<p>My daughter has few pairs of boots, 1) fur lined, waterproof boots, for when there is a lot of snow, 2) mid heel waterproof leather boots for when it is dry and still cold, 3) Frye boots when it is nice out, 4) cute rain boots. When my kid goes to parties, she’ll carry a pair of high heels in her bag to put on once she gets there. I would advise on getting waterproof coat (around neck and sleeves) and an umbrella.</p>
<p>From a rising junior, but a pair of LL Bean “Bean boots” and your daughter will be more than happy. Both guys and girls wear them all the time. Personally, I have the insulated ones which are better for the cold, but just about any will do. Easy to clean, completely waterproof, and they’re a bit of a fashion statement on campus.</p>
<p>If anybody has a code for a Dormaid laundry service discount, please let me know.</p>
<p>Busy with the packing process. I really wish the child would start organizing just a bit earlier. I’m sure we’ll forget many things.</p>
<p>I wanted to ask the parents about recommendations for dress during the Orientation events. There are certain events that I am sure are casual, like helping the kid move in, going to get ID etc. Then there are some receptions with administrators like Presidents Welcome Reception, Deans Welcome at Engineering School, etc. where a nicer level of dress might be appropriate.</p>
<p>Any insights would be appreciated. Just looking at what to pack and need to know if I need to pack a tweed sports jacket, an ascot and my pipe. :-)</p>
<p>Check the weather. Last year it was kind of hot. My husband had a blue blazer, but ended up carrying it. He wore a collared shirt and nice pants, and I wore a sun dress with flats. There were a lot of parents in shorts and sneakers, not my style.</p>
<p>Yes, there was a big range. I think I wore a skirt and t-shirt, which was nice as hot as it was. I recall my husband wearing a collared shirt and khakis, but nothing fancier than that. We went to some sort of dean’s lunch, so shorts didn’t seem quite right.</p>
<p>Weather looks like cold front coming in late Thursday with highs in low 80’s but fairly humid on that day, low to mid 70’s for Friday, Saturday, Sunday.</p>
<p>Move in day for freshman is tomorrow. We are in the 11:00 - 2:00 time slot (middle). How is the traffic and should we get there right at 11:00 or early or late??? We would appreciate any suggestions for a smooth move in.</p>
<p>last year we had a 11 am time slot and we got there about 15 minute earlier and waited in line along with other cars. Good luck on your moving day.!</p>
<p>Print out the traffic directions on the website. Follow them. The other part is up to you. Most people want to get the car unloaded. I would rather do that before moving on to other tasks. Your child can go get his key and go to other events prior to move-in (I don’t have the schedule, I have a sophomore). I would dump everything in the room and then go grab lunch. Come back and do some unpacking later.</p>
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<p>NJCornellMom - was the traffic insane? Did you wait for hours or just a few minutes?</p>
<p>It really wasn’t terrible, but try to choose the approach to your dorm that involves the least time driving through campus. Check out the map, because there are specific routes allowed for tomorrow. You will definitely sit in traffic trying to drive around campus this weekend.</p>
<p>Thanks! I am pretty familiar with campus, but not on this busy weekend.</p>
<p>Good luck! We’re still slowly packing for the drive up on Saturday. Our goal to have the bags and crates ready yesterday didn’t quite work out. Getting back to it with him shortly. I didn’t make him do enough last year and he kept calling for help finding things. This time, he needs to pack and unpack. I will help, but he has to be the one doing it.</p>
<p>Hope move in day went well for everyone!. We took patience and calm and it worked out awesome. It was nice to be provided with water while in the convoy of cars at a stop where there was a tent. Kid is happy, which means parents are happy too. </p>
<p>Such a beautiful Campus!!</p>
<p>Glad that it went so well! We got our sophomore son settled on Saturday. Met some new and returning students and their parents, hung out on campus, and enjoyed the gorgeous weather. Made sure to stop at Purity for his favorite shake. That makes his return to campus complete. I’m still trying to recover and get the house back in order (and get the younger child to finish his summer assignments before school starts next week)!</p>
<p>You’d think being an engineering graduate of an ivy league school (dean’s list each semester), degree completed in 4 years, including study abroad at a rigorous technical school where classes were taken in the foreign language (receiving their equivalent of dean’s list), it would be EASY TO GET A JOB - BUT NO, IT’S NOT. Plus, we’re (child and parent) now in debt to tune of over $100,000. The actual loan amounts were a more reasonable total, but when interest is added in, the total will be $100k+ and we’re still in the grace period. This should have been a solid investment, the epitome of “good debt.” Cornell ranked #13 on PayScale’s ROI for 2012. (I wish I’d kept Cornell’s Financial Aid letter on his acceptance 4 years ago, which proudly claimed that no more than $5,000/year debt would be incurred under Cornell’s financial aid program.)</p>
<p>I blame some of this on Cornell. 1) My child was recruited from a standard, old-line engineering major into a new, more leading edge, research-oriented major, which now, as it turns out, precludes him from getting a job. Regular engineering firms don’t see this new-fangled major as useful to them - or even most big companies. 2) This new department’s leading research faculty member with whom my child had 2 (small) classes, then hired him for a part-time student research job, and then supervised his senior thesis, is now hedging on providing a reference because “he doesn’t know my child all that well.” (The man told us to our face at graduation how good our child’s thesis was). 3) The department’s faculty, who presumably have government and corporate connections, offer no help in finding jobs for their graduates. Cornell does, of course, have a general career services office that provides help with resumes and advises “using your connections” to network for job searches. 4) Being the type of family who needs financial aid means that we don’t have the job connections that more wealthy parents do. My child’s fellow classmates who did get jobs, did so with family connections - or at places where they had done an engineering co-op. I definitely recommend Co-ops, but it wasn’t really an option for my child’s particular engineering major. My child is friendly, out-going - so it’s not like his personality is a problem either. Basically, he’s having a difficult time getting employers to see this “out of the box” STEM degree as applicable in other situations. Obviously, I’m venting here but hope that other parents and children will learn from our situation.</p>
<p>Engineering Parent. I am so sorry to hear you and your kid are going through this. I can imagine how frustrating it is. </p>
<p>I would suggest your kid continue to work with Career Services, update his/her Linkedin</p>
<p>Would he be eligible to attend this Fall’s program where many Companies will be interviewing? I believe this may be Sept 23rd/24th.</p>
<p>Sending {{{{ }}}}s to you both and good vibes that your kid gets something pretty soon.</p>
<p>What engineering major did your son receive?</p>