<p>Thanks. Well, I've never been to the US before so I guess I should go for PREPARE. In fact I can sum up my lack of experience of American culture in one line - I've never seen a Twinkie :P.</p>
<p>While I'm at it, I'll also add that students from Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand don't really do PREPARE either. So it's really focused on people who may experience a lot of culture shock.</p>
<p>Hello, I was just accepted into Cornell's Arts & Sciences College for class of 2012. I'm trying to decide between Cornell and some other non-Ivy League schools. I was just wondering what the negatives are about Cornell because all I hear is positives and praise. And I know people are probably tempted to say, "There are absolutely no negatives to Cornell." But I really want some truthful insider perspective. I'd appreciate any advice. Thank you!</p>
<p>Depends on what kind of person you are. People most often complain about the weather, cost, and depending on your major, workload.</p>
<p>Ever miss big cities?</p>
<p>eatthecows: Read this thread--?></p>
<p>no. there are multiple daily buses that leave cornell to nyc everyday. you are also so busy that you dont have time to think "what if i was in X city? what would i be doing?"</p>
<p>I'll probably have a lot of questions as time goes by, and hopefully I'll be looking into being admitted from a transfer app =)</p>
<p>But for now, can you try and look into my thread, and answer whatever you can, or just offer advice on it?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Question: Are the McLLUies really as tight as they say they are? are they at all isolated from other people in the residence hall?</p>
<p>MCLLU is actually found in dickson, which is the largest freshman dorm on campus. they are literally just separated by a flight of stairs</p>
<p>What's the average tuition fee increase per year at Cornell? Let's take the last 5-10 years for example.</p>
<p>I wanna say it's been 5% or so every year since I've been here (2005 and on...)</p>
<p>For instance, I am an NYS resident and when I came here in 2005 contract college tuition for in-state kids was around $17,000. For the 2007-2008 academic year tuition was $19,291.</p>
<p>Thanks... and for out-of-state students?</p>
<p>Why</a> tuition keeps rising</p>
<p>out of state tuition rises a little less than 5% each year....go to cornell.edu and search tuition increase....you'll be able to see the numbers for yourself.</p>
<p>How are the frat parties? Are they open to outsiders (guys, especially)?</p>
<p>How often is the sun out? How often is there any form of precipitation?</p>
<p>I'm from San Diego, so I'm pretty much a wuss when it comes to harsh(er) weather. Oh well.</p>
<p>gadler: the frat parties are easy to get into the fall semester, you just have to have a Cornell ID. The second semester is sometimes harder since they have a lot of closed parties (once everyone rushes) but there is generally something open every friday/saturday night. I've been out almost every weekend this semester, and there has always been SOMETHING to go to that is open.
Frat parties are fun, but for the most part they're a lot alike. Packed with keystone/natty ice/enter crappy beer here, and lots of dancing. Sure, they have themes, but they're generally pretty much the same.</p>
<p>swuster: The weather really isn't THAT bad. The snow this year was limited, it was just really cold. There generally is cloud cover, but I got used to it pretty quickly. This link has weather data:
The</a> Ithaca Climate Page<br>
its from the cornell.edu weather page. The big deal is that Cornell students complain a LOT, its not necessarily that the weather is really that terrible. Its been really nice lately, too.</p>
<p>^ No one can get really tan by being outside then, huh?</p>
<p>Question: How useful is the Alumni-Student Mentoring service? Any outstanding pros/cons?</p>