Cornell University Top Questions

Someone who is smart, self-motivated, and is good at carving a niche. It is very easy to get lost, so someone who is a joiner will do best at Cornell.

A serious, dedicated student who is willing to give up a lot and work hard.

Someone who doesn't mind somewhat cold weather, who doesn't mind a huge rate of binge drinking and fraternities dominating the social scene, who is able to handle lots of stress, and who likes to be academically challenged should attend Cornell.

someone who is goal oriented and can focus on the work yet have fun at the same time

Someone who knows what they want and is looking for the best program possible.

Students attending Cornell University should be above average in intelligence, determined, and goal oriented.

A dilligent, responsible, yet fun loving person. You have to be able to accept a failure and move forward constantly.

Anyone with an open mind, a good work ethic, and a friendly disposition. If you are very reserved it might be harder to make friends because there are so many people.

-almost anyone, but has to be someone willing to work very hard who also likes to have a good time -Should be very motivated

smart people, diligent ones, with plenty of motivation

Students who are prepared for VERY challenging workloads should consider Cornell if there are particular programs, departments, or faculty they are interested in working with. These students should be aware that the campus is diverse, but that diversity must be sought out. Cornell is a challenge: the school work is challenging, finding a social niche is challenging. Students who are prepared to accept this facet of Cornell and work hard should consider applying: it's worth it if you're ready for it.

someone who is or has the ability to be very focused on doing well and working hard. person should realize that they will adjust in the beginning, because it is definitely an adjustment. someone who is driven and motivated, especially with repsect to a career, will really benefit from Cornell.

A person that is self motivated and willing to work with a diverse student body.

Anyone! You have to be opened to be a diverse population. You'll find every kind of person from every socio-economic class possible. Just be sure you can live with a rather large student body, even though leadership roles are easy to grasp here.

Very driven students with a clear goal of where they are going in life.

Anyone who wants space to explore, lots of resources, and who is willing to seek out help if they need it.

Career-focused Hard-worker

Someone who is willing to learn but understands they can't do everything. Cornell is such a large school with so much going on that you can't fit everything in. They should also be able to accept failure and learn from it. You can't and won't be right all the time.

hard working and self motivated

Hard Working