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I chose Cornell because I wanted an authentic college experience at a school that would set me up for success with connections and course programs. I genuinely believe there's no other school where I could go crazy at hockey games and Slopefest, watch horror movies with my best friends at 2 AM, and then wake up and go to a lecture from the professor who invented the field of Computational Sustainability (Carla Gomes' INFO2770 was AMAZING). The duality of this school is unbelievable, even when you're the one getting to experience it. It's what makes Cornell stand out against any other institution.
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When you were applying, why did you choose Cornell?