<p>hey! i got accepted to Cornell through ED. quite excited! now that i'm in, i'm wondering just what it's like to be at Cornell. is it really THAT cold and rainy? lol. is drinking really biiiig there? what dorm's the best? any comments? advice? </p>
<p>thanks**</p>
<p>I heard the first couple days are hell, but then you get a lobotomy and don't have any emotion after that frontal part of your brain is removed. You then continue to work long hours studing every night without feeling. From then on, your "social life" will consist of the few times a day you congregate with a few other people at the local watering hole. A good day for you will be one where you can get a glimpse of the sun for a few fleeting seconds. Ahhhhhh, I can't wait.</p>
<p>Seriously, no real clue, but for the few people I know there, life is good.</p>
<p>Calmative: i don't think its that bad. don't make people worry so much. I heard there is party every night of the weekend. Collegetown is really cute too. Yeah it's cold, but we'll all go through it together.</p>
<p>I visited once in early August and once in late September. I was showed around, went to a couple of parties, and had a blast. The key thing about Cornell for me is that there is so much diversity, that anyone can fit in and have a great time.
From what I've seen, Cornell is truly beautiful in the Summer and Fall time. I will, however, be visiting during Christmas break, so I'll get back to guys on how the winter is.</p>
<p>yeah i was considering visiting during february, to see just how bad the winters are lol. ... i've also heard that cornell's one of the hardest schools to get out of, high failure rates? ... is that true?</p>
<p>i was at cornell - - - itsd z gorgeous campus but if yourer used to the city likeme dont go there. i had to endure 7 long weeks of misery in cornell because of the hicktown that its in. is it a great school? yea. r the pple there awesome? yeah. but location is really a make or break you situation, at least for me.... only apply therre if youre 100000000% sure the location wont bother me = 100% isnt good enough. good luck (NYU 09!)</p>
<p>One advantage of a small town college is that everyone stays on the campus during the weekend and becomes a cohesive group. That's definitely not the case for NYU. That's why schools like Dartmouth, Cornell, and Williams have a really tight-knit community of students. One advantage Cornell has over the others is that it has 13,000 undergrads so it doesn't feel as isolated as the others. Personally, I'd rather have a traditional college experience with frat parties and the like instead of going off clubbing and whatnot. You'll have plenty of time to do that in grad school and beyond but for now I would like to enjoy college.</p>
<p>Whatever, it doesn't matter what you said. I'm not saying Cornell or a traditional school spells a bad college experience, I'm just suggetsing that people think extremely carefully before they decide to spend 4 years of ther lives in the middle of nowhere, like in Ithaca. I don't care what anyone says - Ithaca IS in the middle of nowhere, there is very little to do. I was there as a student and I can personally ratify that statement. I am not saying Cornell experience is bad one- if a rural, traditional, hippie environment is what you want in your college experience, go for it. Personally, for me, I made a mistake when going t Cornell, I didn't pay enough attention to the location factor. Just be very careful and remember that beyond grades and social scenes, your happiness is the main and primary issue with where you go to college. The college's location can make you extremely unhappy, as it did to me, even though I had many friends and decent grades. Keep this in mind - GL</p>
<p>thanks opalocka16, that's a good point. i mean, as of now, Cornell's perfect to me. people say the NE weather gets annoying, but i grew up in upstate NY, i think i can deal. i've lived in both small towns and cities, i've grown to love both... both you've got a point. did you transfer after a year at Cornell?</p>
<p>I entered Cornell as a freshman in August 2004 (this past year) and stayed til October 16, 2004. The entire time I was completely miserable. It took a long time to decide wha to do. My parents wanted me to stayat least til the end of the semester, but I couldn't handle it emotionally. I widthdrew from school on Ocober 15 or so, and now am on an educational program abroad. I recently applied to NYU early decision as a freshman for Fall 2005 admission - Right now I am a high school senior who has decided to take a year off. Thank god, I made NYU early, (found out 2 nights ago) so I'm going there. I can't stress enough how important happiness of location is with regard to college experience. I personally am from the New York City area, and applied to NYU for some basic reasons: Close to home, I can go home whenever I want, meet with family whenever I want.... See old friends whenever... in a CITY which I need, I was hopeless in Ithaca because it was all hicktown and I wasn't used to it, and NYU is an awesome, reputable school. I can't wait ---</p>
<p>wow congrats on NYU! i have a few friends who applied there... i also know this guy Patrick, music business major. he speaks very highly of NYU as well. what was it about Cornell? ... just didn't have anything to do? was it hard to make friends? are the people stuck up?</p>
<p>Wow, there's a horse farm across my street, I guess the location should be fine for me, anyone have any dorm experiences?</p>
<p>This winter might give you the wrong impression as it has been extremely mild (as far as Ithaca winters go). Last year, the weather was far worse at this point.</p>
<p>I will frankly admit that there is not a whole lot to do in Ithaca but it has never bothered me (probably because I've lived in suburbs all of my life). There is a ton to do on campus no matter what kind of person you are. There are sports games to go to, frat parties starting on Thursday night, seminars, guest lecturers, movies, bowling, whatever. Cornell students study hard during the week days and play hard on the weekends.</p>
<p>Im a cornell student this year.</p>
<p>The winters are cold, but this year is mild. The weather does suck at times though. But when its good -- its really good. The work is REALLY hard. I am in the FALCON program and we have classes from 8am to 11 pm with an hour for lunch and 2 hours for dinner. I do nothing but study. </p>
<p>Ithaca is a great little town. Lots of ethnicity. I realy love it here.</p>
<p>the people arent stuck up at all - in fact i was much more nervous at first about the people than the location. the location was what bothered me in the end, the people were awesome. its very easy to make friends in cornell because everyone is accepting of who you are and embracing the possibility of having a diverse group of friends. like i said before, the rural location really got to me emotionally, hence my exit.</p>
<p>about weather... I visited during spring break last april and it was snowing lol. But i loved it anyway (which is a surprise because I live in MD right now and I think that's even too cold lol). I'm applying RD and I hope I can join you guys in the fall.</p>
<p>about dorms... I also visited this past october and I stayed in dickson...it was quite nice. My host lived on a hallway with all sinle rooms so it was nice because she got her privacy but still she had friends. Her room was bigger than the rest (she had an end unit) so it was really nice. The day I got there, they were havng a birthday party for all the people on the hall who had a birthday in october. Everyone was so nice and seemed to love it.</p>
<p>The people here are what makes the school great. Location could be a problem, if I wasn't always studying... :p</p>
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<p>i was at cornell - - - its z gorgeous campus but if yourer used to the city likeme dont go there. i had to endure 7 long weeks of misery in cornell because of the hicktown that its in. is it a great school? yea. r the pple there awesome? yeah. but location is really a make or break you situation, at least for me.... only apply therre if youre 100000000% sure the location wont bother me = 100% isnt good enough. good luck (NYU 09!)</p>
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<p>hmm ... to a large degree I agree with this. When I did alumni interviews for Cornell I told all the applicants to visit the school. Visiting Cornell tends to create a very strong reaction. For opalocka16 it was very negative ... for me it was very positive. When I was a student I would guess that at least 75% of the students I knew who did not like being at Cornell did not visit the school before accepting and decided they wanted to go to college near a big city.</p>
<p>I LOVED being in a college town where the social activities of the school were the focus of my social life. If you want to go to major league baseball games and the latest clubs then Ithaca might not be the place for you. If you want to be in a college town, in a beautiful setting, hang with your friends and go to movies, hike a gorge, play cards, go to a sporting event (hockey!), go to a movie, hangout in collegetown, join a frat, etc ... then you may love going to Cornell. This is true for tons of schools with great traditional campus lifes in small college towns ... a very strong experience ... and an experience that is not for everyone.</p>
<p>haha you guys are great! i live in a town where there are possibly more cows than people... so i'll probably be used to Ithaca anyway. but then again, i'm from CT, it's very close to the big cities, and we've got lots to do around here. thanks 3togo, i really liked how you described Cornell. all those things are the types of things i'd enjoy... i did visit Cornell, even though it was 2 years ago, and i liked it there. should be good...</p>
<p>and prncssnyansema, good luck with your applications! maybe i'll see you @ Cornell in the fall! :)</p>
<p>My brother (Cornell grad) tells me that there really isn't much to do at Cornell but study. Any free time is generally spent hanging out with friends or participating in some campus-related activity. Personally, thats how I've always imagined college life to be.</p>