<p>I was offered GT from Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences in the Spring. I am now a student in the College of Arts and Sciences of University of Virginia. For both schools, I put undecided for my major. I am pretty sure that I don't want to transfer to UVA's prominent COMM school. I am more prone to natural sciences and math than arts and social sciences. Though I am a student from NY, I received financial aid from UVA that covers all my expenses. Both of them are elite schools, and I do like UVA a lot. However, Cornell is definitely more recognized in the international platform. Any comment on my dilemma?</p>
<p>If you are happy at UVA and they have given you money, you should seriously think about staying there. It is a highly respected school.</p>
<p>Think long and hard before you turn down a full ride at a very prestigious school to come here.</p>
<p>as you say you like it alot and your comfortable, think about it.</p>
<p>If you love UVA then stay. I personally absolutely love Cornell and am really happy that I transfered, but that is me and ur u. If ur having a great time at UVA and are going all expenses paid you should definitely consider staying. You have a while left to think about it anyway. GL either way!</p>
<p>wait until you see the finaid package from Cornell and then decide.</p>
<p>stay, if you were unhappy there it would be a different story but the fact that you have a full ride to probably the second best public university in the US would be worth more to me than a degree at Cornell, Harvard or MIT maybe, but not Cornell.</p>
<p>Before anyone slags me off I think Cornell is an excellent school so don't take my advice the wrong way.</p>
<p>I was thinking that the comments would be highly biased since I posted the thread in Cornell forum, but it turns out many of you think I should stay. The problem is UVA does not have a very strong science department in its college of arts and sciences, and its strength is on humanities and arts. Furthermore, I may also want to work in Asia upon graduation and UVA might not be as well known as Cornell internationally. I really hope more Cornell CCers will tell me more about the life in Cornell</p>
<p>If you want to work in Asia, transferring to Cornell might give you an edge.</p>
<p>Cornell has an unbelievable reputation in the Asian subcontinent, especially in places like India.</p>
<p>Those twin concepts, sciences and Asia, clearly sway the weight to Cornell. No doubt Cornell better know and regarded than UVA to start, but if you were truly happy, then I think it's a closer call. With interests that are major strengths of Cornell's (the Chinese program is unbelievable, Presidents of Asian countries have been Cornell graduates and it has an exceptional presence in Indian goverment and business) argue for Cornell, as does fact it's significantly better across the board in sciences. Cornell is a bit less preppy and far more diverse than UVA and the class academically is much stronger and deeper overall than UVA. Different but beautiful campus at Cornell. UVA is pretty, but not dramatically different than 100 other nice campuses. CU Alumni network across country and world far wider and united than UVA's penumbra in mid-Atlantic.</p>
<p>cornell allll the way</p>
<p>Considering that ur planning to work internationally I'd go to Cornell unless u absolutely love UVA. The CAS program here is also unbelievable. gl</p>
<p>I agree Cornell's strengths are in the sciences and it's well recognized in Asia. I'd come to Cornell unless the fin aid they give you is much worse.</p>
<p>The weather is much better in Virginia, but CORNELL ROCKS!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>when i got accepted to both uva and cornell. Uva covered all my expenses, including tuition, room and board. (my efc is 0) and for cornell, i had to pay 7-8,000 in loans. Personally, if money is a concern, stick to uva.</p>
<p>if you want to stay in Virginia after graduation, the a UVA diploma is a great ticket to have. But if you want to live in the Northeast or West, Cornell is probably respected more.</p>
<p>lol sum1 didn't read the thread. He wants to go to Asia</p>
<p>mojojojo69, my situation is the same as yours. UVA offers me a lot, from tuition, board, room, personal expenses, to a laptop and printer. It will make me feel somehow guilty to transfer. Anyhow, I do think it's worth it to pay extra money for a better quality of education.</p>
<p>wtc:</p>
<p>Cornell does not necesarrily have a "better quality of education." But, yes, it is highly regarded in Asia.</p>
<p>Cornell is a great school, but I would definitely stick with UVA if they're offering you all that. Here in NYC, I don't see any difference between a Cornell degree and a UVA degree, and I hang out with a lot of Ivy Leaguers since UVA shares a clubhouse with Yale and Dartmouth. </p>
<p>Also, a school's name might be helpful but by the very fact that there are many many successful people who didn't go to a top private/public university, that only goes to show that what you can achieve with your life and how successful you become are more dependent on your own drive and hard work. I have a friend who went to a no-name school in Pennsylvania. (It's not well-known in the US and definitely not oversees.) He went to Russia after graduating college, became fluent in Russian, and used his business school skills to become 2nd in command at a major American company's Russian headquarters in Moscow. After being held hostage by the Russian mafia (I'm not kidding about this), he returned home to the US and was later accepted to Wharton.</p>