Total Enrollment: 20,939
Institution Size: 20,000 and above
Campus Setting:
Urban
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable
Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and first-professional
School Calendar Type: Semester
Total Undergrad Enrollment: 13,935
Total Grad Enrollment: 7,004
Admissions Requirements:
High School GPA
High School Rank
Test Scores
Recommendations
Accepted Credit:
Advanced Placement
“ Breadth of study and diversity of student body ”
“ There are so many opportunities to get involved academically and with extra-curriculars. ”
“ thoroughly enjoyed the rigorous academic environment and had a great deal of fun. ”
“ I was treated like an autonomous adult at Cornell. Nothing was spoon fed to me ”
NOTE: My son has graduated from Cornell but you can't leave the "student status" blank.
The best thing about Cornell is the School of Hotel Administration!! My son got a world class experience...
It's a big Ivey, so at first it was a bit overwhelming for my son and for us! But after that first semester was underway, he made some friends and became one with the snow and cold, he loved it!
It takes some time to figure that out, sometimes more than four years. The personal challenge/gauntlet that the College of Arts and Sciences throws down.
It costs a lot, and it's in upstate New York and cold a few more months of the year than some students, especially cute women would like- you know the women who go to Cal Berkley or Miami
The best thing about Cornell is the large variety of majors/minors/academic programs to choose from. There are so many opportunities to get involved academically and with extra-curriculars.
The classes can be very large (500+ people in a lecture), so its hard to get to know the professors, especially in the intro level classes. Most majors have a rigorous curriculum and have a lot of...
Every student at this school needs a good pencil, and cough drops in Winter
Another awesome thing is 13,000 students mostly serious and purposeful
Every student at this school needs A nice winter coat