Cornell CALS Supplemental Essays Explained ('22-'23)

Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences asks applicants a unique trio of questions on the Cornell supplement to the Common App. Learn more about how you can craft responses to these questions that will give you the best shot of earning admissions to this one-of-a-kind college within an Ivy League university.

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Essays
Required: Why are you drawn to studying the major you have selected? Please discuss how your interests and related experiences have influenced your choice. Specifically, how will an education from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and Cornell University help you achieve your academic goals?

Optional: At Cornell CALS, we aim to leave the world better than we found it, so we seek out those who are not simply driven to master their discipline, but who are also passionate about doing so to serve the public good. Please elaborate on an activity or experience you have had that made an impact on a community that is important to you. We encourage you to think about community broadly – this could include family, school, or local and global communities (300-word limit).

Optional: The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is dedicated to the exploration of the agricultural, life, environmental, and social sciences and welcomes students with interests that span a wide variety of disciplines. Given our agricultural history and commitment to educating the next generation of agriculturalists, please share if you have a background in agriculture or are interested in pursuing a career in agriculture.

Select all that apply:

– My family owns or operates a farm
– I have experience working in agriculture
– I have interest in pursuing a career in agriculture
Please feel free to share additional details below (optional):

If you check one or more of the three options above, you are allowed to write one more 300-word essay.

Learn more about CALS: https://cals.cornell.edu/

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