{"id":192,"date":"2026-06-08T20:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/students\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:20:48","slug":"international-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/students\/by-program\/mba-students\/mba-orientation\/international-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornell MBA international students"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head>\n<\/head><body><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-international-student-orientation-iso\">International Student Orientation (ISO)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Incoming international students are required to participate in the in-person international student orientation specifically geared towards international students starting their Cornell MBA journey. These are designed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acclimate you to U.S. business school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help you build early connections with key staff, as well as with your international peers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide key recruitment preparation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with significant previous experience in the United States may be eligible for a waiver for ISO. More information on the waiver will be shared in the New Student Guides in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-coming-to-cornell\">Coming to Cornell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A list of helpful resources for international students includes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.globallearning.cornell.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">International Services in the Office of Global Learning<\/a>&nbsp;offers many resources, including a list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/international.globallearning.cornell.edu\/life-cornell\/faq-international-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">FAQs for International Students<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.globallearning.cornell.edu\/getting-started\/apply-student-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Visas for New Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/admissions\/graduate\/mba\/financial-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.globallearning.cornell.edu\/getting-started\/your-first-week-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">New International Student Arrival Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.cornell.edu\/resources\/especially-for\/international-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Health &amp; Immunizations Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentswithfamilies.cornell.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Students with Families<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.globallearning.cornell.edu\/employment-and-taxes\/apply-ssn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Social Security Number Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.globallearning.cornell.edu\/life-cornell\/driving-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\">Driving in the U.S.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Student Orientation (ISO) Incoming international students are required to participate in the in-person international student orientation specifically geared towards international students starting their Cornell MBA journey. 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