<p>in another area of CC, a poster named CUgrad really does a fantastic job of describing what he likes about Cornell.</p>
<p>Here's a link to the thread</p>
<p>and here's what he had to say:</p>
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Part of the beauty of going to a "big, impersonable,researach" school like Cornell is the myriad of course offerings, fantastic professors, eclectic students from diverse backgrounds, and fantastic research opportunities. Sure, some of the classes were larger than what I would have experienced had I matriculated at a place like Pomona, Amherst or Stanford. But, remarkably, for every giant class I had, there was at least one course where there were fewer than 15 people. For people who are ready to dive into the deep in and take advantage of what a big research school has to offer, I can't recommend a place like Cornell enough--especially coming from the west coast. For you east-coasters who want the "get the hell away from home" experience at a big, fantastic research school...apply to Berkeley, UCLA and Stanford.</p>
<p>Some of my favorite courses were electives (I can't remember the course names, but I sure remember the professors!). One was an anthropology course on meso-america with Professor John Henderson. We basically studied the maya, azteca, and olmec cultures...a great course. Also, a relegious studies course titled, "Jews, Christians, Muslims" with Ross Bramm. It was a fantastic course filled with conservative christians, muslims and orthodox jews. I basically sat back while everyone engaged in really passionate arguments (I like to think we were all friends at the end of the day). I also took intro business management (an AEM course) which has proven extremely useful now that I'm developing my own stock portfolio (there's a huge project where you analyze a company and determine if you should buy its stock). Lastly, my research advisor, Harry Greene, teaches herpetology--a fantastic bio course on reptiles and amphibians. Professor Greene is easily one the most likable people you will ever meet. When he was at Berkeley, he won the distinguished teaching award. His wife is also a biology professor at Cornell.
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