<p>First of all, CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who accepted to the Class of 2011. Cornell is amazing and if you do decide to come here I guarantee that you will love it. Anyway, I'm a sophomore here at Cornell in ILR. Feel free to ask me any question you may have related to Cornell. Anything- food, greek life, classes, libraries, dorming, parties, collegetown, gorges, traditions. I know when I was accepted I had a lot of questions so Ask Away. I'm working for Cornell Days this year so maybe I'll see you guys when you get up here. CONGRATS AGAIN!!!</p>
<p>Is it possible to do a double major with one of the majors being outside of your college. For instance, Computer Science(engineering)/Poli. Science?</p>
<p>Thanks. I appreciate you doing this.</p>
<p>Tell me, how is the Economics program at Cornell? How does it compare to that of other Ivies and prominent non-Ivies?</p>
<p>Also, what's up with the swimming class (is it because of the gorges???), and how's the social (party) scene up there. </p>
<p>Last, but not least: What's the culture like? Are the people friendly for the most part, including the professors?</p>
<p>Wow. Poster otiosus.</p>
<p>Is it easy (as far as paperwork goes) for an accepted ED student to tag on a second major to his program. Im thinking of doubling Biology with my current Bio & Society major @ CALS. I think a lot of the courses overlap since I;m planning on going premed anyway, but how hard would such a program be?</p>
<p>Also, what is nice/not so nice about the campus in all seasons? Is it pretty all year round? And how is the weather now?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>crazy88:</p>
<p>You really can't do a double major outside of your school. However, there are a select few that Cornell allows. Your best bet is to contact your school at Cornell.</p>
<p>butitswayupnorth:
1) The economics program here is great. A lot of my friends are Econ majors and love it. I don't know how it compares to other Ivies but I highly recommend it.</p>
<p>2) It is required for all Freshman to take a swim test upon arrival at Cornell. If you fail or don't want to take it then you will be required to take a beginner swimming instruction physical education class. The reason we have the swin test is because it was something started by a lot of colleges during WWI or WWII. Despite rumors that you may here it is not because of the gorges.</p>
<p>3) The party scene here for freshman and sophomore year is pretty much the Greek scene. Cornell has the 3rd largest greek system in the country (40 fraternities and 12 sororities). Fraternity parties are pretty good and a lot of fun if you enjoy drinking, dancing, good music, and hooking up.</p>
<p>4) Ithaca and Cornell are full of culture. There are always culture events happening on campus. For example next weekend is the Bhangra show (a huge indian dance show) and also China Night. There are cultural events all the time. </p>
<p>5) Yes, people here are pretty friendly. Doors are ususally held for you and cars always stop to let you cross the street.</p>
<p>Anymore questions?</p>
<p>r1400sch:
1) It's not too hard to do a double major in one school. However, I would wait a semester and try things out before doing so. You might need to talk to an advising dean and fill out a few papers but other than that its really simple.</p>
<p>2) Okay people make jokes about Cornell weather all the time and I would say the jokes are 1/2 true. Does it get really really cold here during the winter? Hell yeah, especially with the wind. But the summer and spring are beautiful.
August-Mid-October- pretty warm and nice. grass is green. gorges look beautiful and you can walk around in t-shirts and polos.
October- starts to get colder and you'll see people wearing hoodies and stuff, no more flip-flops
November-Early March- cold cold cold. the wind is what really gets to you and the snow piles up.
Late March- weather starts to warm up and you see people outside
The weather now is pretty good. People playing frisbee on the arts quad and rawlings green, people in flip flips and skirts and shorts. It gets colder towards the evening however.</p>
<p>Summer- really really nice and hot!</p>
<p>The reason I ask is because I plan on going to law school after college, and was wondering if Cornell Engineering would be the best option for that. Is there a pre-law track?</p>
<p>lol engineering and law aren't really related...</p>
<p>Are there a lot of transfer students coming in a sophomores? Because I got a GT (guaranteed transfer opportunity) from ILR today, but was thinking if it would be socially ackward to come in "late", as in meeting/joining new friends, etc. I am really interested in ILR, though; I don't quite know how to react to this decision.</p>
<p>how tough is engineering at cornell? i know it's gotta be hard because it's a top school, but are the classes and tests themselves competitive too?</p>
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<p>I know, but Law School doesn't have a pre-assigned major...</p>
<p>it probably will be harder coming in as a sophomore, but from what I have seen Cornell is not that bad of a place for transfers. theres a lot of transfers here, so you def wont be alone. theres orientations and def ways to get involved on campus and to find ur place even as a transfer.</p>
<p>If I'm not mistaken, you CAN double major outside of your college. It's called a Dual Degree.</p>
<p>yea, I saw that as well, you CAN do a dual-degree in a different college. It might take a little longer, but it is possible to do. Also, for Law School, I just need writing electives, which I can take even in the college of engineering.</p>
<p>Also, do you think a student from Cornell would be regarded the same as a student from HYP in the eyes of a law school admissions officer?</p>
<p>bump crazy's last question but relating to med school plz.</p>
<p>And thanks for first response!</p>
<p>crazy88- Well you're right about law school. You can major in anything ands till go to law school. However, if you're really interested in law school a lot then I would recommend looking into ILR.</p>
<p>diehldun- I'm currently an ILR transfer. I transferred here in August. Cornell loves transfers and you'll fit right in. About 1/4 of Cornell is transfer I believe. You'll make friends with other transfers and also other people in ILR because ILR is a really small school. Trust me you have nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>dancintiff- Engineering at Cornell is amazing! It is difficult with all the problem sets and stuff but it is a great school and many of my friends love it.</p>
<p>how hard is the workload @ ilr?</p>
<p>cornellstudent09, thank you! You really made me feel more comfortable about this transfer program. I was really worried that it would be hard to meet new friends in the second year.</p>
<p>how easy is it to transfer from one college to another? (I want to go from CAS to AEM at CALS). how long does it take to transfer? and can i transfer before i begin attending?</p>