<p>I might not be able to take CUSC now. I instead have been thinking of taking community college and/or UC courses over the summer. How much will my chances go down if I dont do the summer college? Cornell is my number one choice but I honestly dont know what one I should do. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>I would say that it is a non factor in admissions. I would actually advise you to take UC courses over the summer because they will be less expensive (save money for the 50k/year price). Also, CUSC may get your heart set on cornell, and it may be very difficult to overcome a possible rejection. </p>
<p>So in essence, no it is not important. When cornell makes decisions, they want to bring in the best and brightest kids from around the country, since CUSC is not selective, it will not make a difference.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks for the tip. I’ll figure out whether the UC or CC courses are better or which is more expensive and take it from there. Thanks.</p>
<p>And is Cornell really 50k a year?? I thought it was cheaper than that for lower income families.</p>
<p>it is, but i figured if you were going to CUSC that you were loaded and therefore would recieve no FA</p>
<p>–it is, but i figured if you were going to CUSC that you were loaded and therefore would recieve no FA–</p>
<p>I am not loaded. 2 grand isn’t THAT much of a setback for my family.</p>
<p>Tboonepickens – </p>
<p>As a proud Summer College alumnus myself, I cannot agree with your contention that attendance is a non-factor in the admissions process at Cornell. I do concede that CUSC is not incredibly selective, and obviously not all students who attend Summer College and apply to the University will be admitted come December/April. But those who do well in their courses over the summer will typically obtain recommendations from their professors – and many students do, including me. This is a good way for the admissions staff to get a feel of the students’ academic potential from the faculty at Cornell itself. After all, many schools have the philosophy that they are admitting students for their faculty. </p>
<p>This is not meant to be an endorsement of the program, and if you think that a UC course would be better for you, you should go that route. Your chances at Cornell won’t go down. They just won’t go up either. No big deal; the majority of students at the University did not attend Summer College. </p>
<p>**N.B. Not all students who go to Summer College are loaded. Please try to keep the stereotypical associations in your mind next time and not transmit them onto a board like this.</p>
<p>newyork-point well taken, but ill have to agree to disagree. My belief is that these programs are more to show the students how college life at the school is, rather than a tool to inspect prospective students. By the way good luck if you have applied/are going to apply, congrats if you got in ED (or are attending)!</p>
<p>urmom- As we have seen this year, the biggest thing that would probably help you get into cornell is showing passion for what you do (and some good essays). Maybe if the UC is close enough, you could take the class there over the summer, and then do some research there next school year, or somehow try to cultivate a student-prof relationship.</p>
<p>I would have to agree with Tboone. If summer college had an impact the admission process, it would be unfair to students who did not attend to give students who did attend any sort of preference. Admissions are looking to see you did something useful with your summers, at Cornell or not.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tips guys. I’ll talk it over with my parents/counselors and make a decision. I’m pretty sure I’ll go down the UC route unless some act of a force beyond my control limits me to do so. Besides, I need to try out a diversity of classes to get an idea of where I want to major in.</p>
<p>Hey newyork09, when did you go?</p>
<p>(I went this past summer and the one before)</p>
<p>i got in without cusc, and so did alot of applicants
i dont think it’ll be the deciding factor in admissions.</p>