Oh Cornell

Introduction
If you come to Cornell please come prepared to work your ass off monday through friday and party thurs-sat night. I personally chose Cornell out of some of the other Ivies like UPenn and Columbia because I am from Philly, which is a considerably large city and I wanted a more scenic location. Cornell is definitely one of the more social Ivies, probably more social than UPenn just not in an urban area. I would say to anyone considering Cornell that if you dislike frosty winters, a lot of hilly walking, and are unable to balance an overwhelming academic, extra-curricular, and social life...then Cornell isn't the place for you.

Campus Life and Social Life
Cornell's social life is amazing. There's are always parties going on ranging from reggae dance parties to your average frat party. The only downside is that many of the parties are located at frat houses or centers on campus far from where the residence halls are, so there is a lot of walking. Cornell has every sport imaginable, however our only acclaimed sport is hockey (too bad it's a sport I don't like so much). There is a club for everything and plenty of oppurtunities for students to gain executive positions on these clubs. Weekends at Cornell are great. Friday is a big party night. Most kids lounge around and study all saturday and party untill the break of dawn sat nite. Then on Sundays is a huge brunch offering amazing cuisine, something Cornell is known for. Advertisement
Academics
Cornell is unique in that it has 7 undergraduate colleges: Hotel Administration, Arts & Sciences, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Industrial and Labor Relations, Art Architecture and Planning, Engineering, and Human Ecology. Since I am in the College if Agriculture and Life Sciences as an Applied Economics and Management major (aka business), it would be impossible for me to accurately describe the academic structure of all of them. However I can say that the workload is intense in probably all of them, especially Engineering and Art, Architecture, and Planning. No matter what your major is there is always going to be loads of reading and work. Also it is extremely important that you make great use of your TA's because most courses are massive lectures and there is no way you comprehend the information from just the prof.

Student Body
There are two types of students at Cornell: the stereotypical high strung nerd who stays in 24/7 and does nothing outside of research and academics, then there is everyone else who is just as high strung, but manages to cool out in an array of social activities. Everyone at Cornell is either from New York, California, New Jersey, or Florida. That makes up about 75% of the population. Being from Philly I am considered "other". It's funny because the Florida and Cali kids are seduced into coming from the brochures of a quaint Ivy with its pine and spruce trees and seasonal weather, but when they get here they all complain about the brutal winters.

In Closing...
I would just like to say the Cornell is an amazing, diverse, and charming university. You will never have time to be bored here. Not to mention the food is to die for. However you won't have to worry about gaining weight because the campus is so large and hilly that just walking will gurantee you that. Cornell is als great when it comes to career services becuase they have so many alumni and all different fields who are all extremely accomplished. So as far as networking goes, Cornell is the best. It is also great because it makes it a lot easier to find internships post-graduate full time jobs.

Last, but not least Cornell is infamous for its greek life. There are over 40 something frats and sororities on campus, so if that your scene Cornell is the place for you.