conflicted and confused

chicagoboy12
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:26:14 +0000

I know lots of people have made this decision this year. Personally, I chose Chicago. It felt like theres more of a community feel, and Cornell felt like “every man for themself.” The main push was the access to the city. I didnt want to live separate from the world for 4 years. Admittedly, I worry that the core will be very consuming. However, some of it is classes you would take anyway (calc, bio) and cornell arts & sciences requirements are actually quite similar. You need foreign language for both, and you have writing seminars at cornell which is somewhat like the humanities requirement at chicago. Plus, have you ever thought about picking classes? I thought about what electives I would like and its so hard to make a decision when you dont have some restriction, or requirement, pushing you towards something. You wont have the 500 student intro classes at chicago that you have at cornell. Med schools like well-rounded students. They know chicago students come out well rounded from the core. Trust that UChicago knows whats best for your life long education experience.