<p>Following up on @intparent—
Balch is a female only freshman dorm, so that option does exist.</p>
<p><a href=“Residential Life | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University”>Residential Life | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University;
<p>It is a four hour drive from Cornell to Manhattan, but the campus-to-campus bus posts a 4.5 hour travel time. There will be charter bus options at break time, and I believe those will cost less than the daily campus-to-campus bus. Also, you will quickly meet other people from the tri-state area and will usually be able to snag a ride home for breaks. </p>
<p>Completely agree with @BrownParent :
“Cornell is a more traditional experience in a college town with a traditional campus and that should foster a greater sense of community.”</p>
<p>Cornell would offer you that college campus experience that NYU cannot. </p>