<p>sounds like your RA is a hater…lol j/k</p>
<p>i remember the sounds of the EMTs on orientation weekend…some people just dont know how to handle…</p>
<p>also stay away from four lokos</p>
<p>What is “ja’d” ?</p>
<p>JA: Judicial Administrator</p>
<p>The office that handles drug/alcohol (and other) violations. The equivalent of being sent to the principal’s office.</p>
<p>“Redbull makes you more outgoing. Try 1, or 9 some time.”</p>
<p>i think it does at first, but only for like an hour or so :x</p>
<p>"BTW, lol @ Syracuse Basketball last season. "
so, this is your way of meeting new people?.. it’s nice to meet you too, cgiulz.</p>
<p>anyways, what do you guys think of the party scene at cornell? … i’ve been to 2 so far, and i really don’t know what to think… it was kinda fun but seemed little more than drinking, smoking, cops, and guys hitting on girls…</p>
<p>cornell is trying to get rid of it with all the new fraternity party regulations</p>
<p>Parties were fine but the walk back from collegetown is killer</p>
<p>just wait till it starts snowing!</p>
<p>Orientation week was like one of the best weeks of my life, even though I’m not even friends with half the people I went with. You have to do away with your shyness and meet people, because Cornell is going to be miserable if you don’t. It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet them during the first couple weeks, but try your best to become involved with lots of things on campus.</p>
<p>And agreed, no new/semi-new drinkers dare try a four loko…</p>
<p>And yeah, enjoy your time at frat parties before Apgar screws everything up.</p>
<p>any advice for me way up in the townhouses?
everyone has been saying “leave your door open” but it is a little different for me. any suggestions?</p>
<p>if you live in a town house what are your roomates doing? lol…</p>
<p>most of the freshman will pre-game in their rooms and go out to parties in small to medium sized groups…</p>
<p>Still waiting for a text, googler…</p>
<p>@anasar,
bahahahaha, i had no idea that you were waiting =D
i’m in a&s, contemplating bio, but really, i’m quite clueless as to what to major.
parents want me to do med, but i’m not so sure. actually, i’m not sure about anything
at this point. which kinda adds to the stress, since ppl seem to have know what they’ve
wanted to major since birth, and b/c my schedule is loaded w/ a bunch of science courses& not a single one that really
allows me to delve into/explore other areas </p>
<p>and i appreciate all the drinking suggestions, but i don’t drink. call me a party pooper,
but i just don’t.
does that bring me even farther away from making friends??? =D
does bonding@ cornell center around the communal consumption of alcohol? </p>
<p>i’m still feeling a bit lonely, but it’s getting better. i’m looking at a few sports clubs&
academic ones, have interesting ppl in class, etc. etc.</p>
<p>but right now, i’m in the midst of a rather nasty app to biology scholars program.
dammit, it’s freezing right now. can’t believe i have to walk all the way up to my dorm.
can’t i just curl up behind the shelves and sleep in uris?</p>
<p>Yea, I am from California, I noticed that type of east coast attitude ( not saying that all people in the east are like that, but definitely a noticeable amount. ) when I first moved here. I am the type that spits out his heart and soul, foolishly expecting that the people I speak to would notice that and would admire me for my openness. It wasn’t that way for the first few people I met, to make matters worse, some people would avoid me altogether, because that is what some people are used to. Some people grew up just judging others based on what they say. I came from a culture that respects an open mind and an open personality. But that doesn’t make me hate people for it. It took a long time for me to respect people for who they are, and to learn how to approach people differently without having to change my personality. I have become better because of it. If anything, think of it this way, learning how to adapt to different persona’s is a great learning experience, when you get out there and graduate, your going to meet alot of backstabbers, deal with alot of office politics etc. etc. If you cant cope with your peers here, you are going to have a problem in the real world.</p>
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Of course ^^</p>
<p>Were you at the ice cream night yesterday??</p>
<p>alcohol just makes things easier for everyone…yes it is a BIG part of the cornell culture…</p>
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<p>For SOME people. This is the problem with making blanket statements. There are a LOT of people at Cornell and a LOT of personalities.</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>+1. I rarely drank in college, and never to the point of too much. Most of my friends were the same way.</p>
<p>i remember feeling pretty out of place/hesitant about my first few weeks. it takes a lot of getting used to and settling in. i didn’t meet very many people during o-week, and i found my close friends to become people from my hall that i lived with the whole year, people in my major (i have a really small major) who i spent studio time with 24/7, and a few people i met through people i already knew, etc. friendships take time, they aren’t going to happen right away. i think one thing that threw me off as a freshman was how everyone was so excited about o-week and all the upperclassman kept talking about how amazing and awesome it is, yet last year i just felt mostly overwhelmed and awkward trying to go to collegetown parties and not really knowing anyone. then, this year i came back a few days early and had the greatest time during o-week…and i realized it’s only fun when you actually know people and are meeting up with all your old friends and seeing familiar faces everywhere that it all becomes fun. otherwise you just feel out of it.</p>
<p>I read this thread during O-week & found it quite helpful. Even though my freshman was going out, meeting people & to an outsider it would appear like everything was “perfect,” many of the feelings expressed here were felt. Additionally, the advice given was exactly what I had already told my child. It helped my child to know that others felt the same way.</p>
<p>Now that orientation is over & classes have started, I’m checking in with the students who posted here to see how things are going now. Please remember that it’s not unusual if you still aren’t settled & have found your place. These things take time.</p>
<p>hmm
for me, i still feel pretty lonely at times.
there’s a lot of work and my classes are pretty huge, and i eat with my hallmates and all who are extremely pleasant people, but i haven’t really found a “friend” yet.
i still find myself writing these long emails to my unfortunate friends who STILL haven’t started college 
how IS everyone else doing?
i’m curious as to what has changed to other ppl in the course of two weeks or so.</p>