<p>I have seen people barbquing in front of their residence halls so I'm sure it's legal and you will be able to grill even while living on campus. I have also seen people try to grill inside the residence hall. I wouldn't recommend that...</p>
<p>Schweet. I love to BBQ!! I'll have to get one.</p>
<p>I read in that princeton review book of the 331 best colleges, that a Cornellian said that you have to pay for lots of things at Cornell, such as gym use, buses, printing internet, cable, parking, etc. Exactly how reliable/true is that?</p>
<p>you pay for everything at cornell.</p>
<p>i wished they would do some fundraising and give us some free services.</p>
<p>Sparticus, what high school did you attend? (the specific name)</p>
<p>I'm curious because it seems that a "lot" of people from your hs got into princeton. That must mean your hs is a darn good one. I'll recommend the high school to my younger cousins.</p>
<p>***My cousins live in NJ, if your h.s. is in that state, go ahead and let me know so I can recommend it them but if your h.s. isn't inside NJ; don't bother replying.</p>
<p>gym use- you have to pay to use the fitness centers in the student centers, I don't believe you have to pay to use facilities like the pool and such.</p>
<p>buses- cornell doesn't own the busses. But they will pay for you if you show your ID to the driver after 6:00 PM (Blue Light Busses)</p>
<p>printing- Yes, but that's typical of many colleges now I think.</p>
<p>internet- NO- but if you go over 2 GB a month you have to pay something like $.002 per mb (not counting wireless, which has no GB limit)</p>
<p>cable- You pay for cable, but there are TV lounges everywhere, and I'm a social TV watcher so this doesn't really matter to me much. I have no urge to have a TV in my dorm.</p>
<p>parking- Yes, it's very expensive for parking. But, it's supply and demand. There is not a lot of parking on campus to preserve it's natural beauty, so the high demand means expensive parking pass. Anything you could ever need is on campus anyway.</p>
<p>To the OP ... I LOVED my time at Cornell and being in Ithaca ... I loved being in a college town and in a life focussed around campus life. My second choice was a college in Boston, considered by many the "best college town" ... for me going to college in Boston was not the least bit appealing (I would have been living in Boston (Cambridge actually) while attending school). I figured I could live in a city later (and do now) but that my college experience was a one time deal and wanted to have that experience in a college town.</p>
<p>But the thing is that was ME ... and so my experience is irrelevant to YOU other than one aspect. Until I visited schools my schools were pretty ecclectic about locations ... and for me after spending nights at a few schools it was VERY-VERY clear that I preferred a strong campus life in a college town. Without visits I'm sure I would have made a different choice.</p>
<p>So go stay at your first choice in the city and stay at Cornell ... and I'll bet which is right for you will become obvious!</p>