<p>Thanks Nicky, I love the cold :).</p>
<p>Really, though, how bad is the studying? I can't imagine how much work could possibly be given in a limited number of classes...</p>
<p>eh i don't like the cold, but growing up in NE, i guess i'm used to it by now anyway... when do we sign up for classes? how big are the classes? are there any specific professors i should watch out for? or is that still too early to worry about? Lol... i'm majoring in chem/chemical biology, CAS.</p>
<p>You can go to ratemyprof.com and look up like 100s of cornell profs that students have rated...yeah I'm obsessed with a school that I'm not even going to. :)</p>
<p>I only know for students in CAS, you sign up during orientation, and for those in Engineering, you're assigned classes for the first semester. After that, you enroll online in a designated period towards the mid/end of each semester. </p>
<p>The classes vary in size, some are huge and some are small. Even large classes usually have a small section though.</p>
<p>Professors to watch out for... too early to worry about it. But I'll say the chem department has some great profs (Ruttledge, Russo, etc.) and a few crappy ones.</p>
<p>neutral, i got accepted to engineering, does that mean i won't even be able to choose classes, they will have assigned me my classes and times along with all other freshmen engineering students?</p>
<p>I agree with Neutral. Dr. Russo sat down for 2+ hours two Fridays ago with my friend and another 2 hours last Monday with my friend and I helping us with Chem 357, a class he doesn't even teach. He totally did not have to do that. This guy is very ethusiastic, outgoing, and most of all, helpful. </p>
<p>Profs to avoid for freshman: Crane. I had him for Chem 216. I don't think he teaches that anymore. Just avoid Chem 216 in general unless you're a chem major.</p>
<p>if you want peace and quiet study hours, request to NOT be in Donlon. Donlon is awesome because the party never ends, but honestly I can't ever get any work done here, it's horrible. Mews and Court are brand new and absolutely beautiful AND air conditioned and with cable. Balch is all girls obviously, but the rooms are much bigger than any other rooms on north campus and the building is sick. High-rise/Low-rise's kind of suck, they probably suck the most out of all the dorms, but if you like athletes you might want to request for them because a lot of them get thrown in there. Overally, the dorms are very nice compared to other schools, I wouldn't worry about it....and there, now you have the down low.</p>
<p>p.s. I'm soooo supposed to be studying for the two finals I have on Thursday right now</p>
<p>cornellbabe, why do a lot of athletes get thrown into the high/low rises? Do athletes get first choice or some sort of priority for housing? I got in ED and was a recruited athlete...</p>
<p>Get back to work. One of my kids is also taking an AEM final on thursday</p>
<p>Well the university purposely groups certain sports together...what sport were you recruited for?</p>
<p>If i recall correctly, my freshman year here all the football players were in Donlon. I lived in Low Rise 7 and didn't encounter any athletes, except for the occasional track athlete. </p>
<p>psquare- for engineering, first semester, they choose all your classes for you based on a few forms you fill out (APs, intro to engineering) and they assign all your times. The only classes YOU add are PE and writing seminar. After that semester, you are free to choose. Of course, if you are highly unsatisfied, you can do add/drop on your own, but as an incoming freshmen, its pretty difficult and they don't walk you through it (whereas in A&S they do, because the majors are so varied). The engineering core is common to all engineering students, which is why they pick times for you, and plus, it makes adjusting a little bit easier without all the courses, etc. going over your head before you've had time to settle in.</p>
<p>nahh all the guys soccer and football players are in high/low rise this year, girls: track, field hockey, softball and lacrosse are in donlon, rest are in townhouses</p>
<p>but on weekends, can't the students go to syracuse or nyc?
and if you hate it, u can have an urban semester in nyc
or that washington d.c. thing.
i'm a cali person and i live in the city here in korea
eeek i'm scared
someone make me feel better!</p>
<p>hmm i like that aspect... how they group the athletes together. anyway, i'm particularlly interested in Court, it seems so modern!! but then again, aren't all the dorms pretty much identical? ... another question, for all of us who got in through ED, do we have an advantage to selecting dorms? or do we all end up choosing dorms in April with all the RD students?</p>
<p>eh loves it, i think at least for freshman year you're pretty much stuck on campus. freshmen can't drive, syracuse is about an hour away. and as far as i've heard, there is one greyhound line that takes people to NYC and that's about it. but how practical is that? just stay on campus, or hang on in Ithaca, i'm sure there are things to do... (right? someone back me up? lol) :)</p>
<p>Neutral, what exactly does the core curriculum of the Engineering department consist of? Will I be able to take a few electives in A&S? (I was thinking of taking Chinese during my first semester...)</p>
<p>You might, but that's highly not recommended. First semester you will take math, physics (or chem), and intro to engineering or intro to comp sci. Then, writing seminar is required of ALL students here. So that's 4 courses already, which is a good amount for any first semester freshmen. I could explain the core, but it depends on your major; the basic premise is 4 math, 4 science, comp sci, intro to engineering, and whatever else your major requires. Of course, AP lessens the amount of core you have to take.</p>
<p>thanks for the help neutral</p>
<p>thanks for the info widespread. I also want to major in business. How are the business classes for undergrads?</p>