随着康奈尔ED截止日期延迟到11月15日，今年的校友面试通知也相应地延迟发送。目前还没有收到邀请的同学请淡定，一位长期活跃的康奈尔大学校友面试官透露，她“刚刚”收到选人名单。因此，可以确定的是，今年康奈尔大学校友面试邀请确实比往年来的更晚一些，但这项工作正在紧密安排中，应该马上就会有消息了。
当然，需要注意的是，校友面试并不是正式的招生官面试，和录取结果也没有完全的关系，因为申请人数太多，学校不可能为每位申请者提供面试机会，所以除了建筑专业将面试列为强制要求之外，其余学院和专业的面试都只是提供信息交流为主，不作为录取的决定性因素。
康奈尔大学面试相关政策
Admission Interviews
Formal admission interviews are required for applicants to:The architecture program in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. Applicants to the art department are encouraged, though not required, to have an interview.Applicants need to schedule an interview.
Though Cornell offers applicants the opportunity to meet with Cornell alumni admissions ambassadors, formal interviews are not required, nor offered, for any other undergraduate programs.Interviews are not offered as part of the Dyson School’s undergraduate admissions process.
入学面试
申请建筑，艺术与规划学院的建筑系申请人必须进行正式的招生面试。艺术系的申请人鼓励但不强制要求进行面试。这两个专业的申请人需要自己预约面试。
但对于任何其他本科专业，都不需要也不安排正式面试。包括戴森商学院的本科招生过程中也不提供面试。相应地，康奈尔大学为申请者提供了与康奈尔大学招生大使谈话的机会（就是我们常说的校友面试）。
关于康奈尔的校友面试
Instead, they are optional, informal conversations that allow students to ask questions, become acquainted with another perspective on the university, and provide additional information. The contact process is completely automated; applicants cannot request or otherwise initiate an alumni contact. Each applicant is assigned to a local committee after Cornell receives the application and fee. If the applicant’s local committee has active members, the chairperson of that committee attempts to match the applicant with an available volunteer. If a match occurs, the volunteer then contacts the applicant to arrange a meeting.
校友面试是非必须的且非正式的对话，使学生可以提出问题，作为了解大学的另一途径，或提供其他信息的另一种方式。校友匹配过程是完全自动化的。申请人无法请求或以其他方式发起校友联系。在康奈尔收到候选人递交的申请后，每个申请人都被分配到一个区域校友委员会。如果申请人所在的地区的校友委员会有活跃的成员，则该委员会的主席将尝试使申请人与可用的志愿者匹配。如果匹配成功，志愿者将与申请人联系以安排谈话。
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contacts are informational, not evaluative – take advantage of the opportunity if contacted, but no need to be nervous 谈话是信息性的，而不是评估性的-谈话时要抓住机会，但不必紧张
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CAAAN members submit informational reports if there is new information to add to the application 面试成员将提交信息报告，补充到申请材料中去
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contacts are completely initiated by alumni – students cannot arrange a meeting 联系完全由面试委员会的校友发出，学生无法主动申请
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we reach about 50-60% of applicants because of limitations caused by geography, timing, presence of alumni, and applicant volume 由于地理，时间，校友人数的限制，通常只能为大约50-60％的申请人提供面试
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students’ applications will not be negatively impacted if they are not contacted 未被安排面试的学生，不会受到负面影响
康奈尔大学如何挑选学生
What Cornell Looks For
Whether you're a first-year or transfer applicant, there’s no magic formula that guarantees you will (or won’t) get into Cornell. Yes, what you may have heard is true: Admission to Cornell is highly selective, with approximately 10% of applicants admitted each year.
Access and affordability are extremely important to us, as are diversity and inclusion. Our admission process is highly individualized, and we spend lots of time evaluating whether you’ll be a good fit for the culture and philosophy of our university. The result is an incredibly rich mix of students, which is one of the best things about Cornell.
So what do we look for?
Your Intellectual Potential
Have you challenged yourself with the highest-level courses? How have you demonstrated your passion for learning?
Your Character
Honesty. Open-mindedness. Initiative. Empathy. Your values are important to Cornell. Do your application essays and recommendations reflect your strongest personal attributes?
Your Involvement
Extracurricular activities. Community involvement. Workplace experience. Leadership. What special talents or interests have you developed?
Your Reasons for Choosing Us
Whether you’ve decided on a major or not, how do you plan on taking advantage of the exceptional learning environment at Cornell? Why is it the right place for you?
Cornell fully supports equality of opportunity. No one is denied admission because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
Essays
Students also frequently ask us what we are looking for in the application essays they submit. Here are tips to consider:
Tip #1: Give careful thought to the questions asked, but don’t try to write the answers that you think we want to hear; give us the answers that tell us about you.
Tip #2: In your essay, help us understand your thoughts and feelings about something that is important to you. We are interested in the topic you choose, how you develop your idea, and how well you express yourself.
康奈尔寻找什么
无论您是第一年的申请者还是转学申请者，都无法保证你会（或不会）进入康奈尔大学。是的，康奈尔大学的录取具有很高的选择性，每年大约仅有10％的申请人被录取。
获取和负担能力对我们而言极为重要，多样性和包容性也对我们至关重要。我们的录取过程是高度个性化的，我们花费大量时间评估你是否适合我们大学的文化和理念。结果是学生的群体异常丰富，这是康奈尔大学最好的事情之一。
你的智力潜能
你有没有挑战最高水平的课程？你如何表现出对学习的热情？
你的性格
诚实、胸襟开阔、主动性、同理心，你的价值观对康奈尔很重要。你的申请论文和推荐信是否反映出你最强的个人特质？
你的活动
课外活动、社区参与、工作场所的经验、领导力，你培养了哪些特殊才能或兴趣？
你选择康奈尔的原因
无论你是否决定修什么专业，你如何计划利用康奈尔大学卓越的学习环境？为什么它是适合你的地方？
康奈尔大学完全支持机会均等。没有人会因为种族，宗教，民族或种族血统，性别，性取向，年龄或残疾而被拒绝。
文书
学生还经常问我们在他们提交的申请论文中寻找什么。这里是要考虑的方面：
提示1：请仔细考虑所提出的问题，但不要试图写出你认为我们希望听到的答案；给我们答案，告诉我们有关你的信息。
提示2：在你的文章中，帮助我们理解你对重要内容的想法和感受。我们对你选择的主题，你如何发展自己的想法以及如何表现自己感兴趣。