<p>Ok, so I visited Cornell in October and loved it. It's gorgeous and seems like an idyllic college scene. But, I didn't apply ED and felt like I wouldn't get in. Instead, I turned my sights towards Middlebury and got amped up on the idea of going liberal arts (I want to double major in English and Film).</p>
<p>I ended up getting into Cornell and all of the sudden, the game has changed. I'm torn because both schools appeal for such distinct reasons, some overlapping, some polar opposites. I love the idea of the liberal arts smallness, but I also enjoy being able to be lost in the crowd from time to time or being able to take part in Division I sports and big school spirit. Both schools have reputable English programs and decent Film programs. </p>
<p>I also would like to hear about the diversity on the two campuses and about the social scene. It's not top priority, but I do want to be able to both go to good parties but also have alternatives (also, I don't think I'd rush, will my social life significantly suffer?).</p>
<p>@arcadia
How about you just answer the question instead of making some smutty comment. </p>
<p>Sorry DanielWeiner, but I do not know much about those programs in either school, just thought you didnt’t deserve a reply like that on your first post.</p>
<p>That comment wasn’t “smutty”. It may have been curt though.
The point is when discussing very selective schools it is easy to waste a lot of time agonizing over which one to go to when you haven’t been accepted to both yet. That is a reasonable point to make.
Did Cornell release decisions yet? You said you didn’t apply ED…</p>
<p>I had received an offer from Middlebury, and found myself extremely impressed with the institution after having attended its accepted students weekend. Even as a high-schooler, I knew about Midd’s strength in language instruction and environmental studies, its successful alumni in business.</p>
<p>However, I admit, diversity nagged me because I come from a culturally and socio-economically underrepresented background. I have friends who dedicated their time at Midd entirely to academics, and ended up wildly successful in their chosen fields–but I felt that they experienced social isolation at Midd.</p>
<p>Go to Cornell: you have the state school experience (diversity) and the private school prestige.</p>
<p>How about you open a dictionary to learn the correct meaning of “smutty.” Perhaps you meant “snarky.” There’s an idiom for situations such as these: “don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” That’s all I was saying.</p>
<p>Cornell has released a lot of decisions, not all of them, but a good number. I can’t speak about Middlebury but it is very possible that he has been accepted to Cornell.</p>
<p>Smutty-Cruddy, characterized by foul or unecessary language or sentence.
Seemed like that fit the bill. However, I do like that you aknowledged that your comment was also snarky. But your idiom would have been much better than the way to toned your previous comment, or perhaps a change in syntax would have worked as well. That’s all I was saying.</p>
<p>I’m always surprised at the number of people who have applied to both these schools. They’re very different schools. I attended Middlebury undergrad and Cornell for Grad School. I know I would have been lost at Cornell as an undergrad. I was literally just a number at Cornell, but I was an individual person at Midd. I was one of many teaching assistants teaching undergrads at Cornell. Don’t get me wrong, Cornell is a great school, but as an undergrad I definitely value my experience at Middlebury.</p>