I wrote my common application essay about a personal experience that I had with my family when we were in Okinawa, Japan when I was younger. This experience had a profound effect on me and I felt that it demonstrated many fo the qualities that a successful college student needs. “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving”-Lao Tzu The mountainous weather-worn sandstone steps stood ahead, glowing in the warm afternoon sun. And with...

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I essentially explained why I wanted to go to Cornell including my interest in their business program. I explained my background academically and how that lent itself to undergrad study in business as well as my efforts outside the classroom to gain exposure to the business world such as taking the International Law course at Harvard. I believe that Cornell has it’s applicants write this sort of essay because they really want to see why you want to go...

Cornell is one of the top schools that still place a...

I had very active summers during high school. During my freshman summer, I travelled...

I believe that you should apply to around 8-10 schools. My composition was: 4 reach, 2 mid range, and 2 safety/fits. I think this is a a well-balanced mixed as I got into 1 reach, 2...

Remember that the main reason you go to college is to prepare yourself for what comes after college, whether that be...

I was looking for a school with an excellent undergrad business program in the Northeast....

I had a humanities professor and a mathematics professor write my recommendations. I would suggest having professors from two different disciplines write...

I attended boarding school for high school, so my experience interviewing was...

get involved in extracurricular that truly interest you right away, this is not the time to join a million clubs, pick the...

Cornell is a large school in a rural area, so if you...

My college counselor told me that Cornell was one of the schools who still values SAT/ACT test scores highly as well as high GPAs, and therefore that I should try to have the greatest SAT scores as possible. In order to do this, I took as many practice tests that I...