<p>Hi, could those who applied to cornell tell me the reason why they chose cornell? Thanks!</p>
<p>for me, it was all about seeing myself at cornell. i applied early decision for the class of 2010, and was lucky enough to get in. cornell is a place that is not all about the rumors you may hear about it. instead, it actually is a place where people manage to find a balance between social and academic lives. i found that i could fit in really easily with the people here, because quite frankly, were just NORMAL kids. we dont care about making people feel dumb by memorizing the dictionary and we like to go out and have fun. now that im home for the summer, all i want to do is go back to school and party with my friends. thats a rare quality at a college, so value it for all its worth.</p>
<p>thanks for sharing</p>
<p>I picked it because of it's sheer beauty. I loved the campus when I visited last year because it was just the most beautiful place I've ever been to. The drive up there was full of wonderful mountains, trees, lakes. I fell in love. I was going to ED to Penn when I was visiting schools up there but the campus just took my breath away and I just knew I would be supremely happy living there for four years.</p>
<p>I know, it's silly to pick a school just because of beauty but hey, I like pretty things. And I figured, Cornell's psych program can't be THAT different from Penn's (which a close friend of mine made me realize).</p>
<p>I probably should visit Cornell to see its beautiful campus :)</p>
<p>My reasons:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Cornell Engineering is one of the best available! It is only (arguably) bested overall by other elite institutions such as MIT, Caltech, Stanford, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>I don't like being in big cities. If given the choice of going out on a weekend and relaxing with friends or going out on a week to party it up and hit the bars, I'm more likely to choose the former (which is easier in a place like Cornell).</p></li>
<li><p>Flexibility of Cornell. Even though I'm an engineer, I can still take classes in any other school (although most of my non-engineering courses with be with Arts and Sciences).</p></li>
<li><p>Large research institution + Top engineering programs = many research opportunities =)</p></li>
<li><p>Large campus. Hey, to stave off the freshman 15, one must walk. Too bad I gained about 20 pounds after my freshman year despite all the walking...</p></li>
</ul>
<p>I can usually come up with more than those but I'm at work right now</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and of course, dropping "Cornell" usually elicits a WOW factor ;)</p>
<p>I have to agree with redcomet...I basically chose cornell because it was pretty. And it having a top engineering program didn't hurt either. Also, it provided many opportunities for extracurriculars, particularly for music. Coming from outside chicago, I kind of wanted a change from the urban setting too. Because the campus is so large and diverse, it kind of makes up for not having the resources of a city.<br>
Now that I'm here, I'm so glad I chose cornell. I'm getting involved in so many things, academic and otherwise, coming to cornell is probably the best thing that could have happened to me.</p>
<p>I chose Cornell for a variety of reasons, but what drew me in was the academic diversity. To think about the career aspirations of the thousands of students in a large breadth of majors is astounding. You can really learn a lot by being around people with such different interests and goals.
I also love Ithaca, having spent many summers in the area. I love the Commons and the vibe of the town - it's great. And to vivace's comment, see the earlier posting about Cornell being 'rural' - sure is a city to many of us :) Ithaca has so many opportunities, and while the town-gown relationship is certainly interesting, I like the fact that there is at least interaction between the two. I've been to many other campuses (of friends) and it's definitely more of a sheltered bubble.
And if that doesn't convince you alone, the fact that we make our own fantastic ice cream sure is a pull factor. :)</p>
<p>I really just chose it mainly because of the food... -_- I've been regretting it...</p>
<p>^ Lemme guess 123orange... like me you gained non-muscular poundage.</p>
<p>Or, you were severely disappointed by Cornell on-campus food</p>
<p>I'm hoping I won't be gaining those non-muscular poundages.
I've been regretting because I can't believe I chose a school only because of the food!</p>
<p>$$$ (they gave me a lot)</p>
<p>And its top notch engineering program sealed the deal. Other than princeton, no engineering school in the ivy league can compete with cornell's</p>
<p>I applied (and was accepted) to three schools: SUNY Geneseo, the University of Rochester, and Cornell. Out of those three, Cornell offered me:</p>
<ul>
<li>the best financial aid package (very important)</li>
<li>the most opportunities to get my name in print, by way of the Daily Sun and other campus publications (very important)</li>
<li>the most beautiful campus (very important, albeit superficial)</li>
<li>the greatest variety of extracurricular organizations (important)</li>
<li>the best food (important)</li>
</ul>
<p>I didn't really like Geneseo at all; I just applied there in case I couldn't afford the other two. Rochester was nice, but its two biggest strengths -- an open curriculum and a cooler surrounding area than Ithaca -- weren't enough to outweigh Cornell's.</p>
<p>I applied because:
- laid-back Ivy League school (Wow factor usually, although someone once asked me if it was a community college >.<)
- excellent Engineering school
- family friends who went there LOVED it
- lots of extracurricular activities
- beauty of the campus
- alumni networks (very important)
- okay, okay, the food (I've never been there, though - it better be good!)</p>
<p>I hope Cornell doesn't disappoint! See some of you guys at Freshman Orientation! :D</p>
<p>I was accepted to Cornell, Georgetown U School of Foreign Service, and Johns Hopkins. Everyone assumed I was going to GU for a while (I admit, I did too) but I found Cornell was a better fit for several reasons...
a. more choices. If I decided not to go International Relations/Government, I'd be up a creek without a paddle at Georgetown. At Cornell, I have to fulfill requirements so I have time to explore other options before settling in for a major.
b. Better library. ^^ I'm a big fan of libraries; I did a research paper which only had two books in the bibliography because in my city of 1 million people, there were only two books on my topic (I had 13 sources because I need a lot of articles).<br>
c. large, diverse school. With so many different types of people, I knew there would be a lot of choices for clubs and extracurriculars, which is a major bonus for campus life.
d. research programs and College Scholars program. I'm kinda planning to make my own major, which is pretty unique to Cornell since the university has so many more classes to offer than most colleges.<br>
e. my brother went there then wrote a Pulitzer prize winning editorial. while he was still in college. <em>dies</em> nothing to live up to, right? Anyway, he helped convince me that I would like it there.
f. Cornell Days! It's one big "we love you come here for college" fest. I've never felt so appreciated in my life <em>blush blush</em></p>
<p>If your brother is who I think he is, he only won 10% of that Pulitzer.</p>
<p>hahaha pshaw, more than you did : P</p>