Where should I go as an athlete?

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>I’m an athlete with a chance to go to either Cornell or Upenn.
I want to be a business/economics major and clearly Upenn is the stronger of the two.
However, I’m no super genius and I’m wondering should I go to Cornell instead because I will get better grades than at Upenn.</p>

<p>Other information:
720 Math
700 CR
640 Writing</p>

<p>700 Math II
690 Bio M</p>

<p>Top 10%
4.5 Gpa on a 5.0 weighted scale</p>

<p>I know Cornell has a very strong economics department as well, I just hear that UPenn is much more difficult.</p>

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<p>cayugared would be a good candidate to answer this. </p>

<p>but what i can say is that cornell has SOO MANY different degrees that approach business differently than just the traditional AEM/business major…</p>

<p>u don’t have to focus on just getting into aem or economics</p>

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<p>If you’re looking for athletics, I think Cornell is a better bet. Nobody’s going to look down (reasonably) on your Ivy League degree, and Cornell has a much more involved sports culture. Moreover, I imagine Penn economics would be very difficult to coordinate with a Division I sports commitment.</p>

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<p>also, to note is that i may receive slightly more financial aid at cornell than upenn. and campuscsi, what are some other paths that u would suggest to go into business with other than an economics major… right now i’d be applying to the cas.</p>

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<p>i’d say CAS is tougher for an athlete because of the language requirement (but i’m not sure how athletic admissions work)</p>

<p>look over this
<a href=“http://admissions.cornell.edu/downloads/business_bulletin.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.cornell.edu/downloads/business_bulletin.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>i looked over the whole language requirement and it says all i need is 3 credits and i’m not too shabby in italian so i think i’d be alright</p>

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<p>I generally think Wharton is a more difficult curriculum than AEM, but that Cornell CAS Econ will likely be more difficult than Penn CAS Econ.</p>

<p>Frankly, I don’t think the academics will matter where you go, as long as you do decently well. Which you have the power to do. As an athlete, what will be most important is how well do you get along with your coach and team. Visit both schools and get a sense for the coaches and the student-athletes. The group you bond better with is the place to go.</p>

<p>That said, I would never attend a school that doesn’t have a varsity hockey team, but that’s just me…</p>

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<p>very true… thanks for all the answers</p>