<p>what is the "vacation format" at cornell, i heard that there is a really long winter break, but a shorter summer break? is this true?</p>
<p>winter break is veeeery long. Classes have already ended (it's finals time) and they dont start again until like the 23rd of Jan. Freshmen start in august a few days before most colleges do ... they have orientation stuff.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cornell.edu/academics/calendar/%5B/url%5D">http://www.cornell.edu/academics/calendar/</a> all the way through your graduation year. classes start on the early side, but orientation is nothing to whine about...one of the best weeks of my life!</p>
<p>oh i miss orientation. Remember walking through campus without a backpack and without dreading the fast approaching prelim?</p>
<p>I think I need another orientation...</p>
<p>does cornell end later than most schools?</p>
<p>I still walk without a backpack haha...and i don't dream the prelims anymore either...now i dread finals ;)</p>