Cornell University

The Unification of Diversity
Willard Straight Hall is the center of student activity at Cornell. An unaccompanied piano in an open room. A dining hall or two, a cafe and rooftop terrace to sit alone or with friends and a mul...

Nature galore. Organized activities. Secret serenity.
I was not the most traditionally social person at Cornell and I remain pretty much the same way to this day. Recreation, for me, was exploring the campus and walking the streets of Ithaca searchin...

Seek and You Shall Find A Job.
I easily got a work study job my freshman year at one of the dining service halls which, I have to say, was very well managed. No bossy bosses, very, well, collegian. I cannot remember how long I w...

Greeks Meet Freaks Meet Geeks and Meeks
I never had any intention of joining a fraternity when I went to Cornell and I never did join one. That said, Greek life at Cornell played a large part of my freshman year. The fraternities and sor...

Down to Earth Education
Cornell has several colleges. A number of colleges are state supported and draw student body heavily from the Upstate New York Region. Because Cornell University is an Ivy League school it also has...

Live and Let Live
My first year at Cornell, I lived in the west campus freshman dorms which have now been replaced with new campus housing and a dining hall which is quite beautiful and had large screen CNN going wh...

Diversity and Music
The Cornell University student body and staff draws from around the world. While Ithaca is a small city, it represents the global diversity quite well through its restaurants, music and nightlife o...

Accomodating Scholars @ Their Best
Cornell has great food service facilities as it is home to one of the best hotel schools in the world. The campus store is convenient and architecturally interesting. The Johnson Museum was designe...

Walk if you are able.
It is easy enough to drive and park in Ithaca. There are plentiful paid parking options located on campus and at convenient spots near Ithaca Commons downtown. The areas that are just off the Corne...

Not a Six-Lane Highway In Sight
Cornell is located in Ithaca, NY. It has the stunning geography of a small scale San Francisco and the international fervor of New York City without the Wall Street trappings (not that some student...