<p>So, to all you people who were accepted to Cornell so far, what do you guys plan to do the first day of class? I'm planning on getting to all my classes on time, look up some clubs to join, hit the gym, and hopefully hit a party or two within the same week. I'm not exactly sure what I should be doing the first day, actually.</p>
<p>Besides going to class, you should probably focus on meeting people - other things should flow organically from there.</p>
<p>In terms of clubs, there’s something called Clubfest, which is probably the best way to learn about that stuff.</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about it. You basically get there, register, walk around Barton Hall to look at a few student organizations and programs while your parents ooh and ahh at everything (the real “club searching” will come at ClubFest later on in O-Week), move in to your dorm, meet your roommates/suitemates/floormates/whatevermates, chill out (we played a board game like Apples to Apples or something that’s really funny looking back), and maybe go to a party in Collegetown (the frats won’t be open for parties during O-Week). </p>
<p>I didn’t go to a party on the first night, although I did go quite a bit later on in O-Week. It’s fun getting to meet your dormmates (although I suppose this could be done back at the dorm or just walking around…you’ll see a lot of packs of other freshman walking around campus randomly, an under-appreciated luxury of August in Ithaca), but it is known as one of the “wildest” week (mostly because everything’s in Collegetown and you’ve got some very dumb, inexperienced, and naive teenagers out on their own…oh, and you don’t have classes) so be careful, especially (unfortunately) if you’re a girl.</p>
<p>How far is collegetown exactly from the dorms/main campus?</p>
<p>It’s around 15 minutes from North and 10 mins from the Arts quad. Central campus is pretty big though, so it depends on where you’re coming from.</p>
<p>Hmm… How about we establish some connections through FB and/or every other internet method there is to get to know each other? That way we’ll be best buds at Cornell when the time comes!</p>
<p>College of Engineering people!?</p>
<p>Supervisor, here you go:
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<p>Whoa, not a lot of activity going on.
Come on people, post, post, post!</p>
<p>The first day i’m going to see the career advisor to see which careers cornell students usually get the most rich from after graduating. I also hope to go to a couple of parties and hav sex with numerous women.</p>
<p>^you’d be surprised how many guys actually go into it thinking that’s what they’re gonna do.</p>
<p>Lol don’t start planning out your whole schedule before you get there. Take it from me, nothing goes according to plan…</p>
<p>Regarding clubs and organizations, consider poking around the internet a little bit before you actually get to Clubfest, especially if you have some inkling about what you’d want to do outside of classes. I knew that a lot of things were going on at Cornell, but it’s hard to really preempt the noisy, crowded disarray that Clubfest is going to be. Besides that, take everyone else’s advice and go with the flow.</p>
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If anything, it’s just some things that I want to do on the first day then planning out a whole schedule. It’s gonna be very hectic the first day, but hopefully, I get to meet a lot of people and make a lot of new friends as well. I am very excited.</p>
<p>As lame as this may sound, the pre-planned orientation programs will get you meeting people quickly and right away. If you’re into the party thing, that’s easy enough to get into as well. At least some on your floor in your dorm will hear something (probably from their orientation leader) and half your floor will travel together, aimlessly wandering around C-town.</p>
<p>As for clubs, ClubFest is where you’ll learn about clubs. Plus, you’ll be bombarded with fliers trying to recruit you the first few weeks anyway. If you are looking for something specific, you can search sao.cornell.edu (I recommend the ‘Advanced Search’). </p>
<p>PS. I approve of socceroc93’s plan. Not that hard to accomplish either with a bit of effort…</p>
<p>^^^really, MikeyC?? really???</p>
<p>I’m not saying I would do it (I didn’t), but I’m not here to judge people’s goals/aspirations, just give honest advice about Cornell. The “I approve” was more of a joke, but the only objectionable part of the post is the “hav [sic] sex with numerous women.” Assuming the sex is consensual, that’s not really a problem either. Again, not something I would do, but I don’t see any reason to discourage an exchange where both parties benefit, which theoretically happens in any (consensual) exchange of that nature. </p>
<p>Regarding going to a couple parties, I personally would recommend that. Just make sure you go with some of the new friends you made that first week to be safe. I think it’s a part of the college experience to at least give a few parties a try, even if they end up not being your thing (they really aren’t mine). </p>
<p>As for the money, I can’t deny the importance of money in life. While my personal career aspirations aren’t about money currently, I understand that in the future that could be important, especially depending on the circumstances my family. Don’t think I didn’t cover my bases with “Financial Economics” this past semester; you never know when I’ll change my goals from Peace Corps to Goldman Sachs investor. There is actually something to the idea that “money buys happiness” and I believe the reason psychologists found was the freedom of choice money afforded (you’ll have to look that up yourself though).</p>
<p>And while I don’t know the Cornell-specific data, for four year degrees, Computer Science and Economics are in the top. Getting a Masters in Engineering will earn you top dollar. Really, anything remotely science/math related has top earning potential, you just have to go after those careers. </p>
<p>Hit me up with any questions you may have about Economics since that is my major (as well as Government, but a Government degree isn’t worth a whole lot monetarily).</p>