is cornell a good school?

Question

I have been given a guaranteed transfer admission to Cornell university, I need to know more about Cornell, whether people who have studied there like it or not!

Answer 1

I just graduated from Cornell this past May, and I miss it already. I spent two summers there as well, and I would recommend summer in Ithaca to anyone. It has one of the most beautiful campuses I have seen, and if you like the outdoors there is plenty to do. The campus is built on a hill overlooking Cayuga Lake, the largest of the Finger Lakes, and it is cut by two extremely deep gorges (hence the bumper sticker and t-shirt slogan, "Ithaca is Gorges"). There are over a 100 waterfalls within a ten mile radius, as well as four nearby state parks.
Ithaca itself is a fun little city, with just over 30,000 permanent residents. Between Cornell's 13,500 undergrads, 6,500 grad students, and Ithaca College's 6,000 students, there are almost as many students as residents. While there is not very much civilization around Ithaca, there is plenty to do in Ithaca, with lots of shops, theaters, and restaurants.
As far as academics, one of the great draws of Cornell is that there are so many different programs to choose from, and internal transfer is really simple. We have the best hotel school in the country (with one of the largest wine tasting classes in the country, open to all students, no age requirement), the top professional degree granting undergraduate architecture program, amazing history and government professors, huge science and engineering programs with tons of research opportunities available, 39 languages taught, and much more. There are 4000 courses offered every year!
Will you like it? It depends. You really have to be motivated and driven. Everyone at Cornell is intelligent, though they might not always show it. The people are really what makes the school. Cornell has a reputation for suicide, but actually when you figure the population of the school into the suicide rate we are actually below the national average. Cornell is stressful (unless you're a hotelie!), but I think that living in that crucible of hard work and studying was an amazing experience for me, as I now feel like I can take on everything. I was a Bio major, perhaps one of the more stressful majors, but I got through it. Were there times I cursed my professors? Yes. Were there times when I felt overwhelmed? Several times a semester. But in the end I had a great time, I made great friends, and I learned a lot, not just about biology but about myself and what I could do. Would I have been happy somewhere else? Maybe, but we'll never know.
My advice to you is this: Go to the college you were accepted into, see how you like it. Don't just transfer because you can, visit the school, take a tour, talk to some people who have transferred. Cornell has a lot to offer, but other places are great for some people. Incidently, Cornell recently redesigned their website and it's really good. If you haven't already, check it out. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

To quote David Addison on Moonlightning:

"Do bees bee? Do bears bear?"

Of course Cornell is a good school, it's an IVY LEAGUE, for crying out loud!

The campus is comprise of about 400 acres of gorgeous buildings and landscapes (2 major creeks + lots of greenery). PLUS, the food is EXCELLENT. I still drool everytime I think about it.

Cornell did, however, have the highest rate of suicide among students in all universities across the U.S. when I was there in the early 80's; I wouldn't be able to tell you if that is still true.

Therefore, the school is not for everyone. But, if you are up to the academic challenge and grueling pace, you will love it there.


Trivia: Christopher Reeves graduated from Cornell. Jim Croce also went there.

Answer 3

Good luck but don't believe all the garbage that liberal professors might try to throw on you though!

Answer 4

yeah......I don't go there but i know people who do.....there are horses you can ride for gym class or whatever and it is a really neat school. Plus it's a good education.