<p>I am applying to Cornell Engineering ED and I am confident that Cornell is the school for me.</p>
<p>But lately, every time I tell people that I am applying Cornell ED, I hear that the depression/suicide rate is high and people hate it there.</p>
<p>Any inputs as to how much truth there is to that?</p>
<p>Suicides at Cornell are well publicized because they typically are committed in a public place, thus making the news. I do not believe that suicide rates are any higher at Cornell than other comparable colleges. As far as “people hating it there”, I can only attest to my D, her suitemetes, and others from our school that attend, but all but one seem to love it. The lone student not as happy as the others, has found her science major to be more demanding than she’d like. I don’t know if you’ve seen this, but here’s a link to a video made by two graduating seniors last year…doesn’t seem like they hated Cornell:
[This</a> Is on Vimeo](<a href=“http://vimeo.com/23897683]This”>http://vimeo.com/23897683)</p>
<p>People view suicides at Cornell the same way they view plane crashes.</p>
<p>The suicide rate isn’t actually that high, but it’s just that whenever people DO suicide, they do it in a very spectacular fashion (i.e. jump off a gorge). People at other universities take pills, and that isn’t nearly as fancy to the media.</p>
<p>people don’t hate it here! I know lots of very happy engineers!</p>
<p>its because of the bridge over the gorge. its a spectacular way to kill yourself, and even though cornell suicide rates are way below average for colleges, the bridge is the most suicidal bridge at colleges in the country (i didnt even know they had a person calculating that)</p>
<p>Yeah, but how many bridges are there at colleges? Probably not many, compared to the number of bridges there are in the country. Also, a lot of bridges aren’t nearly as high off the ground as Cornell’s, because of the gorges, so a lot of bridges of the size that could be on a college campus wouldn’t work for suicide…the fact that Cornell’s bridge (and I assume you mean Thurston Ave, there are a lot or bridges on campus) has the most suicides seems irrelevant. </p>
<p>I’ve never met anyone who hates it at Cornell. The suicide rate is at or below the national average (unlike MIT, which actually does have a higher suicide rate).</p>
<p>First, engineering is going to be tough, and Cornell is no exception to that rule. However, as long as you stay on top of your work and find a balance between school/life, you’ll do great in engineering! 
I’m currently an engineer, and it’s obviously demanding at times, but my friends and I are all pretty happy with Cornell. There are just so many cool things to do around here, that it’s hard to stay upset over the demanding workload we have. Also, there are TONS of opportunities for help in our college. You can easily request a private tutor (for free), and there are so many other academic support groups (math support center, physics center, learning strategies center, academic excellence workshops, etc) available for additional help.</p>
<p>My D is a freshman and loves it so far…the food is excellent, the work load is manageable, she has made many friends and the classes are stimulating. I couldn’t be more thrilled for her. Don’t listen to silly comments from people with no real first-hand experience or better yet go check it out for yourself and draw your own conclusion after talking to students who are there.</p>