Cornell has a good program in Operations Reseach. A lot of cutting edge research initiatives are being under taken there. If you are applying to this program, or similar operations research / management programs - this SOP might be of interest to you.
“It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.” ~ Alfred North Whitehead
Man’s insatiable thirst for knowledge forces him to explain every perceptible phenomenon. Man developed Science because it always begins by assuming that the world is inherently understandable and that we can learn how it works by observing it and by examining the processes that affect it. We are now entering an era in which new ideas and disciplines are helping …

What are some of the chief reasons why some candidates make it and other dont reach the expectations of the admissions committee at US universities is that - those candidates that do get in - have started preparing early and so there is always time to correct mistakes if any. This is what Awantika Manohar talks about. Awantika has been accepted to many graduate programs in Law (LLM) in the US and she has chosen to accept Cornell. She shares with kaaledge.com what she feels are important aspects of applying to US universities in general and to law schools in specific….
Awantika: Good grades, Work Experience, Presentations, Moot Courts and Publications are the essentials of getting through a good Law School …