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Cornell is very selective, especially after 9/11 and the general
economic downturn. Applications have been way up for the last two
years, and the 2002 class was much larger than the school wanted.
Because of the increase in acceptance rates, the number of offers the
school makes has gone down significantly.
Obviously, grades and LSATs are the most important. If you significant
work experience or graduate degrees, your chances improve. The class is
not very diverse in terms of race or socio-economic status. If you can
make yourself appear more interesting than the average greek
undergraduate whose parents are lawyers, you will have an advantage. It
seems like more than half the class is second generation lawyers, former
presidents of their fraternity or spent a year as a paralegal. If this
describes you, I wouldn't emphasize that aspect in your application.
Try to find something, anything that makes you seem different.
Cornell likes to emphasize its international law curriculum. The Paris
Summer Program is very popular and focuses on international law. If you
can demonstrate your interest in things international, you might have an
advantage over someone else with similar grades and test scores without
such an interest.
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