Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

I live in the United States, the flat land of Texas contrasting my Spanish home country’s hills, all while raised by my Venezuelan mom. As stamps overran my passport's tiny pages, I aimed to find valu

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Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a translator. Until my parents eventually had to expose me to the internet, the inevitable day when I excitedly sat in front of the computer watching it boot up while

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Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?

I still remember the helplessness and deafening of everything around me that occupied my hearing when I found out that my best friend had passed away. It all seemed to start going wrong the day we mis

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Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.

When I was 14, I ran a money-making scheme on Animal Crossing, extorting thousands of bells, the game's currency. I began learning hardware coding in Assembly when I exploited my 3DS, reverse-enginee

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What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?

Inspired by Samuel Morse's transformative experience, where he turned personal tragedy into a purposeful creation, I discovered my own dedication to improving the human experience through community se

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In the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War, Ezra Cornell wrote, "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." For over 150 years, Cornell University has remained deeply committed to Ezra’s vision. Explain how your life experiences will help inform your contributions to a learning community devoted to “...any person…any study.” We encourage you to think broadly about your life experiences, including how local (e.g., family, school, neighborhood) or global communities you’ve been part of have helped shape your perspective.

Every time I hold my mom’s hands, I distinctly feel the calluses on her hands, reminding me of her resilience. She left her life in Venezuela at 16 to move to Spain. As she taught me to ride a bicycle

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How do your interests directly connect with Cornell Engineering? If you have an intended major, what draws you to that department at Cornell Engineering? If you are unsure what specific engineering field you would like to study, describe how your general interest in engineering most directly connects with Cornell Engineering. It may be helpful to concentrate on one or two things that you are most excited about.

In Texas, children face a higher risk of fatal car crashes than in any other state, a reality I witnessed first hand after losing friends to the car-dependent infrastructure of the state. In Cornell's

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Question A: Describe an engineering problem that impacts your local community. This could be your school, neighborhood, town, region, or a group you identify with. Describe one to three things you might do as an engineer to solve the problem.

When I video call my grandmother with Parkinson’s disease, I often worry about how it affects her day-to-day functions living alone as I see the camera shaking. Since the crisis in Venezuela started,

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Engineering Applicant Word 1, 2, & 3

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Engineering 1, 2, 3 (Describing Cornell Engineering)

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Communities Essay

Aside from providing me knowledge, and making me insanely good at Geoguessr and Seterra, being part of a community of military families eventually made me love the colorful view of diversity, encourag

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Why that College or School?

Beyond the classroom, I began my learning journey in my small garage wiring remote-controlled airplanes and model trains, and exploring aerodynamics and mechanics. Since then, I have been able to solv

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Major-Specific Question 1

I recall my excitement seeing Schumacher’s epic races in the rain, marking his success with Benetton and first victory with Ferrari. With Formula 1 teams less than 20% women and ethnic minorities, I i

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Major-Specific Question 2

Since a young age, I sought to learn everything about trains and their rails. Building machine learning networks, I learned about their topological limitations in bio-inspired design. In Japan, the To

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