<p>Pretty sure you could get Cornell to defer your attendance for a year to figure your stuff out. Also, tell them about Dad job loss+messy divorce/etc, and I don’t think you’d get your acceptance rescinded. Don’t mention your mental issues at all. It sucks that there’s such a stigma against mental illnesses, cause it’s just an issue like physical issues, but it is what it is. Don’t bring that up at all. Cornell does not like hearing about stuff like that from applicants/pre-freshman; they have enough issues with kids who already go here.</p>