<p>I was admitted to Dartmouth and wait-listed by Cornell. I want to study CS but my academic interest is not limited to "serious" computer programming. Besides, I'm worried about what I can do for a living when I graduate from Dartmouth. It produced a lot of businessmen, statesmen, CEOs, actors, commentators, priests... what happened to those who majored in CS????? Well, I want to hear your opinions about my situation. Is Cornell, if admitted to, a better choice for me?</p>
<p>As far as I can remember, getting enrolled from the waitlist is unlikey at Cornell (I thought it was something like 40 enrolled from 3000+ waitlisted last year). Im not sure I agree with your premise that you have two schools to choose from, which at least makes the decision a no-brainer (IMO).</p>
<p>i see, it’s really hard to get into Cornell from WL. But the whole point of asking this question is that I want to know if Cornell is worth a struggle. If it’s not as good a choice for me as Dartmouth, why should I bother?</p>
<p>Dartmouth is a great school, so why don’t you give it a chance? If you don’t like it, then transfer to Cornell. Transferring to Cornell from a place like Dartmouth is easy as long as you have a decent GPA (over 3.5).</p>
<p>I know the Dartmouth CS department well - the students I know all have all gone on to get great jobs in Silicon Valley and at places like Microsoft (or finance if they choose). I know a few phenomenally successful Internet start-up founders. You definitely will do very well with a CS degree from Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Given the admit rate of the WL at Cornell, you really shouldn’t even be comparing the two schools. For all intents and purposes you should chalk it up as a rejection and look forward to a great education at Dartmouth.</p>