Tell us about an engineering idea you have, or about your interest in engineering. Describe how your ideas and interests may be realized by—and linked to—specific resources within the College of Engineering. Finally, explain what a Cornell Engineering education will enable you to accomplish. My first experience in engineering occurred the summer between seventh and eighth grade. As a birthday present from my uncle, who was a nuclear engineer, I attended Lehigh University's week-long summer CHOICES camp. CHOICES,...

I immediately joined the marching band at Cornell and became the featured twirler (I had twirled baton in high school as well) Joining the band was probably the best thing I did my first semester because it forced me to go out and get to know the roughly 200 other people in band. They were surprisingly social people, and some of the wildest parties I've been to to date...

My favorite class I've taken so far is definitely Intro to Chemical...