About Summer College
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Select a topic:
- Program dates, costs, and deadlines
- Admissions and application questions
- Financial-aid
- Campus life
- Summer College grades
- General questions
Program dates, costs, and deadlines
- What are the program dates?
- What are the application deadlines?
- How much does each program cost and when is payment due?
Admissions and application questions
- What needs to be included in order for the admissions application to be complete?
- If applying by mail, see the checklist on the "Apply by mail" page.
- If applying online, see the checklist on the "Apply online" page.
- When will students know about admissions decisions?
- Who should students contact if they have questions about courses?
- Does a student need to earn a specific GPA or test score to apply?
- If applying by mail, see the checklist on the "Apply by mail" page.
- If applying online, see the checklist on the "Apply online" page.
- Do students earn college credit?
- Can a student still apply if s/he hasn't taken the PSAT?
- If applying by mail, see the checklist on the "Apply by mail" page.
- If applying online, see the checklist on the "Apply online" page.
- Does Summer College interview prospective students?
- How many students attend?
- How many students apply?
- What year in high school do I have to be in to attend Summer College?
- If a student will miss two or more days at anytime during the program, do you recommend that s/he still apply?
- Are Summer College alumni favored for admission to Cornell as undergraduates?
- Can I still apply to the Research Apprenticeship in Biological Sciences (RABS) if I haven't taken an AP Biology class?
Financial aid
- What needs to be included in order for the financial-aid application to be complete?
- How should the financial-aid form be filled out if a student's parents are divorced?
- When will a student be notified regarding the financial-aid decision?
- How do you decide who gets a financial award?
- If a student isn't awarded financial-aid, are there any other resources students/parents can acquire information?
- Can a student apply for financial-aid if s/he is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident?
Campus life
- Will students have time for activities other than studying?
- Are students supervised in the residence halls?
- Are the residence halls air-conditioned?
- Can students choose their roommate?
- Will I have access to Cornell resources such as the library and athletic facilities?
- Where will I be living?
- How far are the dining halls from classrooms?
Grades
- Can students delete bad grades from their Cornell transcript?
- How do students get transcripts sent to schools?
General questions
- What happens on Opening Day?
- Who teaches Summer College classes?
- Are Summer College classes really undergraduate Cornell classes?
- Can I sit in on other Cornell courses?
- What things should students bring to Summer College?
- Do students need money for anything?
- Where do Summer College students come from?
- Can students talk with a past participant?
- If students have additional questions, who should they contact?