Cornell vs. Reed College

coralqueen
Fri, 09 May 2014 21:41:44 +0000

So yesterday I was blessed and cursed with a late acceptance letter from Reed College, which became my first choice over the course of my college search. I love the school’s philosophy, atmosphere, workload, and location, and they have a very strong reputation for sending graduates in my major to top 10 PhD programs. The problem is I’m already a paid and enrolled student and Cornell, which clearly has its own advantages - name recognition, fantastic research opportunities, being close to home (I live in western NY), and networking. They will cost pretty much the same including travel expenses, but I feel like the cost is more justified for Cornell.

Essentially, my brain says Cornell, but my heart says Reed. What say the forums?