Interesting class offerings. Small classes. Amazing Freshman move in and first week experience

So far so good !!! My daughter started at CC this week good move in process. CC seems to be a "you can't fail" environment. Hannah Ganzel Coordinator of Disability services at CC is a passionate and caring professional. She has been a great supportive resource. read more

If you have anything even remotely similar to Attention Deficit Disorder, this school is *NOT* for you. The block plan looks great on paper, and now, years later, being medicated, probably is, but in 1980, it was FAR easier to get involved with the many distractions college life has to offer. Tarr Hall was nice enough, bathrooms were lacking a bit. Bowman's fire escapes were rickety then, not recommended for sneaking out post-visit. Being from the East, the "Rocky Mountain Oysters" on the menu came as a bit of a surprise. Steak night was a big plus. Overall, I liked the school, but at the time, it was not a good fit. Since then, they seem to have REALLY embraced the "Liberal" in Liberal Arts. read more

Cornell, my alma mater. Five stars for giving me a good education, with small classes and passionate professors. Minus one star for lots of sex... but not me having it. Minus one star for having shitty view of pranks and fun. Minus one star for making us move out within two hours of graduation. Plus one star for my graduating GPA being one number from Pi. 3.1716 Plus one star for proximity to the Pal, Iowa City, and Chicago. read more

I'm not sure what to put down here. Guess we'll call this a placemarker for now. Thanks for the memories, Cornell. read more

Oh Cornell... there is so much to say about you, yet so little reason to do so. Five stars for accepting me, but minus one for accepting the rest of the jokers that go here and minus one more for Iowa's winter. It isn't your fault, i know, but such is life. If, however, I get into grad school, I'll bump you back up to five! read more

Here is a true story about Cornell College. I am a disabled combat vet who has quite a few anxiety issues. At the moment I attend the University of Iowa where I easily got accepted with my 3.7 GPA. Because of my anxiety issues I am very uncomfortable in classrooms of 300 people so I checked out Cornell College, also called "the other Cornell" which means it's like that other Cornell in Ithaca but you know, not nearly as good. They told me to gather up my transcripts as soon as possible and they have me running through hoops, all of which I got done before the semester started. Then after I got them everything with five days to spare they tell me I'm too late for spring and can go in the fall. This is funny because I repeatedly told them I did not want to put my life on hold for a year to go to their school in the fall. Why not just tell people there isn't time before they pay money for transcripts and waste their time? I have a surgical plastic plate in my foot from when I broke it in the military and it kind of hurts to have to run all over the University of Iowa to get paperwork, so when they tell me it was just wasted effort. Completely lacking in professionalism. Their website says the deadline was in December but that they'd keep taking people till there was no room. I asked if they had vacancies and was told they do, just not for a combat vet whom they have running all over the place spending his money on transcripts with a 3.7 GPA. Not veteran friendly in the least, keep it classy Cornell College (not to be confused with that Cornell that you would actually brag about attending). read more

I have fifty years of experience in higher ed, at multiple universities. The one course at a time is stunningly better than the conventional five courses at a time. In the conventional curriculum it is hard to focus; you always have competing demands. As a teacher, I can't take students off campus to exploit local assets because of their own schedules. Add to this that Cornell has quite small classes and the format assures lots of face time, unlike a conventional environment. The results are quite amazing. A very high share of Cornell graduates go on to graduate and professional training: M.D., J.D., M.B.A., M.A., Ph.D. I think Cornell is simply one of the best colleges in the country; it really delivers for its students. read more

Went to school here from 1994-1998. Wonderful experience. The block plan was great, though tough for some courses!

Well, to be completely honest, the education and the school is great if you are a self motivated learner. There is a lot of opportunity if you know where to look, and one could potentially do well here. They give out great scholarships and financial aid (the reason why I came here and stayed here). However, I will say that my social experience at Cornell has been the worst experience of my life. Most of the campus seems to be stuck in high school, and with that comes all of the drama and sophomoric behavior, gossip and rumors, and other such things. If you get on someone's bad side, the whole campus knows and passes judgment on you for whatever rumor may be circulating about you at the time. Doesn't matter if you try to change people's mind, the rumor mill has more credibility than you do, and people honestly don't care about the truth, only about what other people say. It's as if people with social ineptitude are attracted to Cornell. It got to the point in fact, where I ended up with fairly serious depression for about a year and a half, almost withdrew/transferred on several occasions, and felt like I was treated not as a person, but as something lesser. I had a rather serious drinking problem for a while, complete with anger and outbursts while intoxicated. It was a truly horrible experience overall. I will admit that not EVERYTHING was bad. Those friends that were actually genuine and caring human beings with maturity helped keep me here to finish my degree. My fraternity, Phi Kappa Nu (the Newts) are my brothers and people of the highest caliber and quality, and they supported me through all the shit that I had to deal with. Those people that knew me and were mature and intelligent enough to see through all the gossip and drama and know me as a person made it possible for me to endure what I had to endure to get my education. read more

I'm giving Cornell five stars. I can't say enough about the professors I had here - they cared a lot and some still mentor me. Sure, there were some rubes, but most of my friends went on to grad school in competitive professions, so that's also a plus. Finally, I met my significant other at Cornell and that's a pretty sweet gift as well. read more