Cornell (AEM) vs. Boston College

CornellPerson
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:07:10 +0000

Yes and no. I’m only a freshmen, but most of my professors are quite kind and caring with the exception of a couple. I’ve heard both phenomenal and unsatisfactory comments from other people.
Cornell has much, much more diversity than BC. Yes, there is a large drinking scene, but you will find a much more diverse group of people here than at BC.
I really don’t know the answer, though I know it’s difficult to do that, if you can. I’m interested in majoring in AEM and something outside it is as well.
AEM is a decent amount of work, but the grades are generally pretty high for the courses. I’ve heard they have been trying to crack down a bit, but I have a friend in AEM who is not really smart at all and does fairly bad in non-AEM courses, and he is managing close to a 3.5.
I know it’s cliche, but the diversity. There are so many kids here that do things you would never expect, and everyone really is different in their own ways.
Umm…good question. I actually considered transferring because academics are the single most important thing to me (yeah, I still have a huge social life/friends at Cornell), but I only have decent grades and the only schools I would consider are Dartmouth and Penn.