Will you turn down Cornell for merit?

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<p>Of course, everyone here WANTS to go to cornell. Take a look at the thread discussing financial aid vs. prestige...many, many people have excellent reasons to go with the money.</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=21907&highlight=full+ride%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=21907&highlight=full+ride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I would. I respect my hardworking family more than that to have them front the bill (and me too with work-study) plus have loans out my butt after college - and needing graduate school. Of course the college I got merit aid at already is Rutgers and they have a good undergrad research program in biochem so it's not like I'm losing too much.</p>

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<p>Cornell does offer merit aids but funded by donors,
so these are not strictly "university merit aids".</p>

<p>The topmost admits every year are offered with various awards, such as
Cornell Leadership (stipend), Cornell Presidential Research Scholar (min $10k/year research stipend), Engineering College's Dean McMullen awards etc.</p>

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<p>no....nooooo...NOOOOOO.</p>

<p>(If stanford/MIT then yes, otherwise refer to line above)</p>

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<p>Thanks fbc001. Is a separate application necessary for these, or is everyone automatically considered?</p>

<p>Do you know if there is a listing of these? anywhere on line?</p>

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<p>T990,</p>

<p>The umbrella organization for these programs is called the Cornell Commitment</p>

<p>Here's some more info:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.commitment.cornell.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.commitment.cornell.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>No need to apply. They'll come and find you. :)</p>

<p>Wharf</p>

<p>PS - go to the Engineering website for the McMullen award</p>

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<p>The cost doesn't matter. Even if it will take me a few years to pay off the debt, an ivy league education is worth more than anything one could get at another school. Period.</p>

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<p>WharfRat is correct with reply (for Cornell Commitment) above.
You don't apply to any of the merit awards but are selected based on your credentials.
btw, these are all 4-year programs, renewable every year (based on GPAs etc.) so the total award can really add up.</p>

<p>It's really a great incentive to attract top students to Cornell.
Good luck to all!!</p>

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<p>As much as I would want to go to a school outside of my state school (Rutgers), it will be tough to turn down getting 2 free tuitions and free room & board (= getting paid about 8000+ a year).</p>