Cockroaches to Cornell

Cornell in April. It hit the mid 40s,
so break out the shorts and take off those jackets!

It's just a few easy steps to get into an Ivy League school, as demonstrated by Samuel's method below.

1. Write a scientific paper on a new species of cockroach with friends from high school.*
3. Apply to Cornell's world-famous entomology program.
4. Receive one page letter from Cornell (via email) that looks like a rejection.  But read it again.
5. Discover that Cornell has offered you a "Transfer Option."
6. Jump up and down in excitement.

See how easy that was?  Sure, you need the grades and the good SAT scores, but what you really need are exotic cockroaches.

The famous paragraph.  Read carefully! 

This week Samuel is visiting Cornell with his grandfather Sherman to explore this "Transfer Option" and visit with other smart people that like insects. He would need to spend a year at another institution first and get good enough grades, but could then transfer into the Cornell Agricultural and Life Sciences College.

* Paper entitled "A new species of Panchlora (Blaberidae: Panchlorinae) from Ecuador."  Accepted for publication pending revisions.   See my Roach Science post for more of the fun details.
**Disclaimer.  While exotic cockroaches worked for our kid, they may not work for your kid.