<p>The apocalypse would have to be actually in progress for the school to consider closing. We may even get free campus parking. </p>
<p>Snow day? Awww! So adorable. Those don’t exist here. :-D</p>
<p>I think Cornell requires 2 SAT Subject tests, if apply to engineering, they must be 2 science SAT subject tests such as Math 2 and Chemistry or can be English Language and Chemistry?</p>
<p>To all about the weather: Yes, it’s cold, it snows. It’s also like this at Dartmouth, it’s also like this at the University of Alaska, it’s also like this at many other universities. Bottom line though, you’d be crazy to pass up Cornell for USC. Again, man up. If you wouldn’t attend Cornell because of the weather, you’re probably not cut out to be here to begin with.</p>
<p>Rookie65: That I do not know. I’d either check up on Cornell engineering’s website or contact Cornell about that.</p>
<p>Rookie56:</p>
<p>Cornell Freshman Admission Requirements:</p>
<p><a href=“http://admissions.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2013FreshmanRequirementsChart.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2013FreshmanRequirementsChart.pdf</a></p>
<p>Engineering:
SAT Subject Tests required in mathematics (any level) and a science</p>
<p>@Faysal</p>
<p>Ithaca weather, though notorious, is not as bad as people make it out to be. My worst winter was during my freshman year; the last two years have been very mild. Worst story is probably sophomore year living on West Campus and having to trek up Libe Slope with a feet of snow uncleared… I had my boots and marshmallow coat ready. Other than that, really have not used my long puffy coat at all; have been getting away with just a wool peacoat for all 3.5 years and this past semester got away with a simple fleece like: <a href=“https://store.cornell.edu/p-11778-ladies-fleece-black.aspx[/url]”>https://store.cornell.edu/p-11778-ladies-fleece-black.aspx</a>.</p>
<p>The fall starts with a bit of humidity / warm days in August and it’s fine until November. Weather probably gets pretty nice starting in March but there may be some occasional snowfall through April (which is unfortunate when it falls right around Cornell Days and it scares all the prefrosh off).</p>
<p>Oldfort,</p>
<p>Are you in the IB field? Does the work hours getting better as you move up?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Working hours does get better as you move up the food chain, but the stress level goes up more. </p>
<p>My daughter was working 7am-12am and on weekends sometimes, compared to other people it wasn’t bad. I did remember her crying one time on the phone with me. A year later, she is leaving the office around 8-10pm on week nights, and she is able to go away on weekends now. Here is my brag, she was ranked first as an analyst for both first and second year. She loves what she is doing despite the hours.</p>
<p>I left finance a year ago. I was always able to manage my hours well because of the staff I had.</p>
<p>Again, I’m in agreeance about the weather with hilariousimlolin. Again, Im from New England and have endured a hell of a lot worse mountain climbing.</p>
<p>About Investment Banking hours. If you dont like the hours, stay away from it. Seriously. There are more motivated people with more commitment to the firm and arent just getting into it for the money. In my first IBD internship I loved the people I worked for as well as the job . It became my life. The interns around me that whined behind the backs of md’s to me looking for sympathy got none from me. They knew what they were getting into and so shou ls you. If you want money play poker, pick up some suga momma off madison avenue, try consulting, try accounting. Dont be like every other stiff here gung ho about investment banking. Show early interest in other fields and you’ll learn a lot and have a leg up in interviews</p>
<p>How do you deal with the grade deflation, can people easily get 4.0s? How far do APs, IB and A-levels take you in placement? What are the placement tests like during orientation? Cornell has a large student body are there enough rooms in the dorm? Are the classes huge and if so can you easily ask the professor questions in class? Should I also book a hotel for my family during orientation week? (I’m specifically talking about the Engineering School)</p>
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This is crude and not what I would expect a well educated person to share on WWW. One may think CC is anonymous, but it is not. As you would be careful what you post on FB when you are applying to colleges, I would also take care what you post on the internet when you are doing job search. There is zero tolerance when it comes to sexual harassment at most firms now. They can’t afford any liability.</p>
<p>Lelyke: It depends what you’re taking. If you look around online, including this website, there are threads with fellow Cornellians just posting all kinds of courses they found to be an easy A/A+. I’m in AEM and there’s not so much grade deflation here in general. Though I in my courseload I deliberately challenge myself. You’re paying thousands to be here. You owe it to yourself to challenge your mind and get value for your education. </p>
<p>Yes, there are enough rooms, think Cornell has a pretty good handle on incoming students as they’ve been doing it for years. They give you the boot when you’re a senior though and you’ll likely be living in C-Town or somewhere else closeby. Classes are huge, but yes, a professor will notice your hand and get to you. Some professors make more of an attempt to get to know everyone in class than others. The hotel idea is your call. Some kids bring their parents and others don’t. I didn’t bring mine. But again, I transferred.</p>
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Intro classes tend to be big, but there are discussion sessions which are smaller. Professors and TAs have office hours. Both of my kids have used office hours very effectively. My older daughter had a question about a take home assignment over a mid term break, her professor (not TA) emailed her to let her know that he was catching a flight and would answer her question as soon as he arrived at his destination. It was one of those large intro econ classes. </p>
<p>If you haven’t made a hotel reservation for move in day yet then you should do so as soon as possible before RD decision date. Move in day is Fri, most families get to Cornell on Thu, some leave on Sat evening, but some stay until Sun. Statler is nice. It is probably all booked by now, but you could get on the WL. Hilton in Ithaca is also nice, and there is the Holiday Inn. There are some nice B&B. If your family could afford it, it’ll be nice to have them there because most people will have their parents there. There is no need for your parents to be for the orientation week. It will be the best week of your Cornell career and you wouldn’t want your parents there.</p>
<p>All downhill from there?</p>
<p>Lol what???</p>
<p>Hey Unibames. How much does the mid year report weight on the transfer process?
Idk if I will get all A’s until midterm, but would it fine if I have one B and rest of them A?</p>
<p>In one word, how would you describe Cornell? Or how about one word for each college at Cornell? How do transfer students from community colleges do in general? Between the supplemental essay and EC, which one does admission weigh more when evaluating transfer application?</p>
<p>Thank you:)</p>
<p>Jk1018: It all matters the same. I’m sure they want you at your best because Cornell is no walk in the park. One B is fine, providing it’s not in something like “Intro to Writing part 2” as that might raise some eyebrows.</p>
<p>mingzhi: Describing Cornell in one word…You’re not asking the impossible, but pretty close. Here it goes: Awesome. For each college, accordingly:</p>
<p>CALS: BUSINESS
A&S: CORE
ENGINEERING: BRAINY
ILR: FUTILE
HOTEL: JOKE
HUMAN ECOLOGY: HUMANISM
AAP: ARTSY</p>
<p>What do you mean how do we do? If and when CC kids do get in they’re usually the cream of the crop at their respective colleges. Some do well, some don’t, as regular freshman admits. I can tell you how I’m doing. < 4.0 GPA. </p>
<p>Essays make or break the applicant. On this website you probably notice when someone has a somewhat weak academic record people may remark “Write a killer essay.” The essay usually compensates for what you may think appears weak. As Cornell notes, or at least from what I recall, they remarked the application process as a “holistic process.” If that is true, everything is free game. It all matters. In my opinion, EC’s carry a lot of weight. They want to see that you’ve done things and will contribute when you’re on the Cornell campus. Join our new Perfume Club perhaps?</p>
<p>Anyways, GOOD questions. Keep them coming. Back to listening to Rammstein - Sonne.</p>
<p>Why is ILR “FUTILE”? And also, what do you think about that interior design (HUMEC) is not in the same school with architecture (AAP)?</p>
<p>mingzhi:</p>
<p>Well, first about ILR. My understanding is it started as a school to breed and empower labor unionists to lead unions. Now it is advertising itself as some pre-law/human resources type major. Look at its mission statement on its website, it even will tell you that it all boils down to being a major devoted to “workplace resolution.” Do we need a major like this at an Ivy League school? Furthermore, do we need four years of education to combat this perceived workplace inequality? And do we require the volume of people that come out of ILR? Would you get excited waking up for class and going “Oh yay, first class of the day, labor history, I’m definitely getting my moneys worth having to take a course like this…” Hence for those reasons and more I view it as futile. </p>
<p>Secondly, you already know what I think about Interior Design being in HUMEC instead of AAP just by you asking. I think it being in HUMEC is to sidestep the selectivity otherwise associated with getting into AAP.</p>
<p>Uhh…And what did you want to study at Cornell?</p>
<p>Unibames - you are not doing a service to your university (one that your transferred to) by putting down majors or colleges as found in your rankings. Students in ILR and in the Hotel School do very well in the real world, and “no” my D is not in either school. </p>
<p>“I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” Ezra Cornell, 1868.</p>