<p>I'd love to go to Cornell next year, but somebody has to pay for it. That somebody is my parents, and the only obstacle right now to that happening is UCLA. They believe that UCLA will provide me with an equitable education for half the money (UCLA would cost me 16 grand, Cornell would be upwards of 40, both per year). I'd be going to CAS, probably for IR or PoliSci. What can I tell them to help persuade them to let me go to CU?</p>
<p>It is an ivy league school</p>
<p>pvodenski: I was offered a Regents to UCLA (full-ride) and I decided to turn it down for Cornell. Some people might call me crazy for doing this, but I believe I can have a better undergraduate experience at a private college. Furthermore, I'm from California and I want to grow as an individual. By moving away to the east coast students our age can gain experience and independence that no amount of money can ever buy. Of course, these are my personal reasons for choosing Cornell over UCLA, so you need to decide for yourself too.</p>
<p>Tell them someone turned down in-state tuition at Berkeley for Cornell (that would be me).</p>
<p>i had a big academic scholarship at my previous school before transfering to Cornell where i knew i'd get zero scholarship and zero aid. </p>
<p>my only regret about the whole thing was not applying to Cornell as a freshmen. The investment is totally worth it, IMO.</p>
<p>i hope you guys didn't misunderstand
i'm sold on cornell
i would have no qualms about going (i was offered regent's there like some of you)
it's my parents that i'm having a hard time persuading
i appreciate the comments, and i'd love it if more people gave their input</p>
<p>Tell them you'll pay them back. If the education is worth the money, then it shouldn't be a problem.</p>
<p>This is the deal me and my parents made:
I'm on an educational loan from HSBC...so no interest till I graduate...i'm finishing my 4yr BTech course early and at Cornell you can add 1yr and do a MTech...so i'll have an MTech in 4yrs time...no interest till then...then i work for say 2-4yrs trying to repay these debts and do an MBA.
Thats what we've agreed on. Try talking to your parents on the same lines. A loan isn't that bad...especially since in a way ur being independant.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm in a similar situation, except that I have to choose between a $16,000 education at UT and a $45,000 education at Cornell. I guess one thing you can do is go visit during cornell days, and if you really like it you can go tell your parents that cornell's environment is more suited towards your studies.</p>
<p>arjun, how are you planning on graduating early in such a demanding major?</p>
<p>My guess...not sleeping much and sleeping/waking up at strange parts of the day.</p>
<p>It wouldn't be that hard to graduate early like he wants to, but he would have to sacrifice a good deal of free time. In engineering he will need about 130 credits to graduate. If he comes in with 30, that leaves 100 credits left. He then takes 20 credts a semester for the next 5 semesters, and he is done in 2.5 years. He could do it if he wanted to, but you would lose out on a lot of experiences with all that work.</p>
<p>how did arjun get 30 credits? how does anyone get 30 credits coming in? does cornell accept credit from community colleges or give actual credit for APs/IB?</p>
<p>i plan on finishing one year early too in B.arch so it's not five long years.</p>
<p>here's my plan</p>
<p>1) Try to get rid of electives through some AP credits
2) Take summer courses at Arizona State University to fullfill some elective requirements
3) Take design studio courses at Cornell during the summer</p>
<p>this should save me some money</p>
<p>justin - you'll really want to see if this is possible. Cornell is very strict with their studio requirements. </p>
<p>In all honesty, just do the 5 years for architechture. Since there's only 60 or so students in the major, it's a very tightly bonded group from day one. By skipping out on one year of studio, you'll be placed in a different studio year but will take all of your other classes with the first years. You'll also miss out on dragon day (since it's only for first years). Being in a different studio would kind of like ... throw everything off. IMO, it's that group bond that makes arch. so unique to Cornell. </p>
<p>Also, keep your electives at Cornell!!! You wont have many to begin with, and you'll be very very grateful to have one or two non-architechture classes in the mix. Arch. will require most if not all of your weekday class times, enjoy the chance to throw in an english elective or something like Intro. to wines. You'll be glad when you can finally do something other than studio.</p>