Cornell University Top Questions

I absolutely love Cornell. I have had so many doors opened for me by coming here. There are innumerable activities, students groups, and organizations to get involved with on campus, and the fact that it is a fairly large, reputable university (13,500 undergrads) means that we get a lot of prominent speakers, professors, and groups to lecture, teach, and perform on campus. Cornell is a research university, so it is a great environment for aspiring academics and researchers. Due to Cornell's focus on research, I was able to get inside the "research world" as a freshman, and I am so grateful for that opportunity. Also, the alumni network at Cornell is amazing - often prospective students don't think about this, but there are a lot of successful Cornell alumni out in the world who are willing, even eager, to mentor and advise the career choices of the undergrads. Honestly, I feel like I'm a part of some huge family. One of the most fortuitous things about going to Cornell is the weight of the name. Especially as a science major (and for those in engineering), having a B.A./B.S. from Cornell means a lot. Most of the time I get impressed looks from people when I tell them that I'm from Cornell and am studying physics. Unfortunately, part of the down-to-earth personality of our campus is a lack of emphasis on increasing the prestige of a Cornell degree, so many people you run into on the street have no idea that Cornell even exists, let alone that it's in the Ivy league. Nevertheless, the people who hire people know what's up, and so the Cornell name does wind up helping you out.

I think the biggest problem with Cornell is that the social scene can sometimes get very monotonous. The Greek scene basically dominates social life on campus and sometimes there's nothing else for underclassmen to do on the weekend except go to frat parties. A lot of people are turned off by Cornell because we're located "in the middle of nowhere." I think that makes us a very tight-knit campus, though, despite our size. One of my favorite memories of this year was when Cornell Men's Basketball clinched the Ivy League title. The stadium was completely packed and when the game ended everyone rushed the court together. Everyone was jumping up and down and hugging each other---I think it really proved our unity and team spirit.

I would decrease the class sizes just because we cannot be competitive with all the other Ivys if our numbers are skewed by the fact that we have almost 3 times as many students. People usually react favorably or impressively when I tell them I go to Cornell. I would like for Cornell to institute a better financial aid policy as many of the other Ivys have done so, we are not the most generous in terms of providing aid. I understand that we have more students to accommodate, but this goes back to the fact that we should reduce our class sizes, which would also help out with problems like housing for undergraduates. I feel there is a decent amount of school pride on campus.

The best thing about Cornell is the people. The majority of students are great with an occasional jackass, but that is commonplace. Diversity plays a big part in the Cornell community. Although, there are some instances where groups of people are largely homogeneous. The most common reaction I receive when I say I go to Cornell is, "that's a good school." Cornell's administration is like any other college administration bureaucratic. The most recent controversy is an alleged rape of a girl tripped out on ecstasy and the alleged ambivalence of the administration when it was reported to them by the victim. School pride is a big thing at Cornell. Hockey games are the prime example where throwing newspapers and fish onto the ice is commonplace. The one experience I'll remember is when Cornell got into the NCAA basketball tournament. The greatest gripe with Cornell is the weather: always rain and snow.

i do overall love cornell- the gorgeous campus is the most amazing thing about the school, but it's really only enjoyable in the spring. the winter absolutely sucks. people aren't as crazy here overall as you'd think they are. i think cornell's size is perfect. while i have a lot of school pride, its not dominanct feeling on campus.

Gorgeous campus. Was my first choice school, but after coming here I realized how hilly it was haha. I spend most of my time in Collegetown, since that's where most of my friends live. I love that there are so many things that you can study...I'm packing my schedule full because there are so many courses I want to take! (yeah maybe I am a nerd :P). You really can do anything you want here, and you WILL get support from people.

The size of the students population is just right. Collegetown and the entire city of Ithaca are the ideal place to go to school (unless for some odd reason you want to live in a big city and not enjoy the beauty of our nation).

I'm really glad I did Arts and Sciences instead of one of the other colleges, because I wanted to get a liberal arts education, and I'm happy that I had the requirements I did, because I would not have taken certain classes otherwise--which I ended up being happy to take. In terms of academics, therefore, I am completely satisfied with Cornell. This is an education you could not get anywhere else. In terms of the social life, I was a little less satisfied. The Greek system is very big here, and it can feel like you have to do it if you want to have any friends. I think it actually ends up limiting you, instead of opening up your circle.

The best thing about Cornell is the spring time - when the weather is absolutely (excuse the pun) Gorge-ous. At the beginning of the fall semester and at the end of the spring semester, you have the opportunity to go gorge jumping, lay out in the gorges (to sunbathe or explore the waterfalls). Also, the restaurants here at Cornell are great. This is the perfect environment to work and play. One thing that I'd change is the amount of work and the way that the Cornell grading system works. I've taken a lot of big lecture classes and they purposely make the tests difficult to pull the mean down. I took a class where they purposely made up questions so that the mean on the test wold be low. The work is also a lot, but if you time-manage, you will be able to do anything. The school population sounds like its huge (over 3,000 per class!) but as you start joining organizations (i.e. sorority or fraternity, sports teams etc) you begin to find out that Cornell isn't such a large school after all. People think its great that I'm at an Ivy League school (when I tell them I go to Cornell). I spend a lot of time at the Big Red Barn, Mann Library (best coffee and cafe ever!), the Arts Quad, the Slope, and the various gyms (Helen Newman, Teagle, Noyes). I also tend to visit Collegetown a lot because of the great restaurants and people living there. Collegetown is where most of the upper classmen (after freshman year) live - there are a TON of great restaurants of various cuisines and apartments and places to just chill (Starbucks, Collegetown Bagels). The Schwartz center is also in collegetown, where a lot of plays, dance performances, and various arts groups perform. If you are involved in an organization, you will definitely have a lot of school pride. I know that my sorority is involved in playing in intramurals and philanthropy and in attending various sporting events (i.e. Basketball was AMAZING this past season). Students complain a LOT about the weather here - the weather is generally unpredictable and you tend to get a lot of rain. And you have one of the longest winters ever (luckily, winter break is a month long so you avoid a lot of the winter).

While Cornell is pretty big, different organizations you can get involved in definitely make the school feel a lot smaller :)

Cornell's amazing. I've heard prefrosh who are nervous that we aren't near a city, but I think its better that way. Since we're in a more rural area, there's really no where to go... so on the weekends, everyone's on campus so you run into everyone you know! In terms of athletics, we don't get excited about football, but if you don't think Cornell has school spirit, then go to a hockey game! At first, I was afraid Cornell would be too big, but I can't imagine it being any smaller... I run into people I know everywhere!

Cornell is very big but very manageable because of the different colleges, which give students a chance to find their niche as well as their own area of the campus that they know extremely well. College town is great, so are the commons. Cornell is beautiful and natural, but doesn't feel isolated because there are plenty of places to go out to dinner. I didn't realize how big Greek life was here before I came. Joining a sorority turned out to be an amazing choice that I might not have made at a school where Greek life wasn't so popular- on the other hand, for people who thought 1/3 of the students being involved in Greek life wasn't a lot and do not want to join a sorority or frat, may be frustrated because the school does not give the first impression of being as Greek as it is. Best thing about Cornell is there is every type of person- preps, jocks, people who work insanely hard, alternative-type people, etc. Everyone can find someone like them.

I want smaller class sizes, because that's when you get the full impact of how smart the students are and how good the profs are. In a really large classroom, you can get lost and I lose interest in the info.

The only thing I believe I would change about Cornell is the attitude most of the people that go here tend to have. It's almost as if they feel they're above the rest of society, its rather snobbish in my opinion. Other than that, I enjoy extremely enjoy Cornell. Although the course loads are rather large and difficult, I find it to be a very healthy challenge.

Cornell Students are pushed to get jobs after College because they are well-prepared and they will leave with numerous connections in what they want to do.

Cornell is an excellent school with an excellent reputation. When I tell people I went there, the most common reaction is, "ooh -- Cornell." A close second is, "ooh -- look at you!" When I was there, no one gave a damn about any sport other than hockey, and those games are fun. Not that there aren't other sports that are good, it was just that nobody cared. Although we finally made the NCAA basketball tournament, and I went to the game in Anaheim -- go school! We lost that game, really, really badly. It was kind of hard to watch. Still, cool to be there.

I think the most amazing part of Cornell for me is the sheer volume of resources - in the library system, in faculty, and everywhere else. Whatever you'd like to do, you can do it. And with the College Scholars Program you're really not limited to choices for major (I'm not a part of it but I have friends that are involved). I'll sometimes go to bed at night just sort of in awe of all the classes that I'm taking, of the people here and of the environment that we're in. As a college town, Ithaca really does have a lot to offer in the way of getting out and eating or what have you, and the cross-section of different students mean that you could meet a few new people every day for your entire college career, and, based on your choices, never see them again or see them all the time. It's sort of remarkable that it never feels like there are 20,000 other people around, because you'll only ever know maybe a couple thousand of them (if you're INCREDIBLY social), but the size of the campus sort of reassures that it's never lonely around here.

Cornell is awesome. Just right size. Spend most of my time in collegetown. Don't feel like there is a lot of school spirit.

Cornell is AWESOME. Greek life is great, whether you're a part of it or not. There are always open parties and cool fundraisers that anyone can take a part in! For me, I am in the ILR school, one of the seven colleges at Cornell. There are about 800 kids so you really get to know your class. While the school is small so you recognize the kids in your classes, Cornell is huge! I get to experience the best of both worlds: small school in an academic setting but I have the resources of a large university, for more class choices and of course the social scene! When at Cornell, I spend a lot of time in Libe Cafe at Olin Library. I hang out in Catherwood Library in ILR and in the Student Lounge. When it's nice, I'll go sit outside by North Campus or on the slope! At night, if you aren't going to a Frat Party, Collegetown always offers a fun alternative, especially if you're over 21. The only thing I'd change about Cornell is school spirit. While it's rare to go a day without seeing at least 10 students rocking some Cornell gear, there isn't much spirit at the Football Games. Even when we made the NCAA tournament in both MEN and WOMEN's basketball this year, there wasn't' that much hype around it. Cornell is in beautiful Ithaca. While life is centered around campus life, there is also a ton to do in the area from Gorge Jumping, Apple Festival in the Fall, Walking on the Commons, Farmer's Market, etc!

Cornell seems to be a place where rich kids from the Northeast go after being rejected from their top choices, in order to congregate with others like themselves; the resulting effect is a massive inflation of ego in hopes of consolation, including frequent mention of Cornell's status as "the Hottest Ivy... bitch". Cornell is not a place for people seeking a cooperative, enriching learning experience. The competition is cutthroat, every man for himself. Even friends are reluctant to spend too much of their time helping you with work, because they have other classes to worry about. There's not the sense of community you find at smaller schools. People don't look out for one another. Go here if you're highly self-motivated and not afraid to seek out your own help. Cornell is not a place for those who aren't study-fiends, but don't drink either. The activities planned for non-drinkers are not well-attended, and tend to be looked down upon as "dorky". The town of Ithaca doesn't offer much for distraction either, especially in the cold months (read: October-April) when it's really not desirable to spend more than 10 minutes outside. The main attraction is Pyramid Mall, whose anchor store is Target (read: upscale Wal-Mart). A terribly boring place to live unless you like to get wasted or chase co-eds as a hobby. To be honest, the only thing keeping me from leaving Cornell is its name-brand status, which I'm actually beginning to doubt is all that consequential in the real world.

My favorite part of Cornell, and what I'll miss the most once I leave, is Lynah Rink. And the Carriage House Cafe, in Collegetown. And CTB. I like food. One thing I'd change - the weather. Everyone's got to say that. Winters here suck, it "Ithacates", which is this disgusting mix of snow and rain that blows in your face and makes you hate life. Fortunately, the globe is warming. That said, Ithaca in the fall is unlike anything you've ever seen - beautiful beyond words. Ah, nostalgia. Cornell apples, and apple cider, and all the trees turning color...it makes trudging through the sludge for 4 months tooooootally worth it. Cornell is big. I like it that way. It's broken down into colleges, and that helps. Plus, somehow everyone seems to know everyone. I'm not really sure how that works. When I tell hotel people that I'm in the Hotel School, I am greeted with SHOCK AND AWE. Even though hotelies are dumped on by the rest of campus for being stupid and dragging down the school's SAT scores, it is absolutely the best hospitality school on the planet. Non-hotel people usually fall into one of two categories: "Ohh, Ivy League" or "Cornell, what's that?" I spend most of my time on campus in the libraries, but that is a new development this year! Also, we finally got a Starbucks, which is awesome. Ithacans are hippies and don't like big chains, so we had to fight to get it. But the grande peppermint mocha frappachinos and sooo worth the decline and fall of the unique Ithacan non-conformity. Ithaca is definitely a college town. Collegetown is located off the south side of campus. It's about 6 square blocks of student-focused retail, restaurants, and off-campus housing. Plus, along with Ithaca College on South Hill, college students make up half of the Ithaca population. I wonder what they do in the summertime? Cornell's got a pretty fugly bureaucracy going on. Skorton is the people's president, though, he's obviously making a lot of effort to change things in favor of the students. Still can't get those extra Big Red Bucks back at the end of spring semester, though. The biggest recent controversy? Cornell Republicans trying to get a resolution passed for concealed carry (of guns) on campus. It was astoundingly defeated by the Student Assembly. Every once in a while the Republicans do something bat-shit crazy and cause a stir. Our basketball team is great this year, which is exciting. The Lynah Faithful are always a force to be reckoned with. Other than that, about the only manifestation of school pride is the t-shirt section of the Cornell Store.

Best thing about Cornell is the variety - breadth of classes, range of backgrounds of students. I'd change the central place the Greek scene has in the underclass's social scene. School was just the right size - big enough to meet all kinds of people and offer a lot of different classes and clubs, but split into the different colleges, so it still had a smaller feel. People are generally impressed by the Cornell name, but it doesn't have the same cache as Harvard or Yale. I think more people can relate to it than they can to the other Ivies, though. (I have a graduate degree from another Ivy.) I spent most of my time, when between classes, in one of the library cafes. Didn't get much work done, but it was a fun, casual place to read the paper or hang out with friends. I also spent A LOT of time at the newspaper office. Definite college town, but Ithaca also has its own economy that doesn't just rely on the universities, which is nice. Get to know it! The administration gets a bad rap, but that's the case with all schools. There's a lot of Big Red tape because it's such a large school. I had one incident where I needed the administration's help, both at the college and eventually university level, and they totally fell through. But in terms of general operations, I'm usually impressed. Loads of school pride. Which is different from rah rah school spirit like when you root for a sports team. Cornell has that, too, since our hockey team (and now basketball team) rocks. I think Cornellians bond over the fact that we go to school in what most consider the middle of nowhere, and we do it in what most think is a harsh winter for most of the year (not completely accurate, we do get seasons). An experience I'll always remember is, well....too many to count. A few: seeing Vonnegut speak at the Cornell Sun's 125th anniversary, slope day every year, going to class drunk once (oops!), realizing during an upperclass seminar I talked my way into in my freshman fall that I was a lot smarter than I ever thought I was. Most frequent complaints are probably related to the cost of things, the cold (and then the hot), and the workload. I don't think those are much different from complaints at any of the top Northeastern schools, though.

The best thing about Cornell is most definitely the education. First-rate professors, courses, and majors allow students to have one leg up on students from other universities. People are always really impressed when I tell them I go to Cornell. The administration is difficult to deal with most of the time, and financial aid is definitely really hard to come by at an institution when a lot of students are able to pay full tuition (and then some). So for minorities and lower class students it can be a really frustrating process.

Size is big enough to be annonymous when you feel like it--like you can go to several places where you know you won't run into anyone you know, but it is really easy to get involved in a number of activities that really make the campus smaller. One of these is Greek life, which some say is a little to prominent. It does give you the best social life at Cornell should you choose to participate, and it definately makes the campus smaller, but the majority of people you'll be meet in your classes will tell you they're perfectly happy being unaffiliated. On campus, I spend time at the libraries, studying and socializing (Libe Cafe is great).

Cornell can be too big at times....it gets super super annoying when professors hold 500+ ppl lectures

- Cornell's campus is gorgeous. Also, the abundance and variety of classes offered guarantees that everyone will find something he/she will be interested to study. - When I tell people I go to Cornell, I heard either "Don't kill yourself", or "Isn't it in the middle of nowhere?" (or both). - There is a lot of school pride. - Most people complain that the campus is too big (have to walk a lot, especially as freshmen, as North [where most freshmen live] is far from where classes are)

I love the size of Cornell. My major and activities that i'm involved in allow me to have a smaller community within the large Cornell community that I love. The one thing that I would change is all the red tape in the way Cornell is run. General people react with surprise when I tell them I'm a Cornell Engineer, and then they ask me how many math classes I have to take. The administration here makes things difficult, in terms of all the levels of contact there are to make one decision and an overall lack of participation of students in the administration. School pride is huge, I'm proud to be a Cornellian. I just wish there was more parking...

People from home are always like WOW, you must be smart when I tell them I go to Cornell. I am either in KD or at Uris library studying. This is not really a college town.. the bars are really strict at kind of small. Everytime I go to Binghamton, I have more fun because I can get into the bars without a problem. Biggest controversy is the whole concealed weapons thing and juicy campus. School pride is only big with hockey.

WVBR-FM 93.5: Real Rock Radio has been an awesome experience. I have met cool people, in and around Ithaca, and I have made a lot of friends.

I like the size of the school. The idea of 13,000 undergraduates might intimidate some people, but I've found it to be a good number. You'll be surprised how cozy the campus seems after spending some time here. I have found a great group of friends, and I always manage to see a familiar face whenever I'm walking to class. Because Cornell is a midsized institution, advising and counseling centers are pretty busy. No one will hold your hand while you're here. It's up to you to take the initiative to talk to professors and take advantage of career advising. The size is great for students who want to be self-reliant. It prepares you for the real world. I like studying in the library cafes--pretty much any place that has the smell of coffee in the air and a little background noise. Catherwood Library is also great. The seats are really comfortable, and the library is always silent. It's the perfect atmosphere to sit down and concentrate on 50 pages of reading. Cornell produces its own dairy products. The Dairy Bar makes incredible ice cream with unique flavors. My favorite Dairy Bar ice cream flavor is called "Pie's the Limit": vanilla ice cream with caramel swirls and pieces of apple and pie crust. It's heaven on a cone.

We have a lot of school pride, but at athletic events sometimes it's hard to tell what other people think of us. As a group the students can be rude, but not everyone is like that. complaints: weather, workload, relationships... typical

The school is the perfect size, not huge, but large enough to keep meeting people into senior year. People are always very impressed when I mention that I am an engineer at Cornell. There is plenty going on and there are certainly several hot spots for campus life that house most of the serious student life. Although there are so many trips off campus: outdoorsy trips, road trips, sporting trips, etc. The school pride is quite lacking. Coming from Austin, TX where Longhorn Pride is LIFE, Cornell has practically no school pride EXCEPT in Hockey and Lacrosse. People are usually talking about how miserable they are from doing so much school work, which kills a lot of the fun. The key to Cornell is knowing how to balance fun and work. There is plenty of fun going on, but it's not always easy to find.

Best thing-Overall, the people here are pretty mature and hard working. In my opinion, people are not nearly as pretentious as they could be. Also, I feel like anyone, however peculiar they might be, can find someone like them. What I'd change- My only real gripe is the weather, which never bothered me until my third winter here. It's really the only thing that is stopping me from applying here for graduate school. Size- I personally like going to a big school. Since Cornell has seven individual colleges and schools, you can rely on the smaller community of students in your division if you fear the anonymity of a large university. Reactions- Generally, people are impressed Collegetown- a fair amount of restaurants, bars, and coffee shops. Nothing too exciting, but still gets the job done when you feel like meeting up with friends for a bite to eat. School pride- mostly just for hockey games Experience I'll always remember- freshman year going out in huge groups of people from my floor, checking out frat parties for the first time(and thinking it was the greatest thing ever...those were the days)

Every year, the Cornell Daily Sun sends all incoming freshman, a pseudo-guide to Cornell. Included in this "guide" is Big Red Ambition: 161 things every Cornellian Should Do. These range from the normal to the supernatural to the kinky. (Each year, more and more things are added, this version is from my year i.e. 2005) Big Red Ambition: 161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do (taken from The Cornell Daily Sun, Monday, February 28, 2005. Page 9.) 1. Make the library into your bedroom, find a buddy. 2. Finally meet the dazzling Denice Cassaro. 3. Camp out overnight (re: freeze to death) for hockey tickets. 4. Go to the Cornell-Harvard men's hockey game and throw fish on the ice. 5. Sing along to "We didn't go to Harvard" with Cayuga's Waiters. 6. Illegally slide down Libe Slope on a tray from Okenshield's. 7. Take H ADM 430: Introduction to Wines. 8. Streak across the Arts Quad. 9. Take Psych 101. 10. Test out Olin Library's musically calibrated steps by throwing stones on them. 11. Go sake bombing in Collegetown (for the over-21 crowd only!). 12. Order ice cream at the Dairy Bar. 13. Climb the rock wall in Bartels Hall. 14. Listen to a full chimes concert from the clock tower and guess the songs played. 15. Go on a blind Facebook date. 16. Wear flip-flops to class in January. 17. Go to the Fuertes Observatory on North Campus and gaze at meteor showers. 18. Have a snowball fight in May. 19. Milk a cow. 20. Play frisbee on the Arts Quad. 21. Pick apples at the Cornell Orchards. 22. Attend the Apple Festival on the Commons. 23. Wait in line for half an hour for a salad at the Terrace. 24. Flirt with your professor. 25. Bomb a prelim. 26. Live through an Ithaca blizzard and tell your friends how you survived frostbite. 27. Attend the hotelie prom. 28. Meet Happy Dave from Okenshield's. 29. Make your face turn blue by screaming at midnight before the first finals. 30. Get hearburn at the Chili Cook-off on the Commons. 31. Enjoy Ithaca's two months of warm weather by spending a summer here. 32. Go to a Shabbat dinner at 104 West! (CornellCard it). 33. Watch the AAP students parade down East Avenue on Dragon Day. 34. Enjoy corn nuggets at the Nines. 35. Build a snow penis, or count how many you see around campus. 36. Dress up and view the Rocky Horror Picture Show at Risley. 37. Take a class you think is impossible just for fun. 38. Go on a wine tour. 39. Kiss on the suspension bridge at midnight. 40. Sleep through your alarm for a 1:25 class. 41. Shop at the Friends of the Library book sale. 42. Get out of a C.U. parking ticket. 43. Buy an Ithaca is Gorges t-shirt, then get sick of wearing it and buy a variation (Ithaca is Gangsta, Vaginas are Gorges, Ithaca is Long Island...) 44. Learn the "Alma mater," "Evening Song," and "Give my regards to Davy." 45. Attend an opening at the Johnson Museum of Art. 46. Smuggle food from the dining hall and run for your life as they try to get back your stolen cookies. 47. Do the Walk of Shame. 48. Have dinner at a professor's house. 49. Get wasted at a professor's house. 50. Have lunch with President Skorton in the Ivy Room; ask if he's done with that Dijon Burger. 51. Play a game of tag in the Kroch Library stacks. 52. See a play in the Schwartz Center. 53. Rush the field at the last home football game of the season. 54. Attend a Cornell Night. 55. Gamble at Turning Stone (try not to lose money). 56. Watch dancers fly through the air at a Bhangra show. 57. Have a midnight picnic in the Cornell Plantations. 58. Play croquet on the Arts Quad (wear your collar up). 59. Ignore any and all "No Winter Maintenance" signs.. slip and fall down the icy stairs. 60. Sit in Libe Cafe when you have no work to do and watch the worried studiers down gallons of coffee. 61. Write an angry letter to the editor of The Sun. 62. Go to Wegmans on a Friday or Saturday night. 63. Pull an all-nighter in the Cocktail Lounge of Uris Library and crash the next day. 64. Go to a fraternity party as a senior; convince yourself you were never one of them. 65. Pretend you're Harry Potter and study in the Law School library (looks like Hogwarts). 66. See the brain collection in Uris Hall. 67. Eat at Banfi's and charge it to CornellCard. 68. Buy beer at Jason's in Collegetown and charge it to City Bucks. 69. Take part in a psychology experiment. 70. Take over a building. 71. Drive your car up and down Libe Slope or Ho Plaza. 72. According to legend, watch a virgin cross the Arts Quad at midnight and watch A.D. White and Ezra Cornell shake hands. 73. Ace a prelim. 74. Throw a flaming pumpkin into the gorge. 75. Play co-ed intramural innertube water polo. 76. Eat in the Risley dining hall. 77. Play at least one game of Texas hold-'em. 78. Hook up with your T.A. 79. Order a PMP at the Hot Truck. 80. Go to karaoke night at Rulloff's on Mondays. 81. 80's Night on Tuesdays at Johnny O's. 82. Go to Group Therapy on Wednesdays at Dunbar's. 83. Take PA PL 201: Magical Muchrooms, Mischievous Molds. 84. Go bowling at Helen Newman Lanes. 85. Hand out quartercards on Ho Plaza. 86. Take an unplanned nap in the library. 87. Have a friend's parents take you out to eat at John Thomas Steakhouse or Boatyard Grill. 88. Eat a chicken parm sandwhich from Louie's Lunch. 89. Eat breakfast at 2 a.m. at the State Diner. 90. Boys: Get thrown out of Balch Hall. 91. Hook up with a freshman. 92. Go skinny dipping in a gorge. 93. Walk to the Commons and back. 94. Go to an a cappella concert. 95. Play trivia at Dino's on Sunday nights. 96. Eat pizza at the Nines. 97. Sell back your books; use money to buy a book of stamps. 98. Drink bubble tea. 99. Eat a Pinesburger. 100. Walk to a fraternity party with your entire freshman floor. 101. See the library's Rare Book Collection. 102. Get lost in Collegetown during Orientation Week. 103. As a freshman, get negged at a bar because the bouncer is actually friends with the person whose I.D. you are using. 104. See a foreign film at Cinemapolis. 105. Get drunk on Slope Day and run into Vice President Susan H. Murphy '73. 106. See a concert at Barton Hall. 107. Gain the freshman 15, pay $300 for a gym membership and don't go. 108. Eat brunch on North Campus. 109. Do your Freshman Reading Project before you graduate. 110. Fail your swim test, just for kicks. 111. Tailgate for Homecoming. 112. Go ice skating at Lynah Rink. 113. Host a prefrosh. 114. Request a song to be played on the clock tower. 115. Get guilt-tripped into giving blood. 116. Boys and girls: Get asked if you are pregnant at Gannett. 117. Drink with your R.A. 118. Make a chalking; weep when it rains that night. 119. Sing drunk on the Blue Light bus. 120. Meet Bill Nye '77, "The Science Guy," and give him a hug. 121. See how long you can go without doing laundry. 122. Go on a road trip to Canada, flirt with the border patrol, smuggle booze back. 123. Try to order pizza from a Blue Light phone. 124. Go to the adult shop on the Commons. 125. Cross-country ski to class. 126. Get tapped for a secret society. 127. Go to the Pyramid Mall, realize it is severel

Almost everyone here loves Cornell. But we all hate the horrible weather during the winter!Though Cornell might not be everyone's first choice to start out with (actually a lot of people didn't want to come to Cornell and they applied here as a back-up), they do identify with the university as they get more invovled on campus. There is a lot of school spirit at Cornell; the sweater with "Cornell" on it is probably the most popular item. There are lots of activities you can do on campus. Personally, I am involved in a handful of clubs to keep myself busy. I am in a co-ed fraternity and running for Student Assembly. If I want to really concentrate on my studies, I would go to the library. If I just want to goof around, I would probably stay in my dorm and hang out with others. Cornell is a comparatively big university. The student body is very diverse, constituting people from every walk of life and different cultural backgrounds. The campus itself is ridiculously large, stretching from the beautiful North Campus for freshman all the way to the Cornell Dairy on the edge of plantation. Everyone is proud of the school but don't believe it when they say Men’s Ice Hockey dominates the world here. It does not! Only about 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of people on campus actually care enough about the Ice Hockey team to pitch tents outside of the selling booth. (they have changed to an electronic lottery system now)One frequent student complaint is that Cornell forces the students on regular meal plan to buy $500 of food every semester from its dinning halls or grocery stores. The food there is way over-priced and it is a complete rip-off.