As an international student, can I defer my offer of admission to complete required military service?
Cornell will typically defer a student's offer of admission to permit them to complete required military service. If you are an admitted student wishing to defer enrollment for one or two years, you can submit an official request to Cornell undergraduate admissions by visiting your Applicant Portal and completing t…
Does Cornell grant deferrals?
Deferral r equests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis; admitted first-year Cornell students may request a one or two-year deferred entry. In general, Cornell broadly supports the notion of a gap year experience for students between high school and college. Successful gap year experiences start with a well-develope…
