Lauren Q.
I found reaching out to colleges and ambassadors intimidating when I was applying to college, so I often would wait to email or call. Waiting will not make the intimidation go away, so reach out! The sooner you do, the sooner you will get answers. Everyone you are contacting to help and answer your questions.
Many of my close friends are also in Urban and Regional Studies. Our similar interests allowed us to become friends quickly, and I am so glad that this major allowed me to meet them. I met other friends by living on the same floor of my dorm, and I ran into them multiple times before becoming friends. I also met friends through clubs or from running into them over and over again because of our common schedules.
Exploring Ithaca is one of my favorite things to do. Once I became familiar with Ithaca's public transportation (TCAT), I quickly found it fun to go on solo adventures around Ithaca. From going to the Ithaca Commons to visit the cats at the Alley Cat Cafe to finding new trails to walk, this time to myself is special. Everyone at Cornell is busy and it’s normal to spend a lot of time with other people, so being able to take time to myself to explore new places has become one of my favorite things to do in Ithaca.
I am currently the trip planner for OURS, the Organization for Urban and Regional Studies.This year, I was able to join the club for an overnight trip to Pittsburgh. I loved this trip, and I got to know both club members and the city. We met with officials and Cornell alumni that offered a lot of information about the city. I was also able to join our second trip of the year to Utica. I had never been to Utica before and being able to see the city and meet with their officials was enlightening. I am excited to work with other club members next year to make future trips even better.
I never thought I would miss chicken noodle soup when coming to college, but chicken noodle soup was the one I missed the most. One of the best places to get it on campus is Goldie’s Cafe, and I go at least once a week to get it during the winter. They also have great sandwiches to get for lunch as well. Overall, Goldie’s has some of the best cafe food.
The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning has been a great fit for me for many reasons. One of them is the tight-knit community that the Urban and Regional Studies major offers. My major class size is relatively small, having just over 30 students,allowing me to get to know most of my classmates. This community is an amazing support system I could not imagine going without. The support is not just from my peers, AAP offers all of its students extraordinary support, and their Office of Student Services has been one of the most useful resources I have found.
Urban studies encompass many different aspects of the built environment and how people interact with it, along with how laws affect these interactions. For me, I am the most interested in how laws affect urban poverty and quality of life. People's quality of life in cities is a topic that has become increasingly interesting to me and has become intertwined with my previous passions. These passions have led me to start working toward a public policy minor so I can gain a better understanding of government policy and how policy affects everyday people.
I found reaching out to colleges and ambassadors intimidating when I was applying to college, so I often would wait to email or call. Waiting will not make the intimidation go away, so reach out! The sooner you do, the sooner you will get answers. Everyone you are contacting to help and answer your questions.
Many of my close friends are also in Urban and Regional Studies. Our similar interests allowed us to become friends quickly, and I am so glad that this major allowed me to meet them. I met other friends by living on the same floor of my dorm, and I ran into them multiple times before becoming friends. I also met friends through clubs or from running into them over and over again because of our common schedules.
Exploring Ithaca is one of my favorite things to do. Once I became familiar with Ithaca's public transportation (TCAT), I quickly found it fun to go on solo adventures around Ithaca. From going to the Ithaca Commons to visit the cats at the Alley Cat Cafe to finding new trails to walk, this time to myself is special. Everyone at Cornell is busy and it’s normal to spend a lot of time with other people, so being able to take time to myself to explore new places has become one of my favorite things to do in Ithaca.
I am currently the trip planner for OURS, the Organization for Urban and Regional Studies.This year, I was able to join the club for an overnight trip to Pittsburgh. I loved this trip, and I got to know both club members and the city. We met with officials and Cornell alumni that offered a lot of information about the city. I was also able to join our second trip of the year to Utica. I had never been to Utica before and being able to see the city and meet with their officials was enlightening. I am excited to work with other club members next year to make future trips even better.
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