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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think the weather is the issue at cornell. [b]When I visited with my kid, i just felt it was big and sprawling campus, and to me, it felt disconnected.  We spoke with several kids at the dining hall, and around campus...they all talked about how many hours they studied and how competitive it was... for greek, grades, clubs, etc. I personally felt it would be easy to feel isolated and lonely there, particularly if under academic or social stress.[/b] Cornell has some great academic programs, but I was happy that my kid applied/is attending elsewhere. [/quote]

I sadly think this is accurate.
I’m the OP.[/quote]

My kid did not like Cornell when we visited.  The huge sprawling campus along with the attitude that the university didn't seem to care.  No tours, the students at the visitor center couldn't answer any more than "here's a map, enjoy your self guided tour".  SOrtof got the idea that if you attend, you would be met with similar attitudes from the university.  So they didn't apply.

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They do have reservable campus tours.  Including when they say all of them are fully booked up. We went to a pre-booked admissions overview lecture in August when the tours were all booked up and they added extra walking tours for anyone who came to the lecture.

I think colleges have shifted away from open access campus tours in the digital age.  There is excess demand.  Plus people have a tendency to no-show for free events.

I went to Toronto and wanted to tour U of T.  It said only for prospective students and my high school freshman refused to wake up early to play prospective.  So I didn't go.

However, when I was a kid, campuses were more "walk in and go on a tour".[/quote]

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