<p>So I am a incoming senior at a california high school and I really want to attend Cornell's agricultural engineering program and I've heard from my college counselors that Cornell's agricultural engineering program is special because apparently it is really easy to get into and New York will pay for my tuition or something. So if anyone can tell me the specifics and the verisimilitude of the situation regarding the ease of acceptance.</p>
<p>THANKS!</p>
<p>I think you might need new college counselors, or at least challenge them to be educated on their chosen profession.</p>
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<li><p>It’s not “really easy” to get into. The grad program was, after all, ranked first in its field and overall Cornell rejected over 80% of its applicants. I don’t know that specific program, but if you’re a good fit your odds increase significantly.</p></li>
<li><p>New York won’t pay your tuition. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is a contract college, which means it’s a private college contracted by the state of New York to fulfill certain educational and economic objectives. As such, in-state (meaning New York) residents get a significant tuition break. Out-of-state students do not.</p></li>
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<p>I’ve known several people who’ve studied there in that field and they were very happy with it, so good luck in your search.</p>
<p>Actually, your college counselors are completely wrong.</p>
<p>Cornell no longer grants ANY degree in Agricultural engineering (It used to be a graduate degree program in the 60’s and 70’s)</p>
<p>We have no agricultural engineering department.
We have biological and environmental engineering in both CALS and College of Engineering.</p>
<p>Google next time?</p>
<p>Verisimilitude? Someone’s been practicing their SAT words.</p>
<p>haha. theres a reason i only got a 690 on CR. *** does verisimilitude mean.</p>
<p>haha sorry! all the ap english essays have gotten me caught up in the whole elevated diction nonsense! but yahh ok so there is NO more agricultural program at cornell any more? or is there some further complications?</p>
<p>theres the college of agriculture and life sciences…i’m not sure which major within it actually deals with agriculture though.</p>