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<p>For anybody interested in environmental studies, natural resources, science of earth systems, etc., I think Cornell would be a bit more attractive than Penn. (And I may be understating a bit…) The campus is basically a gigantic classroom for students interested in the natural world – between the arboretum, gorges, Cayuga Lakes, organic farm, and orchards, a lot of your educational experiences will be out in the real world and not in the classroom. </p>
<p>Here’s a pretty good breakdown of the environmental majors offered at Cornell.</p>
<p>[Science</a> of Natural and Environmental Systems, Cornell University](<a href=“http://snes.eas.cornell.edu/compare.html]Science”>Science of Natural and Environmental Systems, Cornell University)</p>
<p>I can’t promise that all of your classes will have less than 20 students, but the majority of them will. For a good breakdown of class sizes, check out the median grade reports which detail the number of students in each class:</p>
<p><a href=“http://registrar.sas.cornell.edu/Grades/MedianGradeSP08.pdf[/url]”>http://registrar.sas.cornell.edu/Grades/MedianGradeSP08.pdf</a></p>
<p>For instance, in the natural resources major, all of the courses have less than 50 students, and the majority have less than 20 students.</p>
<p>The other benefit of studying the environmental sciences at a place like Cornell is that there are a lot of other students who will be studying the same thing with you, and there are a lot of student activities and groups for kids interested in the natural world – most of the housing co-ops, the organic farm, Cornell Outdoor Education, and Cornell Sustainability Hub:</p>
<p>[The</a> Sustainability Hub](<a href=“http://www.rso.cornell.edu/sustainabilityhub/Contact.html]The”>http://www.rso.cornell.edu/sustainabilityhub/Contact.html)</p>
<p>If you are unhappy with the urban environs of Penn, I think you should definitely give Cornell a serious look!</p>