<p>wow you seriously want to choose a roommate based on race and religion? seriously? its called college. meet people who arent exactly like you.</p>
<p>Splintercell, I think he's more disappointed with your attitude than your desire for privacy.</p>
<p>i think that living in awkward/uncomfortable living situations is a fact of life that you are going to have to suck up and accept. if you dont now as a fresh-eyed 18 year old, you will have to later and good riddance to whoever has to put up with you then.</p>
<p>How about you man up and stop being a puss? 3000 other freshmen take what they get and make the most of it. If you want privacy go to a community college and commute from home with all the privacy you want</p>
<p>don't bother with this "splintercell" tool, he didn't listen to a word me, norcalguy, or cayugared have told him in the other threads. He only cares about "how prestigious can you get???", and I think he'll be considering a transfer pretty soon. At least I hope so, there's enough whiny prestige whores on campus, might as well get rid of another one.</p>
<p>I hope somebody takes a loud #2 while he's brushing his teeth. And then they neglect to wash their hands and touch the bathroom door and leave before he does.</p>
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Alright then thanks for the info. I shall look into this matter promptly.</p>
<p>Oh and I have asked this question before but no one has answer it clearly. If someone does, then I will never have to ask it again.</p>
<p>What is the difference between a direct transfer (internally) and an internal transfer (division)?</p>
<p>Which one takes longer? I heard the ITD can happen after your first semester. Heck I met a girl while I visited who was in this...she was transfering from CALS to CAS.</p>
<p>Does Direct transfer occur after 1st semester of freshmen year?
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Splintercell: You should make an appointment with your advisor as early as possible in August. You can try to do a direct transfer, but you must have fulfilled the requirements of the college/program you want to enter. So, if you are in ILR and you want to transfer to CALS/AEM for example, you should start to take some of the required courses in that major and develop a relationship with a professor or two who can write a recommendation for you. Your ILR advisor might set you up with an appointment with the CALS/AEM advising department to help set your goals. AEM is a very popular major to transfer into - I think they require at least a year at Cornell before you transfer. You also must maintain a minimum GPA for a direct transfer. Transferring to CAS would be the same process. </p>
<p>To transfer using ITD you essentially enroll in ITD (for clarity, you will not be enrolled in any of the 7 undergraduate colleges you would be enrolled in ITD treat it like an 8th college). Students using this method commonly either have to raise their GPA, or satisfy pre-requisite courses. Its more complicated because the process is treated individually for each student, but Ive simplified it for purposes of clarity. </p>
<p>And yes, your quest for "prestige" is very annoying!
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<p>You guys are all sick. Dealing with living in "undesirable" quarters has nothing to do with adulthood. Thinking that is illogical. I am a wuss for not wanting to share my living space with hundreds of other kids? Are you kidding me? Not wanting to be clean and hygienic makes you look like an idiot.</p>
<p>Oh and as far as town houses go, do they have wireless internet access in them? Do they have a tv or do I have to bring my own? (I also want to bring my PS3 but I honestly don't want my roomates to mess it up.)</p>
<p>Oh I didn't even see that post before Tahoe. Thanks.</p>
<p>Well I sure hope I can transfer successfully but after visitng Cornell and reading up on the ILR matieral, I am pretty impressed. I just wish it didn't have such an akward and weird name.</p>
<p>Gomestar, just out of curiousity, what do you do for a living (as in a profession) and how much do you earn yearly?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>Also, your question about which method of transfer is quicker cannot be answered because the requirements can vary by college and major.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Tahoe.</p>
<p>"Gomestar, just out of curiousity, what do you do for a living (as in a profession) and how much do you earn yearly?"</p>
<p>I work hard helping old ladies pick out which size of Bartons Vodka is best for them (inevitably it's the 1.75L that will do). And I make minimum wage. </p>
<p>If I were you, I'd be more concerned about what I'll be doing in July when my "other" job starts. It's everything that YOU would want in a job, and I earned it in these tough markets even with that crappy and funny sounding ILR degree.</p>
<p>Most people are not unclean, they're hygienic. They wash hands, clean up after themselves, cover their mouths when they cough, brush their teeth, shower, etc the usual stuff. Bathrooms are cleaned regularly and people are generally mature enough to respect the facilities; sharing space isn't necessarily unhygienic. </p>
<p>Like for example there isn't anything unhygienic about brushing your teeth in the same room someone's going number two. Unpleasant, I'd give you that, but no transfer of germs. Brush your teeth in your room, no big deal. </p>
<p>I'm a bit of a germophobe myself, and I use large bathrooms frequently, but I haven't found anything that a reasonable person absolutely could not take. </p>
<p>What people are taking issue with is your reluctance to adjust to your new environment. They're saying it's more about learning to deal with "undesirable" circumstances, which is often associated with adulthood. </p>
<p>As for wireless, as far as I know townhouses do have it, but someone should correct me on that if I'm wrong.</p>
<p>Oh, and no TV, so you'll have to bring your own. There are TVs for the townhouse community, but it would probably be more convenient for you to bring your own.</p>
<p>Wait gomestar, you are a senior at Cornell right now? Oh, I never knew, I thought you had already graduated.</p>
<p>So judging by your statement, and the "YOU" part, I am assuming you are an ibanker? That's cool. Congrats on that.</p>
<p>Just asking, is your starting salary more than or less than $60,000?</p>
<p>i did graduate, but it was only a few months ago. I will work for a bank, but "traditional" ibanking is a little tough right now with the markets, so I'll be starting off doing something else (gladly!! A few of my ibanking friends were out of jobs before they even started). </p>
<p>And to your last question, yes, and add another 5 digit number and you'll be in range.</p>
<p>Splintercell, i see that you are an eccentric person, in worrying excessively about many small details...as far as ibanking goes, keep in mind that there is no guarantee that you will land that job. My older brother, who graduated from NYU Stern several yrs ago, is now working for an ibank firm and he knows plenty about the industry. In fact, the job entry for the ibanks have become so competitive that they not only look for high gpas, but they will only hire people they like, ie people who demonstrate good social skills through good ecs, good work experiences, and most importantly, good interviewing skills. You can only hope to land the job by making yourself the strongest candidate that you can be, but, you seem to be worrying way too much, even to the extent of transferring to other colleges before the school even started for you. What if you don't end up getting the ibank job? You will be competing against dozens of other highly qualified college grads and there will not be any guarantees. At that point, you will be telling yourself that you should have enjoyed your college experience a bit more while also working hard.</p>
<p>Good lord that is great. Congrats again man. So um, what do you mean you graduated a few months ago? (As in May of 2007 or later?)</p>
<p>Oh and how long did it take you to find this job?</p>
<p>This December, to be exact. The job took 2 seconds to find on the Cornell career services website, but it took roughly 6 hours of interviewing to earn an offer.</p>
<p>I know what I'm talking about when I discuss career options, I've walked that route with all of my friends. You seem to never believe me.</p>
<p>and on a side note, there are no singles in the townhouses. there are two doubles per townhouse.</p>
<p>and splintercell, I think your best bet would be to get a single in any dorm. I don't think bathrooms are that crowded; I don't think you will have to worry about all those people in the bathrooms either. And they clean them pretty often.</p>
<p>Just as a note to Splintercell and the rest of you.</p>
<p>I visited just a few weeks ago, and stayed with someone in the apartments who had his own bathroom. I also visited my friends who lived in High Rise 5 who had a double and shared a bathroom with 4-5 other rooms. </p>
<p>And from my own experience? I was genuinely surprised, but the Communal Bathroom was more hygienic, clean, and generally more pleasant than the single bathroom, at no fault to the person who was using it. </p>
<p>So while you think your privacy/hygiene might be better in your own bathroom, unless you personally plan on scrubbing your bathroom, the communal bathroom will have much better upkeep.</p>