Cornell University
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Cornell is a major research university in Ithaca, NY that just so happens to be part of the prestigious Ivy League. We say “just so happens” like it happened by chance, but Cornell’s status comes from past performance, present prominence, and future excellence. The university is exceptional, and it has the outcomes to prove it. The admissions numbers, though, can be a bit misleading.
Cornell has eight undergraduate colleges and schools that together offer over 80 majors and more than 4,000 courses of study. In other words, it’s a big university. Many of the programs Cornell offers are, in fact, the only one of their kind of that caliber. For example, the hospitality program at Cornell sets a global standard for hotel management (think Four Seasons, not Red Roof Inn), and the agriculture programs literally keep our nation fed.
Maybe you haven’t even set foot on campus yet. Or maybe you’ve been there just long enough to start asking a difficult question: Did I choose the right school? Maybe you’ve even been offered the Cornell Transfer Option, and this has always been the plan!
Cornell is one of the most misunderstood schools in the Ivy League. People know the agriculture and hotel schools, but don’t always recognize the strength of their engineering, business, or liberal arts colleges. It combines the resources of a large major research university with the close-knit academic vibe people expect from an Ivy. That complexity shows up in their admissions, too.