<p>I’ve seen threads like this on for other colleges, but I didn’t see one for Cornell…</p>
<p>Who did you turn down?</p>
<p>Duke and UVa</p>
<p>Northwestern</p>
<p>Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Hopkins, LA, Cal, SC</p>
<p>UChicago -10 char-</p>
<p>ix3demosthenes - ive seen a lot of people in the chicago vs cornell bind. it seems to be splitting about 50/50. whats your intended major?</p>
<p>the prospect of engineering was ultimately too enticing, ergo cornell; however, i i figure out im not cut out for applied sci, then i’ll def look to apply to UC for grad school</p>
<p>University of Navarra (Spain)</p>
<p>Princeton, Penn, Michigan and Wisconsin</p>
<p>What were your reasons DaFunk?</p>
<p>Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, BC</p>
<p>Cause Cornell is better? lol</p>
<p>JHU. UT Austin, blah.</p>
<p>WashU, UIUC, and UChicago (if I get in that is…still haven’t heard back)</p>
<p>@hiwatha
Michigan and Wisconsin were too big, and somewhat academically inferior (although they are still great schools).
When I visited Penn I found it far too preprofessional. There is a huge focus on Wharton that turned me off. The social scene wasn’t too great either… or at least what I experienced of it in one night (boring toolish people at lame house-parties in a sketchy city).
At first I was set on Princeton, but then I had a terrible visit and started to think about things: massive grade deflation, having to write a senior thesis, having to deal with the bicker process at an eating club, potentially having to apply to Woody Woo, etc. At some point I just realized that I would have a better chance of enjoying my college experience, standing out academically and going to a top grad school or ibank if I went to Cornell.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon, UVA, …</p>
<p>Georgetown SFS, Northwestern and UChicago</p>
<p>Duke, Rochester, Cal, UCLA</p>