Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 5, 2004
Pros: Ivy League status; beautiful campus
Cons: Constant stress turns students into zombies
Summary: I graduated from Corn-hell, excuse me, Cornell in 2000 with a degree in biochemistry. Those of you interested in majoring in the biological sciences or pre-medicine will benefit most from reading this review. As the title suggests, I found Cornell, or ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Oct 16, 2012
Pros: beautiful campus, stimulating, great community, challenging, great connections/opportunities.
Cons: figure that out yourself.
Summary: I'm a sophomore undergrad here and honestly, after over a year, Cornell is ultimately the university you sign up for. What I mean by that is this - if you're looking for a college where you can get good grades and take a bunch of meaningless ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 17, 2003
Pros: The campus and all their cultural facilities are fabulous to explore.
Cons: The students on campus are mostly quiet, unhappy-looking robots.
Summary: Seven years ago, I sought to get into this prestigious college, where my older sister had gone. I applied twice, but was turned down each time because my high school qualifications were inadequate by Ivy League standards. Ultimately I ended up attending ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 21, 2003
Pros: beautiful campus, excellent professors, unlimited intellectual resources
Cons: weather, elitism, isolation
Summary: I have no need to beat around the bush and sugar coat things. Here are the facts, from my perspective:
Cornell is the easiest of the Ivy League schools to get into. On the other hand, it is the easiest to fail out of. Unlike Harvard, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 10, 2003
Pros: Beautiful campus, diverse population, focus on teaching, resources available to students
Cons: University seems strapped for money
Summary: I applied to Cornell's animal science department in the fall of 2000, and was accepted. I quickly learned that my experience of coasting through high school would not be repeated. As a pre-vet student I enrolled in several "weed-out" courses which ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 16, 2001
Pros: Beautiful campus, excellent size, terrific experience.
Cons: Can't think of any.
Summary: When I say that I would cut off a finger to do it all over again, it sounds sort of drastic, but I really mean that. I can go on and on for hours about how much I loved Cornell. It was the best four years of my life, hands down. In the evening after ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 30, 2001
Pros: Great views, all obtained free
Cons: Parking is difficult on campus if you don't have a permit
Summary: Some people say that Cornell has one of the most beautiful university campuses in the country. I am entering my sophomore year at CU and can tell you that it is TRUE. Even in the winter, when every blossom and leaf is gone from the trees, the land around ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 30, 2001
Pros: HUGE rooms with beautiful furniture; sinks in each room; quiet and pleasant; close to everything
Cons: Dim lighting and atmosphere sometimes gives it an "old" feeling; not extremely social
Summary: I didn't request to live in Balch Hall when I sent in my housing application. Nor did I request a single. Nor did I request to live on North Campus. Regardless, Balch provided me with a spectacular living experience my freshman year at Cornell.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 2, 2001
Pros: Great space, good location, nice neighbors.
Cons: Too quiet sometimes.
Summary: It has been called "The Nunnery" due to it's women only restriction. However, I would say that Balch Hall is one of the best places to live on campus. The dorm rooms are spacious and well furnished and some rooms have their own sinks and if you're ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 19, 2001
Pros: Beautiful campus, excellent weather & good restaurants
Cons: TAs & expensive tuition
Summary: I find this school to be very demanding, but I still had a lot of fun. When I opened the letter proclaiming my admittance to Cornell's Summer Program for High School Sophomores, I was ecstatic. Even more so when I got the brochure outlining my three ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 6, 2001
Pros: Beautiful/inspiring campus environment (buildings and grounds); Ivy league degree respected after graduation; Rigorous academics
Cons: Rigorous academics can be stressful; Not much to do in Ithaca; Very expensive tuition
Summary: I graduated from Cornell in May of 2000 and I wish that I could go back and relive my four years there. The campus is absolutely beautiful. Before choosing to attend Cornell, I visited about five other similarly ranked schools and none of them compared ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 9, 2001
Pros: spirit, attitude, and the cheers
Cons: none
Summary: You aren't a true Cornell student if you don't attend at least one of the men's ice hockey games. I have loved ice hockey all my life; I followed my state's national team, I followed my high school team, and I played in town's women's league. So it went ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 19, 2001
Pros: easy early admissions
Cons: none
Summary: I am a freshman at Cornell University, College of Human Ecology. I just completed my first semester at school and would like to let you in on some tricks I have learned to increase your chances of getting in to this great school:
Note: ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 21, 2000
Pros: a school with a great reputation, well-known and respected professors
Cons: curved classes and demanding, rigid grading scales
Summary: I am a "hotelie" here at Cornell and I wanted to make a few observations about the school. It is a high quality school. Those who choose to come here will be paying quite a bit of money and will be offered many opportunities to succeed. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 27, 2000
Pros: beautiful campus, great people, great education
Cons: too many hills
Summary: My experience at Cornell University has been great. I have had so much fun since i have been at Cornell. The people here are nice and very welcoming. I hate how there are so many hills to walk up and down, but I love the view and the beautiness of the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 4, 2000
Pros: Beautiful campus and surrounding area
Cons: Cold - Impersonal, oversized, new developments on campus are ruining the atmosphere that was once Cornell, too many more to mention
Summary: Lots of verbage in the opinions on this one, but this one will be short and sweet. Expecting anyone to be honest and say they hated Cornell is like asking someone who just spent a ton of money on anything to critique it honestly. You're not going to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 4, 2000
Pros: social, friendly
Cons: a bit too noisy at times
Summary: This summer I received that all important letter from Cornell University, telling me where I was going to be living this year. They had thrown me into West Campus; I was scared. All the freshmen were supposed to be on North Campus but I had been ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 31, 2000
Pros: lots of variety
Cons: can't think of any
Summary: Well, I've been at Cornell for almost 3 months now and I have decided that I can now fully rate the food services here. A poll a year ago ranked Cornell as having the best on campus food. Now, I don't know if I would call it the best, because I really ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 27, 2000
Pros: sense of community, laid-back atmosphere
Cons: services are a la carte
Summary: "Wow, I'm leaving. It's all over."
I got into my decrepit Ford Taurus in disbelief and steered down Stewart Avenue toward Route 79, which all Cornellians recognize as the road from hell, the road necessary to return to the civilization of southern ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 18, 2000
Pros: Great academics, professors, scenery, student organizations
Cons: difficult grading, cold and snowy, quite isolated location
Summary: I liked my time at Cornell. It was a beautiful place to study and a stimulating environment in which to learn. The academics are the greatest strength of the school, and when viewed differently, the greatest stressing element. There are an incredible ... read more
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