Unhappy at Northwestern :(

Wuchu
Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:52:39 +0000

yeah, i was thinking brown too. it’s hard to get into brown as a transfer though, so maybe don’t get your hopes too too high. but i think you’d have a great chance, as great a chance as anyone really if your gpa is high and you express what you just expressed.

you could use cornell as a safety? lol. i’m pretty sure cornell is going to be more liberal than northwestern (which i had thought was a very intellectual school…guess not really), and i do think that cornell and northwestern are on the same level. it will get very cold there though. i’m still a senior in hs and i haven’t even visited yet, so obviously take this with a grain of salt. cornell is also located in ithaca, which is a hippie city.
however, cornell also appears to be dominated by greek life (from what i’ve read), but i’ve heard the sports scene only extends as far as the men’s hockey team. in fact, that IS the sports scene from what i’ve heard.
also, cornell is very rural and hilly, so you’d probably feel constrained.
can’t hurt to have it as an option though.

i’m currently living in SoCal, but i used to live in the northeast, and i actually preferred that weather.

anyway, good luck!