<p>If I had been the student, it would have taken me about 2 years just to get over the awe I felt when visiting Cornell. To me it looked like the epitome of what a university should look like, and on top of that magnificent hill to boot. S had different ideas. He thought it was too big and he definitely wasn’t going into engineering. He applied to Chicago sight unseen and accepted EA. The Life of the Mind seeds fell into fertile ground. He loved it after visiting during Sr year. I was initially reticent but now realize it was a good fit. Very happy college student surely beats a sullen one anytime.</p>