Football
Incoming Student That Used Racial Slur in Video Will ‘Not Be a Cornell Student,’ University Says
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After a video of the incoming freshman using a racial slur circulated on Twitter, the University confirmed he will no longer attend Cornell.
Admissions
Cornell Receives ‘Higher Than Target’ Admissions Acceptances for Class of 2024
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Despite enrollment uncertainty, Cornell received acceptances from 3,344 first-year students after May 1, a number that is higher than the University’s target.
Admissions
Cornell Waives 2020-2021 Applicants’ ACT, SAT Requirements Due to Coronavirus
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Cornell will suspend standardized testing requirements for the upcoming admissions cycle, becoming the first school in the Ivy League to do so.
Admissions
Cornell Will Keep Its 2024 Acceptance Rate Under Wraps for Months. Here’s Everything You Need To Know.
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Beginning with the Class of 2024, the University will stop biannually reporting accepted student application numbers and demographics — an uncommon move among top-tier universities.
Class of 2024
Acceptance Stress Ends for Newly Accepted Class of 2024
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Thursday’s “Ivy Day” marked a culmination of years of hard work and ambition for Cornell’s newly admitted class of 2024.
Admissions
Cornell to No Longer Report Acceptance Rate During Admissions Cycle
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The University will no longer report application data when admission decisions are released each fall and spring — a move that arrives because the University does not want to discourage qualified applicants.
Admissions
First-Year Spring Admissions Students Arrive on Campus, Braving the Cold and Embracing Life at Cornell
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In the middle of the harsh Ithaca winter, 50 new Cornellians faced the cold and joined the Class of 2023 in January, as first-year spring admits.
Columns
JONES | The Price of Honesty for Cornellians
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Last Spring, a graduating senior from my former high school in Los Angeles reached out to me for advice. He was torn between two college choices: University of California, Los Angeles and Cornell. He told me that as a California resident, he most fears the difficult adjustment to Cornell’s frigid winters. When he asked me about my experience, I told him, truthfully, that I still have trouble with Ithaca’s cold weather and went on to discuss Cornell’s other pros and cons. He ended up picking UCLA.
Admissions
Cornell’s Early Decision Acceptance Rate Increases to 23.8 Percent for Class of 2024
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Cornell admitted 1,576 out of 6,615 early decision applicants, or 23.8 percent, a slight increase from last year’s 22.6 percent acceptance rate for the Class of 2023, according to University statistics provided to The Sun. The early decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2022 was 24.4 percent.
Admissions
Court Rules for Harvard in Affirmative Action Case, Cornellians React
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On Tuesday Oct. 1, Judge Burroughs ruled in favor of Harvard’s position in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College lawsuit, a ruling which has allowed Cornell’s Admission Officers to breathe easy for now.