<p>I know this is probably one of the typical questions, but I actually have not seen any threads on this in my searching so I thought I'd start one.</p>
<p>Current Cornell students:
Overall, are you happy there? Overall, are people happy there? I've heard from a few Engineering grads that "Cornell is not a happy place." Are non-Greeks generally happy?</p>
<p>With your answer please leave a brief description of your major and extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>I’m very happy. Before I came here, I was very worried that I wouldn’t like it, but I enjoy being here a lot.</p>
<p>I am an engineer, most likely majoring in OR.</p>
<p>I’m perfectly happy here. I’m a freshman and the people here are great, the parties are great as well and make weekends a nice fun break from classes. Being that you said non-greek, i’m guessing you’d like that perspective. And I can tell you that my friends who don’t drink/go to parties have fun as well.</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore engineer, non-greek</p>
<p>And I am extremely happy. The workload is definitely intense, but that doesn’t prevent happiness.</p>
<p>Even if you like drinking/partying, as a non-greek you can still participate in all of those things too.</p>
<p>I was very worried about not being happy here, but I quickly changed my mind. The parties are great, the academics are very doable/not hard (I’m an Econ major though), and (most of) the people are awesome here. We also haven’t had a snowstorm since I’ve been here and the weather has not been bad at all yet. Great place.</p>
<p>I’ll chime in and say I’m kind of undecided as to whether I am entirely happy here or not. It’s been hard to really find my niche here, but I think rushing will solve that. Already found a few frats I like pretty well, so we’ll see.</p>
<p>Cornell is only not happy if you consume yourself with work. If you accept that you’re not going to make straight A’s, and don’t kill yourself and then use that spare time/energy to go out on weekends, you will entertain yourself.</p>
<p>My least favorite thing is the city. Yes Ithaca is Gorges and whatnot, but there’s really nothing to do. Yeah Syracuse is only an hour and a half a way, but you need a car to get there. </p>
<p>So there are the pros and cons. If you like living in a small town it’s great, but coming from a large city I do notice a pronounced lack of things to do off campus.</p>
<p>I’m a freshman psych major, non-greek.</p>
<p>I’m very happy here…even though the workload is tough, I’m honestly enjoying all of my classes, which makes all the difference. I don’t drink/go to parties, but I’ve met many many amazing people who also don’t, and we’ve become great friends. No matter what you’re looking for in the social scene here, you’ll find it - it’s one of the reasons why I love the size of the school.</p>
<p>Coming from NYC, the campus/scenery is absolutely beautiful. I do miss the city a lot, but I still can’t believe I get to walk across a waterfall on my way to class every day. I also think that the lack of a big city makes the campus much more active, and I’ve never been bored here.</p>
<p>I’m a senior in ILR. Non-greek.</p>
<p>I absolutely love it here. Winter break is approaching and even though it’s getting chilly, I’m staying until the dorms close. Cornell is THE college experience. I absolutely love it. My dorm is brand new, have a great group of friends, my classes are chill. Workload can be unfair at times but it’s def a work hard play hard mentality here.</p>
<p>Both. There will be stress and it will eat you alive at times. But if you make good friends and stay involved, you love it as well. It’s going to be a rollercoaster ride that you’ll never forget.</p>