<p>Are we supposed to have our class schedules all figured out before O-week? I’m going to be in ILR and I’m really confused about course selection…I get that I’m pre-enrolled, but are the time blocks that they give me set in stone? Almost all of the electives I want to take conflict with the student center pre-enroll schedule…if I use schedulizer to make my schedule and then bring it to my counselor during add/drop, how likely is it that I’ll get into my chosen classes?</p>
<p>I don’t think they’re set in stone, that’s what add-drop is for.</p>
<p>@Earilmadith- Yeah it’s as good as any other place. You can grab coffee or a muffin or something else small.</p>
<p>I’d say people eat out AT LEAST once a week. And by “eat out” I mean have a meal (either brunch, lunch, dinner) in Collegetown or the Commons. You get tired of eating in RPCC/Appel every single night and you might want to venture over to CTB or Green Cafe or wherever in ctown to get a bite to eat with your friends. I think the 10 meals per week is the best option for most people.</p>
<p>@SteamedBurrito- Schedulizer is not Cornell sanctioned so it doesn’t do anything. Add/drop is all done by you. If you are pre-enrolled in ILR classes already then there is no need to drop anything or move stuff around. If I were you I would just add electives that fit into the schedule that was created for you. If you want to change your section times then you can do that as well.</p>
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<li><p>I am going in as a sophomore transfer-- do I really need to go to the “New Student Welcome” on Saturday morning?</p></li>
<li><p>I am trying to decide what meal plan I should get-- can anyone tell me what food on West Campus (particularly Keeton) is like? </p></li>
<li><p>When does the weather start to get cold enough that you need boots/coats/scarves every day?</p></li>
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<li><p>well, those kinds of events are really required in the sense that attendance isn’t taken. so if you don’t want to, you don’t have to go hahaha.</p></li>
<li><p>west campus food isn’t as good as north campus food. i’ve heard that keeton food is not so good. but if you’re living in keeton, you don’t have to eat there necessarily.</p></li>
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<p>the meal plans:
[Dining</a> - House Meal Plans](<a href=“http://www.campuslife.cornell.edu/campuslife/dining/house-meal-plans.cfm]Dining”>Residential Life | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University)</p>
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<li>hmmm… i’d say november maybe. or even later. can’t remember too well haha. for the first couple months though, it can actually be quite hot.</li>
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<p>^^^ Lol, I am from Arizona so I am sure Ithaca’s “Quite Hot” is my “Freezing-ass cold…”</p>
<p>It was 118 here today so I am looking forward to my first blizzard :)</p>
<p>haha wow. i’ve seen it get up to like 90-95 degrees, but i guess you’ll have no problem in that.</p>
<p>lol Im from AZ as well
It was definitely pretty hot today</p>
<p>Hey guys thanks for doing this. My question might be hard to answer but do you know if the quality of the tennis classes are good? Or just the PE classes in general?</p>
<p>I don’t know specifically about the tennis classes, but the PE classes in general are excellent. I have rarely heard of someone who didn’t enjoy their PE class, especially as a break and as a stress reliever.</p>
<p>Thanks chendrix, I think PE will be a great stress reliever and the prices are good too.</p>
<p>HEY i registered for tennis class too
do you know what format it’s gonna be?
(like instructor-led or do we just play games)</p>
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<li>how hard/easy is it to make a club sport as a freshman. specifically tennis. </li>
<li>what all are the food options at appel?</li>
<li>how often are there parties during the actual year?</li>
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<p>CUgrad09, thanks for making this thread. I have a quick question. I’ll be transferring to ILR next year and I was wondering what the job prospects were like for everyone who graduated this year. Were your friends who wanted to work right after school able to find decent paying jobs despite the sour economy?</p>
<p>Is it a big pain to go back to your dorm in the middle of the day, if you have like 2-3 hours to kill, or are their buses and such for convenience? (This is not specifically for O-week, but for school in general)</p>
<p>yes the bus from north to central runs every 10 minutes…</p>
<p>very convenient…just as long as you dont fall asleep in your dorm bed :D</p>
<p>@rl41090
- There is no reason not to go. If you have nothing else to do then I would go. It’s something nice to do on a Saturday and it’ll put you on central so you can walk around and explore.</p>
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<li><p>Someone posted a dining link. Check out that one. I’m pretty sure all the the west campus houses have a similar (all-you-can-eat) type of meal plan.</p></li>
<li><p>You’ll start wearing long sleeves and hoodies towards mid september and into october. Around fall break is when it starts to get chilly. Over fall break I’d go home and bring back some warm clothes. Expect it to start snowing at the very end of October or early November.</p></li>
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<p>@chendrix- I’m not sure about tennis specifically but all PE classes are great and there is a huge variety from swedish massage to scuva diving to snowboarding at Greek Peak. You can take a PE class every semester too.</p>
<p>@ ChadtheRTF - this economy hit everyone really hard, not just ILRies. I know Hotelies, AEM students, ILRies, econ majors, engineers, etc. who all are still looking for jobs. A lot of my friends went to graduate school or did service jobs such as Teach for America (i highly recommend) or the Peace Corps. On the other hand I know a bunch of people that got jobs after ILR and after Cornell. You might have to do 2x as many interviews but you can definitely land something. I expect the economy will shape up by the time you graduate. No worries now.</p>
<p>@upa91- 1.No clue about tennis sorry.
2. Appel has a ton of food. There are kosher and vegetarian options as well. There are also nutrition signs all around such as “Did you know a glass of 2% milk has the same amount of fat as two strips of bacon” and blah blah blah. They also replaced the real soft serve ice cream with wow cow which sucks.
3. Most underclassmen go to fraternity parties. Fraternity parties begin one week after O week (the 28th this year). You can expect there to be 2-4 open parties on a given weekend (except homecoming). You pretty much wait in line then you go inside and drink Keystone Light and dance to hip-hop with your friends. It’s hot and sweaty and the music is really loud but it ends up being pretty fun. People will hook up, people will throw up, and a ton of other fun stuff will happen. Then you’ll all walk back to North and eat at Nasties.</p>
<p>There are also parties in Collegetown but you don’t see many freshmen at these events until second semester, if at all.</p>
<p>Do people take more than 2 gym classes. There seem to be more than 2 classes which i would consider taking, and was wondering if people still take gym after freshman year.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure some people do, it’s just that a lot of people end up not having time.</p>
<p>@thefool- Yeah people definitely take more than the 2 required. Some people take on every semester until the graduate so that they stay in shape.</p>