Candid at Cornell

Getting final term grades at the end of each semester is always an odd process for me. Here’s why. Each semester at Cornell, it’s safe to say that I, like most students, put a lot of work in for each of my 5 (or so) classes. Problem sets, all-night cram sessions before exams, participating in [...]

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Okay, I’m pretty sure that I’ve alluded to this before in earlier posts. But my frustration with this situation makes it worth repeating: It hasn’t been this nice outside since early September…and, of course, it’s the one time of the semester I’m literally in the library each day, for most of the day.  Seriously. Mid-February, mid-March, [...]

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I’m not an awkward person–really. I can hold a conversation nicely (I think), and have no problem meeting new people or being thrown into new situations. Having said that, it’s pretty easy for me to look back over my 3 years at Cornell, and think of some awkward scenarios that I’ve been in, that make [...]

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Let me go out on a limb here and make a bold statement, which I’m guessing is true for the most part (but I could be wrong): Most prospective students applying to Cornell University don’t know, or care about, what Cornell’s status as a land-grant university means, or how it applies to them. But they [...]

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I’m almost a Cornell senior, so it’s safe to say that I’ve taken plenty of courses–large lectures, small seminars, and everything in between. Looking back over the classes I’ve taken, and the professors I’ve had, I’ve realized that there are some core things that I really appreciate in a professor. Let me highlight them by giving [...]

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Whoa, the time’s going by fast! I can’t believe it’s already mid-April. The weather’s getting warmer and the sky is getting bluer…and the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer. (It’s hard to blame anyone but me for my workload, though, as I willingly signed up for 20 credits.) Here are some [...]

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It always cracks me up when I think back to how I was before freshman year, and my thought processes regarding college. I believed that achieving happiness at Cornell my first year would be more or less formulaic–you attend X club recruitment sessions, take a certain amount of classes in your major, spend a few hours [...]

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It might be because I have this great gig as a paid blogger, or because I have more t-shirts with the Cornell name on it than not. But for some reason, every year I always get a few people writing to me with a simple request–and it’s something along the lines of, “convince me why [...]

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Woo, it’s spring break! I’ve had quite a few busy and stressful weeks, and have dealt with my fair share of aggravation…so let’s just say that this break has been well deserved. While the suburbs of Connecticut might not be as enticing as Punta Cana or Miami, I’m excited to kick back and relax with [...]

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I’m just throwing this out there: Cornell’s campus is pretty big (it has its own zip code, after all!). This means that, unless you’ve spent many years on this campus, it seems like there’s always a new eatery to try (my new favorite is the Big Red Barn), study spot to utilize (Hotelie library), or a new [...]

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