<p>bball87 or sparticus - are any of you from the Architecture school? do you know anyone from Architecture? I would like to know if a laptop is a requirement for the student to bring - since this program needs some special software etc... If yes, then what sort configuration do they need. I just want to get an idea - I realize that my son first needs admission into the college. I might as well find out other information while waiting to hear back from the admissions office.</p>
<p>I have a question. Can you find out whether you've been accepted on the online account that tracks your materials?</p>
<p>i know 2 ppl in my hall that are architecture students. They both have lap tops</p>
<p>bball87: Can you find out if these are apple or pcs? and the configuration pls?
Tx.</p>
<p>I have a question. Can you find out whether you've been accepted on the online account that tracks your materials?</p>
<p>Not until the date they release decisions, but then you can.</p>
<p>^ that seems kinda obviois</p>
<p>obvoius * * *</p>
<p>panthananwhatever - there's no requirement, at least for freshmen. You wont be using computer to build stuff, you'll be using paper, glue, wood, metal, plastic. Save your money for the $600 architecture kit.</p>
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<p>Yes. That's how I found out, actually - I was sitting at school on the day the decisions came out, and I checked the results online.</p>
<p>panantha1: I am not in architecture school. I do know a lot about computers. Laptops are not required, but I pretty much insist that you get one. It is a decided crutch not to have a computer. The value of portability of a laptop, especially home on breaks, but also to work in other students rooms or the library, or to give presentations via projector, far exceeds the loss of power.</p>
<p>In terms of a laptop try and go for close to 2GHz Pentium M centrino and at least a GB of RAM. don't skimp on ram...you'll need it to keep your computer from slowing down. This is all assuming you get a PC.</p>
<p>baykin: you can log on on the decision date to see.</p>
<p>at least a GB of ram, i have a GB, and i thought i went for like a pretty high amount, so you are saying 1.5 GB is needed?</p>
<p>I havea T43, 2.13 Mobile Pent Centrino
1 GiG RAM 533 speed
UXGA screen 15 inch
128 ATI radeon card
80 Gig hard-drive
works amazing!!!</p>
<p>mac powerbook. The best. </p>
<p>for architecture students, def. have a laptop. You just wont need it for anything architecture related. My gf keeps hers in the room all the time. Just uses it for essays, research.</p>
<p>Those of you that live within 3 to 4 hours of drive from Cornell - Do you have some sort of bus service from Cornell to nearby places - such as Philly? I hear from students in Carnagie Mellon/Upitt etc that they have bus shuttles when school closes to Philly.</p>
<p>Shortline bus lines runs discount tickets to NYC on holidays, busses leave all day long. From NYC you can get anywhere in the world.</p>
<p>I asked my friend in architecture about the computers:</p>
<p>Requirements or recommendations: None
Student concensus: None, except laptop
Laptop or Desktop: Laptop
Apple or PC: real architecture world--leaning PC, but at cornell, split 50/50</p>
<p>Do not skimp on your computer...the cheaper a machine you buy, the sooner it will have to be replaced. Dell has the best customer service infrastructure out there, so I recommend them. All of the parts to the machines come from the same factories, regardless of brand.</p>
<p>i recommend IBM 150 percent. 2 ppl on my floor with Dells had them replaced already.</p>
<p>i have a question.. or two
does cornell have communications major?
and are there any /how much asian students are there?
how does the rural campus feel?</p>
<p>thx</p>
<p>i believe cornell has a communications major at the college of agriculture and life sciences (somebody correct me if i'm wrong). Or, you can go to the website yourself.</p>
<p>I belive the student body at Cornell is 16-17% asian.</p>
<p>the rural campus doesn't feel like a big city of 4 million people. it's quiet, laid-back, and very student oriented.</p>
<p>antigluttony: It's appreciated that you do searches for this information. The first result for "cornell majors" on google is the cornell academics undergrad site with the list of majors on it. it is in cals, as gomestar thought: <a href="http://www.comm.cornell.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.comm.cornell.edu/</a></p>
<p>The class of 2009 profile: <a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/irp/pdf/FactBook/Admissions/Undergraduate/profile.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://dpb.cornell.edu/irp/pdf/FactBook/Admissions/Undergraduate/profile.pdf</a>, says 15% of the of the class (82% responded to the survey) is asian.</p>
<p>The campus doesn't feel like being in farmland, or a city. It feels like a college campus. Since you won't go off campus on a daily basis, the area around doesn't have much influence on your perception of the environment. The area around campus is suburban town like, and the downtown feels like a small and bustling commercial district, like Princeton, NJ. When you feel the ruralness is driving home. Once you get 10 miles from ithaca, you say "wow, there is nothing around here except trees and dirt. But the area you will be exposed to will make you forget about that remoteness.</p>
<p>and that was 3 questions... :p</p>
<p>ON THE SUBJECT OF COMPUTERS:</p>
<p>IBM has surely been the leader in quality, without a doubt. However, now that they are being made under the lenovo name, I'm not saying they're not, i'm just saying I don't know any more. Dell has the largest market share of business computing for a reason. Their Prices and Service are incredible. I got a $750 coupon off of my computer. 1.8GHz Pentium M centrino, windows XP pro, 1GB ram DVD+/- Dual layer burner, the most gorgeous screen you can imagine (cost extra), 5.5hr battery, a/b/g wireless, small form factor (700m) all for under $1800 shipped. Note that Bball said their computers were replaced. Because of dell's huge (and domestic) customer service infrastructure (due to all the businesses they serve), I was able to purchase a 3 year accidental damage replacement plan for my computer that was competitively priced and includes on-site, next day customer service, 365 days a year. If I spill a cup of coffee on my computer and it won't work, I can call up dell, have a rep be there the next day, and have him look at the machine and tell dell to send me a new one.</p>
<p>So yes, IBM SHOULD have a bit higher quality, likely due to their superior (at least in the past) quality control, but I chose dell for the price/service advantage. As I said, all the machines come from essentially the same factories, it think it's just that "higher quality machines" come from companies with more stringent quality control divisions. Also, it's not like buying from IBM garuntees you not to have problems. I've had trouble with Sony and iRiver in the tech world, and Columbia, Dakine, and Obermeyer in the apparel/gear world. Fortunately, companies are good to their word. Dakine has sent me two new backpacks because of their lifetime warranty. I haven't bought a backpack since frosh year of HS :)</p>
<p>I don't know if you know anything about religion at Cornell. But I'm a Seventh-Day Adventist Christian and I was wondering if you know of any at Cornell or if you know how far the Ithaca Seventh-Day Adventist church is from Cornell?? I think the church is on trumansburg road or somethin like that. Also, if I wanted to go to church on Sat. mornings, is there transportation? This is the only information I've been unable to find while researching Cornell. If you can't answer, I understand but I was just wondering.......</p>