Cornell Campus Tour

I'm back from my Cornell tour. I would say that it was pretty good overall; just had a few problems (not necessarily related to Cornell itself). As for the official campus, I actually liked it quite a bit. I feel that it had the potential to look very beautiful, only if it wasn't so rainy (more about the rain later). The campus seemed well organized into what our tour guide called "mini-campuses" for each individual college within Cornell. The tour guide also knew his information very well and gave very detailed descriptions for each building we went to, which helped improve my rating of Cornell. He also took us into a lot of buildings, including multiple halls and even an indoor track space. But two things were a bit off about the campus. First off, it was really rainy and cold, and walking around for over an hour in such weather isn't ideal. If it was sunny, it would have been much better to enjoy, but oh well. No one can control the weather. Also, the campus is also very large, larger than any other campus I visited. This meant lots of walking (especially in bad weather). For me, I'm not sure that I like large campuses. I prefer everything to be within comfortable walking distance. Cornell's campus isn't that bad for walking, but the thought of walking between classes in this campus doesn't seem too appealing (Also, it is very hilly, meaning more harder walking to do). So technically, I only had one problem with Cornell, as the weather was just a tour thing. But due to the weather, we decided not to tour the CALS building and instead head home. Overall, I do like Cornell, but I'll have to see if I go here.

As for the other aspects of the trip, the food surprised me in a good way. The Ithaca region around Cornell seemed extremely local and rural, and I didn't expect the restaurants to taste as good as it did (Coming back from the trip, I learned that Cornell is ranked pretty high for its food scene, which is something I didn't know about beforehand). Going a little beyond Ithaca, the area itself was also very beautiful, with huge woody hills and multiple farms right off of the highways. This also meant bad internet connection, but it wasn't that bad. For me, the area around a college is also very important, as it can provide lots of resources or lack a lot of it as well. My thought is that Ithaca doesn't provide the most resources, but I was there for only a day or two. So I can't say that for sure, just something I observed.

In the end, I would say I enjoyed this trip. Cornell seems very nice and is one of my top choices for my undergraduate education.