<p>“Did you drive the area? Or did you just stay on campus?” - Actually we lived near Binghamtom (one hour from Ithaca) for 8 years. That was about 20 years ago, but we did a summer visit about 8 years ago with the kids. I learned the “Ithacate” precipation term on these CC threads. </p>
<p>The Cornell campus was too sprawling for my tastes. And at least in my day, they had a shortage of housing on campus. A good friend had to move to an apartment starting her sophomore year. But when we lived in the vicinity, we truly loved the scenery and state parks in the Finger Lakes area.</p>