<p>I am a high school junior looking for the feel of a college this summer. Has anyone gone to this program? Any recommendations for others?</p>
<p>Cornell summer college is a great way to get a feel for college classes and experience dorm life. I would highly recommend it to any ambitious high schooler.</p>
<p>Which program are you looking into (hotel, business, engineering, architecture, etc.)? I went to the program (I'm sure a few on CC here did as well), so I can try to answer any questions you have.</p>
<p>what do you know about the business program? how competitive is it to get into?</p>
<p>My d really enjoyed the program. She made good friends, discovered that a big university is not for her (which helped narrow down her search), and started college with 3 credits to boot.</p>
<p>Although summer college is not a guarantee of admission to Cornell, I believe that Cornell does like students who have gone to their summer college. It certainly gives them a feel for how well the student might do at Cornell, plus it shows interest.</p>
<p>Summer programs to consider include: Harvard, Cornell, Brown and Stanford. All consistently get great reviews.</p>
<p>Summer College is not at all competitive to get into, and most other summer college programs like Harvard's and Stanford' aren't either (However, I think the RABS section might be the exception). I think the Universities think of it as a good way to rake in money since I know people who had 3.0's and lower and got in. </p>
<p>What really matters is how well you do there and what you get out of the whole experience.</p>
<p>3 weeks enough?</p>
<p>I went for arch last summer and was accepted ED this year :)... if anyone has questions, feel free to pm me.</p>
<p>I did the hotel program at Cornell this past summer...I had an amazing time. Any questions, feel free to pm me as well :)</p>
<p>zainuu- you can choose between 3-week programs or 6-week programs</p>
<p>dande1114- It looks like they changed the class we took this year into a more Hotel oriented program.
Hotel</a> Operations Management: Tactics for Profitability : Cornell Summer College</p>
<p>For anyone else who wants to look into the Summer College:
Home</a> Page : Cornell Summer College</p>
<p>if you could, try to do the 6 weeks program because it will definitely benefit you a lot more, and trust me, you'd WANT to stay the whole 6 weeks. my friends (some) who did the 3 week program all regretted that they're leaving so early.</p>
<p>yeah but the business program is only 3 weeks =s can i do the college prep and business course(both)?</p>
<p>when do u ppl think the app will be up?</p>
<p>no, you can't do both, since business is 3-weeks (they cram in about 6+ hours a day of classes since it's a "semester work load") and college prep is 6-weeks and includes a seminar. The schedules will conflict for sure. </p>
<p>However, you can do two 3-week programs as long as one takes place in the first 3-weeks and the other takes place in the second 3-weeks of the summer.</p>
<p>and the app is already up: Apply</a> : Important information for all applicants : Cornell Summer College</p>
<p>(click on the link "Apply online" or "Apply by mail")</p>
<p>refer to this page to see which programs take place in which weeks: </p>
<p>All</a> programs at a glance : Cornell Summer College</p>
<p>i've been looking at cornell summer college for a while now and i was wondering exactly how competitive it is to get in, and if i did, what the chances were of getting the classes i want.</p>
<p>I saw somewhere on Cornell's news site that they were just given grant money for a new summer enrichment program for high school students. I don't remember the name off the top of my head, but I think it will be similar to the Cornell Summer College Program that they have now.</p>
<p>I went two summers ago to the program. I took two classes: CollegeSuccess and CS 211. </p>
<p>I didn't really like CollegeSuccess(I was forced to take it since I was a sophomore at the time); it was an English class, basically. The lecturer(who is incidentally Cornell's dean of admissions) seemed to belittle the class too much, treating us as if we were all children, when we were all sophomores, juniors or seniors(frequently we'd here snide remarks about how we needed to turn things in on time; how this was a "college level class" and we needed to take responsibility, etc as if we didn't have good work ethic or know how to do well in a college class).</p>
<p>Furthermore, the "TAs" for the course were undergraduate students. So, I didn't really like the class because it wasn't a true college class, and because it felt like I was being talked down to.</p>
<p>CS 211 was another story entirely. The class was taught by a 2nd year grad student, and was filled completely with undergrads(I think, out of 40 students there, only one other student was in the high school summer program). While challenging, the class was rewarding(plus, hey, I got a 2nd semester CS course out of the way before going to college!).</p>
<p>As for the actual environment, well, let me just say this: bring an AC, even if they won't formally let you; it gets freckin' hot in Ithaca in the summer. I swear, I had trouble sleeping on several occasions because of the heat. It must have been 100 degrees+(Fahrenheit of course) on a regular basis at night. Not fun.</p>
<p>I was somewhat (OK, really) disappointed with the dorms. I stayed in Mary Donlon Hall, which was really old, rundown, and not too pleasant, mostly because of the heat(there was no A/C), even with me and my roommate's three fans. </p>
<p>The food, however was awesome. The dining hall was above average; it was nice to have good food within a 5 minute walk, though sometimes the hours weren't great. One thing you MUST do if you ever go to Cornell, is try the Sunday brunch at the Statler Hotel. It was something like $20 a plate, but let me tell you: it was very good. I consider myself to be a foodie, and I thought it was one of the best brunches I've ever had. In NYC, this brunch would run you $100 a plate+ easily. Definitely eat at the Statler if you have a chance.</p>
<p>Overall, in retrospect, I don't think I made a mistake in going to Cornell. While I was not too enthusiastic about the CollegeSuccess english class, and the dorms and heat were annoying to say the least, I got to take a second semester CS class, and got to experience college for the first time(I had never taken a college class before Cornell).</p>
<p>My advise to you: Do the program if you think you'll like Cornell, but be wise in which classes you take. Definitely (in my opinion) do not take CollegeSuccess, but other than that, I think you'll enjoy the experience!</p>
<p>cornell summer college was amazing!! i did the architecture program this past summer and it was possibly one of the best experiences i had in my whole life. </p>
<p>however, becasuse it was six weeks it was a lot being in coolege and that was hard sometimes. but i think that it was mor ebeneficial in the long run becasue i now what to expect wehn i go to college in the fall. i'm not sure what program you are interested in but i thnk that the architecture program really is one of the more intene programs. you have to saty in the studio til night check, drag all of your stuff back to the dornms and then work in the lounge until 3 30 or 4. but what you create os really amazing and all the hard work and lack of sleep and eating too really is worth it in the end.</p>
<p>there were two problems that i had with the program though. the first was the finiancial aid. cornell does not give out much fincial aid if at all. i think this is becasue there are so many summer program students and not enough aid to go around. the problem is you get admitted to the program bsed on rollin g admisiions and fin aid decsions come out at the end of may. so be srue to apply early to use this in your cae if you need to for fin aid.</p>
<p>the other problem that i had was with my ta. this bothered me a lot in that first of all the program is so exspensive that it just seemed like a professor would actually be teachng and it also bothered me in that it's really hard to get any real advice from the ta's. this was common in the critques that we had. when i would be working in the studio my ta would give me advice on whatever the project was and then in the reviews he would completely contradict himself and say that what i did was not what they were looking for when he was the one who advised me to do it in the first place. </p>
<p>but despite these two things, spending the summer at corell would be the best decsion ever made. if you any questions, feel free to pm me.</p>
<p>ps- if you end up going bring about 10 or 11 fans as it does get extremely hot in ithaca and the dorms don't have a/c.</p>