2011 Common Application for Freshman Admission Deadlines (Online submission/

postmark dates)
Cornell University Supplement Early decision November 1
Regular decision January 3

Please see the instructions and mailing information in this application booklet or on the Cornell Admissions web site prior to
completing this form.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please use formal/legal name.
last/family first middle

U.S. Social Security number (optional): ________________________________ Preferred name: _____________________________________

Mailing address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

number and street
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
city state or province zip + 4 or postal code county (if U.S.) country telephone
Date of birth: _________________________
month/day/year
E-mail address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It is important that you provide us with a legible, current e-mail address that you check frequently. E-mail is our primary tool for communicating with you
to request missing application materials, to verify information, to give you special instructions, etc. Please carefully type or print your e-mail address on the
application form, being certain that characters are understood (for example, using Ø for zero and noting the difference between a lower case l, the number 1,
and the capital letter I.) Please be sure to include cornell.edu in your e-mail address book and/or remove any spam blockers that might prevent our e-mail from
reaching you.

Cell phone number (optional): (________)_________________________________

area code
As a secondary tool for communication, we may occasionally provide additional information or special instructions via text messaging. If you have a text-enabled
cell phone, you can opt in to receive these messages by providing your cell phone number.

Are you applying under Cornell’s (please check one): ❑ *early-decision program (November 1 deadline)?
❑ regular-decision program (January 3 deadline)?

*By submitting your early-decision application, you are acknowledging that you fully understand and agree to the conditions of the early-decision plan
as explained in the Cornell viewbook. If accepted, you agree to withdraw any other college applications and pay the enrollment deposit as required. You
understand that Cornell University reserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission if the conditions of the early-decision plan are not met.

Are you planning to utilize the Primary/Alternate admission option? ❑ Yes ❑ No

If you wish to utilize the Primary/Alternate admission option, select ‘yes’ above and complete the information below for both colleges to which you are
applying. If your response is ‘no,’ please complete only the information for your primary choice below.

Primary Choice College (choose only one):

❑ Agriculture and Life Sciences ❑ Arts and Sciences ❑ Hotel Administration ❑ Industrial and Labor Relations
❑ Architecture, Art, and Planning ❑ Engineering ❑ Human Ecology

Code number of your anticipated major within the college you’ve chosen above (select only one; codes are at the back of this booklet): _________

Alternate Choice College (choose only one; and it must be different from your primary choice):
❑ Agriculture and Life Sciences ❑ Arts and Sciences ❑ Hotel Administration ❑ Industrial and Labor Relations
❑ Architecture, Art, and Planning ❑ Engineering ❑ Human Ecology

Code number of your anticipated major within the college you’ve chosen above (select only one; codes are at the back of this booklet): _________

Do you have parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents who attended Cornell? ❑ Yes ❑ No

(Please list one individual per line below. Use additional sheets if needed.)

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name dates he or she attended relationship (indicate whether parent/grandparent/great-grandparent) degree(s)

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name dates he or she attended relationship (indicate whether parent/grandparent/great-grandparent) degree(s)

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name dates he or she attended relationship (indicate whether parent/grandparent/great-grandparent) degree(s)

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name dates he or she attended relationship (indicate whether parent/grandparent/great-grandparent) degree(s)

Is a parent or guardian currently a Cornell faculty or staff member? ❑ Yes ❑ No

If so, name of that parent/guardian: ___________________________________________
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Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Date of birth: ______________

College Interest Essays

On a separate sheet of paper, please respond to the essay question below (maximum of 500 words) that corresponds to the
undergraduate college(s) to which you are applying. Be sure to include your full legal name exactly as it appears on passports
or other official documents and date of birth, and attach the page to the back of this form. If you are utilizing the primary/
alternate admission option, you must complete an essay for both colleges; please complete the essays that correspond to your
primary and alternate choice.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: How have your interests and related experiences influenced your selection of major? 

College of Architecture, Art, and Planning: How does the major you would like to study in the College of Architecture,
Art, and Planning match your intellectual, academic, and career interests? Discuss any activities you have engaged in that are
relevant to your chosen major.

College of Arts and Sciences: Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what makes them exciting to you.
Tell us how you will utilize the academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences to further explore your interests,
intended major, or field of study.

College of Engineering: Engineers turn ideas (technical, scientific, mathematical) into reality. Tell us about an engineering
idea you have or your interest in engineering. Explain how Cornell Engineering can help you further explore this idea or
interest.

School of Hotel Administration: What work and non-work experiences, academic interests, and career goals influenced your
decision to study hospitality management? How will these contribute to your success at the School of Hotel Administration?

College of Human Ecology: What do you value about the College of Human Ecology's perspective, and the majors that
interest you, as you consider your academic goals and plans for the future?

School of Industrial and Labor Relations: Describe your intellectual interests, their evolution, and what makes them
exciting to you. In your essay please address how the ILR curriculum will help you fulfill these interests and your long-term
goals.

Have you applied for admission to Cornell before (including the Summer Session or Summer College)? ❑ Yes ❑ No
If so, for what term? (check one) ❑ Fall ❑ Spring ❑ Summer
And for what year? ________________

New York State/Cornell Opportunity Programs

Through New York State’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), Cornell offers a network of
services (including a pre-freshman summer program) for academically and economically disadvantaged students. If you’re interested in learning more about
EOP and HEOP, please visit the website at omea.cornell.edu/state-programs.

Reminder for all applicants: You must submit your $70 application fee or fee waiver with the Common Application. If you are applying for a fee waiver,
please select “Online Fee Waiver Request” and mail your fee waiver form or letter to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Visit
admissions.cornell.edu for further information regarding application fee waivers.