Admitted Students 2010
Congratulations on your admission to Cornish College of the Arts! One of the most important things you can do is visit campus and experience Cornish first-hand. Even if you’ve visited before you may want to do this again — what’s important to you now might be very different than before you applied for admission.
- New Student Registration & Residential Life/Housing Overview
- Important Information
- New Student Checklist
- Links of Interest
New Student Day 2010
Students and their parents are invited to attend this special day exclusively for students admitted to the Fall 2010 class at Cornish College of the Arts.
Saturday, April 24
10:00 am
Program includes:
- Overview of Freshman Integrated Studies
- Financial Aid Overview with loan counseling, payment plans and financial aid strategies
- Tour of Residence Halls and a chance to meet Residential Life Staff
- Curriculum updates and what’s new at Cornish for 2010
- Alumni Panel
- Stay and see a student show! Apr 24 Events
Lunch will be provided.
RSVP to admission@cornish.edu
New Student Registration & Residential Life/Housing Overview
June 24 - 25 or July 22 - 23
Main Campus Center
1000 Lenora Street / Seattle, WA 98121
All new students – freshmen and transfers – for Fall ‘10 should plan on attending one of these events. Both sessions begin at 9:30 AM at the Main Campus Center located at 1000 Lenora St.
At the program of your choice you will:
- Meet with advisor and select fall classes
- Register for fall classes
- Sign up for your Cornish ID and email account
- Receive an overview of your program by the department chair
- Meet new classmates in your program
- Attend a Q&A with Cornish administrators (for parents)
- Learn about financing a Cornish education (for parents)
- Learn more about the residence halls and residential life
- Exempted students attend the Housing Workshop
- Participate in a dinner and boat cruise on Lake Union
Details on how to register will be mailed in to deposited students. If you have questions call or email your Admission Counselor. If you can’t make either registration/housing workshop, there will be options for remote registration in August.
If you meet the criteria to be exempted from the residence hall, you can download our Cornish Student Housing Guide (PDF) » from 2007 to help get you started in your off campus housing search.
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Important Information
The Start of School
The school year for new students begins with Orientation on Thursday, September 2. Orientation continues until the first day of class, September 7. Music and Theater students will need to be on campus Wednesday, September 1 for placement auditions to determine some first semester classes. Orientation on Thursday is mandatory for everyone.
Tuition Deposits
To confirm your space in this fall’s class you must return the Intent to Enroll Form and $250 in tuition deposit. Once we receive your deposit, we’ll send you detailed information about our New Student Registration and Housing Workshops and other information you need to begin your studies at Cornish. The tuition deposit is non-refundable after May 1, and is applied towards your first semester tuition.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
The Office of Financial Aid is mailing out award packages to new students daily. For us to complete and mail your award we must have a complete FAFSA on file and we must have received any supplemental documents we requested. If you believe your FAFSA is complete and you have responded to any requests for additional information but still have not received your award please contact your Admission Counselor immediately.
Housing
The residence halls will be available for move-in on Wednesday, September 1. Your placement in the residence hall will not be secured until the $300 housing deposit and the housing and meal plan contract is received. If you are approved for a housing and meal plan exemption and plan to live off-campus, our general advice is to begin researching housing options in June to secure a place by the end of July. For more information regarding a housing and meal plan exemption, visit http://www.cornish.edu/housing/. If you have decided you will be attending Cornish this fall and want to do some preliminary work now, you can correspond with potential roommates via our Housing Forum and direct any questions you may have to your Admission Counselor.
To use the Online Housing Forum admitted students must log-in using the link at the top right of our online Forums page. If you have not logged-in before — use the Register Here link to create a log-in.
Dance Transfer Students
Cornish Dance Theater Auditions
9:30am – 3:30pm, Monday, August 30 at Kerry Hall
Dance Majors with at least 15 transfer credits in the Humanities and Sciences are invited to audition for Cornish Dance Theater, the Department’s performing ensemble.
Links of Interest
- Campus maps and directions
- Nearby hotels and transportation information
- Academic Departments
(including examples of current student work) - Student Affairs Office
(services and resources to help Cornish students thrive) - Disability Services
(specific information for students needing support) - Parent’s programs and information
