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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely not Cornell. High number of people throw themselves off the bridge there.

Consider schools where the dorms have a lot of natural sunlight. Where it's not a heavy commuter school. Maybe consider schools in CA where during the winter it stays light out later than in the Northeast. [/quote]. I have a child at Cornell and their suicide rate is not higher than other universities.  The suicides from the gorges simply get more play because of nature of the event--and if you look a their stats very few actually commit suicides by jumping off the bridges.  The "suicides net" further the notion that it is a big problem with it is not.  With that said, Cornell is an extremely high stress university with little social or emotional support, which places an incredible burden with respect to workload and what is often referred to as grade deflation.  Couple all of that with the constant grey skies, work hard party hard atmosphere, too many single rooms in the dorms which leads to self-isolation...I could go on and on.  I would not recommend this university to anyone much less someone with mental health issues.  My kid makes excellent grades but is miserable. The stress is overwhelming and something I am not seeing where my other student attends.  Cornel simply does not appear to be a happy campus.  I haven't talked to a single parent who believes this was a good choice for their student (with or without mental health issues) although the parent FB pages are full of parents who are Cornell cheerleaders who think the university can do no wrong.  Bottom line, do your research before even considering this institution.[/quote]

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