Got questions about Cornell? Ask a current student!

matrixsurgeon
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 01:27:06 +0000

Sorry been a while since I’ve checked this tread (I’ll blame spring break).

@okie97 There are certainly a few options in college town. Also Big Red Barbershop is also nice if you are looking just for a simple cut.

About CS stuff, I’ll answer to the best of my knowledge (have many engineer friends).

So CS is in both CAS and Engineering but really the only difference between CS in either major is the distribution/requirements that come with being in those particular schools. Like someone mentioned, Engineering will come with the physics/math requirements while CAS will come with the language and humanities requirements. Other than that, I highly doubt there are any “CS differences” if that makes any sense. Apart from that, CS at Cornell is one of the best in the country no doubt. I know CMU is probably, if not, the best but Cornell isn’t terribly far behind and definitely above the rest of the ivy league to the best of my knowledge. My CS friends should have no trouble getting good jobs. Obviously the course load is hard and challenging but thats what you get with Cornell. Employers know that and as long as hard work is put in, most people do well enough GPA to not have to worry about that being a problem.

About social life, Cornell is a hard school once again. This is especially true in the sciences, engineering, premed, etc. But at the end of the day, it all comes down to time management. The average Cornell student finds a way to socialize and definitely doesn’t spend all of his/her time studying, I certainly don’t. This means parties, clubs, greek life, sports, theater, drama, etc, etc.