Welcome to Cornell!

2. Welcome to Cornell! “I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” Ezra Cornell 1868

3. Any person… Any person… • 13,600 undergraduates • 50 states and over 120 nations • 50% women; 50% men • 30% with a multicultural background • more than 30 religious-based organizations • need-blind admission

4. Any study… • 4,000 courses • 100 academic departments • 90+ undergraduate majors • interdisciplinary and cultural studies programs • over 40 languages taught in the classroom

5. • College of Arts and Sciences • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences • College of Engineering • College of Human Ecology • School of Hotel Administration • School of Industrial and Labor Relations • College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Seven Undergraduate Colleges and Schools

6. Arts and Sciences: Excellence, Innovation, and Tradition • one of the smallest liberal arts colleges in the Ivy League • over 40 majors • 2,000 courses offered (over 250 new courses developed each year) • Independent Majors and the College Scholars Program • strong area studies programs, including Africana Studies, Asian Studies, and Latino and Latin American Studies

7. The Constellation of Professional Colleges • Agriculture and Life Sciences: 24 fields of study, including the accredited business program in Applied Economics & Management • Engineering: 13 majors, great research opportunities, and Co-op • Human Ecology: 11 academic programs focused on contemporary human issues and problems • Hotel Administration: the world’s finest education for the world’s largest industry • Industrial and Labor Relations: the nation’s only undergraduate program in this area • Architecture, Art, and Planning: three distinct departments with creativity and the urban experience in common—and the chance to study in Rome

8. A World Class Faculty: Dedicated to Teaching Undergraduates • Cornell faculty teach undergraduate courses • experts in their fields, including Nobel Prize winners, teach introductory classes • faculty serve as academic advisors • they supervise independent studies and research projects • professors act as advisors to 800+ student organizations • they live and sometimes teach in first year residence halls

9. Opportunities for Undergraduate Research • with faculty in all 7 colleges • all academic disciplines • individual and team projects • undergrads publish work and present at conferences • formal programs include: - Undergraduate Research Board - Cornell Presidential Research Scholars - Hughes Undergraduate Research Program in Biology

10. Adventures in Off-Campus Study • Cornell Abroad • Cornell in Washington • The Urban Semester • Shoals Marine Laboratory • The Rome Program • Archaeological Digs • Arecibo Observatory

11. • 800+ student organizations open to all who wish to participate • varsity sports, intramurals, phys ed, outdoor education • volunteering/public service • music, theatre, art, cinema, dance • lectures, readings, colloquia • 46 fraternities/ 21 sororities Student Life: So Many Choices

12. Residence Life: The First Year Experience • the North Campus Community • program houses (open to first-year and transfers) • special first-year programs: – the Carol Tatkon Center – First-Year Writing Seminars – the first-year summer reading project • fitness centers, great food, great friends

13. • Ithaca—New York’s “Little Apple”—a lively and cosmopolitan college town • thriving music, theatre, and art scenes • “Ithaca is gorges”—four state parks and over 100 waterfalls • museums, festivals, farmers’ markets • Collegetown and the Ithaca Commons • Ithaca—New York’s “Little Apple”—a lively and cosmopolitan college town • thriving music, theatre, and art scenes • “Ithaca is gorges”—four state parks and over 100 waterfalls • museums, festivals, farmers’ markets • Collegetown and the Ithaca Commons Ithaca and the Finger Lakes

14. Admissions by the Numbers • over 34,000 applications per year for a freshman class of 3,150 • enroll about a third of the first-year class through early decision • most accepted students in the top 10% of their class • practice highly selective admissions • enroll nearly 600 transfer students each year

15. Admissions: What Cornell Looks For • intellectual interests • academic profile • standardized tests (not required for transfers) • recommendations • involvement in school and community “The whole person matters to Cornell.”

16. How to Apply • Common Application plus required Cornell Supplement • option of selecting an alternate college • use the Cornell viewbook and the admissions Web site • two freshman application options: early decision/regular decision • two transfer applications options: spring and fall

17. Financing Your Cornell Education • 100% need-based aid • 100% need-blind admissions • a consistent package from year to year • student employment is available • 49% of matriculated students receive financial aid from Cornell • New financial aid initiative eliminates and reduces need-based loans Family income under $75,000, no need-based loans Between $75,000 and $120,000, loans capped at $3,000

18. The Cornell Advantage • tremendous academic depth and breadth • world renowned faculty • outstanding libraries and facilities • bright, creative, motivated students • distinguished and loyal alums • a history of tradition and service • a name that opens doors for you

19. Make Yourself at Home! • attend admissions info sessions • take a campus tour led by a Cornell student • sit in on classes during the academic year • eat in the dining halls • sample student life through overnight hosting • visit the Cornell Store, the Johnson Museum of Art, the student union in Willard Straight Hall, the Plantations, the Ornithology Lab