How much of the CAS essay should be about Cornell?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>The prompt asks for what my intellectual ideas are and how they grew and THEN asks how Cornell would fit into that.</p>

<p>I have about 4 paragraphs on what I want to do and why its significant for me and how it has grown (research, coursework, etc.). I then have one paragraph talking about specific classes at Cornell and its faculty in the field that I want to pursue. Ultimately, the "Why Cornell" portion is only like 1/4 of my total essay, as it is my concluding paragraph. Can anyone help me? Is this enough?</p>

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<p>when i applied for engineering last year, only my last paragraph for my essay was about cornell</p>

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<p>I think roughly a third or less is sufficient, so long as its concise and to the point. This is a great place to tell more about your intellectual interests if you didn’t have the chance to in your commonapp essay, so it isn’t that big of a problem.</p>

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<p>1/3-1/4 is just fine.</p>