<p>Hey I just visited ithica college today, and I absolutly loved it. it was the perfect schoool. except for one thing...its not ranked well, and not really seen as a good school. I was looking for some feedback, and see what people outside of my family thinks. I think my parents were a little dissapointed that i liked it as much as I did, they didnt want me to love it cuz its a lot of money and not all that good. let me know wat u think. I wont have a problem getting in the admission women said, so thats a huge plus. i know their music and theater programs are very well regarded, and i wondering what i would look like graduating with a business degree from Ithica college. Thanks!</p>
<p>so, you've visited the college, been to the town ... but still can't spell it right? Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca! Makes sure admissions doesn't know this. </p>
<p>The school's reputation is pretty good, but it's really expensive. The town itself is awesome, i go to school right down the road from Ithaca College. I have a few friends at IC (ithaca college) and they're having a great time. The music and theater departments are especially strong. I'm not sure how the business program is. You'd really have to do the research yourself on grad school placement/job placement rates. Also, talk to students. If you want an elite business program in the same geographic area, look right down the road from IC.</p>
<p>I agree- if you like the town, take a look at Cornel, too. :)</p>
<p>Ithaca is a pretty good school. I do not know how the business school ranks, but they just received their AACSB accreditation. Kids seem to be happy there.</p>
<p>Did you look at Syracuse when you were there? What did you think of Syracuse if you visited? It has a good business school.</p>
<p>Just curious, how did you choose Ithaca College if you are from Chicago?</p>
<p>ahahah, yes ITHACA, sorry i was typing fast and dont really pay attention. I have family just south of ithaca and I wanna be close to them. I heard of ithaca because my cuzins freinds all went there and so I decided to check it out. Cornell used to be my top choice, when I decided i dont want to live in that super competitive atmosphere that cornell is, and ithaca I could really make the best of it. Syracuse is another top choice for me. If I were to go far away from home, (chicago) i want to be close to people I know, and i know people at syracuse, and ithaca, and of course my family is within 20 min whihc is a huge plus. I just would like to get the best for my buck and right now, syracuse seems to be the best of both worlds, except, i just loved the feeling of ithaca.</p>
<p>Did you like the smaller campus? I get the feeling that kids at Ithaca are happy, whereas at Syracuse I have heard some mixed reviews. The sophomore retention rate is higher at Syracuse than Ithaca, if that means anything to you . It kind of surprised me. Retention rate means the % of kids that come back for sophomore year - at Syracuse it is 91%, and it is 87% at Ithaca. Some of this has to do w who likes it, who does not, who flunked out, how many lost scholarships or got a bad financial aid package in year 2, how many could not stand the weather, etc.</p>
<p>bah, the highest competition here at cornell is against one's self. Seriously, it's a bad stigma the school has. Granted, the classes are rather difficult, you're competing mostly with yourself. The business program at cornell is very popular, and is quite high in the rankings (second in the ivy leauge, not bad considering it's a very new program). </p>
<p>Between Syracuse and Ithaca for business, i'd pick Syracuse. I have no idea how the programs line up, but Syracuse has a much stronger name in the business world.</p>
<p>Both Ithaca and Syracuse are popular with NY kids. (I'm a mom from Long Island). It's my understanding that both schools are pretty generous with financial aid, so I would suggest you apply to both schools and see what type of financial/merit aid package you get. You may also want to check out SUNY Binghamton. SUNY OOS tuition is pretty reasonable. I believe it is around $11,000. Trust me there are plenty of NY parents who find it hard to justify paying the higher tuition at Syracuse or Ithaca as the education you can get at SUNY Binghamton is very good too.</p>
<p>I would also recommend Binghamton. Binghamton has a large business program and the caliber of students is much higher than Syracuse or Ithaca. As an OOS, you will have a strong advantage with admissions. I don't know much about Syracuse except that alcohol is a big part of the campus culture. </p>
<p>I am familar with Ithaca College. IC has some obvious characteristics. First, it has the best maintenance of any campus I have seen. It is not what I would call beautiful, but everything is clean and appears new. Second, IC has less diversity than any campus I have seen. It is almost 100% lily white. The typical student is not academically oriented, did not do well in high school and comes from a wealthy Westchester neighborhood. The campus and academics have the feel of a large HS. This may have some advantages since the typical student is not academically oriented and can benefit from a more structured and supportive environment. IC was originally a music conservatory and music is still strong. Depending on your definitions, it is 3rd or 4th tier for music. It is not well known or good enough to be a safety for musicians who do not make it into the top conservatories. Socially, IC leaves a lot to be desired. A large percentage of kids have cars and drive home on a regular basis, leaving the campus with a deserted feel on the weekends. Alcohol and drug use are high. Ithaca is a great college town, but aside from sharing the same restaurants, there is little mixing of the Cornell and IC students.</p>
<p>edad, I think that not doing well in high school and being academically orientated is relative. Yes, students attending are not those that attend Cornell, but the average sat range is v-540-640, m-550-640.
Those #s are very similar to another smaller private school like Elon, or a large state school like UConn. At Syracuse verbal scores are similar, but Syracuse students have another 30 points or so on the math portion, on average.</p>
<p>Ithaca College business program has good facilities for learning stock trading. I think I read that their finance program is good. They have the best view of Cayuga Lake. One of the best math/science students form my local high school went to Ithaca, majored in physics, cooped/interned at Lawrence Livermore Labs in CA. I thought he could have gotten into a better school for physics but Ithaca gave him a lot of financial aid. So, Ithaca does attract some excellent students in areas other than music/theater and they can have a successful experience there. I recommend the John Thomas Steakhouse for dinner, just down the road from IC, but bring lots of $$$.</p>
<p>Collegehelp, Do you know anything about their accounting program? The business school is small with only 28 full time professors (24 students/1 full time business school faculty, so the ratio is fine).</p>
<p>Collegehelp, You seem to be right about generousity with aid, b/c 78% received 11,800 in scholarships last year.</p>
<p>wow, 78% of kids received at least 11,800...wow that would take a lot of burden off. I am going to try to get some scholerships, and hopefully do fafsa soon while were still not making much money in my house. I did love cornell and i love the name of course, but i really startd thinking that....i dont wnat to feel like i am playing catchup in college, as important as it is to do well and succeed, i think its what you make of it. It is true, that going to syracuse probably would be the better choice, especially if the money is the same....even tho syracuse will leave me broke. I am here in NY for the week, and I have an interivew with syracuse soon, and I am going to head down to binghamton to look at it. I jjust found out I got into university of Illinois-urbana...which for the money is the best bang for my buck. But i visited it and I hated it. It was wayyyy to big. If ithica wil be generous with me, money wise, I am going to keep looking at it based on how nice i felt on the campus. It just feels like I would be settling if I went there, you know, settling for the easy way out, and wouldnt be giving myself what i deserve, what i have worked hard for all my life. Hm...</p>
<p>ithaca***** sorry...i know...</p>
<p>i've found that ithaca and Cornell students do interact a little bit ... when the hotter IC girls show up at all of the Cornell parties. They do a nice job of rounding out the social scene here at Cornell.</p>
<p>gomestar-
This is a little off-topic but...
The women at Cornell seem fine to me, friendly and smart and respectable. My only observation is that it is hard to get to know anybody very well when you are an engineering major and not in a fraternity. Lack of time and opportunity. The social life at IC is probably more fun.</p>
<p>i guess it varies from college to college. I'm in ILR and my experience has been quite the opposite. I have no plans of pledging a fraternity ... many of my friends are and that's cool. I'm still friends with them. The people i've hung out with have been more than friendly. I would assume it's a little different in engineering because of the grading curve. </p>
<p>But yeah, the social life at IC is probably a bit better. Easier classes will mean more free time, and it's certainly not a cut throat atmosphere. Many Cornell students are active in student activities, so that takes away valuable party and social time. </p>
<p>I've been on the IC campus several times (since i have a bunch of friends there now). The students/social scene are pretty similar to Syracuse's ... but that's the reason i left Syrause and transfered to Cornell. Students at IC are more relaxed and low key ... but almost to the point of too apathetic. Cornell students on the other hand are typically more driven and motivated ... but, it can make for a difficult atmosphere. I guess it's a tradeoff to which one of the environment's you value more (and please remember that i'm making generalizations about students: there are many hard working IC kids, and many apathetic Cornell students - i'm just talking about the majority in general).</p>
<p>Both Ithaca and Syracuse rank fairly high on my list. However, after visitng both campuses, I've learned their financial aid packages differ greatly. Ithaca is on the higher side of the giving of money, while Syracuse is not. Syracuse basically told everyone at orientation to look at other places for money because Syracuse simply did not give that much money to even their beloved Newhouse students. Another plus at Ithaca is your opportunity to take classes at Cornell without being a full time student at Cornell. Their wine tasting class does seem pretty nice...</p>
<p>wow....syracuse dosnt give ny money? how disapointing...im gonna need to work on that. i loved the social life at ithaca, and i assume that syracuse's social life is similar to big ten schools i have visited, i just dont want it to be overwhelming.<br>
gomestar-----you transfered from syracuse? any specific reasons? what year did you do it? what was syracuse like? and how hard was it to adjust. let me know..
thanks guys</p>