2027-28 CBTA Preferment Application

Cornell Branch of Telluride Association

Application for Preferment
This application is for current Cornell undergraduate and graduate students, students who are applying to transfer into Cornell, or future Cornell graduate students who wish to become members of Telluride House in the 2027-2028 academic year. At this time, we cannot accept applications from students who will be either first or second-year undergraduates during the 2027-2028 school year.

This application is due on October 31, 2026 at 23:59 ET, which is a hard deadline.

Application Timeline
Selected applicants will be invited to participate in an interview either by phone/Zoom or at the Telluride House in mid-November. Final decisions will be available after the Thanksgiving break.

Acceptance into the Cornell Branch of the Telluride Association does not entail your acceptance to Cornell University. If your application has not been accepted by the Cornell Office of Admissions, please contact the CBTA Preferment Committee at cbta.apply@tellurideassociation.org and immediately rescind your application.

Inquiries
Please contact the CBTA Preferment Committee at cbta.apply@tellurideassociation.org with "2027-28 CBTA Preferment Inquiries" in the subject line.

Telluride is proud of its diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disabilities.
Letter to prospective housemembers
Contact Information
Name

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Email
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Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Permanent Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Have you had previous experience with Telluride Association or another Nunnian organization?
Please select which Nunnian organization

Demographic Information
This section is optional. Demographic information is not used in the selection process; it is used in aggregate to helps us to better understand our applicant pool.
Describe your race or ethnic identity in a few words (optional)
What is your native language? (optional)
Describe your gender identity (optional)
Do you have any disabilities? (optional)
Parents/Guardians
Siblings

Activities and Academic Status
Status at Cornell:
What undergraduate year are you?
From which school do you plan to transfer to Cornell?
When did/will you matriculate at Cornell?
When do you expect to complete your studies at Cornell?
What are your major areas of academic interest?
What schools have you attended, beginning with secondary school?
We require unofficial transcripts from all secondary and post-secondary institutions you have attended. List each institution below with transcript status.
Upload Transcript(s)

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Any transcripts not uploaded above must be emailed to cbta.apply@tellurideassociation.org as soon as available. Your application will not be considered without a full set of post-secondary transcripts.
Concisely list any significant jobs that you have held for pay.
Concisely list any scholastic activities and honors.
Concisely list any significant community activities and personal interests.
Optional: You may upload a resume or CV

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Essay Responses
The Cornell Branch of the Telluride Association prohibits the use of AI in any part of the creation of your responses to these prompts. We are more interested in your unique voice and perspective than polished prose.
Letter to Prospective Housemembers
Please read the Letter to Applicants. With these pillars in mind, reflect on how you experience this framework in your personal life. How do they interact or contradict? (500-700 words)

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Choose one to respond (1000 words maximum):
a) Write about any topic that interests you, and what compels you about it.
b) Define a problem (in your academic field, personal life, community, society —anything that interests you). Propose a solution, and then critically analyze it.
Respond to a or b

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Disagreement often requires us to evaluate not only the positions of others, but also our own. How do you decide when to stand by your position and when to reconsider it? Include at least one example from your life (400-600)

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Describe a space that you value and what you have learned from it. (300 words maximum) ('Space' could be literal or figurative, big or small—a grocery store, if you want.)

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We’re meeting for the first time and I ask you for a multimedia portfolio that tells me your life story in three (3) pieces (songs, films, books, visual art, et cetera). What content do you include, in what order (if any), and why? (150 words maximum)

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For Nunnian Students: What are the strengths and weaknesses of your Nunnian Education? How have they shaped and limited who you are now? How have they influenced what you want to contribute to the Telluride House? (1,000 words.)

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I affirm that all of the work presented herein is my own and that I am familiar with the Cornell Branch of the Telluride Association's Terms of Scholarship.
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Cornell Branch of Telluride Association

Contact Information

Demographic Information

Activities and Academic Status

Essay Responses