<p>It’s a shame that your friends’ ignorance didn’t equate to an acceptance letter for you.</p>
<p>^ and its a shame that you didn’t get into Harvard because your GC screwed up and thee kids ahead of you in rank got accepted. But you know, we all move on… hopefully.</p>
<p>It’s a shame your endless whoring for prestige will get you nowhere :)</p>
<p>Remember, you’re still only at UPenn. You won’t be able to get anywhere in life unless you are at HYP. I mean, random people on the STREET might not know how good USNWR thinks UPenn is. Oh man, and your oblivious dinner guests might not be impressed when you drop the name bomb!</p>
<p>So sad. Seriously, it’s HYP or public seppuku.</p>
<p>^ Hahahaha I laughed out loud at that, you’re so right ;)</p>
<p>Honestly… Cornell, Penn, and Brown are all fantastic. Just pick whichever fits you best.
Oh wait, never mind, transfer to HYP or FAIL.
lmao</p>
<p>hahahaha…</p>
<p>everything about this thread reminds me of the kinds of squabbles going on forever between schools, like the UTexas, Austin and Texas A&M thing. A&M has always thought of itself as the premier tech/eng program - but even if it is, who cares. they’re still a bunch of farmers (aggies!) out in left field. more important things about a school than how many sharp pencils in your pocket protector. so keep your chicken and sheep studies all to yourselves. philly ain’t austin, but ithaca sure resembles college station</p>
<p>ithaca does not resemble collegestation…</p>
<p>our students are more diverse than anything UTAustin has too (:</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard up here in the Northeast, UT Austin is MUCH better than Texas A&M. Frankly, A&M scares the living daylights out of me.</p>
<p>i think UTAustin is much better only for the business school, engineering, and planII honors (which are very competitive) but unless you’re in these…</p>
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I said PEOPLE, not PERSON. </p>
<p>And most, which implies, a MAJORITY.</p>
<p>Where did you learn to read? </p>
<p>Oh wait, lemme guess…
U-Penn.</p>
<p>Actually, it’s pretty likely he learned how to read well before going to Penn.</p>
<p>Dumba$$.</p>
<p>If you can’t contribute anything positive, then please don’t post or bicker =…</p>
<p>Anyways, I’m at Penn with NJBKitty now. We met up at Cornell, had a blast, and met a lot of good people. The campus was awe-inspiring (the weather was surprisingly very good even though the students mentioned it snowed two days before). And honestly, I very much liked it and did not want to leave.</p>
<p>It’s raining now at Penn, though normally I know the campus is beautiful. I think though, I miss the wide open space of Ithaca. I miss the secludedness. But, my mom showed Penn my Cornell financial aid letter with the appeal. Penn basically kicked Cornell’s financial aid to the door. I talked with the director of fin.aid yesterday and he worked some magic and surpassed Cornell’s financial aid by…ALOT. They used a huge grant making my parent’s contribution 7.5k a year versus Cornell’s 18k-ish. Honestly, even if I liked Cornell more, that’s hard to say no too. But I’m a bit sad because I think I did like Ithaca more…maybe it was just unusual weather or the amount of fun I had with friends I made there. But I’m really grateful that Penn was so generous, I wasn’t expecting that at all. </p>
<p>Anyway, just an update. Letting everyone know what’s going on. Chilling at Penn, thinking alot about big decisions.</p>
<p>Well, if you really liked Cornell that much, you can still fax Penn’s new offer to Cornell’s financial aid offer, and more than likely, they will reduce your contribution drastically. I was in the same situation as you and Cornell beat Penn’s offer by $5000 per year after I had already appealed to Penn for more money. I saved $5000 per year( which equates to $20,000 dollars over four years) by sending that appeal letter to Cornell.</p>
<p>u do realize that u could now appeal to cornell to get the same lower parental contribution, if u tell them that u really would rather go to cornell i bet they would be very accommodating</p>
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<p>My point exactly. The folks at Cornell’s financial aid office will probably beat Penn’s financial aid offer now, in turn saving you even more money. Fax your financial aid offer from Penn to Cornell’s financial aid office if you want to pay less to go to college.</p>
<p>I’m intrigued that you enjoyed the seclusion. Do you also love the frat culture? Because the combination of those two factors make it one of your only options for social release.</p>
<p>It’s supposed to be 70 and sunny today - take that opportunity to fall in love with the beautiful campus. </p>
<p>Is weather an issue for you? It rains at Cornell all the time. I biked a lot last year, and I would be wet coming to class at least half of the time. There is, compared to places like NY, Philly or Boston, a lot of precipitation. Especially because the hill that Cornell sits on seems to trap storm clouds. Blech.</p>
<p>You should also realize that it’s going to be about 8 degrees warmer in Philadelphia on any given day during the school year. Definitely makes it an easier place to winter.</p>
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<p>Considering two-thirds of the student body aren’t in the Greek system, there are plenty of other options for social release.</p>
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<p>Really, now? Is this why Philly experiences five more inches of precipitation a year than Ithaca, mostly in the winter months?</p>
<p>[Weatherbase:</a> Historical Weather for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America](<a href=“Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)”>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase))
[Weatherbase:</a> Historical Weather for Ithaca - Cornell University, New York, United States of America](<a href=“Ithaca - Cornell University, New York Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)”>Ithaca - Cornell University, New York Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase))</p>
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<p>OK that’s just straight pwnage. </p>
<p>Ithaca weather is not as bad as everyone says. I actually quite like walking up Libe Slope covered in bright white snow, sun coming up over Olin Library. Yes it snows, but minimally more than other Northeastern cities. Is it a little windy? Yea probably, but I’d rather have a crisp wind than smog and bums. (Short anecdote: My friend went to UPenn and one night he got drunk and gave a bum a beer. The bum showed up for a week every morning on his porch asking for more alcohol.)</p>
<p>a nurse practicioner (MDs back off) told me that ithaca is the 2nd cloudiest city in america…</p>
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<p>That’s great, Resurgam. Instead of doing your homework and actually discovering the facts about things you resort to heresy and rumors. </p>
<p>It doesn’t take much googling to figure out that virtually all of the major cities in the Pacific Northwest have significantly more cloudy days than Upstate New York.</p>