Cornell Experience and Scholarship Challenges

The speaker recounts her experience as a freshman at Cornell, where dormitory rules isolated her from male peers, impacting her social life. In her junior year, she planned to marry and attend graduate school, relying on a scholarship from Procter & Gamble. However, the scholarship was revoked when the company learned of her marriage plans, citing doubts about her commitment to a scientific career.

What was the main challenge the narrator faced during her freshman year at Cornell?

• Health problems

• Financial issues

• Difficulty in understanding lectures

• Lack of access to study groups

What significant life decision did the narrator make in her junior year?

• To start a business

• To drop out of college

• To get married

• To change her major

How did the narrator plan to manage her finances for graduate school?

• By taking a student loan

• By receiving family support

• By working part-time

• By relying on a scholarship

Why did Procter & Gamble decide to withdraw the narrator's scholarship?

• They were reducing the number of scholarships

• They had financial constraints

• They found out she was planning to transfer to another university

• They believed she was not serious about a scientific career

What assumption did Procter & Gamble make about the narrator's future after marriage?

• She would start a business

• She would work for them

• She would become a housewife

• She would continue her education