Cornell University Top Questions

Cornell University is beauty hidden in gray skies, bridges connecting cliffs, and a place where, "Any person can find instruction in any study." And Food, Cornell is food. Cultural food, fast food, good food. It may sound silly, but the multitude of colorful dining options truly evolves into a common ground for meeting others, and engaging in scholarly debate. The community is open, and students study well into the morning hours on a regular basis. These qualities naturally drew me to Cornell. In no other college did I find this awesome combination of intellectualism and collabaration. I could grow here.

The View! It is amazing up here as far as scenery in every season. Between the campus location above the city, the hill overview looking towards the stars, the beautiful creatures (deer & squirrels), and the waterfalls all throughout the Cornell University campus, anyone would be amazed at the sight, I know I was. Also the amazing people you meet. I am sure many people believe college brings them engagement with awesome people but up at Cornell even the most disagreeable people are nice in comparison to others I have met.

it is small, everyone cares about school

Cornell is absolutely amazing. As long as you can handle academic pressure, it's truly a wonderful place to be.

Our campus is gorgeous, lectures are unique and the professors are extremely smart and engaging.

Cornell boasts an extremely diverse student body with students coming from all over the world to study and share their passion for education in a diversity of subjects, from engineering to hotel management to architecture. A school that is so diverse in its interests, backgrounds, and personalities offers an opportunity for every single individual to realize their dreams. Additionally, the sense of community shared by all members of the Cornell family is a strong presence everywhere on campus; while Cornell has the feel of a small, tight-knit family, it still has the resources of a major institution.

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Cornell has so much to offer because of its size. For example, there are program houses that allow for you to live with people that have similar interests. My freshman year, I lived in an African American dorm. It was a great experience. That is a prime example of one unique aspect of Cornell University.

The driving factor in my decision to go to Cornell was the department of biology and society. I found that the program was unique in the country for studying bioethics and the impact of science and technology on laws and policies. The prestige and long running history of the school were also attractive factors.

All in all Cornell is a highly rigorous, diverse, and rewarding school to go to.

It was the only ivy league school without a latin motto

It's very diverse and accepting.

Ivy league, easy to move around the majors/schools, great research base.

Cornell University is unique because it is the largest Ivy League institution and the only land grant Ivy league institution. Coenell allows New York state residents to attend certain colleges within the university to pay SUNY equivalent tuition rather than the entire cost. This allows for more opportunities for less financially elite students to attend such a high calliber university. Cornell is also unique because it has the widest course range which allows students to test the waters and obtain knowledge in a large array of subjects encouraging students to branch out of their major and expand their horizons.

Only a few US schools have an Urban Studies major. It's great to be in a small college of Architecture, Art, and Planning in a major of only 100 students with the resources of a 13,000-student university.

It is an Ivy League

rural area - really spend social time with the kids who go to your school

People here love to have a good time and although studies are extremely important, it is easy to find a group of friends who like to do the same extracurriculars as you.

The atmosphere is a mix compared to agriculture colleges, ivy league universities, technical schools, etc.