Cornell Applicants Still Don’t Know How to Apply to Cornell

by Dan Haley | November 4, 2008 at 10:59 am

Over a year ago, IvyGate learned that 5% of Cornell applicants (1,300 students) were immediately rejected because they forgot to check off which college within Cornell they wanted to attend. Well, these Cornell wannabes are at it again. The New York Times reports:

About 1 percent of applications to Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa — or 30 to 40 a year — are meant for Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., says Todd White, its director of admissions.

I guess it's reasonable someone would mail his Cornell application to Iowa. At least, it was reasonable to Robert H. Kim. According to the Times, Kim accidentally sent his application to Cornell College and then, after learning of his mistake, fell in love with the school. What was it that so impressed him about bizarro Cornell? The Times says:

students at Cornell College take one course at a time. What an ideal way to study, Mr. Kim thought.

Untraditional courseloads? The temerity.

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2 Responses to “Cornell Applicants Still Don’t Know How to Apply to Cornell”

  1. Neither Cornell Says:
    November 4th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    Ha. This super defensive explanation is unintentionally hilarious:

    http://www.cornellcollege.edu/about-cornell/not-in-ithaca.shtml

  2. Anon Says:
    November 5th, 2008 at 3:39 am

    ^ omfg that is so lame.

    my respect (well, the respect I was thinking one day I’d have for CC) has completely diminished.

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