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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 […]
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Counselor event, Cornell style
Forty counselors traveled to Mount Vernon earlier this month to learn more about Cornell. The kickoff for the event was appetizers, drinks, and dinner at One Mission Fundraising, catered by Bon Appétit, Cornell’s dining services provider. The counselors sampled different desserts at Fuel, Palisades Café, and Scarlet Boutique. They explored Uptown Mount Vernon as they […]
Earning college credit in high school 
Beware of rankings without context 
Counselor event, Cornell style