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| Major: Political Science (This Major's Salary over time) | | Gender: Female | This student rated most things higher than other students did. | Intelligence:
Quite Bright | | ACT: | | SAT: 1130 | | Lowest Rating
Excess Competition A- | Describes the student body mostly as:
Friendly, Approachable, SnootyDescribes the faculty mostly as:
Friendly, Helpful | Highest Rating
Educational Quality A+ | How this student rated the school:
| Educational Quality | A+ | Faculty Accessibility | A+ | | Useful Schoolwork | A | Excess Competition | A- | | Academic Success | A | Creativity/Innovation | A+ | | Individual Value | A+ | University Resource Use | A | | Campus Aesthetics/Beauty | A+ | Friendliness | A+ | | Campus Maintenance | A+ | Social Life | A | | Surrounding City | A+ | Extra Curriculars | A | | Safety | A+ |
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had an amazing four years at Ithaca and just graduated
in May 2004. Obviously it wasn't all perfect... nothing
is; but all in all I wouldn't have chosen any
other school to go to if I had to do
it again. The campus is beautiful, albeit the buildings
are a bit ugly, the campus itself is great with
lost of greenery and overlooking lake Cayuga, and the city
of Ithaca. I was a Politics major and really
like my Profs and the classes. The profs really
made an effort to get to know you as an
individual and the classes were small. The larges class
I ever had was 40 students which is pretty impressive
for a college of 6,500 students. The politics dept
is amazing. I never had a prof I didn't
like or one that wasn't apssionate about what they were
teaching; and they are all eager to make you just
as passionate about the material as they are. Ithaca
does have a rep for not being too diverse; however
I didn't find this to be true. Granted it
is predominantly white, but the college does put a lot
of emphasis on diversity and there is a very large
diversity of personality at this school. There are many
different types of people with lots of different interests.
Most of the kids are from the NorthEast but the
reputation that it is a rich kid’s school isn't all
that valid. Ithaca is also a great balance between
academics and a good social life. Compared to most
schools the alcohol policy is not that strict, although it
had been getting stricter year by year when I was
there. Unless you do something really wrong, you’re not
going to get in much trouble for alcohol or weed.
Freshman and sophomore year surround going to house parties
and partying in the dorms, going to Cornell frats, or
to the bars if you have a really good fake.
Junior year I would strongly suggest study abroad as
it will be one of the best times of your
life and Ithaca has great programs all over the world;
and senior year is mostly going to the bars in
downtown Ithaca or on occasion, house parties. There are
always lots of parties going on at Cornell as well
and Ithaca also sponsors an After Dark program that is
an event each weekend for people that don't want the
weekend to revolve around drinking. All in all there
is always a lot to do. There are alos
always lots of bands, local and famous, playing in the
bars and concert halls in Ithaca during the week and
on weekends. Def live on campus freshman and sophomore
year but move off campus junior and senior year and
live close to downtown. When I first decided to
come to Ithaca I was a bit nervous about it's
location. I grew up a few miles outside NYC
and I was worried about going to school in the
boonies. I was pleasantly surprised by the town of
Ithaca though. Voted the “Best Small City” in the US
as well and the “most intellectually enlightened” it has a
very diverse group of people. It does tend to
have a lot of hippies in the town but there
is also good shopping and amazing restaurants from all over
the world, indie movie theatres, great books stores, beautiful parks
and waterfalls and on and on... College town, which
is an area of Ithaca by Cornell in also a
lot of fun. Once you are 21 the town
is great too because there a plenty of bars.
Ithaca is great if you are into the outdoorsy thing…
lots of hiking and great parks, a great lake for
water sports and skiing close by. Getting involved around
campus is really easy and if there isn’t a club
you are interested in you can easily just start one
and get $200 to do so, as my friend and
I did. There is so much to take advantage
of at IC and in the town of Ithaca but
if you're not paying attention or taking the most of
it is easy just to let yourself be bored all
the time. I would suggest staying in Ithaca for a
summer, but only if you are 21, you will have
a great time and Ithaca it incredible in the summer.
I would highly recommend Ithaca; I met some of
the most amazing people there, had tons of fun and
learned so much in general and about myself. Important
tips: a car is key and cheap to have on
campus and unlike most schools you can have one as
a freshman. Terraces dining hall is the best and
IC has the best gym you will see at any
college.
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