The Admission Office…Had Forwarded My Application to Carl Sagan’s Attention

I first met Carl (as he preferred to be called) during a visit to Cornell for the required college interview. My letter of application had been dripping with an interest in the universe. The admission office, unbeknownst to me, had forwarded my application to Carl Sagan’s attention. Within weeks I received a personal letter inviting me to visit him in Ithaca, New York, the secluded home of Cornell University.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Sky Is Not the Limit