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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| interested | 11/12/2009 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I'm Andrea, as you know I guess lol Im really interested in attending Cornell. I'm a junior in High ... A: I'm not sure what a good GPA is for entrance because I can't find the stats on that, but 88% of the ... | ||
| Cornell Standards | 11/6/2009 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I am a junior in high school and am really interested in going to Cornell, however I can't find on ... A: 67% of the current freshman class have SAT reading score of 650 and its 82% for math. 88% are in the ... | ||
| Whether there is a problem with getting admission and have scholarships. | 8/24/2009 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I am an international student studying the British Curriculum GCE O & A level. I have got 9 A's in ... A: One "B" shouldn't drastically effect your scholarship chances. Generally, scholarships require a ... | ||
| Cornell! but failed a class.. | 8/15/2009 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: Would they dislike the fact that i failed Economics on my transcript? I'm usually a 3.7 or higher ... A: This easiet answer to your question is no.. admissions isn't going to like that you failed econ ... | ||
| grades | 5/27/2009 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I really want to attend Cornell University and im not really sure what kind of graeds I need to ... A: 88% of the income freshmen class graduated high school in the top 10% of their class. I'm not sure ... | ||
| Experience | 3/19/2009 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: Danielle- I'm not sure if you've answered this before, but a lot of the previous questions I've read ... A: Everyone experiences Cornell differently and it sounds like your alumni interviewer fell into the ... | ||
| What do you look for in a trancscript? | 2/20/2009 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I'm a freshman of highschool, and I've been told many times I don't need to worry about college ... A: The only required units are the 4 units of English and 3 of math. After that, everything else is ... | ||
| What do you look for in a trancscript? | 2/17/2009 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I'm a freshman of highschool, and I've been told many times I don't need to worry about college ... A: I'm glad to hear that you have started to think about college early. People are partially correct in ... | ||
| transfering into cornell | 12/15/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: My name is Nicole and I am currently a senior in high school. Although I did apply to Cornell for ... A: Basically, as a transfer prospect you must do everything again lol. Grades are most definitely the ... | ||
| cornell university | 10/2/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I am a high school senior this year. I am really eager to go to Cornell University. I know that ... A: Sounds like you've been busy doing things that will impress college admissions officers. You've got ... | ||
| Getting into Cornell | 10/1/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I am a junior in high school and I really want to go to Cornell. What kind of grades do i need to ... A: Glad to here that you're interested in Cornell. I'm currently a student so I'm particularly biased. ... | ||
| Getting in to Cornell | 9/27/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: Hey Danielle, I'm a senior in high school and I was just asking if you think I could get into ... A: I can't tell you what your chances are of being accepted because no one can know until you apply, ... | ||
| Another Admissions Question | 8/27/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I know that you cannot know exactly, but I wondered if you could give me an idea of whether it is ... A: First, congratulations on your SAT scores. From my knowledge, your scores are pretty good. As for ... | ||
| Unfortunate circumstances and Cornell. | 8/3/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: My name is Faryal, and I'm going into my senior year at a small school in upstate New York, I ... A: First of all, if you're interested in an interview, call the admissions office. The number for Arts ... | ||
| being admitted into cornell | 7/29/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: So the basic question- what is it that makes a resume so eye catching? What do the administerees ... A: It seems like you've got the gist of what applications require. Your GPA and test scores generally ... | ||
| Cornell | 7/28/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: Yes, this is yet another question about wether or not someone can getinto Cornell. I plan on ... A: Sounds like you're doing well in school. Your GPA, coupled with the difficulty of your courses, ... | ||
| Getting in...and after that | 3/16/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: ok first of all i really want to go to Cornell but I'm not sure if i will be accepted. I'm a junior ... A: I cannot truly answer what your chances are of being accepted to Cornell because there is no exact ... | ||
| Transferring to Cornell Question... | 2/20/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I'm applying to transfer to Cornell CALS for the Fall of 2008. I'm currently a sophomore at a very ... A: I'm glad to know you're applying to transfer to Cornell in the fall. Not to sound overly biased, but ... | ||
| School of Human Ecology | 1/30/2008 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: How does this college rate in terms of difficulty of admission in relation to the other colleges? ... A: Admissions is always a tricky game. The office doesn't discriminate between potential students from ... | ||
| Cornell - essay requirements | 12/29/2007 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: Cornell application offers an alternative admission should one not get his first choice admission. I ... A: Wow that is a really good question. Truthfully, I don't know the answer, but I have some ideas about ... | ||
| I have some q's | 11/10/2007 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: i'm interested in taking archtecture, and cornell is one of my top choices. However, I'm a bit ... A: I do apologize for getting to your question so late, a technical mistake. Unfortunately tho I am ... | ||
| cornell admission | 6/26/2007 | Danielle Traylor |
| Q: I'm debating where to go to college and Cornell looks like a nice possibility. I would like to major ... A: What scores you send to Cornell is a choice you'll have to make on your own. There's no set answer ... | ||
| Admission to Cornell | 10/22/2006 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: Andrew! You probably get this A LOT, but because you're an expert, could you tell me what it takes ... A: If you had read my other responses, you might have found an answer, but anyhow: I don't admit ... | ||
| Dumbing people down. | 9/1/2006 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I'm not sure if you would have any knowledge or an opinion on this subject, but since you're listed ... A: Um, if the people in the "news" you're referring to are people like Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity or ... | ||
| Cornell - and not the questions you don't want to hear | 8/29/2006 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: Andrew. i'd like to ask a few questions regarding Cornell - and i promise, they're not about my ... A: Hey Diane, Very entertaining epistle. I'll try to answer the multifarious bits as best I can. ... | ||
| Cornell Life | 8/16/2006 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: McNair, My name is Jacqueline Kikuchi and I am very interested in applying to Cornell University. ... A: My experience was shaped almost solely by where I lived, namely Risley Residential College for the ... | ||
| Undergraduate Admissions | 7/19/2006 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I have been reading pretty much all of the questions and answers regarding Cornell. This is my dream ... A: I totally have a good answer for you. Sorry for the short delay. I don't know if you're good or ... | ||
| Transfer admission | 5/24/2006 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I am currently studying at Ohio State(junior) and I am an Honors student here at the Fisher college ... A: Apply. What do you have to lose? When you DO reply, though, don't let on like you don't think you're ... | ||
| General Question Regarding Admissions | 2/16/2006 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I am not sure if you can answer this question because from your biography, I realized that you have ... A: Krystal, I'll try to give you as complete an answer as possible, but do know that I am speaking out ... | ||
| What's the best thing about Cornell? | 12/28/2005 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: hehe. Is Cornell's "Open Door" policy unique in any way compared to other universities? What I'm ... A: I have no idea: it's been a long time since I had to look at undergraduate programs (8 years, in ... | ||
| What's the best thing about Cornell? | 12/28/2005 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I'm applying to the school of engineering as a transfer from a community college, and I'm trying to ... A: John, I think you're thinking about this the wrong way. Cornell wants its students to be ... | ||
| Cornell Admissions | 11/13/2005 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I'm a senior in high school and I'm very interested in Cornell. I'm filling out my application now ... A: Alex, Your numbers are fine, so I wouldn't dwell on them in your application. CU admissions will ... | ||
| Questions about the fee and places | 7/17/2005 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: After I got your answers, I visited the Cornell University site and I found some interesting things ... A: The Cornell Medical School is in New York City There's another medical school in Qatar, which is a ... | ||
| Just a few questions | 7/17/2005 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I just want to ask you some questions about Cornell University. I am only grade 9 right now and i am ... A: Dan, What's required to get into Cornell is the same as what's required to get into any college. ... | ||
| Cornell Admissions | 4/25/2005 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I've just read an exerpt of one of your q/a sessions in which a student asked about his chances of ... A: Eugene, I think you'll get in. I've never been affiliated w/ the admissions folks and it's not like ... | ||
| Cornell admissions advice? | 7/29/2004 | Sidney |
| Q: I will be applying to Cornell during my senior year of 2004-2005. Cornell has been my first choice ... A: It's been such a long time since I applied to college (I graduated from high school in 1995), which ... | ||
| Cornell admission advice? | 7/29/2004 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I will be applying to Cornell during my senior year of 2004-2005. Cornell has been my first choice ... A: Amy, Sorry this is a little late in coming. I got your original email as I was packing up things in ... | ||
| undergrad admissions | 7/27/2004 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I am a 12th grade student studying in India. As I am highly interested in comp. science I would like ... A: Cornell's policy with regard to financial aid is as follows: "Cornell University makes admissions ... | ||
| campus environment | 7/5/2004 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: I'm considering going to Cornell for grad school and heard that the students there were rude and it ... A: It depends on what you're going to grad school for -- certain majors can be more cutthroat than ... | ||
| admissions | 6/5/2002 | Andrew McNair |
| Q: my son is going to be Junior in high school. The school was just awarded the Blue Ribbon school of ... A: There really aren't any "secrets" that I'm aware of. If your son is a good student, then that will ... | ||
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