<p>Getting into Park is tough and there’s nothing around that fact. If you have a big interest you should try to attend some of the Rush Night’s whether it is the radio, tv station, or the various journalistic opportunities. They need people with all types of experience and will teach you so much. GPA should be kept above a 3.0 and maybe near 3.5. Park classes are small and the Dean doesn’t want to admit people who aren’t able to deal with the amount of work that will be infront of them.</p>
<p>The exploratory program is great. I know a lot of people who are in it and they are soon figuring out what they want to major in. During Orientation you will meet with an advisor who will help you figure out what kind of courses you want to take. You can try to get into a Park class but it will be hard your first semester. I think non-Park majors have a better chance of taking classes in the second semester. The Exploratory program helps you figure out where you want to go and there is a lot of working with your advisor to find out your interests and ways to get you on track to being admitted into a certain major. </p>
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<p>I think Transfer students need to at least have a 2.5 but you’ll probably want to keep it near 3.0. I don’t know a lot about the science programs but the classes are tough and the admissions committee wants to see you are prepared for the work ahead of you.
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<p>Congrats on being selected for the interview process. I don’t really have any advice for that program since I was rejected. Just make sure to be yourself.</p>
I know a lot of people turned down Newhouse purely for one reason - access to equipment. Students at Syracuse don’t have access to equipment until they are a junior. At IC you are doing hands on work your first semester. Especially with IC you can work on television shows and thesis films your first semester and add it to your resume and gain internships because of what we have access to. You really have to look at the program and the facilities but you also need to look at the school as a whole.</p>
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If you wan to work with film be a C&P major or go for the BFA. Major in film if it is your passion. Someone in one of my production courses is a TV-R major but she is going to change to C&P because she was rejected. TVR majors will never touch film. It is hard to get into Intro to Photo or Intro to Cinema Production unless it is your major.</p>
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During your first year at IC you will be put into a production course - Introduction to Media Production (1/2 semester in the TV studio where you learn how to work all the equipment and play all the roles in a live production; 1/2 semester in the audio lab where you learn to record and use GarageBand and edit) or Introduction to Field Production (JVC cameras, tripods, lights, etc - you use them all. By our third class we were all touching and handling a camera.) From your first semester on you will choose a concentration (Video Prod, Audio Prod, International Communications, or Scriptwriting) and take another class for your major. You will be given a Park Card which gives you access to everything at PPECS (Park Portable Equipement Checkout System? I don’t really know the actual name for it). You will learn how to work Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack and be editing very soon. If you join ICTV you can do so many things with studio or field shows. You can also help with people’s Video Workshop projects or shoot your own stuff. </p>
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<p>Hey. I got accepted into ithaca, and i hear its a school filled with student who are on drugs daily. I’m not so big into drugs more of a drinker, but i wanted to know is it easy to avoid most of the drug culture at ithaca, and will i be able to still enjoy myself,and making friends even though i dont like pot?</p>
<p>You will see drugs but you don’t have to do them to be friends with people. I know people who smoke pot and I know people who don’t. They have a substance free dorm (Hood) but you will hear people talking about it. There are head shops in the Commons but it’s not coming onto the campus. We have people who very for drugs and people who are against drugs. You can easily avoid it.</p>
<p>Do Ithaca students head over to Cornell a lot for frat parties and such? Also, what do Cornell students think of Ithaca students and vice versa?</p>
<p>What dorm do you recommend for freshman and why?</p>
<p>How is diversity in terms of people of different ethnicities and does everyone generally associate with each other or do you see people split my races? </p>
<p>Is weather something that is hard to adjust to? I’m going from California so that part is scaring me a bit, haha.</p>
<p>What is there to do for fun around the town?</p>
<p>How hard is it to get around without having a car?</p>
<p>Any things you wish you knew before you started school at Ithaca?</p>
<p>Sorry for all the questions, I just got accepted and am super excited :D</p>
<p>I would say that at the beginning of the semester people do venture over to Cornell. They try to get into some of the fraternities but the novelty wears off. Most people in Ithaca usually head downtown to party rather than go all the way over to Cornell. Most people only hit Cornell if they have any good concerts (I am really regretting not getting tickets to Andrew Bird). You can also take classes at Cornell but that is only under special circumstances.</p>
<p>What do Cornell students think of Ithaca and vice versa? I think we all mutual agree that we are two different type of students and choose our own specific schools for a reason. I would never choose to go to Cornell for various reasons and I am sure students at Cornell would agree. We don’t hate each other but we don’t really have a lot in common. </p>
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<p>I see people walking around with all sort of different racial groups. I think the kind of people who choose to come to IC are willing to accept things that are different and not what they’ve lived with. I have friends of all different kind of racial and socioeconomic classes and who don’t care what race I am. I have friends who are gay, bisexual, asexual, and straight. People usually fo past the sterotypes that society has infront of them.</p>
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<p>I really think all freshmen should participate in the First-Year Residence Hall Experience. It is located in the Upper Quads and East Tower. The Upper Quads consist of Boothroyd, Talcott, and Rowland. East Tower was added this year. I think IC is trying really hard to integrate all freshmen to be surrounded by freshmen. You have to apply for the program but if you don’t get in you really should try for the Lower Quads. BRT and ET have a lot events together and they work hard to have everyone know each other and have a common experience.</p>
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<p>I come from Maryland so I felt that weather was somewhat difficult but it was extremely crazy. But if you are coming from CA if might be a different experience. Over the past week it has snowed 2 inches, rained some, and had bright sun shine. This weather is called ‘Ithacating’ when the weather is extremely crazy and changes erratically. You have to be prepared for all situations - bring rain boots and an umbrella but you also want snow boots and a really warm jacket. They don’t cancel classes for just a little snow - it has to be extreme. It would be best to pick up cold weather gear before it happens so before October maybe. The weather can be a little crazy but you will get used to it.</p>
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<p>A lot of people assume that Ithaca is a boring place but in reality it isn’t Just because we are sort of in the middle of nowhere doesn’t mean we can’t have fun. During the Fall a lot of people go to Buttermilk Falls and go gorge jumping. Ithaca is a great place to explore the surroundings and see what is around. The Commons is a lot of fun with a lot of shops and you can go to Collegetown if you’d like. </p>
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<p>I have a car and there are times when I use it a lot but other times it is just a pain to use. The TCAT is easily accessible and you are able to get to most places with it. There is also many taxi services which people rely on. Someone in your friend group will probably have a car and people don’t mind giving rides unless you help them with gas. Having a car is no big deal especially if you live far away. </p>
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<p>I think you should be happy with what happens. A lot of things will go wrong or you’ll do something stupid and you’ll feel like an idiot. Make a lot of friends and learn to accept all kinds of people. Join a lot of clubs and try out a lot of things. Apply for a lot of positions and see what happens. Just be willing to accept the things around you.</p>
<p>1)Does Ithaca help you a lot in getting jobs/internships for the summer?
I’m got in and am majoring in business and I want to go to one of the top schools for my Masters so I need interships and stuff like that to show for it.</p>
<p>As you know IC is separated into different schools. Within the schools departments are made up and from them majors are defined. Each school has a dean and an administration which helps run the school as a a whole. Each school should have an internship advisor of some sorts. You’ll see posters on the walls about upcoming sessions to learn about how to make a resume, how to prepare for an internship, and how to ace the interview. IC also has Career Services which help students do all the above things and more. You’ll definitely be helped in the Business school. I think once a month they hold sessions about upcoming internships.</p>
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Work-study kids will be assigned a job on-campus. If you aren’t work study you will want to make sure to go to the session during Orientation. All incoming freshmen who aren’t on work-study usually get assigned to some sort of dining services operation. The shifts are usually 4 hours long once a week. As the semester progresses you’ll be able to look on the job resource site and try to find another job if you hate the dining hall.</p>
<p>No not at all. IC’s tuition is about $45,000/year. A lot of students don’t get money from their parents so having the ability to have their own cash is great. You don’t have to attend the session at Orientation but looking for a job on campus will be a lot harder if you don’t. It all depends on what your money situation is during the year.</p>
<p>Financial aid. When you get your financial aid package it will explain everything. I wasn’t offered anything other than some small loans which is why I choose to go to the session during Orientation.</p>
<p>I know you chose Ithaca, and obviously think really highly of it. But I’ve been accepted into the Communications School at Boston University as well as Newhouse at Syracuse in addition to being accepted to Parks at Ithaca. Now I’m in the deciding process and I’m honestly going crazy over it. I know Parks lets you work hands on with the equipment as a Freshman, but how is the success rate for getting a job straight out of college? Newhouse and BU have the renowned rep. but I don’t really care about that. I adored Ithaca when I went to see it. And the only thing holding me back from picking it is this fear that I’ll graduate without a job.</p>
<p>I don’t know if Park has a certain percentage that is publicly announced but I know the Alumni Network is wonderful. If you want to work at any major media organization I am pretty sure their is a Park Alumni currently working there. On the third floor of Park there is an internship coordinator/career services type of person just for Park majors who will help you connect with the right people while in college and then will help you find a job for the future. </p>
<p>I know a lot of my friends in Park choose not to go to Newhouse for one reason: lack of access to equipment. I am a freshmen and I am able to edit with Final Cut Pro, use all types of equipment, and submit proposals to ICTV. At Newhouse you don’t get these experiences until junior year which is too late especially for internships. </p>
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<p>You don’t join FYE you become part of it. As a first-year student you can be enrolled in a seminar (which is only first year students) in more interesting subjects then the ones you’ll have in Academic Writing. They also have a Diversity Speaker who is interesting to attend to and other academic experiences. </p>
<p>If you check out the website you’ll learn a lot about the program, xhttp://<a href=“IC Resources | Ithaca College”>www.ithaca.edu/sacl/experience</a>.</p>
<p>Hello!
Do you happen to know anyone who took the Pre-Med track?
Are they able to get into a good medical school?
Ithaca looks like a nice place, but is their rivalry between Ithaca and Cornell?</p>