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Sonica Li

  • Affiliation: Computer Science
  • Hometown: Alpharetta, Ga.

"One of the great things about Cornell is it's so big you can't stop meeting people. At every meeting and event I always meet someone new." read more

Adam Mendrela

  • Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.

"You will find yourself being challenged a lot. The more you want out of Cornell, the more work you have to put into it." read more

Ojus Patil

  • Affiliation: Operations Research
  • Hometown: Westfield, N.J.

"To see the problem solving skills that would lead you to be successful within that major, that's a very smart idea." read more

Heather Reed

  • Affiliation: Civil Engineering
  • Hometown: East Taunton, Mass.

"There's a lot of great opportunities to get involved in research with your professors." read more

Evan Respaut

  • Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Hometown: Londonderry, N.H.

"I can't imagine I'd have been a better fit for any other school." read more

Robert Rodriguez

  • Affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering
  • Hometown: Riverside, Calif.

"A new set of materials ... and I was going to have the first opportunity to really play with them." read more

Megan Rotondo

  • Affiliation: Civil Engineering
  • Hometown: Bristol, R.I.

"Cornell is really helpful with switching majors and the possibilities here are endless." read more

Jake Swamp

  • Affiliation: Engineering Physics
  • Hometown: Madison, Wisc.

"Being here, I actually got to see... Haudenosaunee dances—things you don't see much back home." read more

Malinka Walaliyadde

  • Affiliation: Materials Science
  • Hometown: Sharjah, U.A.E.

"I have no family [or] friends here. I was pretty lucky because I made some really good friends my first week and that really helped." read more