Atmosphere at Cornell

illinois_kid · 07-01-2006, 01:21 PM

Ok... I'm a rising senior and was considering Cornell. I visited it, and now they only Ivies I'm applying to are Dartmouth and Brown.

It seemed to me that Cornell has a really non-serious atmosphere. Like, one of the biggest school traditions is throwing squid at Harvard's hockey team. The impression I got was Cornell was all about drinking, partying, squid-throwing, and not caring about anything deeper than the keg at the next frat party. Is this true? (There's a rather nasty joke a Dartmouth kid told me that I won't repeat).

And Ithaka left much to be desired.

So what is life like at Cornell? Is it what it seemed to be to me?

bball87 · 07-01-2006, 01:25 PM

ur kidding about "non-serious" atmosphere

saying that cornell is a non-serious place is an oxy-moron

Spanks · 07-01-2006, 01:54 PM

"Ithaca", you mean?

I think you're determined to focus on minor negative details and have entirely missed the big picture.

SorGirl · 07-01-2006, 02:01 PM

***troll alert***

cornellENG2010 · 07-01-2006, 02:17 PM

haha *** complete opposite of what i heard and how i felt when i visited

theone1 · 07-01-2006, 02:21 PM

this kid is a retard. end of story.

matt330ci · 07-01-2006, 03:30 PM

lol, a dartmouth kid joking about 'drinking/kegs' at another school? lololol.

gellino · 07-01-2006, 04:34 PM

Agree with matt, Dartmouth has more of a party scene than Cornell.

Figgy · 07-02-2006, 12:10 AM

"Hardest ivy to get out of" ... enough said....and Dartmouth is a school where people eat through their butts...no seriously I heard that, there was a Southpark based on it...

mercury · 07-02-2006, 01:16 AM

Are you joking?

sparticus800 · 07-02-2006, 10:37 AM

actually, kegs are forbidden at cornell frat parties

in all seriousness, cornell is a very fun place, but that is paired with an intense academic environment. libraries are open 24 hours a day because there are actually people using them 24 hours a day, every day.

With regard to all your "non-serious" cornell traditions, i don't see why squid throwing is such a big issue for you. It's actually fish throwing, for the record, and it's part of the hockey tradition and the big harvard-cornell hockey rivalry. It all goes back to when harvard started it by tying a chicken to our goalpost mocking the ag school. We now respond by throwing fish at them because of their proximity to boston harbor.

feel free to pm me if you want to discuss your concerns in detail

mikeyc765 · 07-02-2006, 10:41 AM

I've visited Cornell a few times for Model UN and I loved the atmosphere and it's the main reason I'm applying. It seems to balance serious and fun. Can't really explain how I came at that conclusion, but it is the sort of vibe I felt.

sparticus800 · 07-02-2006, 10:44 AM

mikeyc: it's called the work hard-play hard philosophy

mikeyc765 · 07-02-2006, 11:31 AM

Ooh! Did I sense the right vibe then?

sparticus800 · 07-02-2006, 01:59 PM

yes haha. i would describe cornell as intense but hella fun