Processing Time

Checklist update processing times vary with application volume. Near deadlines, submitted materials may take up to two weeks to appear as “received” in your applicant portal. Portfolios and design supplements are due November 1 for Early Decision and January 2 for Regular Decision. The deadline for supplemental materials is November 14 for Early Decision and January 16 for Regular Decision. 

First-Year Application

Cornell accepts the Common Application (CA), which is submitted online through the Common Application website. As part of the application, you will complete all required fields, essays, and you may invite teachers and your counselor to submit letters of recommendation on your behalf. Once all required sections are finished, you can review a PDF of your answers, and the submission button will appear in the “Review and Submit Application” section under My Colleges > Cornell University.  

Transfer Application

As part of the Transfer Common Application, you will complete all required fields, essays, and you will invite an academic instructor to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. Once all required fields are finished, you will be able to review a PDF of your responses. The submission button will then appear under the Submit Application tool in the top menu bar of the Common Application.

For information on how to submit other materials for your application, please visit Application Material Submission Instructions.