To Do List » Case For Cornell Forms

Mailed to you with your acceptance letter, this packet includes your response to admission coupon (not available online) as well as your housing and dining enrollment forms. All first-year and transfer students who submit their forms by July 15 are guaranteed on-campus housing but get your form in by May 1 (first-year students) to comply with deadlines.

To access the online housing and dining enrollment forms, go to:

• housing.cornell.edu
  
• dining.cornell.edu

To Do List » Activate NetID and Email

Your Cornell network identity (NetID) is your key to secure online services at Cornell. Your NetID and activation code will be mailed to you after the university receives your admissions response and deposit. You are expected to activate your NetID immediately.

Once you receive your NetID, you should:

1. Activate your NetID
2. Activate your Cornell email account
3. Check your email for the first time
4. Check uPortal and your Cornell email address regularly for announcements.

To Do List » Cornell Bound Forms

We'll begin mailing this packet in mid-April, after we have received your admission coupon and deposit. Some forms are required; others are optional based on your interests and needs. Most forms are due July 10 (August 1 for transfer students) if not sooner. Forms are available online beginning April 15th. Access the on-line Cornell Bound forms.

To Do List » Update Addresses

Did you move? Did your mailing address change? If so, Cornell needs to know so that you receive all of the mail and information you are supposed to this summer. Before you get your NetID, log into Cornell’s application self-service system at admissions.cornell.edu/selfservice, to report an address change. After you have activated your NetID, visit Just the Facts/Student Center at jtf.cornell.edu to make sure that all of your addresses (mailing, emergency) are correct.

To Do List » Sign your housing contract

At the end of June, you will be receiving an email from the Housing and Dining office with your housing assignment and contract signing instructions. Make sure you have activated your NetID and email address and check often so that you don't miss out on housing.

To Do List » Check uPortal & Cornell Email weekly

uPortal.cornell.edu is your gateway to web mail, college and university announcements, personal calendars and more. Bookmark it now—uportal.cornell.edu— and check it often.

To Do List » Sign up for your Big Red Sports Pass

Gain access to all Cornell sporting events (except men's ice hockey) for free, if you sign up for the Big Red Sports Pass (NetID required). There's a charge if you wait until fall.

To Do List » Read Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America by Gary Wills

All new students will be reading this book to prepare for the in-depth discussions that will take place in August during Orientation. Look for your copy with study questions (these will help you write your essay) in the mail accompanying your New Student Orientation Guide. Read more about this year's book and the events planned for when you arrive on campus.

To Do List » Health Insurance

All students are required to have quality health insurance - either your own or the one offered through the Student Health Insurance office. You will automatically be enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) - to waive SHIP enrollment, you must complete and submit the waiver application. Look for the July mailing that will include benefit information, waiver instructions, and rates.

After you receive the mailing in July, you can go to the SHIP website to sign up or waive the Cornell Student Health Insurance Plan. You will be able to link to their website from here in the summer.

To Do List » Copyright Education Course

While it may be common practice to download and share copyrighted music and video over the internet, it is against the law and a violation of university policy. Cornell students have been and continue to be targeted by the recording industry, facing thousands of dollars in fines. Learn the facts and Cornell's policy at ecornell.com/fileshare.

To Do List » New Student Registration Preview

Your Preview (NetID required) is a glimpse of what you'll need to take care of at New Student Registration on August 22 in Bartels Hall. The more items you take of, the less time you'll need to spend at registration, and the more relaxed your first day can be. You are required to attend New Student Registration. Your preview will available after mid-July.

To Do List » Pay your tuition bill

Paying your tuition bill is one of the requirements of university reistration. Pay you bill by August 5 to avoid registration holds and finance charges. Visit the Bursar website for more information.

To Do List » Swim Test Signup

All Cornell graduates will be able to swim - so, all new students (transfers, check at registration on Friday, August 22) must pass a swim test. Don't forget your bathing suit on registration day. If you don't know how to swim, you don't have to sign up, but do plan to enroll in a swimming class this fall. For more information, please go to swimtest.cornell.edu

To Do List » Review Orientation Guide

You should receive the Orientation Guide starting in late June. It is your essential guidebook to Orientation—don't lose it! Your college schedule, daily schedule, university required events, and of course, all that is fun is all in there so look closely and make your own personalized schedule. Beginning in June you can find the Orientation Guide on-line.