<p>Am a junior, and as next summer approaches, I have started searching for programs offered by universities related to my interest on International Relations. I have browsed tons of websites, and the political science course offered by the Cornell Summer College, and the Mandarin (Chinese) Program of Brown U, seem very interesting and complete, and right now are my top two choices for next summer. Both of them are superb, and I am completely sure that both could be very enriching and helpful for my future, but the little problem is that I am completely undecided on which one I should choose. I am fascinated with Cornell University because of its campus and overall as a top university, but for years I have wanted to learn Chinese because of its many benefits and relation to world affairs. I need some advice on which one could be more beneficial, putting in context my interest in world affairs, politics, and history,and also the possibility of having Cornell as my first choice for college. Am looking forward for your comments! Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>comments anyone????</p>
<p>It sounds like you're leaning toward Cornell since you prefer it as a university and the political science course might be geared more towards your interests, so maybe that is what you should do. If it was me I would definitely choose the Brown program, just because I prefer Brown over Cornell (Brown is one of my top choices, I hardly considered applying to Cornell), as well as learning any language over political science.</p>
<p>Looking beyond the summer, the Cornell program includes a semester in Beijing and a semester in Washington dealing with Chinese political and trade officials. In addition, Cornell's law schoool (Brown has none) has invited some of China's top flight faculty to teach Chinese law in both English and Chinese at Cornell. Schools besides Cornell have excellent Chinese programs. Brown is not, particularly, one of them.</p>
<p>I did a Summer@Brown mini-course this summer, and my roommate had already been there for a month taking the Chinese course. I think she really liked it and learned a lot. The program as a whole is good, and you have a lot of freedom and possibilities.</p>
<p>Slowdown, Zerogm. Take a breath. Regardless of your qualifications, you'll be lucky to get into EITHER Brown of Cornell. Collegeconfidential is a fantasyland where people get in all their favorite colleges. It usually doesn't work that way in the real world. If you are lucky enough to get in both, Fate will have smiled on you beyond belief (some people on this earth feel lucky to have a choice between eating a rat or a snake for supper).</p>
<p>What you can do:</p>
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<li><p>Order a t-shirt from each school and wear it around for a while. One will feel better and more "you" than the other. </p></li>
<li><p>Look in a mirror and imagine you are 30 and someone asked you where you went to college. Say, "I went to Brown" and "I went to Cornell." One will seem much more appropriate.</p></li>
<li><p>Go to the one you prefer with your heart, not your mind.</p></li>
<li><p>Go to the one you prefer overall, not because you love a specific program or department. Most people switch majors, and your undergrad major isn't all that important in most cases (exceptions: engineering and nursing).</p></li>
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<p>Tourguide- the OP is asking about SUMMER programs, not her chances of acceptance as a Freshman!</p>
<p>Ah...sorry. My mistake.</p>