<p>Hey, these were my top two choices back in 2006. I ended up going to Cornell, mostly because I’m Asian and from CA, and I wanted to go somewhere different, live on the east coast, experience the seasons, meet different people. It’s a beautiful school and winters aren’t too bad. For personal reasons, I left after two years, took a break, and am now trying to transfer to UC Berkeley… but don’t let that discourage you. I left because it’s a large school and it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle if you don’t take care of yourself (e.g. professors don’t say anything if you skip class, administration staff make you go through big long bureaucratic procedures when you try to do anything, nobody gives a **** about your well-being or helping you succeed). If you can take care of yourself and be responsible, you won’t run into that problem, though.</p>