<p>"as monydad would explain, cornell's biggest asset is its diversity"</p>
<p>Nice to be recognized for contributing to something besides SUNY posts, as has been accused in the past. Not that I deny doing that too.</p>
<p>I would say it a bit differently. A central, inescapable feature of Cornell is this diversity. That's an asset in some ways, to some people, and a detriment in other ways, and other people. Obviously some of the people most likely to thrive at Cornell are those who most see the asset side. And vica versa.</p>
<p>So far, my own kids have sought environments (read LACs) where they seemed more likely to share interests and values with a larger percentage of their fellow classmates and housing-mates than they perceived would be the case at Cornell. Not everyone finds diversity to be a great asset in all contexts. Many other people thrive on it.</p>
<p>If you're going to come- or come back- you should definitely make the most of what's available though. Go and take that nutrition course, or HDFS, or wine tasting, or whatever else is great there that you wouldn't get elsewhere.</p>
<p>Even perhaps an AEM course?</p>