<p>I am a high school senior and am looking at Cornell. If you could tell me what you like the best about Cornell and what you hate the worst that would be very helpful!</p>
<p>you should check out u n i g o.com</p>
<p>only without all the spaces, lol…I guess CC doesnt like having other college sites posted on here</p>
<p>There’s a Wegmans! Best grocery store in existence.</p>
<p>But I get the feeling I’m going to hate most of the people, most of the professors, some of the classes. I hate balloting for writing seminars and getting a choice I didn’t really want because they offer them in awkward timeslots. I’m going to hate taking 20 credit hours my first semester. And hills. Gonna hate them so hard…</p>
<p>way to keep an open mind</p>
<p>Those kinds of thoughts usually turn into self-fulfilling prophecies.</p>
<p>Cornell isn’t a fairytale, it’s a real place, and there will be a lot of negatives with the positives. Have you read all the reviews of Cornell on admissions website? A lot of them say, frankly, it’s a school that will kick your butt. That’s not a bad thing. I just don’t want to set myself up for disappointment. I’d much rather be pleasantly surprised by how much I end up liking it than have initial high hopes crushed by p-sets and prelims.</p>
<p>Um, more than reading the admissions website, I lived it for a year already and have spoken to people who have lived it for longer.</p>
<p>Will it be a walk in the park? No. Most of the academics is challenging. Will it kick your butt? It shouldn’t.</p>
<p>You should much rather go into it loving it and wanting to love it than start with negative thoughts that will only get compounded.</p>
<p>I happen to know firsthand that Cornell is not a fairytale (I’m a senior), but it’s also not a flaming abyss! Just sayin’. :P</p>
<p>If it was easy, it wouldn’t be worth going and the diploma wouldn’t be worth the paper it is printed on.</p>
<p>one of the goals of most admissions departments is to not accept students that can’t handle the workload</p>
<p>thanks for the info. it’s probably one of my top choices for schools at the moment</p>
<p>im gonna miss the free frosh year bus pass</p>