I recently visited New York to look at NYU and Mount Sinai. The first thing I did was take the subway to Cornell and hand Montano a letter exalting Cornell. I am sure that helped me. Thirty percent of the class each year are waitlist acceptees so I think anyone on it has a sporting chance. Also, make SURE you let them know your interested. That's the first thing they look for... right from Montano's mouth. Good luck Chronic! I hear NY has a pot delivery service, if that's what your name means. Oh well...
After that, I immediately ruled out Sinai because it didn't feel like a school and the facilities were pretty wack. Also, I sat outside the dorm entrance and watched all sorts of students roll out in Gucci, Burburry, Chanel and Prada. I was like, what is this a goddamn fashion institute? There's nothing wrong with looking good, but something about it seemed excessive to me. Perhaps my sample wasn't representative, but I did sit there for a good half hour and didn't really garner a good opinion from their conversations either. I'm sure its a great place to go to school, but what I saw turned me away. I've heard nothing but positive things about it.
However, as I looked harder at NYU my patience for New York was wearing thin. Crowded diners, space as a premium, car alarms waking me up, feeling the irrepressible need to walk insanely fast, pigeons cooing, etc. As I left for Philadelphia, I noticed the air get a lot fresher... even in Jersey! I said that I would go to Medical College of Wisconsin for now, because it doesn't present as large of a hassle. I proceeded to **** all over NY to my family, but still said everytime "I shouldn't make it sound too bad, because if Cornell takes me I'm going." When I got home, my letter was waiting for me. Lo and behold, here we go.
Funny because the two times before I LOVED New York. Part of the problem this time were these two damn cats at my friends apartment keeping my up all night and sleeping in my clothes. So I dragged my tired ass all over town smelling like cat-love and just looked at schools (did nothing fun). Not to mention him and his girlfriend were fighting the whole time. Needless to say, I felt like Jack Lemmon in The Out of Towners (rent it if you haven't seen it). I'm doing a second look at Cornell in a week, but its more a second look at NY for me. I know things will be different. Anyone else have any reservations about NY? Cornell is incredible, no doubt there. Arguably the most attractive school to attend in the nation from what I have seen.
Oh and about the terrorism stuff, if NY goes down... I'm going with it. I could use a little excitement. I don't believe anything will happen. For some reason, Al-Qaeda nowadays really likes to run attacks in the Middle East and North Africa. Go figure. I'm done letting the media and government try to scare me.
Sorry if this post makes me sound like an irritable bastard, just relaying my last experience in NY. The next one will be better, I know exactly what I did wrong. Its all smiles, come August believe me! Kudos, fellas.
-Erich
-Weill 2007
hey congrats elbow... 
hope to see you there...
