Reason for choosing Cornell

cornellkat
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:07:44 +0000

I was accepted to Cornell, Georgetown U School of Foreign Service, and Johns Hopkins. Everyone assumed I was going to GU for a while (I admit, I did too) but I found Cornell was a better fit for several reasons…
a. more choices. If I decided not to go International Relations/Government, I’d be up a creek without a paddle at Georgetown. At Cornell, I have to fulfill requirements so I have time to explore other options before settling in for a major.
b. Better library. ^^ I’m a big fan of libraries; I did a research paper which only had two books in the bibliography because in my city of 1 million people, there were only two books on my topic (I had 13 sources because I need a lot of articles).
c. large, diverse school. With so many different types of people, I knew there would be a lot of choices for clubs and extracurriculars, which is a major bonus for campus life.
d. research programs and College Scholars program. I’m kinda planning to make my own major, which is pretty unique to Cornell since the university has so many more classes to offer than most colleges.
e. my brother went there then wrote a Pulitzer prize winning editorial. while he was still in college. dies nothing to live up to, right? Anyway, he helped convince me that I would like it there.
f. Cornell Days! It’s one big “we love you come here for college” fest. I’ve never felt so appreciated in my life blush blush