Members of the Undergraduate Admissions Office selection committee conduct a review of all undergraduate applications for consideration, but applicants who believe they may be especially well-qualified are encouraged to express interest. If you are a prospective student and you have questions about the program, please contact us at commitment@cornell.edu.
The majority of students are chosen for the Rawlings CPRS program as incoming freshmen. Current Cornell sophomores, who were not chosen as entering freshmen to be in the Rawlings CPRS program, may apply in the spring of their sophomore year to be admitted into the program at the beginning of their junior year. Sophomores who wish to apply must: 1) have at least a 3.0 GPA; 2) have done at least one semester of research at Cornell; 3) be nominated by a faculty member (preferably the faculty with whom the student has done research). Nomination materials for faculty are available in spring semester. For more information about the nomination and application process including deadlines, please click here.
