Case Study: Weill Cornell Medicine achieves holistic, data-driven admissions with Liaison's Centralized Application Services

How Weill Cornell Uses Data to Keep Pace With Evolving Admissions Trends

Weill Cornell Medicine faced a shifting admissions landscape driven by legal scrutiny of affirmative‑action policies and a broader institutional move toward holistic review that de‑emphasizes standardized tests like the GRE. To capture richer indicators of student potential and reduce reliance on test scores, Weill Cornell Medicine uses Liaison and its Centralized Application Services (CASs) to collect and analyze expanded applicant data.

Using Liaison’s CASs, Weill Cornell Medicine captures detailed research experiences (type and hours) and automatically totals those hours so reviewers have quantifiable measures to compare across applicants and cohorts. Liaison’s platform also streamlines review with clear displays and downloadable PDFs; as a result, Weill Cornell Medicine made the GRE optional in four of five programs and now places greater weight on measurable research and holistic indicators, supported by year‑to‑year comparisons enabled by Liaison.

Weill Cornell Medicine

Matt Cipriano

Associate Director of Enrollment and Education Operations