Turning down Stanford for Cornell?

[norcalguy]

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@Norcalguy: I was indeed a bit afraid that Ithaca is less interesting for graduates than Palo Alto is. However, I often hear that you really don’t have that much time to enjoy the area you are living in. Is graduate considered to be more study intensive (as in: hours put into it) than undergrad (for a non thesis program)?

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<p>That depends on you and your specific program. I’m in med school and I still feel like I have enough time to have a social life.</p>

<p>And let’s be clear: there’s no much to do in Palo Alto either. If you want to do anything in California, you need to get a car (yet another cost). </p>

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The difference in cost of living shouldn’t matter that much for a year

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<p>Have you looked at Palo Alto housing rates?</p>