<p>memphismom…there are MORE good looking guys than there are good looking girls at cornell…</p>
<p>the girls net to get real and realize they’re a dime a dozen :)</p>
<p>so, campuscsi, you’re saying you find the other guys more attractive than the girls. ok.</p>
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<p>Completely agree, was thinking of responding to this thread and that description covers the scene perfectly.</p>
<p>^^Well maybe that explains some things!</p>
<p>But Cornellians keep shooting themselves in the foot over and over again discussing false generalizations or reputations on CC. Cornell does not have the highest suicide rates, it is not the hardest Ivy or the lowest and it does not have ugly females.</p>
<p>Show some intelligence and maturity folks. Every man or women is not gorgeous at Cornell, but it has its share. Probably equal in proportion to the general population. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, you guys saying the gals are ugly just sound like guys who can’t get a date, hook-up or whatever you want to call it.</p>
<p>Look Cornell’s awesome but I see no reason to lie about this kind of stuff. I love all the apologists who somehow think it’s heresy to criticize any aspect of Cornell life. Let’s call a spade a spade. That post I quoted might be a little sensational but the main points resonate with accuracy. There is no middle class, and that is a fact that has less to do with attractiveness than it does attitude. It seems like every nerdy girl who didn’t get attention in high school suddenly finds that she’s a Queen Bee upon setting foot on the East Hill. </p>
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I’ve had my fair share of “dates” (lol) and hook-ups and even a couple relationships with some legitimately cute girls here. They are few and far between. Am I bitter? Nope, I could’ve gone to UF or any Big 10 if that’s all I wanted. Am I annoyed? Yeah, definitely.</p>
<p>Wow, no middle class.</p>
<p>Ironically my other 2 kids attend top rated schools. They are heavy weighted towards wealthy families. Did not get this same feeling with Cornell.</p>
<p>I am not sure if anyone has any insight on this, but what is the Jewish dating scene like? I know about 1/3 of Cornell is Jewish and many Jews like to date within religion.</p>
<p>there are plenty of jewish events at cornell…probably more so than any other culture/race/religion…</p>
<p>plenty of jewish greek life too…</p>
<p>you’ll find a niche easier than most.</p>
<p>Jewish stuff is everywhere. Sometimes I wish I were Jewish. </p>
<p>Ok well actually not. But I’m not going to get all religious in here lol.</p>
<p>I’m sure it’s no different at any other Ivy. Or top-rated school for that matter. I agree with CayugaRed2005’s other posts wherein he says Cornellians whine too much.</p>
<p>The 2004 post is pretty accurate for freshman year and somewhat for sophomore year, but I think its also because most people don’t want to be locked down in a relationship when they first get here. College, especially a place as big and diverse as Cornell, is a chance to try new things and explore. When you first get here you discover so many different kinds of people and activities, its much easier and more fun to find your niche if you’re single. Now that I’m going into junior year, my friends and lifestyle are nothing like I expected last year, let alone before I got here.</p>
<p>Alright, there are definitely good looking guys AND girls here. But it is true that 99.5% of them are either in Greek life or on a sports team. So if that’s not the crowd you run with, then I can see where you would think there are no attractive people here, since for the most part we do hang with pretty much do just hang with other Greeks. Even within that crowd though, it’s mostly hookups and not as many steady relationships.</p>
<p>Also, within that same group, I can see where it’s easy to say there isnt a “middle class” per se. As someone who is middle class, I can say that was kind of difficult for me at first because there are a tremendous amount of wealthy people here–“old money”-- which was something I never had experienced before. It’s honestly not that big of a deal though; after reading the above posts you would think that kids here like to flaunt their money and be super pretentious and what not, but that’s really not the case at all. It’s actually surprising that most of those kids are very down to earth and you would never know that they come from X_____ family. </p>
<p>Also-- jewish life is huge here. You will have absolutely no problem finding a niche here.</p>
<p>there’s a lot of hipsters at cornell…some more pretentious than others (even if they pretend to be otherwise)</p>
<p>^There seems to be a lot of everything at cornell</p>
<p>it seems like there’s trouble telling the difference between the normal use of middle class (people who have a middle class income/lifestyle) and the use in that quote '04 post, about some “middle class” of girls who are pretty, but also don’t have the idea that they’re really attractive.</p>
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That pretty much sums it up.</p>
<p>It is completely ludicrous to say 99.5% of the good looking Cornellians are either greek or in a sport. I hope that was an attempt at being funny. So I’ll laugh. Haha.</p>
<p>So one of my D’s closest friends (her friends are all very good looking, independent and not very rich-yes a few parents are docs) was seeing the highest scorer on the Cornell sweet 16 b-ball team. Yes, he is in a sport and could have had almost any female at Cornell. She- no sorority or sport. He wanted a relationship. She wanted casual, no commitment.</p>
<p>Obviously this is only one example. But it is ridiculous to say Cornell females are unattractive (and the males?? Equally unattractive?) and the few attractive ones are in sororities.</p>
<p>If this is the what Cornell students say, then maybe it is the lowest Ivy. Sounds like ignorant statements to me.</p>
<p>and this nonsense has been going on for over 35 yers that I can vouch for - and probably since 1868. Generally, as you noted MorrisMM, the successful guys aren’t complaining, they are busy socializing. The guys who complain are the ones who think once they graduate they going to be suddenly rich, popular and pursued by supermodels.</p>
<p>much more prductive to at least try to be friends with some girls in college, LEARN some social skills and see where it goes from there.</p>
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<p>That’s the most ironic post I’ve read in a long time.</p>
<p>Actually I’ve had a few ironic posts. And your point is?</p>
<p>You’re talking about “ignorant statements” and then basing your opinion of a school on based on things with little substance.</p>