Jjais
I think the worst thing about my school would have to be the size of some of the introductory science classes, specifically general chemistry or general biology. Personally, I had gotten used to a maximum class size of 12 students so walking into a class of 200 or more students was disheartening. In such a large class it is easy to get lost and unless you make yourself known to the professor you really are just a number and will be treated as such.
Marisa
Expensive, and students are over-charged for every little thing such as computer paper, downloaded megabytes on the computer etc.
Michael
The worst thing about Cornell is the debt I accrued after attending coupled with the horrible career planning and advice offered to Fine Arts majors, especially in this horrible economic climate.
Margaret
For me, coming from a small public high school, the hardest thing was adjusting to the academic intensity at Cornell. Learning to study, having to study for hours upon hours, and the competition I felt academically were all barriers for my academic success. Eventually I discovered that I learn best in groups and through conversation, so I did better when I became friends with my classmates. Cornell is an extremely tough school academically, for me this was the biggest adjustment.
Anna
Cornel is located 4 hours west of NYC, placing it in the middle-of-nowhere new york. It get very cold here during the majority of the year.
Nichole
The teaching style. I hate that all of my learning progress is reflected by 3 big tests. I'm not a good test-taker, and I learn hands-on better than I learn from lectures. It's frustrating. There isn't away to escape it.
arielle
All the colleges are pretty separated. There isn't a lot of interaction between arts and sciences and engineers for example.
Christine
The combination of early classes and frigid winter weather.
Maggie
Cornell University is too populated. Just this year, the incoming freshman student body exceeded the regular number admitted by a couple hundred. On-campus housing is already lacking as well as academic resources, such as laboratory space and shared reading materials. Renovations are sorely needed in certain on-campus residential buildings.
Ashlee
The worst thing about Cornell is the non-stop work that we have. There's never any time to grow emotionally and socially.