Always things to do on Campus

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>For current and former students of Cornell, do you guys find that there is always things to do on campus?</p>

<p>Despite not being close to a major city, do you feel that Cornell, with 13k undergrads, is almost like its own town in ways? Does this form a closer bond between students than compared with a school located in a big city?</p>

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<p>Ab-so-lutely.</p>

<p>I transferred here from NYU along with some other NYU Econ majors and we talk about this all the time. There’s tons of shows, clubs, parties, etc. You’ll get to know everyone on your dorm floor. Even on off weekends I find myself a bit sleep deprived because I’d come home at 3am, sleep by 4 or 5, and then try to wake up before the dining hall closes for breakfast at 2pm.</p>

<p>Things I did in the past month or so during free time: went to a Ludacris concert (we booked him for an on-campus concert), went to my first SAE Heaven+Hell party, had dinner with Cornell President David Skorton (he comes to the houses on West campus once in a while to mingle with students), went to Dragon Day, watched my friend sing in her first Acapella concert, made plans with the help of my business strategy professor for a startup, and at night watched two seasons of Entourage with a bunch of kids on my floor.</p>

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Yes.

Absolutely. I thought that having no city would be a major downer, but I find it to be a huge plus because students are forced to mingle with students and build connections.</p>

<p>Have you already been accepted and are trying to decide?</p>

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<p>That’s really good to hear, coming from a place like New York City x] I’ll be taking a good look around Ithaca when I go up for Cornell Days. I think I’m really going to like it, though!</p>

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<p>if you get really bored (which you most likely wont), the city is only 3.5 hrs away. a lot of kids go back for weekends/concerts etc. there are a large number of students from the nyc area here.</p>

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<p>The lack of a large city is a feature, not a bug, for Cornell. It means that you will be all the more involved in campus life.</p>

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<p>I lived in NYU housing last summer, and constantly talked with my other roommates (also Cornellians) about how much better it was to be in Ithaca… there’s so much to do, but you’re always surrounded by other students. No one goes off into the city every night, and if you do go into Ithaca, you run into people you know! There’s more to do in Ithaca than I could ever keep up with.</p>