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International applicants Soon after we receive your application, you and your custodial parents/guardians will receive an e-mail
about how to use our online student services system, which allows you to see if we’ve received all of your
International students should check our Web site at admissions materials, learn your admissions decision, and more. Be on the lookout for messages with
www.summercollege.cornell.edu for visa forms, “CUSC” in the subject line.
information about TOEFL and IELTS scores, and other
resources. Please note: Cornell University requires that That’s it! We will review and act on your application as soon as we have received all of the above materials.
all non-U.S. citizens have a valid F-1 student visa. You
cannot study at Cornell on a tourist visa.
Program Charges
________________________________________________________________________ E-mail:___________________________________________________________
city state/province (country if not u.s.) zip (or postal code) (see the note about e-mail under step 2 of the application checklist)
Please check appropriate citizenship status: p U.S. citizen p Dual U.S. citizen p U.S. permanent resident p Other citizenship:___________________________
(please indicate visa type and status)
Birth date:_______________Country of citizenship if not U.S.:____________________Will you need a U.S. visa? Yes p No p
month/day/year (if yes, see f-1 visa request form on the web. you cannot attend cornell on a tourist visa.)
Circle expected high school graduation year: 2008 or 2009 or 2010 How did you first hear about us?_________________________________________
(your graduation year from high school must be 2008 or 2009 for eligibility in the junior/senior programs)
__________________________________________________________________ _ __________________________________________________________________
address (if different from yours) address (if different from yours)
__________________________________________________________________ _ __________________________________________________________________
home and/or cell telephone numbers (include area code or country code) home and/or cell telephone numbers (include area code or country code)
__________________________________________________________________ _ __________________________________________________________________
occupation and business phone and fax numbers (if available) occupation and business phone and fax numbers (if available)
__________________________________________________________________ _ __________________________________________________________________
e-mail e-mail
Did/do your parents/grandparents/siblings attend Cornell? Yes p No p Did/do your parents/grandparents/siblings attend Summer College? Yes p No p
If yes, their name(s), relationship to you, and Cornell/Summer College graduation year(s):_________________________________________________________________
If you attend a boarding school, what is the last date you will be receiving mail there (prior to the first day of your program)?_____________________________________
Please provide us with a complete mailing address for where you’ll be after this date:____________________________________________________________________
street
Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
street city state/province (country if not u.s.) zip (or postal code)
v Optional: U.S. Applicants: Which of the following do you consider yourself? Please check all that apply
p African American, African, Black p Asian American p Asian, including Indian Subcontinent p Hispanic, Latino p Mexican American, Chicano
p Native American, Alaska native p Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander p Puerto Rican p White or Caucasian
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Program Options
v Course selections—you must complete the section below if you have selected a program marked with a
select two courses and two alternates for both your first- and second-choice programs. please include the course title and number (for example, introduction to psychology,
psych 1101). also, check the web to be sure your course times do not conflict with one another.
Application Statements
v Application statements
Please think carefully about the following four questions, they’re an important part of your application.
Type your answers on separate sheets of paper. Each response should not exceed 250 words.
1. Briefly list your three most significant interests and activities, including any employment or volunteer work experience.
Also, note the time you devote to each activity, during which grades you participated, and your main responsibilities.
2. Discuss one of the interests or activities listed above. Describe why it’s important to you, your reasons for becoming involved in it,
and your related accomplishments.
3. A personal statement will help us to get to know you better. What distinguishes you from your classmates and peers?
What do you expect to gain from Summer College and to accomplish during the program?
4. Tell us about your interest in the Summer College programs (both choices 1 and 2) you selected in part 1 of your application.
Why did you select them? What do you hope to gain from them? Tell us about any personal, work, or volunteer experience you’ve had related to them.
3.
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• An official high school transcript, including all completed high school grades,
• A current grade report, including the most current available grades, and
• Your most recent standardized test scores: PSAT, SAT, ACT, or, if you’re an international student, the TOEFL or IELTS. (If you haven’t taken any of these tests, please submit
a letter with your admissions application stating the reason.)
All three items must be submitted in English and either sent to us in a sealed envelope, signed over the seal by a school official, or faxed to us by a school official.
(Unfortunately, the College Board cannot send your test scores directly to Summer College. In addition, even if you have had your scores sent from the College Board
to Cornell University, we here at Summer College cannot access them.)
Note: Some schools require that transcripts, grade reports, test scores, and/or recommendation letters be sent directly to us, instead of releasing these materials to you.
If this is the case at your school, it remains your responsibility to check with school officials to be sure they have mailed these materials to us.
4.
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note: please use the same name on all forms. it should be
the name you would like to appear on your official cornell
university transcript. if you are a non-u.s. citizen, you must use
the name that appears on your passport.
v Applicant
Fill in the top of this form and then give it to a teacher or counselor who knows you well. If you are a junior/senior and would like to enroll in Chemistry 2070,
Computer Science 1110 or 2110, Mathematics 1110 or 1910, Microbiology 2900 or 2910, or Physics 1112, your recommendation must come from the
subject area teacher.
Name:_ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
first middle initial last suffix
What language other than English, if any, is spoken in your home?_ ____________________________________Are you fluent in that language? Y N
What grades of school did you complete in the U.S., if any?_ ________________________________________________________________________________________
If you have not attended school in the U.S., list all classes you have taken in English, if any:_ ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you live in the U.S.? Y N If so, how long have you lived here?______________________________________________________
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 gives students who are admitted to and enroll in Cornell the right to review their educational records. If you would like
to waive this right so that your reference can be submitted on a confidential basis, please sign below.
“I waive any right of access I may have to this reference and wish that it may be submitted confidentially on my behalf.”
v Recommender
The student named above is applying for admission to Cornell University Summer College to take regular university courses. The programs provide an academic challenge
beyond that available in secondary school. If selected, the student will be living and studying on campus for one, three, four, or six weeks. We attach great importance to
your candid and thoughtful appraisal of the applicant’s readiness for this college experience. Many students, though intellectually superior, are not yet socially mature
enough to handle an early introduction to the opportunities and challenges associated with college life. It would be a disservice to recommend a student who is not quite
ready for this experience. Please be frank; acceptance decisions will be based on all aspects of the application.
Please complete and return both pages of this form to the student as soon as possible in a sealed envelope; sign the envelope across the seal to ensure confidentiality.
If you choose to write a separate letter, please also include both pages of this form. We cannot make a decision about this student’s application until we have received
this form. Thank you.
How long have you known the applicant?_ ____________________________________________ In what capacity?_ ___________________________________________
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v Rate the applicant relative to others at your school v If this student is a nonnative speaker of English, give his or her
English-language ability your candid and thorough evaluation
Cornell University Summer College is a fast-paced, intensive program in which it is in the student’s best interest that you give us an accurate appraisal of the student’s
students can earn college credit and an official Cornell transcript. Please keep ability to do college-level work in english.
❐ One of the most challenging Any other comments on the applicant’s ability or need for additional training
❐ Rigorous in English?
❐ Above average
❐ Average __________________________________________________________________
Name:_ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
prefix (mr., mrs., ms., miss, dr.) first middle initial last suffix
School address:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
street city state/province (country if not u.s.) zip (or postal code)
School telephone:_________________________________ U.S. applicants: The school is: ❐ public ❐ private CEEB code:_ _________________________
if you have questions or comments, please call or write to the director of summer college, b20 day hall, ithaca, ny 14853-2801
telephone 607.255.6203, fax 607.255.6665, e-mail summer_college@cornell.edu