Questions For Current/Past Students From A Potential Transfer Applicant

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I am currently a freshman at Case Western Reserve University, and am reviewing my options for transfer. I came up with a list of eight schools to apply to as a rising sophomore, realizing that most of them are reaches. However, I am not seeking to be chanced, as I too can read statistics and come up with the same conclusions. Instead, I have some questions, the type not normally covered in promotional materials or the school’s website. I am hoping that any current or former students can help shed some light on these matters:</p>

<p>• I assume all will transfer, but mostly as blank. Is there a limit on how many of them can count towards general education requirements? And is it true that only one outside course can usually be counted towards a major?
• Is it easy to become involved with the paper as a regular columnist? What is the general quality of it?
• Should there be a need, how extensive are student support (academic) resources available?
• How do the libraries rate as far as quality, volume, and diversity of collection? Is there 24/7 access during the school year? Is there anything else important about the libraries to note?
• How ubiquitous is wifi access? What is the quality/stability of the wired network in dorms and around campus?
• How easy is it to create a new club and receive funding? Are there any non-obvious restrictions that one should be abreast of?
• What is the quality of speakers brought to campus? Is there a general political balance, or is selection skewed to one side? How are speakers chosen, and who brings them in?
• As far as television goes, I assume the rooms have basic cable. Is it possible to purchase an upgrade?
• How active is the campus Jewish community? If one looks, can they easily find other Jews?
• Is it easy to get into Collective Jewish Living? Is it even worthwhile?
• Can anybody elaborate on the parties there?
• What else is there to do on campus? Off campus?
• Is the Greek scene dominant? How are the Jewish frats treated?
• How friendly is the school to transfer students? Is the transition fairly painless?
• How helpful is the school with aiding in the location of summer internships? Is there research in the social sciences available during the year? If so, how easy is it to become involved with it?
• Is partial sub-matriculation to the law school work possible at some point?
• How do the winters stack up compared to Canadian ones?
• It is possible to take classes at other colleges (ex: Human Ecology) than the one admitted to, correct? Are there any burdensome concerns that make doing so hard?
• Are there any other small or obscure perks that your school offers which may not be widely known? (ex: Case Western students can access the entire O’Reilly catalogue online, and the school supposedly offers free massages to students sometime just before finals.)
• Is there anything else a potential transfer student should know before either applying or coming here?</p>

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<p>heyy im going to tackle a few questions</p>

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<li><p>it is very easy to be involved with the school paper. they always advertise, saying "your column can be here" and they encourage students to write articles and send them in. i read the paper everyday, and everyone is a good writer</p></li>
<li><p>cornell's library service has about 20 million books. there are 19 libraries on campus, with the main ones being olin and uris. each of those libraries on central campus have SO many books! omggg uris is open 24 hours and olin closes at 2 am</p></li>
<li><p>wireless is pretty much everywhere, except in some of the dorms where you have to use a connection wire thing. </p></li>
<li><p>the thing that sucks about cornell is that you dont automatically have cable. you have to pay like $35/$40 a month for cable. i came from watching so much TV at home to barely watching anything here. so i narrowed it down to like 3 shows that i watch religiously by watching them online/downloading new episodes.</p></li>
<li><p>the jewish community is very active! i am in the hillel here and there are always always always events (there is even a candle lighting for hanukkah with the president of the university tonight :) ) and shabbat dinners every week. and yes, if one looks, they can easily find other jews </p></li>
<li><p>the parties here are amazing! the frats always have something on the weekends. </p></li>
<li><p>on campus, there are always shows and other activities to go to. people go skating at lynah, go bowling at helen newman, or just hang out. because of that, people usually dont go off campus. collegetown and the commons are very close by, so people go to eat a nice dinner there, shop around, or go to breakfast at collegetown bagels.</p></li>
<li><p>the greek scene is very active. the jewish frats, ZBT, AEPi, TEP, are treated very nicely. they have the best houses AND the best parties!!</p></li>
<li><p>it is possible to take classes at other colleges...they encourage it, in fact. for limited enrollment programs (like architecture and hotel management) it is harder to get into the core classes, but it can be done</p></li>
<li><p>CORNELL is amazing!!! i have never been happier :) GO BIG RED!</p></li>
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