They may choose which two prompts they write about — their choice. Each response is limited to a maximum of words. College of Human Ecology: How has your decision to apply to the College of Human Ecology been influenced by your related experiences? How will your choice of major impact your goals and plans for the future? Your response should show us that your interests align with the ILR School. Cornell First-Year Writing Supplement.
The primary focus of your college interest essay should be what you intend to study at Cornell. Engineering is inherently collaborative.
What does collaboration mean to you? What strengths do you bring to the collaborative process? For you, what makes Cornell Engineering special? Why do you want to attend Cornell Engineering? Diversity in all definitional forms is intrinsic to excellence in engineering. Lastly, have some fun with it. I would chart an educational path centered on interdisciplinary learning in your collaborative community, merging stem cells with linguistics; biology with beatboxing; outdoor adventure with poetry.
Cornell offers unique opportunities to expand my medical research interests. Advanced classes like the Regulation of Cell Proliferation, Senescence, and Death—one of the few classes in the country offered on epigenetic regulation and signal transduction-induced pluripotency—perfectly match my interests in stem cells.
I am excited by the work of Dr. To my knowledge, similar research is not being conducted anywhere else in the world, and I hope to study signaling pathways and T-cell development under his guidance. Although I have remained focused on stem cell research, I also have great aspirations beyond molecular biology.
A double minor in economics and linguistics will allow me to study interdisciplinary mechanisms and examine humanistic issues through a cultural lens. A minor in linguistics will further my seven-year-long Spanish journey, and I look forward to academic opportunities encompassing Spanish poetry and poetry of the Americas.
While I may not be the archetype paper salesman think Andy! I hope to merge my background in beatboxing and Hindustani Classical music by singing with Tarana, learning from peers and sharing my love of South Asian music with the Cornell community.
Medicine now excites me because it is a perfect balance between intense scientific inquiry and dedicated personal connection. Oh, Cornell, you are gorges. It is the perfect harmony of research, music, and holistic approach to my aspirations, that tells me you are the ideal place to nurture me into a globally aware physician-scientist!
Be creative and add personality. This essay is essentially a love letter from the applicant to the College of Arts and Sciences. The author is able to weave her skills and experience into a really engaging structure that showcases both her sense of humor and playful nature. She loves watching The Office and has fond memories of racing Hot Wheels. Those details may not seem important, but they give us a fuller picture of who this person is and what kind of energy she would bring to a community.
Invest some time in thinking about how you can stand out, and inject personality into your answer. Combine the unconventional. The best essays come out of nowhere. Clearly, this applicant has done her research. She references specific programs, clubs, and classes she would like to explore if she were admitted.
Think about your core values or what resources you absolutely need in a college setting, then try to find places for that within Cornell. Doing that research pays off in the long run. How do you see yourself becoming a part of the Cornell Engineering community? As I hiked through the dense forest on Mt. I took in a breath of fresh air, enjoying the sweet scent of evergreen conifer, and saw a view I would never forget.
Mountain goats grazing in a field of wildflowers against the snow capped peak of Mt. I have always been amazed by the beauty of nature and I want to dedicate my efforts to preserving the planet.
By combining a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Robotics, I believe that Cornell will provide the education necessary for me to apply robotic technology to solve global environmental challenges. There is incredible potential for environmental robotics in the future and I am determined to use robotics to rethink environmental cleanup and recovery.
Taking courses like Autonomous Mobile Robots would provide the knowledge necessary to design robots capable of replanting trees and promoting forest regrowth without human intervention. This novel framework would make it possible for robot fleets to be deployed in remote forests and oceans, with long-range human communication. I would be thrilled to attend the weekly sessions like these to learn about novel technology that could have huge potential impacts in the environmental field.
I really discovered the endless applications of robotics in the real world in my junior year of high school when I spent over hours developing a solar-powered blimp designed to aid urban search and rescue for the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair WSSEF.
Taking The Politics of Human-Environment Relations would broaden my perspective on the complex interrelationship between humanity and the environment, giving me insight into how policy can synergize with mechanical engineering to solve pressing environmental issues.
Through the Cornell Engineering Co-op Program I would be able to gain invaluable industry experience and exposure to current applications of engineering in the environment. Companies like Droneseed and The Ocean Cleanup are already using drone swarms to replant native trees and robots to clean up ocean trash. And there is potential for so much more. Earth gives us clean water to drink, fresh air to breathe, and beautiful places to explore. We have an obligation to play a role in sustaining the health of our planet.
At Cornell, I would receive an excellent education in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics that would empower me to achieve my dream--applying robotics to save our home. Be imaginistic and descriptive. Although the format of this essay is different from that of the first example, it still incorporates great, evocative language. You have to be able to convey information in a compelling way for your readers to care.
Show a clear plan for the future. She gives specific classes and connects those to her career path. Find cool connections between some of those interests and emphasize how this makes you multi-faceted! Get outside the college bubble. In this essay, we get a clear sense that the applicant is passionate about sustainability and the environment. She talks about how much she values nature and cites a few companies that are already doing important work to solve environmental problems.
While she talks a great deal about her interest in Cornell-specific resources and programs, she also shows how she can make the use of her college experience in the real world. This demonstrates the depth of her knowledge and the impact of her ambition on the greater community. College of Architecture, Art, and Planning: What three words best describe you?
Get creative. Just watch the per-word character count. If so, you may find this comprehensive guide to the short answer questions helpful. Please select the two essay prompts that you will respond to below: Option 1: Engineering is inherently collaborative. The key here is to show rather than tell. Lots of people can describe collaboration from afar in similar ways i. However, nobody else has had your unique life experience.
Choosing a specific time or situation that embodies your approach to collaboration will not only make it easier to write by grounding it in a particular narrative, but it will also help set you apart from other applicants. After brainstorming and settling on a topic, just start writing! You can always write it long and then cut it later. We find it helps to get all your ideas out on paper so you have a starting point.
Many schools have a supplemental essay prompt that asks students to reflect on their experiences and demonstrate, essentially, how those experiences would allow them to add to the diversity of a college community. This one is similar, but asks you to think particularly about the role of diversity in the engineering community and profession. And remember, community can mean a lot of different things. How might your passion for yard sales inform your approach to building machines?
How might your identity as a queer Asian-American influence the way you conceptualize projects? How might your obsession with badminton affect how you work in group settings?
These are the kinds of questions you should be asking yourself. Just let the ideas flow and use your brainstorming to guide you. Special thanks to Luci for contributing to this post. Luci is an audiophile and storyteller with a love of all things radio and writing. What more could you ask for?
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