<p>What do people do for fun at Cornell? I know that Collegetown is a great hangout, but do most people actively go to sporting events or participate in clubs? Thanks.</p>
<p>Also, what are the housing options?</p>
<p>as freshmen, you'll be living on north campus dorms. cornell is an amazing university, everyone that i've spoken with loves it here.</p>
<p>"do people actively go to sporting events?"</p>
<p>Outside of hockey? No.</p>
<p>Cornell is sick. It's definitely not urban and you won't have party options like you would in NYC or Boston but College Town and the downtown Ithaca area is pretty cool and there are many places to hang out. Many kids stay on campus cuz it's so big that there's pretty much always a party going on at some point. I stayed there for 6 weeks this summer and it kicked ass so I'm sure it's an even better time when you're actually a college student and you are there year round.</p>
<p>i heard cornell has the highest suicide rate of any college...lol..is that true?</p>
<p>Definitely not. Is it tough to get high grades at Cornell? Yes. Does Cornell have lots of gorges? Yes. Does Cornell have a high suicide rate? No. That's a myth. Cornell's actual suicide rate is actually below the national average.</p>
<p>Cornell used to be know as teh suicide schools kids would jump off a bridge, Now its NYU I think</p>
<p>Me and most people I kno go to frats thurs-sat. I'm also in Cornell Democrats and Varsity Crew. Thats wat i do for fun and it takes up ALL my time lol. Cornells suicide rate isnt the top anymore. NYU is w/ all those kids jumping off the library there last yr.</p>
<p>so how about sports at Cornell? I am a HUGE basketball fan, is going to a bball game a popular activity? do people care about any of the teams outside of the hockey team?</p>
<p>well i was at the first swim meet for men/women, and it was pretty well attended (although who knows if they can keep that up). basketball this year has also been fairly well attended, though i think this is due in large part to the fact that Cornell is actually halfway decent this year (predicted to win the Ivy League and go to the NCAA tournament). </p>
<p>track meets appear to also be well attended, although most of the spectators are probably not Cornell students lol. besides these sports, though, i have not clue.</p>
<p>D was accepted ED to Cornell, and even though she is beyond happy about attending Cornell, I sense that she is a bit worried as well. She has always done very well in school because of her dedication and hard work, but she is not a genius (just a really herd worker who knows how to study). I think she is worried that she will not do as well as everyone else. So I guess my question is this...can a person with average intelligence and a very strong work ethic and great time management skills do very well at Cornell? Is there a good amount of academic support for students that want to do well but are struggling in a certain area? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>work ethic is so much more important at cornell, especially if youre not in engineering. if you can sit in the library and study then you can easily make it. for myself and all the kids that never had to study before it's pretty hard to get into that mindset, especially since theres always something going on and so many distractions.</p>
<p>JustaMom: Admission to Cornell is very competitive, they would not have selected your daughter if they didn't think she could do the work.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies jeffman and abanks!</p>
<p>Suicides = myth</p>
<p>During the weekdays kids can pick from finance clubs to japanese drum clubs
On weekends, kids ususally spend the daylight hours studying and the friday and saturday nights hanging out with friends (partying or not-partying). </p>
<p>Most freshman stay in and around North Campus, as it is quite far from everything from frat houses and the Beebe Lake waterfall. However, once students enter into their sophomore+ years they can choose to live in the West Campus dorms, Collegetown dorms, apartments or greek houses. </p>
<p>For engineering majors the Collegetown dorms are usually the best, since all they have to do is literally walk out the door and they're pretty much at their classroom. For those in A&S & AAP, West Campus is probably the best option. </p>
<p>Collegetown food variety kind of stinks: Subway, Collegetown Bagels, Burrito Place, Bistro Fry(?), Asian restaurants, One Indian Restaurant, etc...</p>
<p>As for grades:</p>
<p>Hard work gets you to A- to A's, genius abilities(like two of my friends) leads you to all A+'s in engineering.</p>
<p>To JustAMom: My daughter is a freshman at Cornell now, and she says that time management is where a lot of people get in trouble. So if your daughter is competent in that area, she's ahead of the game.</p>
<p>Engineering at Cornell is very demanding, and pre-meds face a huge challenge because they must maintain extraordinary grades in order to have a realistic chance at medical school. For everybody else, it's not so bad. Really.</p>
<p>And there are definitely academic supports available for freshmen. There's a whole resource center for freshmen known as the Carol Tatkon Center (which also sells junk food). The</a> Carol Tatkon Center at Cornell University And some individual departments offer support, such as this for math: Cornell</a> Math - Mathematics Support Center Also, each of the individual colleges within Cornell has academic support services, such as these services for Agriculture and Life Sciences: CALS</a> Counseling and Advising: Academic Support</p>
<p>The resources that your daughter and other students need to succeed are there. It's just a matter of seeking them out (on the Web site now, and on campus when she gets there).</p>
<p>I would like to dovetail on Marian's excellent advice...pre-med track students and engineers face the same type of challenges at every university.</p>
<p>JustAMom, I consider myself a hard worker but non-genius just like your daughter, and I'm doing quite well here. I was told my grades were going to take a big hit when I started at Cornell, but my first semester GPA was exactly what I graduated high school with in addition to an A+ or two. Granted, it was a light semester (13 credits), but I also balance a research assistantship and chronic illness. As a hard worker, she should have no problem adjusting to the workload, and will likely find it that her track record in high school has made college a pretty easy time. In my experience, I still work very, very hard, but I have so much more time for relaxing, exercising, and yes, sleeping than I ever did in high school. It's been a fantastic change!</p>
<p>^ agreed with above poster. I noticed that it's the hard workers that do well as opposed to the genius kids who think they will automatically get the grades and end up doing worse than the kids who are used to working hard for their grades and know that the last thing they can do at Cornell is slack. She'll be more than fine since she has already learned one of the best skills for a successful academic.</p>