isolation puts off a lot of potential applicants for Cornell.

All of which can give the impression that Northwestern is "harder" to get into, because you are more likely to come across students who were rejected. But that does not mean the school is more selective. Both schools are very selective and Cornell has several colleges that are particularly challenging to gain admission to. But far fewer students apply to those programs specifically because they are so selective.[/quote]

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