Reason for choosing Cornell

LaptopLover
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:03:12 +0000

My reasons:


Cornell Engineering is one of the best available! It is only (arguably) bested overall by other elite institutions such as MIT, Caltech, Stanford, etc.
I don’t like being in big cities. If given the choice of going out on a weekend and relaxing with friends or going out on a week to party it up and hit the bars, I’m more likely to choose the former (which is easier in a place like Cornell).
Flexibility of Cornell. Even though I’m an engineer, I can still take classes in any other school (although most of my non-engineering courses with be with Arts and Sciences).
Large research institution + Top engineering programs = many research opportunities =)
Large campus. Hey, to stave off the freshman 15, one must walk. Too bad I gained about 20 pounds after my freshman year despite all the walking…


I can usually come up with more than those but I’m at work right now

Oh yeah, and of course, dropping “Cornell” usually elicits a WOW factor ;)