Deadlines (Online Submission/

Postmark Dates)
Spring-semester applicants Oct. 1
2011 Cornell University Transfer Supplement Fall-semester applicants March 1

Please see the instructions in this booklet or at admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer prior to completing this form.

Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Enter name exactly as it appears on passports last/family first middle
or other official documents.

U.S. Social Security number (optional): ________________________ Preferred name: ______________________________________________

Mailing address:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
number and street

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city state or province zip + 4 or postal code county (if U.S.) country telephone
Date of birth: _________________________
month/day/year

Email address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

It is important that you provide us with a legible, current email address that you check frequently. Email is our primary tool for communicating with you to request
missing application materials, verify information, give you special instructions, etc. Please carefully type or print your email 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 letter I.) Please be sure
to include cornell.edu in your email address book and/or remove any spam blockers that might prevent our email 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.

What was your major at your current/last attended college: _____________________________________________________________________

What system did your previous college use? ❑ quarter ❑ trimester ❑ semester ❑ year

Are you a member of your college’s Honors Program? ❑ Yes ❑ No

Are you applying as a (please check one): ❑ transfer ❑ visiting student

Have you applied for undergraduate admission to Cornell before: ❑ Yes ❑ No If so, for what term and year? __________________________

College or school at Cornell to which you are applying (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):
__________________________

Note to all applicants: Recognizing that transfer applicants have diverse academic talents and career interests that may be satisfied by more than
one of Cornell’s colleges/schools, your application may be reviewed by a college/school at Cornell in addition to the one to which you are applying.

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

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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: _________________

Academic Interest Essay (all applicants to complete):

Please address the topics below in an essay of approximately 500 to 750 words total.
Tell us what you’d like to major in at Cornell and why, how your past academic or work experience influenced your decision, and how transferring
to Cornell would further your academic interests.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Applicants Only:

Students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are often interested in several major fields of study and take courses in more than one area.
Do you want to be considered for admission to an alternate-choice major in Agriculture and Life Sciences if you are not admitted to your primary-
choice major? ❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, indicate your alternate-choice major interest: _____________________________.

College of Engineering Applicants Only:

Please check to make sure that complete course descriptions and/or syllabi are submitted by the application deadline and clearly labeled with your
name and date of birth. We cannot evaluate your application without them. For submission instructions, see www.engineering.cornell.edu/transfer.

Students applying to the College of Engineering sometimes have a genuine interest in more than one major in Engineering. Do you want to be
considered by an alternate-choice major in Engineering if you are not admitted to your primary-choice major: ❑ Yes ❑ No

If yes, please submit an additional statement (approximately 500 words) discussing your interest in the major of ____________________________
(fill in blank with alternate-choice major).

College of Human Ecology Applicants Only:

In addition to completing the Academic Interest Essay, we are interested in learning how students address any life challenges they might have faced.
Please tell us how you approached a challenging circumstance and what resources you employed to deal with that issue. Your response should total
approximately 500 to 750 words.

New York State Residents Only

Are you enrolled in one of the following New York State opportunity programs at your current college/university: EOP, HEOP, College Discovery, SEEK?
❑ Yes ❑ No
If yes, please indicate the program: ❑ EOP ❑ HEOP ❑ College Discovery ❑ SEEK

Visiting Students Only

How many semesters do you plan to attend Cornell? _______________ Please list your proposed courses by semester.

Fall Spring
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Required for all applicants:

Reminder: You must submit your $70 application fee 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 informa-
tion regarding application fee waivers.