E-mail from Cornell

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<p>Dear : </p>

<p>We want to remind you about Cornell College's February 1 deadline for priority consideration for admission and scholarships. Cornell offers an attractive need-based financial assistance program in addition to merit-based scholarships ranging in value from $7,500 to $20,000 per year.</p>

<p>If you submit online either Cornell's Preliminary Application for Admission, or Application for Admission, or The Common Application, by February 1 we will waive the $30.00 application fee. All required application materials, including your academic transcript, SAT or ACT score, and letters of recommendation, must be submitted no later than February 15.</p>

<p>There are many reasons why interesting and motivated students like you choose Cornell. Foremost, they are drawn to Cornell's status as one of the nation's finest colleges, distinctive One-Course-At-A-Time calendar, and special sense of community. Furthermore, Cornell is distinguished by its commitment to providing "one extraordinary opportunity after another.in the classroom, on campus, and around the world."</p>

<p>We are confident that you will discover your interests would be well served at Cornell and that you would enjoy being a member of the friendly, talented and diverse Cornell student body. We very much would like to continue exploring this possibility with you by receiving your application materials in the coming weeks.</p>

<p>Best wishes,</p>

<p>, Vice President for Enrollment </p>

<p>It took me 30 seconds to realize this is from Cornell College. It is kind confusing, isn't?</p>

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That is more than just confusing…</p>

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<p>Not confusing to me- they say the college name in the first sentence. But a typical lesser college trying to lure good students with good financial aid and self praise. Do not let the money make your child’s decision, but pursue it if this school is one of her options. This is a nice reminder to people who have applied to get their forms filed for aid- many do not think about it until the spring when it is too late.</p>

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<p>The moment I came across the word “merit-based” I realized what was up. </p>

<p>I believe the founders of the two schools were distant cousins or something, so there is a real reason the schools share the name.</p>

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<p>Funny story! I was at a college soccer showcase tourney in Florida over the Holidays with D2. I was walking around the facility and saw a woman wearing Cornell logowear so I politely asked what Cornell she was from. She looked at me like I was crazy and rudely stated there is “ONLY one” Cornell. I smiled and said oh no, there are two and where they were located. She about had a coronary and said she had never heard of Cornell College…which is a very cool place , by the way. She was horrified that she might be associated with another program. teehee!</p>

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<p>N-MN, I grew up in the midwest and had only ever heard of one Cornell until after I graduated from college…it wasn’t until I moved east that I realized there was a school in Ithaca with almost the same name as the one in Mt. Vernon!</p>

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<p>hahahahahahah a friend of mine goes to cornell college and always says “cornell, but not the ivy” which i got a kick out of.</p>

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<p>Cornell College is quite unique, quite pretty, with happy, friendly students. I liked it a lot on our visit.</p>

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<p>BTW the other Cornell is the interloper. This one was 12 years old when the other one was born (1865 - [Cornell</a> University - The Ithaca Campus](<a href=“Visit | Cornell University”>Visit | Cornell University) ) If anybody is playing off somebody elses’s name - it’s the Ithaca school. ;)</p>

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<p>Back when I went to Southwestern University, Rhodes College was known as Southwestern at Memphis. So sometimes I would say I went to Southwestern - in Georgetown. Which then got people confused with Georgetown University. Or they would confuse it with Southwest Texas State. </p>

<p>And let’s not even start with all the “Wesleyans” out there!</p>

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<p>ffscout, I’m really glad Rhodes changed their name to honor their President. To have two Southwestern’s in the same conference…not good.</p>

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<p>and let’s not even go into the confusion of Miami University (the original one, in Ohio who will be 200 years old next year but continue to be confused with that upstart in Florida…)</p>

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<p>Also Indiana University of Pennsylvania and California University of Pennsylvania!</p>

<p>I must admit I have never heard of Cornell College.</p>

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<p>but don’t confuse that with Ithaca College, also located in Ithaca, also delightful</p>

<p>Dad II: Not sure where else your D is applying, but keep a keen eye out for correspondence from Colombia College (near Chicago)! The letter “o” gives it away.</p>

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<p>Cornell College reliably shows up in college guide books that say they’re reviewing the best colleges in the country, so there’s nothing deceptive in that letter. For a person looking for a small school experience and one course at a time, the IA Cornell would be preferable to the NY Cornell. It is the first choice of our best friend’s D, a very able student who would be a good candidate for any school.</p>

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<p>Cornell College and Colorado College are unique in their one class at a time set up. It really is a lovely school.</p>