<p>Does not having a city nearby affect Cornell negatively? Or is there enough to do on campus and Ithaca to keep you happy? I feel like being in the middle of nowhere means doing the same thing every weekend. Is that true?</p>
<p>ithaca is by no means the middle of nowhere…
between collegetown, the commons, and campus there is tons to do.</p>
<p>if you want to go to the middle of nowhere look at schools like geneseo…</p>
<p>also, there is tons to do in state college (Penn State) and if you go a tiny drop outside of city limits then you are literally in farmland.</p>
<p>I actually find the issue of not having enough time to do everything I want to be the real issue here. Like above poster says, there’s plenty to do. Besides, if one is feeling nostalgic for city life, there’s always the sanctuary that is the newly opened Green Cafe.</p>
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<p>it just depends who you end up socializing with. for some people frats are the only idea of going out. for others exploring cornell/ctown/ithaca is their going out. if you’re from the city and used to going out all the time with your fake, then cornell might be a step down. </p>
<p>the only negative effect of being in ithaca is if you want to fly in and out quickly and cheaply.</p>
<p>Ithaca is a city, and has offerings that rival cities ten times its size.</p>
<p>I actually prefer Ithaca to NYC as a collegetown. In a city, everyone disperses throughout on the weekends. In Ithaca, you run into your friends while apple picking, ice skating, chilli tasting… there are so many things to do. If you want to just get wasted every weekend, you can, but that’s the same everywhere.</p>
<p>I live in NYC and I was just up at Cornell over the weekend for Cornell Days. I was a little worried about missing the big city, but I can honestly say that I’m excited to be heading up to Ithaca. Collegetown is really great, especially with all of the restaurants (do you like Asian food? It’s definitely the place for you xD). Ithaca was a tad quiet, but I attributed that to the Easter/Passover holidays and there were a lot of quirky, interesting shops and restaurants. It was very easy to picture it flooded with college students, and I heard that there are always concerts, performances, and other events to attend. And anyway, there will be so much to do on campus that I expect to spend most of my free time there. In short - don’t worry too much about the location. I think it’ll surprise all of us. :)</p>
<p>Ithaca is a truly great college town. If it has a downside, it’s that it’s not all that convenient transportation-wise.</p>