COLLEGE SCHOLAR PROGRAM APPLICATION
Rising sophomores interested in applying to the College Scholar Program must submit all materials
electronically to as_csp@cornell.edu by 11:59 pm on September 15th, 2015. (Early submissions
preferred.)
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Name
Last Name, First Name
Student
ID #
Cornell ID #
College
College
NetID
Ithaca
Address
Local Address
NetID
Cell Phone #
Cell Phone
(if other than Arts & Sciences)
Please provide the name and contact information of a Cornell reference below. This should be someone
who has taught you and could attest to your general ability and maturity, and, if possible, to any particular talent
in the proposed field of study. Graduate teaching assistants are acceptable references.
Name
Name
Dept.
Dept.
E-mail
Email
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Please give a brief (one-line) descriptive title of your proposed program of study:
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1.
Part 1: Please list the courses you completed freshman year as well as the courses you propose to
take as a sophomore on the next page. Your first year's grades are considered.
2.
Part 2: Your essay (3 to 5 pages double-spaced) should describe the intellectual question(s) you wish
to explore as a College Scholar. Please explain how the courses you propose to take will be
contributing to what you envision the intellectual focus of your College Scholar project to be.
3.
Part 3 (Optional): In addition to the essay, you are strongly encouraged to submit a paper you wrote
for a course at Cornell. Extra material attached? YES ☐ NO ☐
Title of paper
Title of paper
Class written for
Class written for
You will be notified of the Selection Committee’s decision by the end of finals in the fall semester. Please
note that applicants may be called in for an interview.
PART ONE:
I. Freshman year courses
First Semester:
Course # and Title (Ex: ENGL 2010,
The English Literary Tradition)
Second Semester:
Requirement
Course # & Title
Requirement Course # and Title
(PBS, LAAS, FWS,
etc.)
Requirement. Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Requirement. Course # & Title
Requirement.
Course # & Title
Requirement. Course # & Title
Requirement.
Course # & Title
Requirement. Course # & Title
Requirement.
Course # & Title
Requirement. Course # & Title
Requirement.
Course # & Title
Requirement. Course # & Title
Requirement.
Number of academic credits completed:
Requirement
GPA after your freshman year: GPA
II. I plan to take the following courses during my sophomore year
First Semester:
Second Semester:
Course # and Title (Ex: ENGL 2010, The English
Literary Tradition)
Course # & Title
Course # and Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
Course # & Title
III. (Optional) You may also list below some of the courses you are interested in taking after your
sophomore year
Courses after sophomore year
College Scholar Application.
PART TWO: APPLICATION ESSAY (3-5 pages double-spaced)
In a thoughtful, well-crafted essay, please describe your intellectual interests and the focus of your proposed
College Scholar project. Keep the following questions in mind when you write your essay as these are the
questions the Committee considers when reviewing applications. What have you learned from the courses you
took and the conversations you have had with faculty conducting research in those disciplines? How are the
courses you propose to take related to the intellectual focus you have identified? Which academic disciplines
do you see as playing a central role in preparing you to pursue the lines of inquiry that seem most promising to
you at this point? What will the College Scholar program enable you to do that a more traditional A&S Major
may not?
Title of College Scholar program of study: Title of College Scholar Program of Study.
Start your essay here
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PART THREE (Optional): You may submit a paper you wrote for a class at Cornell along with your
application.
For office use only: Application completed on __________
College Scholar Application.
Decision: ______________________