<p>hey, i recently got into ILR and i'm super excited! i had some general questions about cornell for anyone who goes/went there or just knows a lot about it - i've never visited but i'm planning to go during the cornell days. at any rate, i noticed that some of the classes got rather large (300). was this ever an issue? at my high school, students and teachers develop a very close relationship (since we weren't a big group anyway) and i definitely think my teachers have contributed a lot to my academic experience, so i was wondering how this would apply in college. i also know that some of the other ivy leagues i've visited bragged about how professors and students have great relations as well, so just wondering if the same could be said about cornell.</p>
<p>do most students live on campus all four years? </p>
<p>what about commuting to nyc or boston? do students go often? is there time? is it convenient? even not, i'm assuming no one ever gets bored with cornell/ithaca. what are some things to do in the city/on campus (not academic related)?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>are you a freshman applicant or transfer applicant?</p>
<p>voltaire’s questions mirror some of the issues raised by my daughter who just received her admission letter from ilr.</p>
<p>any ilr related insights that you care to share would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>be well</p>
<p>dad of daughters</p>
<p>Comments re: Cornell in general not ILR. Some classes are big because a) course is required for many students (e.g. first year bio) or 2) professor is brilliant and many want to take the course. I would rather have a big class with a brilliant prof than be closed out of the course due to high demand. You can get to know your professors, but the onus is on you to seek them out (office hours). Courses get smaller as you move through the curriculum.</p>
<p>Most students do not live on campus for 4 years. I don’t know the stats, but many move to apartments or into Greek houses. It’s cheaper. However, upperclass housing has improved exponentially in the last few years, so it is a reasonable option.</p>
<p>Ithaca is a fun place to live for 4 years. The Ithaca Farmer’s Market, many fun restaurants, Wegman’s grocery store (I know, how exciting could a grocery store be? Just wait and see…), spectacular hiking/walking trails in many beautiful state parks, Cayuga Lake for sailing, the Johnson Museum at Cornell (a top collegiate art museum with lectures, openings, etc. It’s easier to go to NYC (bus service) than Boston. DS1 went to NYC once or twice a year.</p>
<p>Just like voltaire and dad of daughters, I also just got accepted to ILR and am wondering if somebody can shed some light on specifics about that school.</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>I think the only classes that will be between 100-250 students in ILR would be intro to microeconomics, intro to macroeconomics, intro to organizational behavior, and intro to human resource management. You can easily take these all in your first year, and will be complemented by TA-led sections in smaller groups. You can also attend the professors’ office hours. The other typical intro courses (such as labor history, labor economics, labor law, collective bargaining, etc) rely more on discussions and are divided into smaller sections. </p>
<p>While I was pretty anonymous in those four large lectures, my profs knew my name in these other classes. The typical sophomore will be known by most of his/her profs, and the typical junior will be reasonably well-known by most of his/her profs by the end of the semester. </p>
<p>While classes can be anonymous, you also may wish to get involved in undergraduate research! This is very rewarding, and much more meaningful than asking technical questions about problem sets.</p>
<p>lesleyg - i’m a freshman applicant.</p>
<p>thanks everyone! anymore info would be great.</p>