@"Calgirlorbluedevil?,
My D is a sophomore that Cornell. Her friend is in AAP but in Planning, not Architecture. He told her architecture students have no life because they have so much work to do and spend most of their time working in studios. Those kids are known to be very hard working, more so than engineering kids.
My D also know a girl at Cal Pol who wanted to transfer to Cornell but was not accepted. It is extra difficult, if not possible, to transfer into AAP.
Like other said, Ithaca is very cold 5 months of the year. Those are 5 of the 9 months when you are on campus. It can be depressing. It is not much fun if you don’t like cold or snow. Summer is nice but everyone leaves for home.