Cornell Scholars

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<p>Does anyone know when the Cornell Presidential Research Scholars and Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars for the Class of 2009 will be notified? Has anyone heard yet?</p>

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<p>I don't know, but I do know your chances of it are exceptionally small. Its like a 1 in 300 chance...</p>

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<p>Not sure if this will help any, but Engineering's McMullen Dean's scholars were notified a few days after admission with the financial aid package and a separate letter. I would assume notification for those would be included with the financial aid package as well.</p>

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<p>whoa....slow down here....how <em>were</em> we suppoed to apply to those? lol....i probably missed an entire section of my app, lol</p>

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<p>Nah...the admissions committee offers the scholarships to anyone they think are eligible; by applying to the school, you, in essence, also applied for these scholarships.</p>

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<p>Are there any other scholarships that we can apply to through the school.. my financial aid sucked.</p>

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<p>All of the new Commitment Freshman (Tradition, Meinig, and Presidential Research Scholars) are notified in May.</p>

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<p>how do u know if you got the award? i dono whats going on</p>

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<p>Are any of these scholarships not based on need? In other words, could you get one if you're paying your tuition?</p>

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<p>If you are offered a Commitment scholarship you will get a letter by mailed.</p>

<p>Whether or not you received a scholarship is not based on need but how much you will receive if you are chosen is. If you pay your tution in full you get a 600 dollar book award. There are other perks besides the money that depend on which scholarship you are given. Your chances aren't that great, all 3 scholarships only pick approx. 50 new freshman each year. You can apply as a sophmore to Tradition and Meinig (starting this yr) if you don't get the awards as a freshman.</p>

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<p>What exactly is the criteria for choosing Cornell scholars for freshman? </p>

<p>I wasn't picked as a CPRS as a freshman but my research professor nominated me for it as a sophomore (your only other chance to apply for CPRS is to get nominated by a professor you're doing research with by the second semester of your sophomore year). Only 10 max sophomores are chosen though.</p>

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<p>Do they notify you before the reply deadline?</p>