<p>so i never had time to enjoy the good stuff because it wasnt on the test and i didnt have time to think about stuff that wasnt on the test, unfortunately</p>
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<p>As you know, you must take at least 12 credits to be considered full-time. Cornell requires 120 credits to graduate and in order to do that, you should be taking at least 15 credits per semester.</p>
<p>When I transferred to Cornell, I was had a 15 credit course load. It was difficult because I took Organic I, Physics I, Physiology, Macroeconomics and Organic chem lab. I had a 17 credit semester that was significantly easier because of the courses I was enrolled in. </p>
<p>The amount of credits you take will depend on what classes you need and your ability to handle them. I took some Comm classes and I didn’t find them to be difficult…so you could handle more of them at a time than you could multiple science courses. I took big credit loads through my sophomore year until first semester senior year. This way I was able to take fun courses that I really enjoyed during the 2nd semester of my senior year. I was busy as heck until that point…but I absolutely loved my major (Biology and Society) and minor (Nutrition) and wanted to get the most out of it.</p>
<p>I disagree completely with achu. I enjoyed probably 80% of the classes I took because I loved my major. The tests were difficult, but they made me study more and helped me learn time management and how to work hard. </p>
<p>Cornell is not “cut-throat” but it is very competitive. There is a big difference. Cut-throat implies that the students keep to themselves and are constantly trying to beat others grade-wise and sabotage other student’s grades. This is not the case. </p>
<p>It is difficult to get an A at Cornell, and a lot of classes are curved based on the mean grade, however, students work together and help each other study. Grades are important to everyone at Cornell, which leads to a competitive environment, but if anything, that type of environment really gives Cornell students an edge for their future endeavors. Employers and grad schools know what it takes to do well at Cornell.</p>
<p>yeah see it varies </p>
<p>oh and that 120 credits to graduate thing isnt exactly accurate, it varies by major, for me i think i have 138 minimum to graduate, other majors may have more/less</p>
<p>oops forgot to mention, while some majors may tell you they need a minimum of x credits to graduate, reality may be you need more than x because the courses you need to satisfy the requirements you need to graduate may add up to more than x credits</p>
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<p>The poster of that question will be entering CALS…so my answer was catered to him and CALS students need 120 credits to graduate. Of course, many students do graduate with more than that because of the requirements for their major.</p>
<p>Of course achu’s opinions and experiences are legitimate, but reading this I would like to caution perspective students to take them with a grain of salt. Cornell is a big place - there are people with every opinion imaginable on campus. Just keep in mind that those with complaints are often the most vocal. People who have good experiences often don’t feel the need to jump in and post a generic positive response. Also, active content members of the community generally don’t spend as much time venting on anonymous websites. It is good for everyone to here about a wide range of experiences, just be sure to keep in mind that no one person can give an accurate portrayal of campus life, and this website may not give you a representative glimpse into it.</p>
<p>right dewdrop, just mentinoing it for others</p>
<p>my quick answer for the cutrthouat thing would be that since my classes were almost all graded on a curve, and particularly in teh smaller classes i did find it compettive because even if you knew 90% ofthe material you need to for the test, chances are most people did and the test was so hard that you get like say a 70% and then end up with like a B- or whatever the mean grade will be for the course which i never knew until the end of the course when the prof decides, so its pretty comptetive in that you gotta keep up with average just to get those minimum grades (i assume this all changes per major/course tho)</p>
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<p>cornelli 2008, thats fine we/and lost of people disagree on things</p>
<p>sorry i didnt mean to say things were facts, i mean this is a forum that any body can post on in seconds so really anything on here should NOT be considered fact at all</p>
<p>and i would think that anybody reading a line like " x is bad" would not jump whole heartedly 100% and think that well x is bad because poster number 2 said it was. i would think everybody realizes its my /specific persons opinion , but i guess its good to remind everybody</p>
<p>i can say alot more and dont want to type much , which also answers why i dont explain or go into more detail to "backup " what i say but i can eassily say more and explain if i get asked, which i was planning to do cuz i dont want to type all the explanations if nobody wants to know , if they want to know theyd ask, i assume</p>
<p>umm ok the thing about intramurals, for instance take the hockey </p>
<p>fall semester, no hockey for non greek life at all, seasons have many games</p>
<p>spring semester hockey gor both greek and non greek</p>
<p>non greek season is at best 3 games in last 3 years, with small chance of playing a 1-3 game playoffs</p>
<p>this isnt because lack of teams, for some reason they divide the 10 or more teams into 4 team divisions thus giving each team a 3 game season (usually after 11pm gametimes too)</p>
<p>for greeks, i dont know much on the spring semester side, but inkow they are allowed to play in the non greek league as a greek team too</p>
<p>also, for greeks i know many of them go to their games drunk and just to make fools and have fun</p>
<p>while ive played in non greek teams/leagues where if we even so much as wore jeans instead of sweatpants/more appropriate attire we werent allowed to play</p>
<p>and they can get drunk? </p>
<p>non greek guy i knew of got kicked out for swearing accidently when he fell scairly on the ice and then apologized for blurtin it out, and nobody was nearby to care/hear but the ref</p>
<p>so greeks can play in 2 leagues at least in spring and 1 league in fall, tonnes of games</p>
<p>non greeks will be lucky if they get 3-5 games max, possibly at worst times i dont know what time greeks play</p>
<p>and yeah basically i think we just disagree/had different experiences, is that not ok? haha, people reading this will see mine, urs, others and make their own guesses at what it might be like for them</p>
<p>like, how you enjoyed 80%, i enjoyed a lot less, different majors i assume, different tastes etc, i just give mine, im one person, nobody should base things off one person</p>
<p>oh jiess just realized ur cutthroat question was directed at me, so ill quickly elaborate</p>
<p>annoying, yes often because of the curving and you want to help your friends/classmates but in doing so you could very well be hurting urself for doing it, but i made the decision to say ok well if being a good friend, helping others means i gotta get lower grades, lower gpa, fine ill take the lower gpa cuz i am the one who has to live with myself and sleep at night and i am/want to be a good person, its just to bad that the sytem is set up for my classes that that dilemma exists</p>
<p>i hear of ppl stealing notes/books but never actually first hand seen/heard of it</p>
<p>dont think its that competetive/cutthroat other than that how your peers do greatly affects your grades, which is stupid to me</p>
<p>again, varies by course ,</p>
<p>agree completely with cb1278, i just thought it was common knowledge, people you gotta make ur minds up for urselves, of course its great to ask others and get opinions, but dont take wat they say and treat it as fact, make up ur own conclusions from the collective</p>
<p>sorry if some of my posts seem negative, dont mean to be posting explicitly negative things, i just started posting today so give it time im sure negative and positive will balance out, its just random the stuff , im merely telling my experiences, opinions</p>
<p>no need to attack me, lol, cant a guy be honest?</p>
<p>cornelli, sorry u were offened by the greek thing, again just my expeiences, dont mean to be offended, i can go on and on about each of those things i said and tell stories, just didnt at the time of the post</p>
<p>everything in life is just what you can deduce it, i give everyone the benefit of the doubt, </p>
<p>im not saying all greeks are bad obviously, or even the ones that did those bad things, im just saying that some greeks do those bad things, just like non greeks do bad things too</p>
<p>like, for example not using greeks, non greeks, say theres a volleyball team, and i meet 5/20 of them, and 4 of them were acting like jerks, here is what i deduce</p>
<p>that volleyball team has 4 people acting like jerks
maybe those 4 people are jerks, or maybe they are just acting like jerks at that time
i dont think those 4 ARE jerks, maybe if i spend years and years and get to know those 4 people i may opinionate that they are jerks, but i dont/wont do that so all i can really say is that those 4 acted like jerks at that time</p>
<p>thats it, if a 6th one comes in i imediately assume the 6th is a good person, i dont base opinions of people off OTHER ppl, unlike alot of people i know sadly</p>
<p>so all i was saying is, a lot of the greeks i meet act like the ways i said, and many times and many ways and many people, to me</p>
<p>thats it, im not attacking greeks or anyone if thats what you think, like i said i like a lot of the things about greeks, just wish non greeks could enjoy the same things</p>
<p>It is true that fall semester is greek-only hockey, however, once you play in the fall greek league, you CANNOT play in the spring league. I am 100% positive about this. There is a waiting list for teams since so many greek teams want to play. I ran the intramurals for my sorority in the past. We often only had 2 games for each sport. I have also played on non-greek teams and found the number of games exactly the same. In addition, ALL hockey games are after 11!! The only time that intramurals is allowed to use the ice is for games starting at 11 and games starting at 12!! That’s for anyone, not just non-greeks!! </p>
<p>And it is a rule in intramurals that if you show up to a game wearing jeans or inappropriate attire, you CANNOT play. What does this have to do with being greek or not? It’s an intramural rule! It is also an intramural rule that fans or players who show up drunk will be thrown out and are not allowed to play the rest of the season. Sometimes it isn’t easy to prove that someone is drunk unless they start cursing or fighting, in which case they WILL be thrown out. But wearing jeans to a sports game, of course they aren’t going to let you play because it’s not safe. If you really want to argue, I would say with 100% confidence that women and sororities get the least amount of games and the worst times.</p>
<p>No offense OP, but do you honestly have nothing better to do?</p>
<p>ok so it seems u know more about the hockey thing than i do, but doesnt change what i said i didnt lie i told what i saw</p>
<p>im not going to bother saying specific opposites i see </p>
<p>and when you smell alcohol when your just skating around on the ice, or even seeing ppl puking, little easy to tell</p>
<p>its like saying, you cant tell for sure if ppl at a frat party are under 21, or are drinking, while thats true you can make guesses and check at least</p>
<p>but whatever nothing changes what i experience, and thats ALL i am saying so no need to argue, im not here to argue, </p>
<p>ppl ask questions i answer opinion of mine they do with it what they will, sheesh maybe i shouldnt bother helping ppl out if i gotta go through this trouble</p>
<p>but anyways now this thread thing is crazy long for very little of what it was meant for, lol</p>
<p>ps. i was in the greek thing, opted to get out case you wondered</p>