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The following is from Cornell [[University ]] Graduate [[School ]] website.[http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/index.php?p=5]

Inform the graduate field if the [[name ]] on any credential will be different from that on your application. Application can be made only to major (not minor) fields.

A one- or two-page [[statement ]] [[stating ]] your reasons for undertaking graduate [[work]], as well as an explanation of your academic interests, including their relation to your undergraduate study and professional goals. Include your [[full ]] name and your proposed field of study at the top of each page.

Submit [[official]], [[complete ]] transcripts from each college or university previously attended to the field to which you are applying. If it is against an institution's policy to send transcripts to the applicant, the transcripts can be mailed by the school directly to the field to which you are applying.

Two or [[three ]] letters of recommendation (depending on the field) must be submitted from faculty members acquainted with your work. If that work occurred some [[time ]] ago, check with the field to see whether recommendations from those familiar with your professional performance might be acceptable.

Under federal legislation, once enrolled, students have access to their letters of recommendation. If you [[request]], such [[right ]] of access can be waived by checking the appropriate box on the online application.