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Engineering program enters sophomore year with promise
In its first year, six students declared the engineering sciences major. The Department of Physics and Engineering offered five engineering courses, in which an additional 57 non-majors or future majors were enrolled. “We’re emphasizing hands-on learning,” says Brian Johns, assistant professor of engineering. “I want our students doing engineering things. We’re creating a ‘culture of […]
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More options, more personalization
Gen-Zers are growing up with technology that all but reads their minds to provide them relevant content that they’re interested in. They can personalize everything from their shoes to their videogame avatars. College admission offices are following suit by giving prospective applicants more options for how they apply to college and apply for scholarship funds. […]
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The effects of the new SAT
New SAT averaging 1090 The new SAT has two sections: mathematics and English, each scored from 200-800, for a total out of 1600. The most recent “old SAT” gave a total out of 2400. While the average for the SAT of 2006-15 was 1500, the average on the newest rendition is showing 1090, which is […]
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Test Optional: Easy in or alternative path?
The many faces of Test Optional Colleges are putting less emphasis on standardized test scores, but that doesn’t mean the same thing for every college. The New York Times found that while Hampshire College announced it would go test-blind, not looking at scores at all, Pitzer College allowed students to decide for themselves if their […]
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9 tips for advising Generation Z
Career counselors in our Berry Career Institute work with students on a daily basis, connecting them with the world outside of Cornell through networking opportunities and skill-building workshops. Here’s what they have to say about advising Generation Z.
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What application type is best to get students into the college they want?
According to FairTest.org, over 850 four-year colleges and universities no longer use SAT or ACT scores as the criteria to submit substantial numbers of their bachelor-degree applicants. Along with changes to how these tests are considered, the number of national liberal arts colleges that have chosen to offer a test-optional application is up to 169 […]
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The Early FAFSA student response
Terminology refresher: the working name that we used last year to refer to the new filing date FAFSA was “Prior Prior Year.” Now it’s a little simpler as “Early FAFSA.” CegmentTM recently completed a comprehensive survey that reached out to a new, key audience–students and their parents to learn what their expectations will be this […]
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PPY poll: Your answers and our responses
Information to help you We asked if there was information we could provide to help you—and the answer was a resounding yes, including information to share with families. We’ve put together this PPY worksheet for you to share with your students. Here are a few things to keep in mind about the changing deadlines: The […]
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How Prior Prior Year changes the game
In the current college application cycle students have to wait until January of their senior year to submit for federal student aid. (And really, who gets their taxes done in January? Making the submission time more like February or March.) This deadline is poorly aligned with the college application calendar, creating obstacles for students trying […]
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Why we still love Raise.me
Last month we told you that we decided to join Raise.me. Since then, some educators have raised questions in the Huffington Post and The Gazette about how the program truly benefits students. Steve Nelson, head of a Manhattan high school, points out some areas where Raise.me needs more transparency. Nelson writes, “There is no evidence […]
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Interview with Tess Wilner ’16
Tess Wilner ’16 Economics and business major Spanish minor Women’s Softball Team From Maple Grove, Minnesota What made you decide to come to Cornell? Originally, I heard about Cornell College through Coach Ness. She contacted me, and I starting researching Cornell and was very intrigued by One Course At A Time. I thought it provided […]
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Why attend admitted student events
You know better that anyone that students are applying to more colleges than they used to—according to a 2015 National Association for College Admission Counseling report, 81 percent of Fall 2013 first-years applied to three or more colleges, and 32 percent applied to seven or more colleges. More students are also being admitted to multiple […]
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More Ways to Apply
We’ve met a number of students who are confused about whether they should take the SAT or the ACT for college admissions, which can be further complicated by whether or not their schools fund them to take one or the other. What we’ve found, though, is that test scores aren’t the best predictor of student […]
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Earning college credit in high school
Transferring academic credits earned in high school to Cornell is a straight-forward formula. AP exam credit Students receive credit for their AP exams on a course-by-course basis. A 4 or 5 is required to receive course credit. Dual enrollment credit Cornell recently updated the dual enrollment credit policy: PSEO/dual enrollment credit for high school students […]
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Beware of rankings without context
Beware of rankings without context by Jonathan Brand, Cornell College President When the U.S. Department of Education released its first College Scorecard in September, the media narrative was that college rankings would become more reliable because they could take advantage of large amounts of federally verified data. A few months later what we have seen […]
What application type is best to get students into the college they want? 
The Early FAFSA student response 
PPY poll: Your answers and our responses 
Why we still love Raise.me 
Why attend admitted student events 
More Ways to Apply 
Earning college credit in high school 
Beware of rankings without context