<p>Hi.</p>
<p>I've heard somewhere that it's hard to study in cornell (i.e. courses are difficult/difficult to get good grades). I don't exactly know where I heard it so I'm asking on this thread if it's true. Please talk about academic/non-academic life and the general atmosphere at Cornell</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>who cares…</p>
<p>your question is answered in 1/5 threads that appear on this board. look up those threads with the search function, specifically cornell easiest to get into hardest to stay in</p>
<p>Cornell is in the middle of nowhere.
If you cant find a good enough library (you’d have to be super ultra picky for that) then you can definitely find SOME quiet place in Ithaca.</p>
<p>sofie, i dont think OP mentioned anything about being picky about libraries.</p>
<p>cornell has a vast array of programs and majors. some are easier than others. i know a few genius-level kids who have below a 3.0 in engineering- and they study nonstop, all the time. extremely bright guys in CS i know are also on that level.</p>
<p>i’ve never run across an aem student yet, however, who has below a 3.5 or 3.6, and many get much higher. they can do so with relatively mediocre levels of effort, as well.</p>
<p>it depends on your major, but regardless, there is no track that you will be able to ace or even do decently without plenty of effort.</p>
<p>no matter what major you are in, you will never see (or hear about) students ripping pages out of textbooks so no one else can learn the material.</p>
<p>your study habits are up to you. if you want to party 24/7, you can. if you want to study 24/7, you can do that, too. it’s college, you decide for yourself how you want to spend your time. (the best, of course, is a balance :))</p>
<p>Squelchy, I have heard that rumor too. That is, that it is easier to get into Cornell than, say, Harvard, but once you’re in, it’s harder to get an A at Cornell than it is at Harvard.</p>
<p>Check out this article:</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> Figures Show Most of Its Grades are A’s or B’s](<a href=“http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1121-02.htm]Harvard”>http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1121-02.htm)</p>
<p>It’s also possible that there are more smart kids at Harvard who deserve higher grades - if most people in a class achieve at a very high level, don’t they all deserve recognition for that?</p>
<p>To answer the OP’s question, however: some majors are more difficult than others. The hard sciences, math and engineering will generally be difficult and require a great deal of work. If you major in a social science or humanity, however, it is well within the realm of possibility for a moderately intelligent person to get all A/A-s.</p>
<p>Muerteapablo strikes again.</p>
<p>Sound the fire alarm.</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>watch out!</p>
<p>You might’ve heard this before: “Easiest Ivy to get into, hardest to get out of… (alive).”</p>