<p>Really random, but I'm reeeaaallly looking forward to heading back up to Ithaca in August, haha. I'll be a junior (came in as a transfer last year) and I loved it and yeah...I'm just excited. And I figured I'd shout about it. Wheeeee!</p>
<p>And for the sake of prefrosh:
GT = good
Animal Science = good (amazing, actually :))
CALS = good
West Campus housing = eh (try not to land in TC, '18 or '26 before they're knocked down) (and if you do, try not to get stuck in an elevator!)
Slope day = lots of fun, even for the volunteers</p>
<p>Despite being a hellhole, the transfer center is usually full of very social, outgoing people, not to mention a disproportionate number of attractive women. This makes sense, as most transfers come from SUNies, big state schools in other states, and other places that would often be considered "party schools".</p>
<p>I had written a response, but I'm going to keep it to myself. People have a love-hate relationship with the TC. And no matter what I say here I have the feeling people (some of whom might not have even lived there) will just jump to its defense. I'll just put it this way--I loved living there for certain reasons, but at the same time I'm going to be glad to live elsewhere this year.</p>
<p>I <em>am</em> going to miss the stairwells up the side entrance; look at the number on the wall, then the number on the door at the entrance to each floor and you'll know what I'm talking about. ;)</p>
<p>Edited to say--c'mon! This post was meant to get us all happy and ready for August!</p>
<p>First, oh, two days I wanted to leave. I'd arrived after registration and I was in a single in the TC, so I felt like I wasn't meeting people. But orientation is a great thing because you're placed in small groups with upperclass orientation leaders; they're there to answer questions, lead icebreakers and basically help you become acclimated. Especially if you're transferring into CALS, ILR, or AEM programs, you're going to meet plenty of people in your school/major. There was a lot of fun/free stuff to do the first week or so, and some required things like math placement exams and meeting with your advisor and the like.</p>
<p>Classes, in my opinion, start out more slowly fall term than spring term; the first couple of weeks were basically getting us acclimated to all things Cornell, including coursework. After that it's hard to tell one week from another, excluding prelim or finals weeks.</p>
<p>I was nervous. Excited as anything, but really nervous. Everyone's in the same boat, whether they'll admit it or not. ENJOY THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS. Excluding slope day, they're really the most carefree days of the academic year.</p>