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ike  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Where are/did you going to college?

Cornell University. I'm in the middle of my sophomore year. I'm a CS major in the College of Engineering.

The great thing about Cornell is that while it has a large and respected engineering college, it has extensive programs in almost everything else, too. I'm minoring in Music.

I plan to go to grad school once I graduate. I am afraid of getting sucked into an office job developing boring software for my entire life; I want to be able to effect change in something that I care about, and I want to explore the natural world. I hope that grad school will show me an opportunity to apply my CS background to work that can satisfy those desires.





12AngryHens  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nice, I am a high school senior and have applied (Arts and Sciences, though) regular decision! How are you liking the weather so far? I feel obliged to ask since I live near Syracuse.

ike  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm from Cortland, so I'm liking it quite a lot! I'm really happy that it looks like we're finally going to get a good winter. I wish you luck with your application. What is your intended major? I am technically still in A&S; I applied into it, and after a couple semesters I decided I wanted to transfer to Engineering, but I wasn't able to until this month.

12AngryHens  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hope to major in biology with a concentration in microbiology, possibly a German or physics minor. If I end up at Cornell, then I'll probably feel my way into a minor. (May be completely unexpected and out there)

Ah, I assumed that you had come from some other non-snowy land where everything is warm and there is scarcely a snow plow nearby. So winter is just routine business for you. Regardless of where I go, it will be interesting to see how people react to the local weather.

ike  ·  4341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is really funny to watch the significant population of Asian freshmen adjust every winter!