<p>I know that i found this site very helpful in answering questions about Cornell that only a current student could answer. I realize there are several other students who have also made themselves available for questions, but i figure it cant hurt to have multiple perspectives. Im involved in several clubs, im an ILRie, and in a sorority. I will be a sophomore in the fall. Ask away.</p>
<p>sure i might be on here to give advise too…im going into senior year</p>
<p>Do people really wear snow boots in the winter? Is there anything you wish you had brought originally for your room? Do you advise having a TV in a single room? Is there any TV reception without the monthly cable? Do you use your dorm phone? Is there an answering machine for that phone or should you bring one? I’m sure I have many others, but those were just the questions at the top of my mind right now! Thanks!</p>
<p>Almost no one uses their dorm phone, the exception being if their cell phone gets no reception in their room. The dorm phones have a built in answering machine system that you can register for (with an extra fee, of course). I do not recommend bringing a TV since you probably won’t have that much time to watch it with classes and social events. There are TVs in the lounges and you can always download most popular TV shows from DC++.</p>
<p>What are the job opportunities out of ILR like for people wanting to go into business? How does it compare to AEM?</p>
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<p>People really do wear snowboots. You may think you look silly, but i guarantee you you will look even more ridiculous falling on your ass. They do their best to salt the sidewalks, but there will always be a few icy areas. Better safe than sorry. And these days they make very stylish snowboots. Uggs are a favorite of CU girls, until they realize that most uggs arent waterproof. </p>
<p>I didnt want for anything from my original room, as i brought everything i thought i might ever want or need. Posters, books, stuffed animals…they all came with. </p>
<p>I had a single room and a tv. I watched it all the time, which for me was a bad thing. Too good of a distraction. But if youre the type of person who can focus when necessary, a tv is a nice thing to have. I also used it as a way to meet people. One of the first days of orientation, I invited all the girls in my suite to come over and watch the premiere of High School Musical 2. I met some of my best friends that day. </p>
<p>If you want tv in your room, you will need to pay for CUtv. I dont remember the exact prices, but i do remember there are two options: one for tv and one for streaming through your computer, with the latter being slightly cheaper. Its the only way to get tv in your room that i know of. </p>
<p>I never used my dorm room phone. The only person i know of that did actually lived in Ithaca. If you have verizon you will get service everywhere and if you have cingular you will get it most places. </p>
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<p>The break up of ILR going into the job market is something like 30% law school, 30% human resources, 30% i-banking. While those are the most common, the ILR major opens doors for whatever profession interests you. If nothing else, they will be intrigued by the fact that its such a unique major. I would say that those in AEM are more sure of the career path they think that they would like to follow, while those in ILR have a more generalized idea. The beauty of ILR is that i went in wanting to go into i-banking, but finished my freshman year with a passion for law. There is really no point in comparing AEM vs. ILR because coming from Cornell, any major will get your foot in the door as long as you have a good gpa.</p>
<p>So TV is not free? Do you at least get a lot of good channels or not really? Is the phone free?</p>
<p>What can you tell me about High Rise 5 … Anything that makes it stand out against the rest?. I hear there is no AC … That doesn’t sound too appealing.</p>
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<p>I lived in a Low Rise so i cant tell you plenty about High Rise 5. The high rise is very close to the dining hall/community center called Robert Purcell. I think RPCC has better food than Appel. Appel is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, while RPU is only open for dinner. Appel is about a 5 minute walk from high rise 5 and RPCC is a 30 second walk. The high rises and low rises have the same suite set up and that is what differentiates them from the other dorms. Its the type of dorm youll get used to after a week or two, but anyone who doesnt live there will most likely get lost when looking for your room. High rise 5 is divided into floors, about 8 or so, and those floors are divided into units. Each unit has 6 suites, and each suite has 2 doubles and 2 singles. each unit has a study lounge. Thats how it was in the low rises, and im almost positive that its the same set up for the high rises, just taller. the main thing about the high rises that differentiates it is the exposed brick in the rooms, with one wall being made entirely of exposed brick. While i think it looks nice, i know others that dont like it. Also, if youre like me and you dont like to walk, you are very close to the bus stop. I found the rooms in the high rises/low rises to be larger than those in the newer dorms such as Mews or CKB. There is no air conditioning in the older dorms, but if you get a good fan you’ll be fine. Throughout the entire year you would only want air conditioning for a month or two. Heating is the important part and all the dorms have that.</p>
<p>What is the Sky Lounge?</p>
<p>What’s Hans Bethe like? What’s it near? Are the 5 person suites nice?</p>
<p>Hans Bethe is located on West Campus…about a 5-10 minute walk from Central Campus. There isn’t too much on West…some fraternities, Hot Truck, Noyes Community Center.</p>
<p>You should feel very fortunate to be living in Bethe : P</p>
<p>Thanks dew.</p>
<p>Why is that, Myarmin?</p>
<p>Whats the best dorm that is close to central campus?</p>
<p>Bethe is a very nice dorm, and the suite setup means that you won’t be sharing a bathroom with that many people. I wanted Bethe, but got screwed over by the housing lottery. </p>
<p>But I met my roommate, and he seems like a nice guy, so now I’m looking forward to next year.</p>
<p>Do students bring curtains and/or rugs for their dorm rooms. Can you just buy that kind of stuff in Ithaca after you get moved in with the basics?</p>
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<p>The sky lounge is a lounge that the high rises have located on the top floor (but it is available for use by the entire building) with lots of windows. </p>
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<p>Hans Bethe is made up of transfers and returning students who didnt go with one of their other two options: living in their frat/sorority or renting in collegetown. This is one of the newer dorms on west campus and is in very close proximiy to all of the other upper level student housing (alice cook house, gothics, etc.) It is one of the dorms with its own dining hall, which is available to anyone with a meal plan. You are close to all of the frat houses located on west campus and a 5 to 10 min walk from central campus, depending on how fast you can walk up libe slope (a steep hill separating west and central campus)</p>
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<p>The dorm on North that is closest to central is Risley, the performing arts dorm, followed by Balch, which is only an option for girls. After that its, Dickson, then Court-Kay-Bauer and Mews, followed by Donlon, then the high rises and the low rises. The farthest are the townhouses, but they are very close to a couple bus stops. On West, they are all equidistant from central. </p>
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<p>I bought a rug from bed, bath, and beyond and i feel as though it really helped warm up my room. I am also using it in my sorority this coming semester because it made such a difference. There is no point in bringing curtains, as the dorms all have blinds that cannot be removed, and the curtains will have nowhere to go. What I suggest doing is going to the Bed, Bath, and Beyond in your city and using the option they have where they give you a scanning gun (the type they use when registering for wedding gifts) and you walk around the store scanning the things you want. They then ship all these things to the Bed, Bath, and Beyond in Ithaca, where it is all wrapped up and ready to go for you. You dont have to buy anything that you later decide you dont want, and you dont pay until youre in ithaca. This is a great way to avoid the problem of 30,000 college students moving in all at once and ensuring that all the things you could possibly want are available to you.</p>
<p>I would just like to mention the dump and run, which unfortunately I didn’t know much about coming to Cornell and it would have been really usefull. Basically students donate all the stuff they didn’t want or need anymore at the end of the previous school year and during orientation, you can go buy stuff. There’s everything from mini-fridges, dishes, furniture, bedding, or mini fridges. Its really good to pick up little things for really cheap that you either forget or don’t want to pack. And the money they make goes to charity too. </p>
<p>Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, Wal-mart and Kmart are all within drivable distance (and buses are available too)</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! What size rug did you end up getting?</p>