<p>I remember reading something about how students at Cornell spend A LOT of time studying and that time gets warped because they spend so much time studying. Um... it all sounds kind of scary to me. I definitely don't want to have to spend all of my time studying like crazy. So my question is: do students really study all the time? Is it hard to do well in classes? My interviewer told me about straight-A students who suddenly find themselves getting C's and becoming homesick and depressed... It doesn't sound all that pleasant. </p>
<p>And how does the workload compare to Berkeley's and JHU's?</p>
<p>Thank you for any help.</p>
<p>Engineers have it pretty easy, they are usually the butt of all jokes here because they have almost no requirements to satisfy.</p>
<p>Other than that, yes you need to study a lot to do well on exams.</p>
<p>"straight A student's failing..." its sorta the same thing every school says from SUNY to Ivy to Midwest. I wouldn't worry about it. Cornell has a crap load of people and colleges and majors. Everything is up to you.</p>
<p>Cornell is hard, but certainly doable. If you want a good education, this is the place to come. Don't worry about grades, if you do your work and care about what you are learning, the good grades will follow.</p>