UCLA v. Cornell

californication9
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:47:06 +0000

I’m from NY and I just got into UCLA. I’m strongly considering attending, UCLA even has a great reputation over here. It’s very well known as a prestigious university.

That said, I just wanna say why I didn’t apply to Cornell. Firstly, coming from my school it is definitely easier to get into Cornell than UCLA. Cornell simply likes my school, they let in around 50 kids last year. Secondly, Cornell is the college version of my high school. It’s completely competitive and cutthroat. I know a lot of people who have gotten in this year who are not qualified for Cornell. They seem to only care about stats. I’d rather a school that looks beyond the numbers. I mean I guess it’s different since I’m out of state so getting into UCLA is a bit more rare, but no matter where you go I wouldn’t go to Cornell. Go to a school you’ll be happy at. If you haven’t visited Cornell fly over here and do so! Talk to the current students and see if they’re happy.