Amherst or Cornell

Chedva
Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:34:18 +0000

My d went to Cornell’s summer program and decided not to apply there, but has applied to Amherst. She enjoys interactive, discussion based classes. She had been in a relatively small class at Cornell (35 students), and so there was a bit of discussion. However, her professor said that she (the professor) was the exception rather than the rule there, and that for the first two years in Arts & Sciences a student is mostly in lectures, with discussions held only in sections led by TA’s.

Of course, since you’re a transfer student, that may not matter as much to you if you’ve already gotten your basic requirements out of the way.