<p>I wouldn’t say ‘extremely’. Clarkson University is extremely isolated. Dartmouth is fairly isolated. Cornell is in a city of 100,00 but is relatively isolated from a big city. North Campus is also a decent walk to the more bustling parts of Ithaca – Collegetown and the Commons.</p>
<p>But there are 20,000 kids on Cornell’s campus, so it’s pretty easy to keep yourself entertained. Freshman year can be a bit difficult, like at all colleges, as you try to find friends and figure out your niche on campus. I myself had a couple of thoughts of transferring out my freshman year at Cornell to one of the LACs. But by sophomore year you should be pretty well situated and never at a loss for things to do.</p>