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CORNELL!

Rating: 5/5 (102 ratings)
Introduction
A lot of people thing that Cornell is going to be easy just because it's the easiest ivy to get into, if a high school student is looking at Cornell for that reason, Big Mistake!
The workload here is probably even more so than at other Ivies, my friend at Brown doesn't do work as much as i do. Although we may be the easiest to get into, we are also the hardest to stay in. Our grades are definitely earned and not inflated like at schools such as Harvard or Yale. But don't be mislead, although it's a lot of work, it's also a lot more fun that all the other Ivies, Frat parties are crazy and seem endless on friday and saturday nights. I choose it because i feel in love with the school on my visit and refused to go anywhere else, I would say to a high school student who is ready to work hard and party even harder, Cornell's the way to go!

Campus Life and Social Life
The social scene... College-town is a cool place during the day, but at night there's only a limited number of bars and clubs, your freshmen and sophomore years you're pretty much set, with our over 40 Frats and the crazy parties that ensue. There are lots of Intramural, club and varsity teams for almost every sport. Weekend basically start wednesday or thursday nights, and end sunday mornings, There is basically a guaranteed party at a Frat every-night on weekends, including most week nights too.
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Academics
Academics are a big thing (Obviously, we're an Ivy, what'd you expect?), there are 7 undergraduate schools alone, not to mention top rated vet, law and business schools. The workload is hard, but there comes a certain satisfaction when you finish an essay on a thursday night, just in time to go out partying with your friends. O, btw, Prelims suck!

Student Body
Worst of Social life is that there are no clubs around. There's college-town and the commons, but there are only bars there. If you can get in to the bars, which most times you can, Sake Bombing is killer!

In Closing...
Cornell is the best Ivy (Hottest too!)
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