<p>I know that the percentage of Asians at Cornell is about 16%, but what about just Indians? Does anyone know?</p>
<p>For undergrads, the population is probably around 4-5 percent counting both Indian-Americans as well as Indians from abroad. The graduate population is higher. Bhangra is huge. And so is Holi. </p>
<p>I'm a white kid from Middle America, so I'll defer to others.</p>
<p>Huzzah for Indians heading there. I'm Sri Lankan but it's close enough. I didn't know Bhangra was big there - do they have a team?</p>
<p>Does Cornell have a team!?!?!?!? </p>
<p>The Cornell Bhangra team is the best in all of North America.</p>
<p>Bhangra</a> Nation</p>
<p>I'm beginning to get the feeling that the people on this message board have no appreciation for how amazing a school Cornell is.</p>
<p>Cornell Bhangra= amazing</p>
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<p>Seriously. What makes Cornell amazing is its size and diversity. You can find every kind of people with every kind of interest here.</p>
<p>You can't say the same about some LAC in the midwest that may not even have enough Indians to do Bhangra.</p>
<p>Terrorists running around, flaying their arms to Godless music. What a bunch of bullcrap.</p>
<p>:-p</p>
<p>I quit bhangra suchhhhhhhh a long time ago. Are there any Indian restaurants though?</p>
<p>Indian restaurants are almost non-existent at Cornell. I tried Sangam Indian Cuisine in Collegetown (their lunch buffet). It was relatively cheap and passable for me. </p>
<p>Then again, I'm Chinese.</p>
<p>BTW: My friend really likes Sangam and she eats a fair amount of Indian food.</p>
<p>Then again, she's white.</p>
<p>If you want Indian food you really need to go to England or the source itself.</p>
<p>One of my good Indian-American friend's (now an MD-PhD student at Cornell-Weill) has his mother send me some cumin cookies for Christmas every year.</p>
<p>Speaking of Indians....do you know if there are many South Indians there? Or is mostly North (north, west, east, etc)?</p>
<p>I don't. Nor do I know how many Polish Americans there were at Cornell. Or Italian Americans. Or Irish Americans.</p>
<p>^^ sounds funny, but I'm not sure I get the joke. :D
Just wondering, since I'm a southy myself</p>
<p>@Cindy WC - and all this time I thought I was the only Sri Lankan posting on these threads :P.</p>
<p>You're Sri Lankan too?? Thats great! :) Are you thinking about going there?</p>
<p>And haha no, I definitely appreciate Cornell, I just mostly know stuff about their academics/programs, and not so much about the intramurals etc.. But hey, you learn something new everyday. I can't wait to get a chance to see them perform sometime!</p>
<p>Yea I applied ED and got in. Where do you stay anyway? USA or the motherland? I live in the UAE - been here pretty much my whole life.</p>
<p>im a sikh myself, but i have been waitlisted</p>
<p>Ooh lucky. I was a deferral from Early, and for Regular they gave me a guaranteed transfer - so definitely come find me once i get there in fall 09. I'm actually in the US - down in Virginia. I've been here most of my life too (and I was born here) but i've been there a couple times and I absolutely adore Sri Lanka.</p>
<p>I'm South Indian, doing engineering this fall at Cornell. </p>
<p>I didn't know Cornell had an amazing bhangra team here. Bhangra is kind of a big thing here at my school so thats really cool that we're the best at it. Cornell rocks!</p>
<p>if i get accepted (currently waitlisted) i'll join you guys and we'll make a great bhangra team! is anyone truly punjabi?</p>