<p>I was lucky enough to be accepted ED to Arts and Sciences; I'm ecstatic just thinking about it, and can't wait to start class.</p>
<p>However, the one thing that plagued me in high school is stress. I would often freeze up on tests, even when I KNEW I knew the material (you know the feeling, when your heart is racing, you can't think, etc...). It affected the classes I took, and it slightly impacted my social life.</p>
<p>Now, everyone says that Cornell is extremely intense! I love every other aspect of the school, so this troubles me. Is the amount of stress based on how much you put on? Like, I'm not an engineer, so that should help...right? Is it based on the classes I take? Is there any way I can, like Brown, try classes on like a pass/fail or similar system just to get used to the rigor?</p>
<p>Any other suggestions, comments, or anecdotes?</p>
<p>Yeah I’m also worried about it. People say that if you dont procrastinate it shouldnt be too much work. But I also want to have very good scores. Does this mean I will have no life?</p>
<p>You can certainly have a life and get great scores (I go out every weekend at least once, still have a high gpa), but you just need to strike a balance between everything. A lot of it depends on your major.</p>
<p>I am not going to lie, Cornell requires that you spend a lot of time doing work outside of the classroom. Everyone one has to work hard , but some majors are definitely much harder than others and therefore require much more time. But do not worry , you will be able to achieve a balance between going out and doing school work. You will have LOTS fun but also have LOTS of work. Even though this is the case, I still love Cornell because I love my classes and I love going out. </p>
<p>Just remember, thousands of people have graduated from Cornell and therefore you will be able to as well.</p>