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<p>Personally, it was the best decision of my life. Opinions will differ, but the overwhelming majority of alums agree with me.</p>
<p>Alum here – wouldn’t trade my experience living in Ithaca or attending Cornell for anything in the world. Neither would a single one of my friends from our fabulous college years. In fact, many of my friends loved Ithaca and Cornell so much that they stayed there or came back for graduate or professional degrees.</p>
<p>When did we as a culture become so soft. We’re like right out of the Wall-E spaceship.</p>
<p>Oh no! It snows and is cloudy! I couldn’t possibly live in such a place! </p>
<p>I guess Seattle, England, and all of Skandinavia (which boasts the highest quality of life in the world) must be horrific places to live as well. Don’t even get me started on the vibrant, world-class Canadian cities. No, everyone must be miserable there as well.</p>
<p>sliding down slope hill on a good snowy day, is that fun? XD… do you guys get in trouble for that? I want to slide down slope hill!!</p>
<p>I’m in Denver right now and the current weather is really making me miss springtime at Cornell. And I’m looking forward to my visit to Cooperstown in a few weeks.</p>
<p>Definitely not looking forward to returning to the 80+ weather tomorrow…yes I did just say that ;)</p>
<p>To rrrsmom: You obviously didn’t read the whole article because this is a direct quote from it </p>
<p>“For Mr. Owens, the best times to be there are in fall and winter.”</p>
<p>the article also says that residents say the winters are much different from other cities in the northeast like boston.</p>
<p>here are some other lines from the article that describe Ithaca and the Cornell region as</p>
<p>“a liberal, cultural and gastronomic oasis” and “An outpost of urban sophistication in the heart of one of New York’s most scenic regions, Ithaca has an unusual combination of brains and beauty.”</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/greathomesanddestinations/14havens.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/greathomesanddestinations/14havens.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all</a></p>
<p>this is why me And my best friend are going to Cornell and chose it over some other less inspiring ivies.</p>
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<p>Inspiration was a key factor in my decision as well. Other places just didn’t seem to offer the seemingly boundless synergies that Cornell can put on the table.</p>
<p>"Alum here – wouldn’t trade my experience living in Ithaca or attending Cornell for anything in the world. Neither would a single one of my friends from our fabulous college years. In fact, many of my friends loved Ithaca and Cornell so much that they stayed there or came back for graduate or professional degrees. "</p>
<p>Another one here. I loved Ithaca. I have friends who still go up there for vacation. And so do I.</p>
<p>It was a great day when I came up this past January, to once again feel that fresh air, actually taste it in your lungs; just the same as those many years ago.
I plan on stopping back the second week of October. As well as next month, and a few other times, but those will be obligatory.</p>
<p>When I was a student I spent nearly every summer in Ithaca.</p>
<p>yea just read that other article mentioned in this thread in the New York Times about life around Cornell and in Ithaca and it also sounds amazing</p>
<p>yeah, it is absolutely the most beautiful campus i have ever been on!!</p>
<p>it’s pretty rare to think that there is a top science/engineering program/ ivy league culture/ breathtaking city all wrapped in one. nice article!</p>
<p>that’s so great. applying this fall!</p>
<p>All I can say is to each their own. My nephew graduated from Cornell and said that he never saw the sun. If that is what you enjoy so be it. I am glad so many of you enjoyed your experiences in Ithaca.</p>
<p>It did rain a lot, no question about that.
I liked it.
If somebody else didn’t they are not insane. Necessarily.</p>
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<p>That’s funny, because the newspapers are scattered all over campus. It’s kind of hard to miss them.</p>
<p>And if you are speaking of the other Sun, he might tend to exaggerate. It’s pretty hard to miss the fact that Ithaca’s East Hill is one of the best spots to watch a sunset from on any college campus in the country:</p>
<p>[Libe</a> Slope Sunset on Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/elliott-back/48535766/]Libe”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/elliott-back/48535766/)</p>
<p>I think your son missed a lot of what Cornell had to offer. I certainly don’t remember it being particularly cloudy. I do remember a lot of great sunsets as well.</p>
<p>"Oh no! It snows and is cloudy! I couldn’t possibly live in such a place! "</p>
<p>It’s neither the snow nor the clouds that are troublesome. It’s the 25 mph winds combined with subzero temperatures that tear the warmth right off your face and it feels like your ears and skin are about to rip off. It’s the fact that weather at Cornell changes so quickly within minutes. I’ve seen it switch between a bright sunny (but cold) day to snowy and dark about 6 times in the span of 4 hours. It’s the fact that during the winter, there is snow every single day, all the time. Sure it’s beautiful the first 40 times its snowing. After that… not so much. It becomes dreary. Even when it is sunny here, there are flurries.</p>
<p>One time it looked pretty sunny outside and I didn’t think I would need to keep my hands outside and this was before I realized how unpredictable the weather is. So I didn’t take any gloves and I went to Ivy Room to buy some quesadillas to take back to my dorm. Well, on my way back, since I was using both hands to hold the food the entire time, I was pretty close to getting frostbite. I couldn’t feel my fingers for several minutes and I had to nurse them under lukewarm water to start the blood flowing again and even then my fingers were swollen. I’m not saying this to whine, I am merely sharing an anecdote. Was I not prepared? Sure. That was my mistake. But I’ve noticed you guys have been understating how bad the weather is many threads and I think that is misleading to people who haven’t been here during the winters. When prospective students come in April for Cornell Days, they are seeing Cornell at its best weather, so if they are from a warm area, they will not understand how cold it is until the winter of their freshman year.</p>
<p>Yes, Cornell’s campus is pretty (let’s be honest; the town of Ithaca is a dump). The Cornell U campus is one of the most beautiful but Pepperdine’s is THE most beautiful. I’m a native East Coaster, but trees, lakes, hills and gorges take second place for me to Pacific Ocean vistas and sunshine. I don’t mean to be controversial, but that’s the way I feel.</p>
<p>Let’s be more honest - unless you grew up in some gated community in Malibu or the Hamptons or wherever rich people isolate themselves, Ithaca is far from a dump.</p>
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<p>I hate to break it to you but this happens all over the Northeast and Midwest during the winter months. It’s called a front. Just because you spend more time outside at Cornell than you did when you were in high school doesn’t mean that Ithaca has some kind of bizarre weather pattern occurring over it. In NYC the other day a front moved through that brought freezing rain and totally soaked everybody.</p>
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<p>You exaggerate way too much. </p>
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<p>Seems like you learned your lesson. Wear your gloves and a hat and you should be fine next time.</p>
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<p>Nobody is understating anything. It’s an Upstate New York climate that has a lot in common with the climates in New England and the Great Lakes. It snows and is dreary in the winter but the other three seasons are fantastic. Nobody at Dartmouth or Chicago or Michigan or Colgate whines nearly as much. </p>
<p>Stop complaining and deal.</p>