Opportune Moments

What's happens when exceptional students encounter Cornell's extraordinary opportunities? We see these intersections as "opportune moments."

It's the student on an Operation Walk medical mission who suddenly knows for certain that she'll devote their life to health care. It's the visiting playwright who turns a student's general love of writing into a specific passion for writing for the stage. And it's the student who lands a top law school spot thanks to a series of excellent courses, a Capitol Hill internship, participation in Mock Trial, and a glowing letter of recommendation from the professor with whom he completed an independent research project.

Opportune moments happen every day at Cornell in many different forms, and you'll find a few of them described in the stories to the left. You'll find many more by exploring the academic departments, programs, and special opportunities on our site.

• Academic Departments
• Special Academic Opportunities