<p>Okay this thread has become too ridiculous. There are 12,000 undergrads at Cornell and 6,000 of them are women. There is no question that there are *****y girls here and there are arrogant guys. JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER SCHOOL. There are also socially awkward guys and girls, none of whom have any interest in dating. In the middle there are a lot of girls and guys who do not have a lot of dating experience and life at Cornell has brought new possibilities. </p>
<p>Cornell has the great fortune of being one of the most diverse institutions in the United States and that includes personalities and appearances. There is no “the most beautiful girl” because beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. If you’re interested in someone - try something new. Say “hi”, make eye contact, do the the things that many other students have been doing for years - take a chance!</p>
<p>^ Although the “Beauty is in the yes of the Beholder” is somewhat true, there is a fine line between Pretty and F***** ugly!</p>
<p>I really hope this is an exaggeration of how bad the slection of girls are at Cornell. (Although i’ve heard otherwise)</p>
<p>And Tboonepickens (haha funny name) is speaking the truth!</p>
<p>I think that most people that go to top schools were the sterotypical nerds. Not that high on the ‘spectrum’ in terms of reputation and popularity and decide to try and make up for it in college as most people is/was/are nerd(s)!</p>
<p>“” All girls think they are hotter than they actually are and therefore are more prone to act like *****es “”</p>
<pre><code> there is so much philosophical insight in that statement it’s hard to describe.
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<p>And …ahah…good point about the 2-point system.</p>
<p>it’s interesting how a thread about an essay encouraging girls to not criticize guys has now turned into a criticism about the girls’ appearances…and today is “tell her she’s beautiful” day! I obviously don’t have the experience of a guy but confidence without meanness is probably a good idea for anyone no matter how he or she looks. how are the girls lower on your number scale supposed to behave anyway?</p>
<p>“there are tons of pretty girls here. i’d say that most, if not all, of my girl friends are really pretty and smart and nice, and we’re not in sororities. sooo maybe you’re looking in the wrong places. we/they exist”</p>
<p>Sorry, but this is laughable. I have noticed, after interacting with many girls, that girls tend to categorize rather unattractive girls within “pretty” department, if those girls are their good friends. Or, in some other cases, girls’ definitions of beauty for women significantly differ from guys’ definition of beauty for women. And, I am just saying this because from your post I could tell that you are a girl.</p>
<p>But, Cornell is a pretty large school and there are occasionally decent looking girls. But, the supply of them is pretty low while the demand for them are so high…</p>
<p>^ well a lot of frat boys (upper tier, middle, all) have said only good things to me about my friends and about wanting to get with them (obviously not to me because i’m not single), so i’m going to guess that means that it’s not just my opinion. i can also judge my friends’ appearances… i know not ALL of them are perfect 10s, but most of them are good looking.</p>
<p>“BUT, if you are a prefrosh girl keep in mind that you go up 2 points once you get on campus. IE, 4’s become 6’s, 7’s become 9’s, and 10’s become heidi klum.”</p>
<p>Sad, but true. I may argue, depending on where you are from, girls may get 3 points boost at Cornell. I recently visited my friend at USC, went to bunch of parties for 2 weeks, and had chances to interact with many girls. The girls there were just smoking, man. </p>
<p>But, to be fair, at least the girls here are pretty smart. From my high school, I ran into so many ugly girls who were dumb AND had bad personalities.</p>
<p>“^ well a lot of frat boys (upper tier, middle, all) have said only good things to me about my friends and about wanting to get with them (obviously not to me because i’m not single), so i’m going to guess that means that it’s not just my opinion. i can also judge my friends’ appearances… i know not ALL of them are perfect 10s, but most of them are good looking.”</p>
<p>Speaking from my experiences at Cornell, many guys choose to go for girls who fall below their desired standard… by far… first because there is a serious lack of hot girls here and simply because these guys are too bored, too lonely, too horny, or too sick of this damn isolated Ithaca and looking for some excitement. In other words, many of the girls who are chased after here, maybe including your friends (if your statements are true), may not necessarily be desirable candidates at, say, USC. </p>
<p>Which goes back to the point mentioned earlier: Cornell girls getting point boosts by guys.</p>
<p>Did you ever think that you (the guy) wouldn’t be “chased after” at USC either. Maybe you aren’t thought of as “smoking” by those women or maybe not by the women at Cornell either. Sounds to me like the guys on here might have some inflated egos and think a bit too highly of themselves as well. Maybe that is why many of you are unsuccessful with the women at your school. Nobody likes a narcissistic ego maniac, male or female. Maybe the guys are setting their sights too high as well. This sounds like it’s turned into bashing of the women without much insight into what qualities the guys are bringing to the table.</p>
<p>“Did you ever think that you (the guy) wouldn’t be “chased after” at USC either. Maybe you aren’t thought of as “smoking” by those women or maybe not by the women at Cornell either. Sounds to me like the guys on here might have some inflated egos and think a bit too highly of themselves as well. Maybe that is why many of you are unsuccessful with the women at your school. Nobody likes a narcissistic ego maniac, male or female. Maybe the guys are setting their sights too high as well. This sounds like it’s turned into bashing of the women without much insight into what qualities the guys are bringing to the table.”</p>
<p>Apparently you fail to realize that for guys, looks (especially facial features) do not mean as much as for girls. I mean, most girls don’t lose sleep searching for a guy with a Brad Pitt’s face. As long as the guy is tall, athletic looking, in good shape, and have decently well looking face, he may be a very attractive partner after all. And, it is the norm that guys chase after women, not women chasing after men.</p>
<p>You must be a guy to think that! And if you are a guy how in the world do you know for certain that looks aren’t as important to a girl searching out a guy? It is very important that each party is attracted to the other. I’m an almost 50 year old woman who has lived life and know what interested me as a young woman when I was in college. It wasn’t ALL looks but that is what was noticed first. I have 2 daughters and I can tell you right now that I see what <em>initially</em> attracts them to a guy. Sure, it is extremely important that the guy isn’t mean, a jerk, an ego maniac, etc but I’m talking about initial attraction and dating, not marriage. Don’t kid yourself that guys are off the hook and don’t need to attract a girl with more than just being generally athletic or whatever you said. That is not true. What initially attracts 2 people is usually looks—on both sides. What holds thier attention is what lies beyond that inside the person’s heart, soul, mind etc. Maybe girls are more “mature” and can look a bit past looks a little more…but, there needs to be the physical attraction to get something started and to keep it going. Of course, looks aren’t everything, and especially when you are talking about growing up and maturing more, people then ten to look for other traits when looking for a spouse rather than just a “date.” But trust me, looks are important to both sexes, not just to men.</p>
<p>I can’t help posting here. In every college, business, and community there are those who will always judge first by looks and class. For some perhaps that’s the best route to happiness and success - I don’t know because I never fell into that category.</p>
<p>I always looked for the spark - not the class, the crowd, the looks - but the spark. All of you are in a great place with lots of diversity and interesting people to meet. My advice is to keep an open mind and look for those that make you take a second look for whatever reason. Don’t get caught up in others’ categories for beauty, popularity, or success and find the friends and romantic partners just right for you. Too many people, young and old, get trapped by popular notions of beauty, success, personality, excitement. . .most of this thread seems like something from the dark ages.</p>
<p>well im not a girl, but i think people come in here thinking one way: that the women here are extraordinarily strange/unattractive in many ways. this is really not the case. </p>
<p>when you have such a large population, you will have plenty of people who you will find very pretty, very nice, etc.</p>
<p>depends on what your scene is. i never really eat on campus or in a dining hall, but on the couple of occasions i have in the past, i was astonished at the number of girls - and guys - who binge eat despite being overweight and dont really care about their appearance. i dont mean to judge anyone, but i dont understand ‘letting yourself go,’ especially when you’re young and looking. </p>
<p>on the other hand, i was at appel fitness center last night and saw a couple of the most beautiful girls i’ve seen at this place, if you’re overwhelmingly into looks then look at the gym! haha. overall, however, this place is loaded with interesting people that have much more than that going for them.</p>