<p>I'm an accepted applicant and I just got an email about being nominated as a Cornell Tradition Fellow...</p>
<p>Is this significant or is it offered to virtually anyone who's done community service?</p>
<p>It is significant, and it is a great program. Less than three percent of Cornell students are Tradition fellows, and they are eligible for leadership programs, paid summer internships, and really cool volunteer opportunities.</p>
<p>Can you be selected for more than one of the programs under the Cornell Commitment? I only ask because I heard that Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars was better than the Cornell Tradition Fellowship (although I am very excited about the Tradition Fellowship!)</p>
<p>It is significant and it is selective. However, be aware that a Tradition fellow must be employed x # of hours a semester, do volunteer or community service x # of hrs a semester and is expected to be a leader in activities.</p>
<p>My D is a Tradition fellow and it “forced” her into some activities that have ended up being great on her resume and helped her get internships at investment banks two summers in a row.</p>
<p>It’s good thing, but it is work.</p>
<p>does anyone have the actual numbers of leadership, volunteering, and employment hours that someone has to do to be in the traditions fellow program?</p>
<p>The Tradition program has changed significantly in the last few years. It excels for those who work unpaid internships, etc because they will supplement room and board, etc for one summer. For my daughter, an engineer (with paid jobs) and no financial aid, it is a bit of a burden to fulfill all the requirements for work/charity/campus involvement. I think she would have done all the same activities without the Tradition Fellowship. In the old days, it replaced financial aid loans with grants, supplemented the work-study fees for employers, making you more desirable, etc.</p>
<p>bump b</p>