OOOOPS

Look at the banner to the left. Will the real Seton Hall please stand up?Hey when did Cornell become a college? or Georgetown? Confused? Apparently you are not alone. Many students confuse them:

About 1 percent of applications to Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa — or 30 to 40 a year — are meant for Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., says Todd White, its director of admissions.

It seemed perfectly logical to Robert H. Kim, a first-generation Korean-American in Los Angeles: if he had to apply to Harvard College, why not Cornell College?

Mr. Kim had his test scores and recommendations sent to Iowa before a friend pointed out the different addresses. Then he learned that students at Cornell College take one course at a time. What an ideal way to study, Mr. Kim thought. He graduated from there in 1990. “It was one of the most wonderful times of my life,” he says today.

 

Tip: Make sure you apply to the right college. Then again, serendipity happens…