How is the quality of Cornell's CAS?

jkelley2
Mon, 25 May 2009 23:09:51 +0000

Which philosophy did you sit in? Intro is not for philosophy majors, so it’s likely that the students really were disinterested because that class was just a distribution for them. Honestly, you had an unlucky experience. I’m a Cornell tour guide, and I’ve had to sit in on a lot of classes, and I very rarely see bored students and professors. I hope that you consider going back to campus and sitting in on a class or two if that’s a reasonable option for you.

As far as the quality of the college goes, you really have to consider each department separately. The college is really too big to consider on its own. But overall, rigor at Cornell is very high and students are challenged to do their best, which is often more than they ever knew they were capable of.