<p>i posted a similar post on the upenn board. i finished my freshman year at cornell and got into penn and haven't really given it a thought about transferring because i'm doing well at cornell. i do have a problem with going to the same school, for 19 years, with my twin brother. i dunno if it is really worth the transition.</p>
<p>why did you and your brother end up at the same collllllllllllllege?</p>
<p>we both got into chicago, jhu and cornell, and cornell was really the only choice i had</p>
<p>lol, i got into those 3 as well.</p>
<p>but cornell has like 12500 students, and your brother isn't in your year. You won't be on the same residential campus as him, won't be in the same course levels as him for the most part, probably won't be in the same major or possibly even college within cornell as him. If you spoke with 500 people a day (and you'd have to be unnaturally social to converse with or even greet 500 people a day) you'd still have a statistical chance of seeing him only once every 25 days. Naturally that example is flawed, but if you were to meet people from cornell at random. I don't think you should worry about seeing your brother, unless you actually are not satisfied at cornell in and of itself.</p>
<p>If you are doing well at Cornell and are happy there, it might not be worth it to go through the transition to a new school, new atmosphere, making new friends, etc. Is there a way to stay at Cornell and separate more from your brother than you do now? Do you and your brother travel in the same social circles? If you stay at Cornell, will you be living with him? If you have made arrangements to live with others, and not your brother, you might find it easier to distance yourself from him.</p>
<p>yeah, he's my twin, so we are in the same year. we are both majoring in bio and premed. we are basicially taking the same classes and we ended up living in the same dorm for freshmen year. in fact, both of us even ended up in the same lab for intro bio. next year, somehow, we are going to live in the same dorm:(. I really dislike the whole housing lottery system.</p>
<p>dude, doesn't having a bro there with you each step of the way something good? I mean, me and my bro fight, but we aren't twins either. I mean, I always thought of twins being good friends as well. IDK, you could go to Penn, not know anyone, and then that could affect your performance. I mean, I do not think I would chance it like this if you are doing well. There is no reason to go to Penn, it isn't "that much" if "any better" than Cornell, they just got Wharton. I am interesting in having the option of applying to Penn as a transfer if I dislike Cornell for a reason, which I hope is not true. G Luck!!!</p>
<p>There's only one easy solution to this: plastic surgery. </p>
<p>Or get your bro to transfer.</p>
<p>I personally don't think al of the hassle, the re-getting used to a school, the re-making friends is worth it.</p>
<p>mmm missed that word twin...</p>
<p>I'd be hesitant to leave Cornell and go to Penn....don't get me wrong, Penn is pretty good school, but it just doesn't have that zing to it.</p>
<p>i would stay at cornell.... but that's just me. (I am very partial to cornell.)</p>
<p>But the main suggestion is to go where you would be happier. If you do nnot like going to the same school as your twin brother then go to a different school. When it comes down to it you will perform better when your mood is better; resulting in a more favorable gpa, which in turn helps you during medical school admissions.</p>
<p>if you do not feel confortable at cornell and believe that you would like penn much better then leave. Why attend a school where you feel less than happy with.</p>