<p>Ithaca is definitely not the place for big-city living. If you can keep an open mind, though, you’ll soon come to appreciate what Ithaca does have. You’ll form strong ties with other students in your department, there will be lots of activities (lectures, movies, arts events) on campus, the downtown area is quaint and fun, there are lots of places to picnic and enjoy the scenery, etc. </p>
<p>I was a grad student at Cornell and loved it there. You won’t find great shopping, though – if that’s what you want, it’s easy enough to go to New York via the Campus-to-Campus bus service: [Campus-to-Campus[/url</a>] Also, don’t be too shocked by how unattractive the adjacent Collegetown area is. Once you get used to it, it sort of fades into the background and you only notice how beautiful the campus is. </p>
<p>It’s true that Ithaca can start to feel a little small and isolated after several months. If that happens to you, just get on the bus to NYC and enjoy a weekend away. You’ll feel refreshed and ready to enjoy Cornell again.</p>
<p>Getting to Ithaca by air can be a bit difficult. Flights in and out of Ithaca were never very reliable, so your best option is usually to fly into Syracuse. The airport web site has some transportation options at the bottom of this page: [url=<a href=“http://www.syrairport.org/faq.cfm]Syracuse”>http://www.syrairport.org/faq.cfm]Syracuse</a> Hancock International Airport: FAQ / Help](<a href=“http://transportation.fs.cornell.edu/coach/]Campus-to-Campus[/url”>http://transportation.fs.cornell.edu/coach/)</p>