<p>I was really surprised, but I was reading the College P R O W L E R (Cornell is free in the online edition) and it slams Cornell, saying that it is very very difficult, many students are unhappy, the environment is super cut-throat, and there are so many T.A.s.</p>
<p>Is this stuff true?</p>
<p>it is very very difficult - pretty true for some classes, but not all. </p>
<p>many students are unhappy - where are all of these "many students"??? I don't see them, all of my friends including myself are very happy here. </p>
<p>the environment is super cut-throat - ok, this is complete BS. Really. A running joke between my friends and I is that Cornell is just another team sport. </p>
<p>and there are so many T.A.s - there are 6,000 or so grad students, so I guess there are many TA's. But, I don't think TA's are allowed to teach classes, they only hold small sections to help students ... most of the ones I know get free tuition to pass out papers in class. Not a bad deal.</p>
<p>cornell is not very very difficult, unless you are an engineer or prelim or a hard science major. it is quite easy to get 3.7+ if you try.</p>
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<p>what is a prelim?</p>
<p>Is pre-medecine there hard?</p>
<p>i meant premed sorry...</p>
<p>premed is hard. 80 percent of the people gets weed out after their first. chem 207 last semester was curved down when the mean on the test was a 90, and median grade turned out to be a B-... bio101 is boring and unbearable...</p>
<p>Premed is okay. Challenging but not cutthroat or unfair.</p>
<p>sorry, but by hard science do you mean chemistry, physics etc?</p>
<p>I consider math, bio, chem, and physics to be the "hard" sciences. Soft science would be something like psych or sociology.</p>
<p>"Most Cornell students report a heavy workload that seriously eats into free time. Engineers report, "You go through the day expecting to spend some of the time in class (assuming you wake up in time and spend the 30 minutes walking to class in two feet of snow) and the rest in the library. When it's 2:00 a.m., then it's about time to go home, knowing you are one day closer to the weekend."" (PR)</p>
<p>How in/accurate is that description of the workload? It seems... dreary, lol. What exactly contributes to the workload? Minor assignments, like readings and problem set? Or major assignments, like projects and studying for exams? I took courses last summer and found the workload managable, although when finals came up I was prepared to shoot myself (it's the summer, how can I not procrastinate?). And yes, I know the workload will be a lot heavier when real classes are in session.</p>
<p>from what i heard, architecture is intenseeeeeee...competition and work wise</p>
<p>Finals r always like that no matter where u go. Finals suckkkkkk! lol. </p>
<p>If ur smart enough to get into Cornell then you CAN manage it. That is why you were accepted! </p>
<p>Being happy is a personal choice. If u choose to be happy u will be!</p>
<p>Average gpa at Cornell is 3.3 if I remember right from a post a while ago. Not too shabby!</p>
<p>I think wat makes some kids unhappy is the fact that 50% of the students at Cornell become below average. Cornell students are most likely used to being one of the best at everything they do. Well in a class of 30 students, 15 of these students are going to be below average. Freaky, but something people need to accept and realize it happens no matter wat college u go to!</p>
<p>GL in ur decisions! Cornell is an absolutely amazing school, and no amount of rumors will ever take away from that fact!!!!</p>
<p>Well liana, I would have to partially agree with what you quoted. There are some really really depressing days here when you just want to quit being premed and go back home. The workload isn't so bad but the fact that a premed needs to volunteer, do research, and have leadership positions really cuts study time short. What you described is true only if you want a perfect GPA (as an average student). If you're okay with a 3.0 GPA (which you shouldn't be if you're not a URM premed) then life is much easier.</p>
<p>Liana, that described my day exactly today. The thing is, this only happens maybe once or twice a year for me.</p>
<p>hm well...i haven't slept in two days...</p>
<p>ps. i'm an architecture student</p>
<p>laurstar07-studio ppl are very collaborative. we dont' try to bring others down. we're having a studio competition right now and none of us are trying to hide our models...we help each other a lot</p>
<p>the work is intense though...more because it's hard to balance out studio work and other work</p>
<p>I HATE college p.r.ow.l.e.r. They definently do slam cornell... I know one of the authors of the book for the Ivy League too- there definently is a prejudice with her.</p>
<p>Hahaha... there are those 2 AM nights... and the all nighters... yup :). But then there's the other 90% of the time I waste my nights chatting with friends, partying, drinking...</p>
<p>(A recent engineering alum from Cornell... 3.8 GPA :P)</p>
<p>On average, how many times a week do engineering students want to shoot themselves?</p>
<p>lol ^ .....</p>