Frequently Asked Questions About Admissions
Q: How are the workload and stress levels at Cornell?
A: There is a lot of work. Our faculty expect a lot from their students. We don't think this is a bad thing. And neither do our students:
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"Students at Cornell work hard, but they also play hard. The academics here are definitely challenging; however, the environment is not cut-throat. There really is a sense of camaraderie, even among some of the more traditionally competitive classes such as the sciences. Students really have a sense that 'we're all in this together,' and they act accordingly. Classes can be hard, and we want to help each other get through them. Students are not at all absorbed in trying to do better than everyone else."
"Sure there's a lot of work, but if what you're studying turns you on, how can the opportunity to learn be a negative experience?" "The only person you're competing against is yourself, and how well you want to do is entirely up to you. No matter where you go, you're going to find students who study all the time. But the majority of students here take both their studies and their fun seriously. We realize that studying all the time would make us go crazy, so Cornell is open to students taking time to have fun and relieve stress." |
