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here are some more things from a thread called "top ten most annoying myths about Cornell" originally posted by Wharf Rat a while back. Contributions were also made by various students on the forum. Here is what we came up with:
1. Cornell is a suicide school (see above post)
2. Ithaca is boring
Kryptonite man says "~so not true. i'm only a prefrosh, but the 3 nights i spent at cornell during cornell days were wonderful. i stayed in collegetown and i was shown around the campus (ex. bell tower, fitness center, etc.). there were many activities going on (ex. i went to the cayuga's waiters concert and that was amazing. they had after parties and i went to one of them in collegetown. and there are always people in collegetown weeknights and weekends. if partying isn't your thing, there are always people in the dorms to talk to."
There is a magazine out from new york state about ithaca's attractions - it's around 35-40 pages of parks, museums, vineyards, restaurants, etc. Each attraction gets about a one inch section in the magazine so it's not just this "1 attraction per page" thing. I suggest picking up a copy if you want to expand you horizons beyond just the Cornell campus.
3. The weather in Ithaca is way worse than _________. (fill in the blank – Cambridge, MA; New Haven, CT; Hanover, NH; Providence, RI; etc…)
Kryptonite man says: "~i'm gonna be studying atmospheric science, so i am definitely well familiar with the weather in the New England region ... and i can say that the winter weather in Ithaca is nothing compared to weather in the Midwest and Montana regions. Those places can go -43 sometimes. Its cold there. Its cold in other places. People here just deal with it. there are worst places to be (like University of Kansas which typically has tornadoes that go through or near the campus every two years)."
Yearly snowfall and temperatures in Ithaca are about the same as almost all of the northeastern cities and all of the ivy league schools.
4. Students at Cornell are unfriendly
Kryptonite man says "~hahahaah, i laugh at this. people stay up till like 4 in the morning whether partying, chatting away, or just doing something else. this place is definitely not hard to socialize. its what you make of it."
5. Ithaca is just farmland. (see 'ithaca is boring' part)
6. Cornell is not as well known as the other ivies. Cornell is probably right behind HYP in terms of international prestige and recognition.
7. Half of Cornell isn't even run by Cornell - it's run by SUNY. This is another misconception people often have. For more information, see the thread labeled "Cornell and SUNY" or see 'statutory college' on the Wikipedia.org site.
8. The statutory schools water down the "real" Cornell degree. This is once again just an abrupt assumption with no merit. Each of the 4 contract colleges at Cornell is among the top-3 in the nation in their respective fields.
Hope this clears some more myths up! |