Congratulations!

You have been offered admission to one of the nation’s finest and most distinctive colleges. Each year Cornell College receives many more applications for admission than spaces available in the first-year class. After thoughtfully considering your academic and extracurricular interests, achievements, and talents; your writing samples; and your letters of recommendation (yes, we read it all!), you have been personally chosen to become a member of our Class of 2016.

And to our transfer applicants: You have been offered one of only 40 spaces reserved for transfer students after this same careful review process. Your offer of admission represents a special invitation to join the Cornell community.

We are confident that Cornell would be a great college choice for you. Cornell will challenge you in positive ways to grow academically and personally, and will prepare you for success in a complex and ever-changing world. We are a community that values individuality and diversity, and encourages students to explore and pursue all of their interests. We will value your individual voice and the many ways in which you will contribute to life on the hilltop.  

We congratulate you on your offer of admission and hope these pages will be useful as you finalize your college search and determine whether Cornell College is right for you!

What's next?

We suggest you first join Cornell's We Got In! Facebook group and meet other accepted students considering Cornell. Then, review the list of possible next steps in the process, depending on your situation and interests. 

"In my book there is no better college, and it produces much more than its share of writers, scholars, and executives."

-Loren Pope
(Author, Colleges That Change Lives, www.ctcl.org)