<p>I already posted my questions in another thread but I thought that I could get more advice if I repost it here.</p>
<p>Mine is about the policy for the alternate college:</p>
<p>Can the students who apply to CAS choose an alternate college? In the common app, I only saw alternate major for Engineering students I think.
I am applying to CAS because it matches with my education background. However, if I can choose an alternate school in case they reject me [my HS grade is mediocre] , I think that I will choose the Hotel School. One of my siblings went to an Hotel and culinary school (not Cornell), my parents has been working in the Hotel industry for years, I also as a room attendant and a maid in a Hotel during summer. So I have been surrounded with Hotel people. The hotel school's idea came to my mind last night . So what do you think? Could my family background be an reasonable explanation for why I would also like to be considered for a spot in the Hotel school or a good reason to justify my interest in hostelry?</p>
<p>In the 150 words essay [ whether it is for CAS or Hotel school] about one of my activity, I want to write about my job at the hotel. I enjoy my maid's job and wanted to do it because I felt that it brought me closer to my parents and my sibling who is an hotelier given that it was an opportunity to know better the job that feed me and feel how hard they are working to support me. When I was a young teenager, I always dreamt of buying the hotel where my parents work because it went close to bankruptcy several time and is still faling apart. I have an entrepreneurship mind, so I thought that I could save the hotel. I still want to want to buy it or build my own hotel.</p>
<p>Now I am afraid that the admission might think that I am just trying to be a copy of my parents and my siblings.
Some thoughts?</p>
<p>My current school is in a big city, but I a not a city wizard . I have never been to Ithaca but I like its rural theme and enjoy the life in the middle of nowhere better than in the big cities.</p>
<p>1) How accessible is non-dining hall food? I'm asking because I imagine that I'll want breakfast and lunch and not want to travel far on many days, but I might not have enough meal tickets to go to a dining hall each time.</p>
<p>2) Also, how much are "normal" breakfasts and lunches outside of the dining halls? $4 breakfasts? $7 lunches? What's the norm?</p>
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<li><p>What meal plan do you intend to get? You'll have BRBs, so even if you don't have enough meal "swipes" you can eat at an ala carte location. If you don't want to travel far, Collegetown is probably your best option and that can get expensive.</p></li>
<li><p>At ala carte locations breakfast can run $4-$6 and lunch can run $5-$10 depending on where you eat. But you really don't need to worry about running out of BRBs. I had $500 this semester and still have $140 left with 2 weeks to go.</p></li>
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<p>I'm debating between Bear Basic (7) and Bear Choice (10).</p>
<p>If non-dining hall food is just as easily accessible, then the break even point between the two plans would be when non-dining hall food is $4 breakfast and $7 lunch/dinner, assuming that all the meal plan swipes go towards lunch/dinner and not breakfast (and assuming BRB's can be used at food places). If it's any more expensive, then Bear Basic gets more expensive than Choice, and Choice will be more worthwhile in the long run.</p>
<p>hah...I didn't think that much into my meal plan. I had Bear Choice. I had my own breakfast foods in my room...so I paid for lunch with BRBs and used my meal swipes for dinner. So I had 7 dinners + lunch on Saturday and Brunch on Saturday and Sunday.</p>
<p>Grand Antilles...re your question about primary/alternate admissions....you can apply as primary to any college and alternate to any other college. This policy is not restricted to applicants from a particular college. However, if you read about this on the admissions website, there is no guarantee that your application will be read by the alternate college if you are denied at your primary college. It is up to the discretion of the primary college whether or not your application is sent on to the secondary college. </p>
<p>One thing I would say is that the combination of arts and sciences and hotel is a bit odd, and the academic experiences you would have in these colleges are vastly different, but if you would be happy in either school and can make a strong case for both, go for it. I think a lot of people use this when their interests overlap between two different colleges.</p>
<p>parelli---I'm pretty sure every room either has a sink or you share with one person (the sink room is like..a closet in between rooms).
I actually have my own shower/bathroom. a few rooms in balch have them.</p>
<p>Wow, a private bathroom, that's great. I guess that's only available in some of the singles? Do you find that most people who live there would pick Balch again over the other choices on North Campus?</p>
<p>How can I get a suite with a private bathroom and kitchen? I don't mind if it's like...4 ppl to the room, but I think having my own kitchen and living room area and bathroom and stuff would be 100 times easier. Is that possible?</p>
<p>Parelli- i had a double. Its also random, so you can't pick them (sadly). Uhh....a lot of people say that they hate balch to other people, because there are quite a bit of jokes about it (since its all female). A lot of girls like it because the rooms are so huge and so nice. If you're a partier, and always want to be around partiers, then I would write your preference down as such, and not go to Balch. They are much more strict about alcohol in balch than other dorms, as far as I have seen. </p>
<p>Its really just a preference, a lot of people wouldn't be happy in balch, but a lot would be. I was kind of down about living in balch in the beginning, because I had a lot of guy friends in high school, and I was worried about living with all girls. I didn't hang out with my hall much--but i did have a lot of friends in balch. I also have a ton of guy friends from other dorms, which is nice. I like balch because its quiet...but yes, there have been times that I would have enjoyed living in one like Donlon, where I could have gone to parties with big groups of people early in the year and stuff.</p>
<p>I’m a prefrosh and I’m thinking about auditioning for CSO on the cello. Anybody here who’s in CSO (or has a friend who is/was) and can provide a little insight as to the auditions, balancing of classwork and rehearsals, and tours (if any)?</p>
<p>I’ve been having private lessons since 5th grade but I stopped temporarily after last May in preparation for college apps. Now that I know I’m already in, I have time for cello again.</p>