Should we pick Cornell College?

nepop
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:48:08 +0000

To the original poster’s question–son and I visited. Pretty clear from talking to students and faculty that OCAAT is pretty intense. 4 hours a day, five days a week, for 3 1/2 weeks. The good–ability to focus on one thing, have to develop good, disciplined work habits, ability to do some really creative things–one professor told us that her students actually do well with finding jobs because employers find the students to be very organized and hard working. I think OCAAT actually comes closer to the work world than the structure at most colleges–work on one thing for a period of time then move on to a new project. The maybe not so good depending on the kid–we were told you absolutely cannot fall behind; if you have a class/professor you don’t like, can be a tough 3 1/2 weeks; and it can be a little bit too intense (all of this was from kids who are happy at Cornell). A professor we met with said that the kids who can’t handle the intensity and discipline required leave quickly. My son liked the school, but has decided that OCAAT would be too much for him.