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We invite you to follow along with these students as they describe their experiences during Cornell University Summer College 2011.
SophieHi everyone! My name is Sophie and I am a rising senior at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland. Having dreamt of attending Cornell since the seventh grade, I could not be more excited about spending my summer up in Ithaca. I am looking forward to studying Freedom and Justice,... > more |  |
JosephHi everyone! My name is Joseph and I'll be taking the Cornell Engineering Experience this summer. I've just finished my junior year at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, but I did my first two years of high school in Melbourne, Australia. I am from a Foreign Service family,... > more |  |
JamesHi everyone! My name is James and I just finished my junior year at St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Illinois. I am actively involved in my high school, whether it be though sports or clubs. I have been on the football team for four years and just finished the... > more |  |
RyanGreetings everyone! My name is Ryan and I'm from South Korea. I'm a boarder at St. Anne's-Belfield School in Virginia. I came to United States in 8th grade as an international student. Until then, I lived in Korea. My favorite sport is soccer and I also play the cello, piano... > more |  |
MikeHello! I'm Mike, and I'm a sixteen year old from Livingston, New Jersey. I'm a lover of literature and the humanities in general, so I'm excited to be taking the Genius and Madness in Literature course at Cornell this summer. As of 6/8/11, I was named captain of the Cross... > more |  |
EmilyHello! My name is Emily and I live in Cherry Valley, a little town in rural New York. I just completed my junior year of high school and believe it or not I am very excited to spend some more time in school at Cornell University this summer! I have... > more |  |
AneeshaHey! I’m Aneesha from Hyderabad, India. I have just completed my first year of the IB programme from The International School Bangalore. It has been a rewarding yet stressful year with assignments, exams, SATs and other tests. But now I have the chance to explore a passion I have nurtured... > more |  |
ErikaHello! I am Erika from New York City. I have just completed my junior year of high school and am looking forward to arriving at Cornell. This summer I will be taking The Individual in the Social World. Psychology is something I have always been interested in, and Cornell... > more |  |
PatrickMy name is Patrick. I'm a student at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara, California, and I've just finished junior year. I have lived in Santa Barbara all my life, and if I’m not studying, at school, or asleep, I tend to be running, practicing Karate, or on a Boy... > more |  |
AshleyHey! I'm Ashley, a junior at McNair Academic High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, 15 minutes from NYC. Some interests are tennis, fashion, film, rock concerts, participating in NYC flash mobs, and most importantly, animals! Tennis has been a love of mine for years, since I am void of... > more |  |
HortenseHi everyone! My name is Hortense. I currently live in New York City but I also lived in France, where I was born, and in the UK. I have just finished my sophomore year, and will be attending Art as Experience for Summer College. I just can't wait to be... > more |  |