<p>I'm an accepted student for the class of 2013. I'm psyched that I'm accepted but for financial reasons, I'm considering that I might have to take leave of absence after my freshman year. I intend to do internships/community service during that gap year and come back to start again for sophomore year. Does anyone know if this is possible at Cornell? I was searching on the student website but I couldn't find any specific information. Anyways, thank you in advance for your help!</p>
<p>why after freshman year?</p>
<p>well, I think that is possible because a lot of Koreans leave to serve army in Korea for 2 years. And they usually do that after their sophomore year. To me, your situation is no different than Koreans’.</p>
<p>^ But does Cornell allow you to take a year off just AFTER FRESHMAN YEAR?</p>
<p>^^ bump bump</p>
<p>Email/call them.</p>
<p>From what I heard from Koreans, they can go serve army anytime when they are at Cornell. But you should definitely ask Cornell.</p>
<p>Cornell allows you to request voluntary leaves of absence. I’m not sure you can request before being a student here, and I’m not sure how easy/hard it is to get it approved. </p>
<p>Here is some info:
[Cornell</a> University 7.1, Voluntary Leave of Absence for Students](<a href=“http://www.policy.cornell.edu/vol7_1.cfm]Cornell”>http://www.policy.cornell.edu/vol7_1.cfm)</p>
<p>I have 1 question- if you are taking a year off for financial reasons, how will community service/internships help with this? Are you looking for paid work?</p>