Anonymous
12/30/2025 16:38
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
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
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
Anonymous
12/30/2025 16:33
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
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
DMV public HS
high stats/rigor, star shaped but no national awards
likely superb LORs
no idea about legacy kids
Anonymous
12/30/2025 16:24
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
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
12/30/2025 14:58
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
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
12/30/2025 14:43
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
RD
1520 SAT 4.0 UW
Varsity starter 3 sports (not recruitable)
Female
Engineering
Full load of extracurricular.
Well rounded, not pointy.
1520 SAT 4.0 UW
Varsity starter 3 sports (not recruitable)
Female
Engineering
Full load of extracurricular.
Well rounded, not pointy.
Anonymous
12/29/2025 15:46
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
I know a Cornell legacy who got in RD (didn’t get into other parents school ED).
Anonymous
12/29/2025 15:28
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
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
12/29/2025 14:19
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
Cornell doesn’t care about legacy if not applying early. It makes sense that they see it as a reciprocal transaction.
Anonymous
12/29/2025 14:17
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
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
12/29/2025 14:08
Subject: Cornell legacy ED vs RD
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.