Why Cornell over other schools?

mommyrocks
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:01:54 +0000

I have a hard time believing that someone who would be happy in the heart of either NYC or Philly would also be happy in Ithaca. People who know they want to be in a big city are ecstatic about it, and those who know they want to be in a park-like campus and college town are ecstatic about it. If you don’t know what you prefer, start looking at how you spend your free time.

What activities will you want to be involved in outside of classes and school clubs, and will each of these places offer that? For example, my daughter enjoys climbing, and found that she was more likely to encounter a large climbing gym in a big city than in a college town. She was on a team in the past at the nation’s largest gym with 60-foot walls, so the typical campus climbing wall alone would be disappointing to her. Go through all your wish-list activities and experiences, and see which place offers the most.

Also, from your basic questions above about the curriculum at these universities, it seems to me that you haven’t even bothered to research them well, even just going through their websites. Do your homework. Really check out these universities. Have you looked at the clubs available? The housing? The student body demographics? The percent Greek?

I agree you can’t go wrong. These are all amazing opportunities! Pick the one that will fit you the most, and where you most dream of going, rather than what you think will impress others the most or where you think you will be graded the easiest. Think about your excitement level upon each acceptance. Aren’t you really more excited about one than the others, deep down?