<p>Title is pretty self explanatory, so I'm just gonna get started with the questions.</p>
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<li>Most traumatizing question atm: Why does my student center page tell me that I owe Cornell $26,183.00 under the future due section? Was I supposed to send in a "I accept your offer of financial aid" letter or something when I got my financial aid appeal approved?</li>
<li>Which classes are recommended for a CAS freshman possibly considering a pre-med course?</li>
<li>What is the recommended number of credits for freshmen?</li>
<li>Is it possible for us to speak to a course advisor over the summer?</li>
<li>Im planning to take a language placement test, so how should I register for the language class (as in do I just pick a random section and then have them adjust my section/schedule based on the results of the placement test)?</li>
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<p>Pre-Frosh
6. Any recommended summer activities?
7. Any particular books that would come in handy?
8. Any recommended on-campus jobs?</p>
<p>Orientation
9. Where can parents park during orientation?
10. Any recommended hotels that are not overpriced?
11. What should we bring to dorms?</p>
<p>Freshman Year
12. Club recommendations?</p>
<p>Transfers
13. When exactly do transfers file their applications?
14. What are the procedures for transferring to another Cornell college?</p>
<p>All answers are very much appreciated!! An early thank you for all responders. ^_^</p>
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<li><p>It’s because you haven’t paid your tuition fee. The financial aid is not reimbursed yet. This always happen in the beginning of every semester. So, calm down :)</p></li>
<li><p>16 to 18 credits is usually good.</p></li>
<li><p>Email them, and hopefully they reply :)</p></li>
<li><p>If you are planning to take a language placement test, enroll in the class that you think you are most likely going to end up placed in. If not sure, I guess just wait?</p></li>
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<p>6,7,8. You are in Ithaca?</p>
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<li>go to: [Cornell</a> University - Maps - Campus Map](<a href=“http://www.cornell.edu/maps/interactive.cfm]Cornell”>http://www.cornell.edu/maps/interactive.cfm) and check the option for “metered parking”</li>
<li>You should start looking around now. Call the hotel: Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, Super 8, or Clarion Hotel.</li>
<li>I think they have the list on the website for the class, so if you can login there and print it out, that’s pretty much what you need to bring. However, I would say that they included a lot of things that I ended up not using. But it may not apply to others. Also, communicate with your roommate(s) if you live in a room other than a single.</li>
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<p>13, 14. TRANSFER? I’m confused now. You are planning to do internal transfer?</p>
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<li><p>Your summer reading book from the school, maybe?</p></li>
<li><p>Lots A and B on north campus.</p></li>
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<p>No, I don’t live anywhere near Ithaca.</p>
<p>My family wants to tour Cornell during orientation, so I don’t think metered parking is a good way to go (unless unlimited parking is offered during orientation?).</p>
<p>I have the list of things to bring printed, and as you’ve said, a lot of it seemed unnecessary to me. But I was wondering if there’s anything that people would strongly recommend me to bring to the dorms.</p>
<p>I’m not planning to transfer at the moment. It’s really for future references in case I do decide to transfer, whether to another university or to another college within Cornell.</p>
<p>Summer reading, definitely, but that alone doesn’t seem to be enough.</p>
<p>Where is lot B? And Lot A is awfully far from my dorm (it’s closer to the Thurston Ave. Bridge).</p>
<p>The best way if your parents are coming along is to have them park their cars at the hotel, and use the hotel’s shuttle to go to the school. It is also possible to use the bus or taxi to go around.</p>
<p>If you don’t live near Ithaca, then why ask for the on-campus job now? (since it seems like you want to work on-campus now) If you are asking for later, there are a lot of choices: work in the library, dining hall, being a consultant, etc</p>
<p>Definitely talk to your roommate if you are thinking about bringing something like a fan or something. Also, search for such a thread here since I’ve read it somewhere, and it’s likely to be a question that’s being asked every year.</p>
<p>oh god, looseleaf, thank you so much for asking these questions!</p>
<p>i too was completely stunned when i read:
you owe: $26,183.00</p>
<p>4) [Admission</a> and advising contacts](<a href=“http://as.cornell.edu/directories/admissions-advising.cfm]Admission”>http://as.cornell.edu/directories/admissions-advising.cfm) <---- find the person for you from this list</p>
<p>8) research if it suits you, otherwise try to get a job working a desk somewhere. It goes no where but you can get paid to do HW if you pick the right one. Just ask the student age person working the desks how they got their job and then get the netID of their boss. It may take a few tries but you can find one.</p>
<p>10) Honestly depends on how you define overpriced. I booked late and stayed at La Tourrelle[sp]. It was a bit expensive (but comparable in price with everything else that was available at that time) but a great experience and a great way to transition into Cornell.</p>
<p>11) Reasonably warm clothes, if you come from a warmer climate like I did it may make more sense to buy online and ship it to the dorms. BTW, the service centers wont turn your package away if it arrives a few days before they say they’re allowed to. </p>
<p>I originally went with some horrible twin xl sheets that tore on me, I replaced them with some high thread count twin sheets. They work fine, were the same price, and feel wonderful.</p>
<p>Think about what you need in your daily life or at least frequently that isn’t easily replaced. Bring all of those. Buy shampoo and whatnot at target once you get here. I put way too much thought into it and in the end it really doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>12) What are your interests and target career fields?</p>
<p>13, 14) All of the internal transfers I’ve met started off as an external transfer and switched after their first or second semester. It is not a standard process with a deadline like you seem to think it is. I’d say it is a lot harder to internally transfer into college here than it is to be accepted initially. </p>
<p>You not only have to convince your current college that you should leave but another college that they should let you in. Your advisor will be able to walk you through the process but I had a friend who was berated by a dean for trying to transfer out of ILR to CAS when she had a legitimate reason to do so. You better go in with an air tight story in case you have to fight for it.</p>
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<p>Most people put the horse before the cart.</p>
<p>Sorry, this may be a bit ignorant of me, but I couldn’t find the guidelines for which classes freshmen should take. I know about the swim test, 2 semesters of PE, and the writing seminar, but what about whether certain numbers of credits in math, English, sciences, etc. must be completed?</p>
<p>@Cayuga: Sorry, I don’t quite understand the application of that statement to my situation. O.o</p>
<p>I’ve read some threads on CC, and a good handful seems to say that they applied for an on-campus job before orientation. So I wanted to see people’s opinions on the campus jobs so that I can have a better idea of which ones I should apply for. It’s never to early to start preparing!</p>
<p>For me, $200 per room for one night at a hotel is way overpriced. During graduation week, all the nearby hotels raised the prices to $300/night for one room!!</p>
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That’s how they make money.</p>
<p>@above: o_o I know that. My question is if there are any relatively cheaper hotels that CCers can recommend.</p>
<p>For #1: Since you have Financial Aid approved, you just have to wait until mid August until they distribute the money. There’s a link somewhere in the Student Center under Financial Aid (current year), where it shows the distribution dates for the money. Half the money is given to you in Mid August, the rest is giving to you Mid January.</p>
<p>For #6-8: Just relax. Maybe write down a list of things you plan on bringing and compare to things you shouldn’t bring (and things if you have a roommate, might bring), and keep it as an inventory list.
If you want, you can get a small summer job to get extra cash for books or whatever, though, it is already mid July.
Library jobs are nice, and so are the Community Center jobs, the ones where you either sit around and wait for someone to pick up packages and you retrieve them, or you just sort out mail into the mailboxes.</p>
<p>For #12: If you like bikes and the idea of a campus wide sharing program, then Big Red Bikes would be a nice club to join. FYI, the group was approved of the money, and is currently implementing the sharing program.</p>
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I don’t think there is any other way (just checked craigslist). Ramada Inn is close to the mall, and I just checked that the price is around $116 to $212 depending on when you are staying in the hotel.
Clarion Hotel is around $130 to $210.</p>
<p>Hm… Library job sounds pretty nice. When should I start applying for on-campus jobs? Late July, early August, during orientation, or week after orientation?</p>
<p>The hotels are only ~$130 during Orientation? That’s kinda shocking. o_o I’d thought their prices woulda been about the same as graduation ($200~$300).</p>
<p>FRESHMAN SCHEDULE
I’m considering a pre-med path, and I’m a bit confused about my scheduling:
Thinking about taking:
FWS
PE 1100</p>
<p>Math 1110
Chinese
Chemistry 2070? (Just to make sure, I’m not crazy for saying that freshmen take chem 2###, yes?)</p>
<p>Total credits: 16</p>
<p>My AP chemistry teacher didn’t really teach, so I’m not the most confident with chem. I want to take the challenge of honors chem, but ap chem really shook up my confidence. Therefore, I’d really appreciate seeing some evaluations on exactly how much harder is honors chem first. >__<</p>
<p>I wanted a different time slot for Math 1110, but it says that that time slot is closed. What exactly does that mean? Does it mean that the class is no longer offered during that time slot or is it just full right now? If it’s just full at the moment, do I still have a chance of getting that time slot?</p>
<p>FWS schedule: Can I see the schedules of the different courses before July 26th?</p>
<p>if you are 18+ </p>
<p>check out couch surfing or craiglist for a short night stay.</p>
<p>That’s a pretty good way to get jacked and/or raped, isn’t it, CampusSci?</p>
<p>beats paying 150-300 dollars a night XD</p>
<p>Eh… I’m a pretty paranoid person, so I’m gonna have to skip on the craiglist suggestion, sorry. :o</p>
<p>It sounds like the time slot for math you wanted is already full. But I’m sure some people will drop it somewhere along the line, so be vigilant. </p>
<p>On that note, you can always try honors chemistry and then drop down to regular during the shopping period if things begin to look bleak.</p>
<p>we’ve had really good luck with priceline for inexpensive hotels.</p>