Sun.Feb 04, 2024

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One last post on test-optional policies and diversity (until next year)

JON BOECKENSTEDT'S ADMISSIONS WEBLOG

I’m sick of this crap. To reiterate, I don’t care about tests, other than to point out repeatedly the essential absurdity of the very concept. Use them if you want, Love them if you want. I work at a university that doesn’t require them, and I work on the west coast, where they’re essentially meaningless.

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What to Do if You’ve Been Waitlisted by Cornell 2024

The Koppelman Group

Cornell is an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York. One of the best universities in the country, if not the world, it is especially well-known for being the only Ivy with a college of agriculture as well as the only Ivy with a hospitality program. But you already know this if you are reading this post. You probably already know that the acceptance rate last year was a mere 7.3%, and while we don’t know the acceptance rate for this application cycle just yet it is likely to be even lower.