<p>thanks gomestar!</p>
<p>gomestar I'll be done with my essays in a few days. Do you think you can go over them and suggest ways to improve them?
I'm really cluless about the expectation admission has from my essays since this the first time I apply to a university in the united states. Plus being a non native speaker doesn't really help.</p>
<p>BTW, gomestar don't you think it's a little corny to cite classes and proffesors since everybody is doing it and it is really hard for someone to know facts about proffesors and their classes.</p>
<p>i agree, but the subject matter is somewhat limited, dont u think?</p>
<p>i think it's corny to create an essay entirely on citing professors and classes but not to cite your admiration for a famous cornell prof or an interesting class in one or two sentences. By doing this you're both showing that you have an interest in the school and its academics as well as the fact that you've done research into the matter.</p>
<p>well theres quite a lot of classes and professors in each deparment, but ,IMHO, citing some random classes and proffesors is a bit corny. First of all most other top tier U's offer the same classes and secondly how can you know any real facts about professors without acctually speaking or taking a class with him.
Also, the admission office is not stupid, they know that around 90% of the applicants are drawn to overall quality of a certain academic program. They can see right through the fake interest in specific classes and professors.</p>
<p>Currently I have nothing of such sort in my essays, but I'll think about it.
Will you be able to do that favor for me gomestar?</p>
<p>well dont cite bio 101, duh! And dont claim to want to attend cornell soley because of certain profs or certain classes but rather show how it's something extra that your current school doesnt offer yet you're interested in. Say, for instance, you love ... pirates (random passing thought). As i flip through Cornell's course description book I come across ENGL371 - Literature of the outlaw; a rare course to compliment your interests. I think if you're applying as a bio major, citing an interesting and unique class like this shows you're interested in more than just the prestige of the bio program. You're right when you say admissions can see right through the fake interest in specific classes and professors, but they can also see if it's a true interest and something that you'll utilize at Cornell. It also points how Cornell is a place where you can take a class like this to expand your interests. I'm not saying you should cite anything like this in your essay, but rather it was a suggestion for somebody looking for ideas to expand in their essay. And besides, it worked for me. Atlart i belive you metioned you were a philosophy major, a good idea might be to introduce your interest in philosophy, discuss the philosophy department at your current school, and then show how Cornell's program would be much better suited for your needs. </p>
<p>i dont know about the essays yet, depends entirely on my schedule.</p>
<p>thanks gomestar!</p>
<p>helpful as always :)</p>
<p>I cited classes, and the professors in general. I made the point that they offered classes that are not offered at current school, and said that some falculty were had research topics that no professors at my school had. I did not list names, but I made sure to list classes that I was excited about taking. </p>
<p>Atlart, quick stats: I had 1340 sat, 5 semesters at college, third tier state university (Texas Tech University honors college), 3.9 gpa, 4.0 in major. Good ecs, great recs.</p>