<p>I'm in the process of deciding between Cornell (I would be an animal science major at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) and the College of William and Mary. I just finished my first year at Mount Holyoke College. I haven't received any financial aid information (which is an important factor, and I can afford WM without aid) from Cornell though, but I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons. I have always dreamed of going to Cornell, but I think that maybe it's too big and too cold (in terms of weather and people). I heard that it's really competitive for science majors, and although I don't mind competition, I prefer a more cooperative work environment. Also, I'm afraid of having absolutely no "wiggle room" because I have to major in the life sciences, which I love, but I had originally intended to be a biology/music double major in college. At WM (I visited), I found the campus to be extremely friendly and welcoming, and the undergraduate population is less than half of Cornell's. Plus, I would be able to try more new things and would still be able to study in the humanities. Since WM is a public university, it does lack some resources (sometimes in quality) and funding. I'm southern CA, and the Virginian weather would be closer to home. Any one have any useful input?</p>
<p>What is it that you don't like about MHC?</p>
<p>i think you have made your choice already.</p>
<p>if you reread your post, the reasons for going to W&M over cornell are evident.</p>
<p>There are several things that I don't like about MHC. First of all, I find that MHC is academically easier than my high school (I went to a pretty intense, Ivy-league feeder prep school). MHC was way too small, and all of the biology and music classes conflicted! I thought that I wanted a really small liberal arts school, but I don't now. Plus, I'm a moderate, but the campus was way too radically liberal for me. The people on campus made me feel like a conservative, and both professors and students attacked other students when their views were not considered liberal. The president of MHC is horrible as well! She does not care about the students at all. If I had stayed at Mount Holyoke, the choral department staff is leaving (retirement), I couldn't study with my current voice teacher (she's retiring), and the Protestant Chaplain (a dear friend and source of support) is leaving too. Plus, I missed have guys around because many of my good friends in high school were guys. Also, Mount Holyoke has no intermural sports and the club sports were nonexistent (I played club water polo but I would be the only one who would come to practice), and I love playing sports but don't want to play varsity. In the musical realm, I'm a choir girl, but the repetoire available for women's choirs really sucks as well; during the school year, I hated most of the songs that we sang. Although I had a good year at the school, there were some things that I didn't want to deal with for 3 more years.</p>