Hi! So Cornell is my reach school, it’d be a dream come true to be able to attend. However, living in a small town in Missouri, my family doesn’t have enough money to fly me out there to visit. I was just curious how I should display interest in Cornell, if they even stress that at all?
Thanks!
They know everyone’s interested.
Their Common Data Set lists showing interest as not important.
Interest is one thing, but going if you’re accepted is another. Colleges care about their yield (because it affects their rankings) so they’d want to believe you’d go if accepted.
Which college within Cornell are you applying to? Fit is extremely important to Cornell. There is no central admissions committee; each undergrad college within the Cornell umbrella has its own committe and they definitely want to see that you fit that college.
Your recommendations will be important. Also try to have an alumni interview, even if by phone or Skype.
When you fill out your Fafsa, there’s a section where you have to list all the schools you are applying to. Advice: Either list all your schools in alphabetical order or list Cornell first.
@Renomamma @lostaccount @GMTplus7 Thanks! I didn’t think it would be since, like you said, everyone is interested. :)) But I know some colleges stress it so I had to ask!
@brantly I will be applying to the CAS, as I would like go the pre-med pathway. Thank you!
OP, you can tell for almost any college by Googling " Common Data Set". There is a section on what is considered most important in admissions.
Cornell is unique in that it has 7 distinct schools you could apply to. You need to demonstrate why you are a good fit for the school you are applying to. As an example, one could major in biology at the Agriculture school, Human Ecology, as well as CAS.
Cornell can sometimes be a back up school for other higher tier schools, therefore it is important for you to demonstrate certain amount interest in Cornell or why it would be a good fit, but visiting the school is not the only way, especially when financially it is not feasible. At the same time if you lived within driving distance of Cornell and never bothered to visit the campus, I think it would be a red flag.
Yes. Try to demonstrate why you want to be premed in CAS. You can be premed in other schools as well, as oldfort said above. Look at the graduation requirements for CAS (it includes foreign language), CALS, and CHE. They are different.