<p>What language do you take? I'm really interested in Spanish since I have been taking it for the last 3 years in high school and I am good at it!</p>
<p>along the same line as the engineering jobs question: i was wondering how hard or easy it is to do engineering research. i know you're ilr, but i might as well ask.</p>
<p>p.s. thanks for talking about drinking. i visited maryland and if they weren't drinking they were talking about drinking, so that makes me feel a bit better.</p>
<p>I'm taking Arabic here. I keep meaning to take a Spanish class, but I didn't have time to take the placement exam during orientation and haven't gotten around to it yet, and I can't skip to some upper-level classes without taking it.</p>
<p>I know engineering undergraduates who are doing research (my son -- a sophomore -- in particular). He got to know one of his professors as a freshman ( I think through the intro to engineering seminar or through a first year engineering class). My son approached the professor who then helped put him in touch with professors looking for undergraduates to do research. The point is, you have to ask around for that type of thing -- no one will come to find you. But it is achievable. The top people (Ass't Deans?) responsbile for engineering undergraduates led several sessions during orientation for kids and parents, and they come across as very approachable people who want to know when students have concerns or need help negotiating their way (such as in finding research opportuntiies). </p>
<p>Everything you might want is at Cornell, but as a student, you have to get involved with EC's, social activities, friends, and get to know professors in order to get what you want out of the undergraduate experience.</p>
<p>nai- it depends on your school. you can find the requirements of each school on their respective websites.</p>
<p>dulce de leche-
1)of course you can get into law school without ILR. i know plenty of government and econ majors who are law-school bound. as long as you have a good GPA and a sgood LSAT score you'll be fine.
2) don't worry about drinking. a lot of my friends don't drink and have a lot of fun here. there are soooo many fun non-drinking activities to do here.</p>
<p>SexyLikeAScorpio-
it all depends on your major in arts and sciences. but i would say no more than 2hrs a day. most likely less.</p>
<p>benandjerrys-
it's pretty easy to do research in any college at cornell. simply just go to a professor after class and ask him/her if there are any research opportunities you can help them with.</p>
<p>Lasdir- is there a question you're asking?</p>
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<p>Can we bring a router?</p>
<p>My intended major in Computer Science..</p>
<p>crazy88- yes you can. i don't know what you need one for though?</p>
<p>How much homework do premeds typically have per day? Do weekly assignments take up much time? Any premeds (or ppl who know a premed as well i suppose) willing to summarize a daily or weekly schedule in terms of work/play hours?</p>
<p>I posted this question in Cornell 2011 on this forum, but I suppose posting it here might get a better response:</p>
<p>I just got the dorm/meal plan selection package, and in the dorm part is says something about wanting either a quad room or a townhouse. I was under the impression that only the townhouses had quad type living, what other residence halls have quads?</p>
<p>Ya for ILR it's 40 who use GT. When u get ur big packet it will say that (unless it increased or decreased since last year). It really is a great opportunity. Since somehow a lot of people on here got GT I think people are underestimating it. The numbers are small and people should realize that. It's a GREAT opportunity!</p>
<p>Hey guys, </p>
<p>I read on CC that the Math 192 course has an average of B-. So 50% of the students get lower than 3.0 for that course.. and basically everyone in that course have 5 on Calc BC. That thread says the low grades are due to the exams' style of focusing on tedious integration techniques instead of testing concepts. So only the student with brilliance and "understand the concepts very very well" can get As, where as a "well understanding of concepts" get you B. So I am just wondering if this information is accurate, and if most intro courses in math and sciences are like that.</p>
<p>Also is there a lot of placement tests at Cornell for skipping the majority of 100+ and 200+ courses? Such as test out (rather than using AP credits as I am doing IB) from Math 192 and second semester physics? </p>
<p>I also read about the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory system at Cornell, but I can only find information on that for CoE but not CAS (which I am in). So does CAS have a similar system as CoE? And how many courses actually have a S/U option?</p>
<p>at last... I found this quote from <a href="http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/Courses/AS.php%5B/url%5D">http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/Courses/AS.php</a>
"Students must also complete 120 credits, 100 of which must be from courses taken in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell. Advanced placement credits, credits earned in other colleges at Cornell, or credits earned in any subject at institutions other than Cornell do not count as part of the 100." So what does this quote mean..? I cant really use my IB/AP credits in CAS?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for answering my long list of questions.... and yes I am getting pretty anxious about Cornell's rigor.</p>
<p>MATH192 is difficult because of tedious integration and other little things rather than concepts. It is probably the most difficult math course in the engineering math series. The other ones, MATH191, MATH293, and MATH294 aren't nearly as bad.</p>
<p>There are placement exams that you take during your orientation week that you can use to place out of almost every intro/general science/math course I believe.</p>
<p>Your AP credits will be applied towards the other 20 credits that you need to graduate. But, yes, you need to take 100 credits of Arts classes at Cornell.</p>
<p>do students typically prep & study for the placement exams or is that overkill?</p>
<p>I didn't prep for the Spanish one I took over orientation. Then again, only around 10% actually passed that one (they posted the score list the following Monday).</p>
<p>Sorry if I didnt explain myself. How many hours of homework a day can I expect if I am a Computer Science major in the College or Arts and Sciences?</p>
<p>I heard Cornell is very cutthroat but in your experience how are the academics and the attitudes of the students towards each other <em>academically</em></p>
<p>oh, and on the first page, an engineering background is extremely useful for patent law</p>
<p>r1400sch- pre-meds have it the worst here. they do get a fair amount of work. i know a lot of premeds though who are able to balance academics, sorority life, and clubs. as logn as you stay on top of things you'lll be fine.</p>
<p>ECaesar- yeah the townhouses have a ful kitchen, living room, bathroom, and two double bedrooms i think. there are other dorms that have suites, i'm not sure which ones though.</p>
<p>r1400sch- people study for like 2 hours the night before for the placement exams. i know i did and i pass. and if you fail, you can try again.</p>
<p>SexyLikeAScorpio- I'm not really sure because I don't know anyone that is a comp sci major</p>
<p>nowayjose- I wouldn't say cornell is cutthroat but I would say some majors are competitve. These are ususally premed and science courses where only a certain amount of people can get A's.</p>
<p>Thank you for answering my questions in advance. Are there a lot of research opportunities for people in CAS? Also, can you place out of the language requirement if you are already bilingual? Finally, how hard is it to switch from CAS to engineering or the school of architecture?</p>