Cornell vs. Rice University

norcalguy
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:40:46 +0000

The great thing about Cornell is that even if 30% of the students are in Greek life, that still leaves 10,000 undergrads who are not in frat or sorority. You should have a great social life either way.
I wouldn’t describe the academics as cut throat. In fact, grading-wise, Cornell is very much in line with other top schools (its average GPA is around a 3.4). The academics are challenging but the grading is more than fair.
The vast majority of students are very happy. There are a few who would’ve liked to be in the city or who would’ve wanted better weather but those of things they should’ve known before coming to Cornell.


For your major specifically, having a top vet school right on campus is a tremendous asset in terms of research opportunities and interactions with animals.

The other thing is the difference in locales. TX is horribly hot. Not my cup of tea. Cornell weather will be much closer to a Midwest-type weather.