<p>i’m thinking about applying early to Cornell. but to be honest, i am really unsure of myself. i’m not sure if i will like Cornell’s setting and the environment. could someone describe to me the setting of Cornell? for example, is it very very empty as if Cornell is in the middle of nowhere?</p>
<p>I strongly recommend visiting before you apply ED.</p>
<p>Being in the middle of nowhere doesn’t at all mean it feels empty; on both of my visits I found the campus to be pretty full of people. I think a current student (instead of a future one like me) would be better placed to answer your question in more depth. </p>
<p>Also, I’m with silverturtle. You should definitely visit.</p>
<p>cornell sits on top of east hill in ithaca. The general direction of slope is that uphill is eastward and downhill is westward. During the day, campus is very busy, people are everywhere doing everything. People are in all of the quads libraries and dining areas all of the time during the day. At night, north campus, collegetown, and the frats on north and west are all usually pretty busy/crowded. Collegetown, which is south of campus, is a large neighborhood composed of upperclassmen who live in apartments. Also within collegetown is about a 6 block urban area that is composed of large apartment buildings, parking garages, restaurants and shops. Downhill from Cornell is Downtown Ithaca. The commons are here, and there are a lot of residential neighborhoods. You probably wont visit this area much as a freshman because it is kind of far, and most of the “happening” things are on or near campus. I would say that cornell is almost the opposite of empty. There are the perfect number of people here. There are enough that you are continually meeting new people, but not so many that your friends get lost in seas of people. The area around ithaca is fairly urbanized.</p>
<p>Cornell is definitely not empty. if you want to check out a more quiet campus and compare, go over to Ithaca College. nothing at all against the school, but I found the atmosphere there to be really different than at Cornell. even during the summer, Cornell has lots of traffic coming through campus, pedestrians, bikes, and it feels like a pretty bustling and active place.</p>
<p>yeah, i hear the town is pretty bustling, but it’s pretty small right? so do any of you ever feel like you’re going to the same places everyday? do any of you feel trapped at all?</p>
<p>and thanks for the info so far guys</p>
<p>Nope. You will be too busy to be trapped. Plus you will find the places you really love going, and you won’t need so much “variety” (not that there isn’t plenty of variety to be found)</p>
<p>Anecdotally, during graduation week, I was going around with my graduating senior friends, and we would go some place or do some thing and they would say “Oh I always wanted to go here/do this but I never got around to”, if that doesn’t say a lot about all there is to do.</p>