How do Cornell admissions counselors read applications? Specifically for HumanEc. Do they look through applicant social media? Do they ask professors for their opinion?
They don’t have time for that. Just make sure that your social media feed does not contain any racist rants that end up in Huffington Post.
In some cases, faculty sits on the admissions committee, so in those instances, their opinion is given on applications that make it to the committee.