Does anyone recommend this? I’m having a hard time deciding whether I should do it because I don’t want to end up wasting my time if it isn’t that good. And if you do recommend it, which trip?
Based on comments such as these
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/921088-outdoor-odyssey-p1.html
I recommended this program to a friend’s son several years ago. He loved it. It provided a great head start. He knew people when he arrived there, and he stayed friends with at least some of them throughout his tenure at Cornell,.
Of course nobody can guarantee that you will have the same results.
Two years ago, my son went out early to go on one of the backpacking trips in Outdoor Odyssey. He had a great time and he developed some lasting friendships outside of his major, architecture, which is a good thing. He was roommates with 3 of them, in fact, this past sophomore year. I recommend you give it a shot if you enjoy that sort of activity.