<p>Ok, Im a Canadian junior..</p>
<p>I am planning to major economics/finance and I just want
to know the lifestyle of the people in cornell. It is in a
middle of nowhere(almost).. There is no bars and stuff
(which is a plus to me cuz i would be left out if there is
one). What do you do besides studying? There is no place
to do any intern stuff.. I guess most people stay in the
school dorm and have cars. How often do people go to
Manhattan? Would it be possible to go watch Yankees
games at least once a month?
Also, my school is an incredibly small school with ~100
graduates every year. However, last year a student from
my currrent high school got accepted by Cornell. Is this
a plus or a minus?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>"I just want to know the lifestyle of the people in cornell"
How can somebody generalize on the lifestyle of 13,000 of the most diverse students in the world. </p>
<p>"It is in a middle of nowhere(almost).."
Ithaca is a very hip small city that's absolutely loaded with restaurants and 30,000 college students on top of residents. </p>
<p>"There is no bars and stuff (which is a plus to me cuz i would be left out if there is one)."
Oh there are plenty of bars. And big fraternity houses that throw massive parties. </p>
<p>"What do you do besides studying?"
here's some Cornell events: <a href="http://www.cornell.edu/events/%5B/url%5D">http://www.cornell.edu/events/</a></p>
<p>"There is no place to do any intern stuff"
There's plenty of opportunity to do research and student work ... but you don't do internships during class no matter what school you go to, it's a summer thing. </p>
<p>"I guess most people stay in the school dorm and have cars."
Just where do you get your information from?</p>
<p>"How often do people go to Manhattan?"
Whenever they want. Depends on your budget for travel and how much time you can give to travel, it's about 4 hours away by car. Or you can fly there in like 45 minutes. </p>
<p>"Would it be possible to go watch Yankees games at least once a month?"
Possible, absolutely. But don't come to Cornell to go to Yankees games. </p>
<p>"last year a student from my currrent high school got accepted by Cornell. Is this a plus or a minus?"
Neither, it doesn't make a hoot of a difference.</p>
<p>"Would it be possible to go watch Yankees games at least once a month?"
Possible, absolutely. But don't come to Cornell to go to Yankees games. </p>
<p>What do you mean? Do you mean that Cornell is that
much strict and hard to success academically or
do you mean that there are better options such NYU?</p>
<p>gomestar: I would have to disagree with your statement "you don't do internships during class no matter what school you go to, it's a summer thing." While, no doubt, this statement would (and does) hold true for rural schools such as Cornell, I would say it does not for urban schools. To use Columbia as an example, MANY MANY students do internships during the year(10-20 hours per week), since the campus is literally a 10 minute subway ride away from the financial district. So, yes, I would agree that Cornell doesn't offer much in the way of internships during the year, however other schools do offer this. If wanting to do internships during the year is a big selling point for you, look elsewhere.</p>
<p>I mean Cornell isn't a good choice if your sole intention is to be closer to the Yankees. Attend Cornell for the academic experience. If you care more about seeing the Yankees on a frequent basis, go to a school in the middle of NYC.</p>
<p>"I would say it does not for urban schools"</p>
<p>I've lived in LA, DC, and NYC and I have dozens upon dozens of high school friends who attend various schools in these (and other major) cities. The only friends I have who are doing legit "internships" are the music majors (they're at USC, Jiulliard, and Manhattan school of music). The rest do have jobs that are 8-10 hours a week ... but who are they kidding, it's not an internship. Like Goldman Sachs really wants people to work 8 hours a week. My columbia friends tried, all they could get were jobs like an file monkey for a second-tier bank. I haven't missed out much. </p>
<p>A REAL internship (according to Cornell career services) is a summer long thing taken between junior and senior years. Sometimes a student does it during sophomore and junior years, but none of my Cornell friends did this. </p>
<p>You're not going to miss out on any "internship" by going to Cornell, it annoys me when people think this. In addition, not having an "internship" won't hurt you when it comes to the legit jobs on wall street ... Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi are all on the list of "top-10 employers of Cornell University grads". Heck, I didn't have an "internship" and I ended up at one of those companies...</p>
<p>You're not going to miss out on any "internship" by going to Cornell, it annoys me when people think this. In addition, not having an "internship" won't hurt you when it comes to the legit jobs on wall street ... Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi are all on the list of "top-10 employers of Cornell University grads". Heck, I didn't have an "internship" and I ended up at one of those companies...</p>
<p>That's pretty much all I needed to hear; Cornell is on my
ED list.</p>