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lichte94
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:18:01 +0000

@Writer80: I don’t know your other credentials, but I don’t think that one class should matter. Obviously for Cornell, you should be taking rigorous classes, but if AP History just isn’t your thing that’s ok. I had taken no AP Sciences when I applied, but compensated by taking a wide array of writing workshops and AP Macro since I was applying for Communication and Business.

@IowaMom66: Not sure about academic buildings being locked up… some may require card access during non-academic hours but if you’re a student you should have access to most of them. Some of the Engineering buildings require this. All dorms require card access as well.

What college was she accepted into for CS, Arts and Sciences? I’m not sure about the core curriculum for A&S (which you can view here: https://www.cs.cornell.edu/undergrad/csmajor

I will say that doing Video Games or VR is something that a lot of Information Science majors are interested in. They do offer courses in game design/development that are cross listed as CS and IS. I think with the addition of Gates Hall, Cornell is very much becoming innovative when it comes to new media and technology. This may be an interesting read: https://gdiac.cis.cornell.edu/

You can definitely find people like that at Cornell - it’s a huge school! I think perception of that culture depends on who she was talking to and what other schools she was accepted to.