<p>Do kids from Colgate and Cornell ever interact considering they are about 45 minutes away from eachother?</p>
<p>First, it's about an hour and a half away.</p>
<p>And secondly, they definitely interact during the home and home hockey series, as well as the annual football game between the two institutions.</p>
<p>Beyond that, you are going to really have to seek it out. The most amount of interaction with other schools comes through the Ivies (varsity sports, various contests like debate or film, Ivy Council) and other schools throughout Upstate for club sports.</p>
<p>Hamilton, NY has to be one of the most boring places I've ever been to.</p>
<p>My best friend is going to Colgate, so I imagine we'll be visiting each other and going to Greek Peak on the weekends (not every weekend, but probably 3 or 4 times a semester).
Would like to hear other opinions too.</p>
<p>No. I mean maybe some people come up to Cornell to party/visit friends but that's the case for any other college an hour or two away from campus.</p>
<p>Yeah, you don't want to go to Hamilton. The town really sucks. (And we sometimes think Ithaca is boring...)</p>
<p>People visit cornell and cornellians visit other colleges once in a while. not in big groups, but if you've got friends at another school, and a car, there's nothing preventing you from heading out for a weekend. it definitely happens.</p>
<p>are you guys just saying that hamilton sucks since it's colgate and you all have cornell pride, or is it actually significantly worse than ithaca?</p>
<p>Not to say that Ithaca is a bussling metropolis, but from what I've heard, Hamilton is much smaller. I think there's one bar, one pizza place, one liquor store etc.</p>
<p>Hey now. The U.S. census now considers Ithaca to be a "micropolitan" area of 100,000 people.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don't think you can find a city of it's size (~30K) offering more social, cultural, recreational, and dining opportunities than Ithaca. It puts much some much larger cities (Toledo, Omaha, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City) to shame. Honestly, where would you rather be... Indianapolis or Ithaca?</p>
<p>Ithaca.......
But SLC is a tough choice.</p>
<p>Cornell pride? Huh? Hamilton is just a ridiculously small, boring town. My sister went to Colgate and I've spent plenty of time there.</p>
<p>is there a bus or anything?</p>
<p>bump.......</p>
<p>I don't know but I doubt it. who would take that bus and why? (besides you...like there would just be almost zero demand for that).</p>
<p>btw my impression of Ithaca is MUCH better than my impression of Hamilton and I've been too each of them 2-3 times in my life. Hamilton is just small and boring. then again, I feel like LACs are small and boring hence the choice of Cornell...so maybe some people find Hamilton quaint and lovely.</p>
<p>I have a S at Colgate and a D at Cornell. Like cayugared said, I do not think there is much interaction except through sports and a few other club type events. But most students in general are involved in their own school.</p>
<p>Hamilton is smaller. But Colgate has many speakers,concerts, events and an active greek scene. There is more than one bar and restaurant. There actually some very good restaurants, but not many different ethnic types. The big difference is in the shopping. There is no mall in Hamilton.</p>
<p>BTW, my Cornell D was waitlisted at Colgate. My D and S had the same stats in hs--same total SAT score, about the same gpa , both top 5% class standing, same honors classes, etc. My S has had much MORE diverse experiences in cities and concerts around the country because he is in an a cappella group. But my D was an intern at Goldman Sachs this summer. Both are getting great educations. I love both schools.</p>
<p>Bus from Ithaca to Hamilton - Short Line Bus, 12:05 North Campus, arrive 3:55pm, or 4:10pm and arrive 8pm. You would be better off to get a ride from someone.</p>
<p>congratulations morissmm...your kids sound wonderful!</p>