Cornell Days

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<p>For those of you who have already attended one of the Cornell Days, what did you do ( a detail description preferred)? I'm a bit confused on what we're supposed to do there as day visitors, so please enlighten me! Thank you!</p>

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<li>Arrived Wednesday night and walked to the commons or downtown Ithaca. It’s really small so “if you blink, you’ll miss it.” I ate and then walked back to the hotel. This was about a 2 mile walk.</li>
<li>Woke up and went to the campus and there’s a Cornell Days booklet that you should have gotten with your acceptance. Just pick and choose what you want to watch. Personally, I took the campus tour, attended some sessions, did all the engineering activities, and just walked around. </li>
<li>Flew home on Friday.</li>
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<p>Here’s my advice:</p>

<p>Many of the info sessions weren’t particularly helpful, esp if you have already done a prospective candidate session.</p>

<p>Most tours didn’t cover anything that wasn’t in the usual prospective candidate tour with the exception of the housing tour. I do recommend the housing tour so you can get a feel for the size of the rooms. The presentation beforehand is long and incredibly slow. We were 15 minutes late & wish we had been later.</p>

<p>If you are interested in Shoals Marine Lab or any of the special programs, visit the offices. The people are incredibly nice & very helpful. </p>

<p>Suggestions:

  1. Eat in a dining hall or two. Seek out some of the specialty cafes so you can see the options
  2. Talk to your department- make an appointment and meet your undergrad adviser
  3. Tour the dorms
  4. Make a list of the places/buildings you want to see on campus & explore.
  5. Visit special program offices
  6. Go to the more social opportunities rather than the presentations
  7. Walk from your dorm to your quad and to the various areas where you expect to spend time (gym, ROTC unit, plantations, whereever)
  8. Go explore the plantations and the outer areas of campus while you have a car. Once you’ve been there, you’ll be more willing to make the trip on foot or by bus.
  9. Do the fun stuff (chimes tour, bouldering, conerts, gaming nights). This is a chance to meet people in a more relaxed setting. Also- talk to people while you are touring. The whole point is to get a feel for the people & campus. </p>

<p>Have fun. It’s a wonderful place!</p>

<p>Parent of a Class of '14 student</p>