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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Electrical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Cornell University is located in a small, but booming town. Ithaca is rated as the #1 emerging city in the US. The dorms are nice and the food is so good it is ranked nationally. The student body is composed of high school nerds who are very nice and very self-motivated. One must work for their grade at this school and to get an A+, one must be better than his/her classmates. This school is very serious in its academics, so if you're looking to party, look elsewhere. Cornell is a great school with outstanding facilites in a beautiful town (except in the winter). Come here if your are motivated and willing to work hard. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Friendliness: B- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 12 2006 2nd Year Male -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=23007&uid=940'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Cornell is very good for people who are pro-active, because professors are very willing to help you with whatever provided that you approach them first. In order to create a sense of community, you need to find your own niche such a program house, fraternity, or organization, because the Cornell community lacks any common ground. Some majors do foster a sense of community such as architecture, but those majors are few and far between. The state schools have an excessively high number of upper-middle class Jewish Long Island females a.k.a. "JAP's". The schools without state funding are all superb and generally have better facilities than the state schools (except ILR and the Bio Dept., which are on par). The town is located very far away from the rest of the world, making weekend "escapes" into challenges. You have to be proactive to find a nightlife. Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Surrounding City: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 21 2005 2nd Year Male -- Class 2007    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=16299&uid=940'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Engineering Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Cornell is an amazing environment and what I believe college should be. My major, Biological and Environmental Engineering, was very practical and gave me plenty of opportunities for applying my knowledge to real-world applications. I believe my class and research experience has better prepared me for grad school than most other students. The professors are generally knowledgeable, very friedly, and even fun? The campus is beautiful though the weather can definately suck. It is large as well and the location of my major meant I had to spend a lot of time walking through it. But I didn't usually mind due to the beauty of the place. Ithaca is also an amazing, small city though quite isolated. I don't think enough Cornell students take advantage of the city and surrounding area. They like keeping to themselves up on the hill. This is a mistake. Ithaca is truly a diverse and individual place with plenty of gems to be discovered. Check out the commons, the farmer's market, and Moosewood! Though with big corporations moving in, I hope it will be able to keep its unique identity. On the downside, Cornell can be extremely competitive and it can be tough adjusting in the beginning. Lectures are big, the student life a bit overwhelming, and limited resources for helping you along. In a place this big and diverse it is easy to become lost. More than other places, you need to remain determined, self-motivated, and proactive. You need to make your experience here or else it is easy to be chewed up and spit out, feeling like you just walked through a car wash. Overall, I would not think of trading my experience here for any other place. In fact I stayed in Cornell almost all my summers and another year beyond my graduation. You will work hard, play hard, and leave with one of the most revered degrees, anywhere! Just remember to close the books once in a while and take advantage of all Cornell and Ithaca has to offer. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 09 2004 5th Year Male -- Class 2001    Forward  Blog it! 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