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I know people who live in the South Hill-area (Ithaca College), which is about an hours walk to McGraw, who share a house with 4 others and pay about 4-500 thus leaving 500 for food and whatnot. Note that your Cornell card will function as a free bus pass for the first year so if you live south hill/further out, buses are still an option even if you want to live cheaply.
Apart from that - there are places out by Community Corners and such that are cheaper (like 700) and would probably look the other way about pets.
My suggestion - if you want to live on the cheap - find a house with 3-4 housemates. I think my budget is about 1050 a month (800 rent + 30 cellphone) but I am extremely frugal and live straight edge so it's easier. Sadly my monthly budget usually goes down the drain by having to pay for travelling to/from Ithaca for various work/non-work reasons...
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I really have no idea about the wait-list situation but we have been having admitted students visiting these last two weeks so I know that there is an ongoing recruitment process currently.
I would also be aware the Cornell goes on spring break (WOO!) on Friday and does not return until April 4th or so. Seeing how close that is to the deadlines.. Just an FYI. I am 100% outside of this process and have no inside information
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Does anyone have any info about Wisconsin's health insurance? Also, I have heard that sometimes the public programs have better health coverage versus the private ones. If anyone has information about Chicago or Cornell's coverage that would certainly be appreciated.
I am happy with Cornell's. Very good coverage and extensive coverage outside of the local area. One pays 10$ flat-rate for any visits to the Cornell medical center (Gannett) which can do most fundamental things and refer one to the finger lakes medical center for larger issues.
http://www.studentinsurance.cornell.edu/gannett/insurance/ship/
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I applied as well but I was so sick when writing my "freedom" things that I doubt that I will be getting anything. Also I am rather bummed out about not hearing back before may 1st. That's a very long time..
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To calm your mind - I did apply for the on-campus housing and did get an offer from them (in like march or april) but I rejected as I found a better place off-campus. You can always apply and then reject the offer without any loss to you at all.
If I run past the Hasbrouck complex tomorrow - I'll take a quick picture and upload to show what it may looks like in mid-feb.
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Cornell used this website for transferring to them from an international account. It has a lot of other school using it so perhaps your school does as well:
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Fulbright (at least the Swedish variety) does not work if you are applying from the U.S and have already started your program.
You should look into the things through your school first and foremost. I get lots and lots of information about possible scholarships from Cornell on a monthly basis and they helped me get a first-year fellowship.
(Cornell here: http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/fellowships )
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I really don't know if you should trust me on this topic but I would definitely visit before I accepted an offer. The prairies are the west and it is somewhat special! My memory of Calgary is much based on comparing to other Canadian cities and to Sweden.
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Edit: Of the other professors doing historical comparative work there, I think Sheila Orloff is a leftist but I really can't remember precisely.
Sheila Orloff is somewhere around the left-ist lean but I would say that a lot of the work of the "social politics" school has been done in reaction to the neglections of Marxist work. Lesie McCann is there as well and she does a lot of stuff that is closely related to Orloff's stuff.
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Hello guys, I've also been admitted into Cornell, but am really really doubting that I'll accept. I'm from NYC and the thought of not having a supermarket nearby kind of scares me. Also, I can't drive. :/ I hope I don't sound lazy, but it's just I've grown up in a big city so don't really feel comfortable anywhere small. I'm lucky because I've also gained admission into another good school, but I don't know if Cornell offers a better program, in which case I don't want to pass on it just because I'm scared of small towns. But I guess that's what student weekends are for...
I do know one thing though, if I do end up at Cornell I am sooo becoming a regular at that cult cafe!
I don't drive either (it's an active choice and due to being from a big city) and it really has not affected my quality of life. The buses do take you out to the mall if you need it - you can always find friend with wheels and I spend 90% of my time working so having a car wouldn't be that much of a change.
Ithaca is the best of small towns so don't knock it as easily.
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Hello,
I'm in a similar situation, but really only interested in Calgary. Could you share any information you have accrued in regards to Calgary?
I lived in Saskatoon for 2 years and worked in Calgary and Edmonton. Edmonton is a western city whereas Calgary is much more metropolitan and is comparable to Montreal/Toronto/Ottawa. Calgary has an excellent train system, a somewhat lively cultural scene and a decent downtown core. Edmonton has hockey, lots of working class and woeful transportation. In Calgary - you can rest your eyes on the foothills of the Rockies whereas Edmonton - welcome to tar sands country. Also - winter is rough in both places but Edmonton is among the worst things I have ever done (aka the nickname deadmonton).
I have perhaps spent 2 months total in these cities so I have no idea bout living life there but I would say that Calgary is a city whereas Edmonton is a trading outpost turned city. Calgary is comparable to eastern Canada whereas Edmonton is only comparable to the prairies.
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I'm vegan and it's easy as 123 here. Ithaca has a nice farmers market with local greens and stuffs, there is a fancy dirt-expensive local "organic" store (green star) downtown where you can get all the fancy tofu and such. Wegmans, which local people love and normal people (read me) think is just a normal store, has a very good assortment of vegetables and various vegan food stuffs. The other stores (PC Fresh and Tops) has an ok assortment of those things as well
Restaurant-wise - Ithaca has lots of restaurants and most places offer veg alternatives. There is a famous veg. restaurant called Moosewoods which is well-liked and hyped (Ithaca has lots of old and young hippie-types) so you can always go there. I would say that it might be as easy finding a veg meal in Ithaca as in a hipster neighborhood of a European city. Less alternatives but easy.
On campus - you can always pick up a vegan/veg lunch alternative (for around 7-10$). I eat out about once a month, never go to wegmans and my food bill is perfectly manageable and I really splurge on vegetables and fruits to make sure I eat well.
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Has any of you guys lived in Berkeley (only college town I've been). If so, or even if not so, I'd love to hear your thoughts on how Ithaca compare in terms of:
- bike-ability
- availability/price of groceries (I cook my own meals, mostly; don't eat out much)
- availability of "study cafes" (e.g. not the neigborhood Starbucks with the AC and music cranked up rendering you progressively deafer and dumber)
- natural scenery
Given the above factors as desirables, which neighborhoods/sides of campus (north, south, east, west) would you recommend? I enjoy biking so distance from campus is not a big deal as long as it's bikeable within 20 mins.
Thanks a lot (and if you have questions re Berkeley feel free to pm me!)
My girlfriend went to Berkeley for a single term but I never visited so I can't really answer but Ithaca has awesome natural scenery. Beebe lake is gorgeous, the hikes into the various state parks are amazing and you hike the Finger Lakes trail going through Ithaca and connecting into the APT further east. I do long runs (10-25km) and it really never gets boring as the scenery is inspiring and refreshing.
If you want bike up the hill then I would suggest looking into something close to the lake front or Cayuga heights-area. South hill is Ithaca College-area and Townies, West is just dead ends. The hill really is the biggest issue into biking but you can always put your bike on the bus and hitch a ride up.
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I would absolutely never live out there without a car. The bus service is nowhere near as frequent as in Ithaca proper, and getting to many parts of town (e.g. to the all-important Wegmans) would require transfers as well. And even if you had a car, you'd still be dependent on less-than-frequent bus service to campus, since, as I've mentioned before, parking on campus is very limited/expensive (and parking off campus to be on campus can be impracticably distant).
Of course, everything depends on who you are. If you want a very nice apartment for little money and don't care about the fact that you're going to have to be very careful about making sure to catch one of the few buses to campus and home on time every day, these suburban apartment complexes can make sense. They also make more sense if you absolutely plan to have a car anyway. And if you don't plan to have much of a social life with fellow grads, who will inevitably cluster in Fall Creek/downtown, able to walk home from one another's apartments or bars.
Depending on where you are, these complexes might feel like they have more access to nature, but most don't. The one linked above is in the midst of some of Ithaca's worst suburban sprawl. If you're going to deal with the problems of living in Ithaca suburbia but at least want to be in a more scenic part of the area, I'd recommend Cayuga Heights.
I am sorry but I would strongly disagree with a lot of this. Not that I think that the solomon west is an amazing location but there are buses to and from central campus and heading into downtown twice every hour and you will be living very close to the ithaca mall and triphammar mall. The location is not that bad but if you want to live downtown then it is not the thing. In summer - you can bike to Cornell in 20 minutes from that location so it's not far out and Suburban Ithaca is actually kinda neat and is not "suburbia" proper. And living there will not affect your social life if you want one.
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I wouldn't worry - the social sciences (i.e me) get less than the natural/hard sciences and I have no issues with economy. I moved here from Stockholm and rent is about the same but the rest is much cheaper (especially the beer!). Feel free to send me a message if I can help with any questions about moving from Western Europe to Cornell.
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Did anybody hear about funding yet?
My email just said that I will receive full support. However, I am still waiting for the offical acceptance via mail that will hopefully give me the amount of support I will receive.
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/costs-and-funding/stipend-rates
This is 97% accurate according to the lectures I keep going to (....)
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Thanks guys! Seems a lot to consider here. I know both of you aren't a big fan of on-campus housing, but am I right in thinking that finding a good off-campus apartment seems to need more investigation in person (be in Cornell and talk to the landlord), especially for those in FC and downtown area where most houses are run by individual landlords, therefore on-campus would be a "safer" choice for the first-year grads? I'm specifically talking about Hasbrouck here. I don't mind isolation. The distance to the main campus (if there are only few buses) is my real concern.
I live in the general vicinity of Hasbrouck and it would say that the distance from campus is not a real issue. You would probably be able to get to your department within 20 minutes once you start finding your way around. It is, however, right next to the undergraduate ghetto so you would be sharing bus routes with a majority of the on-campus undergraduates students.. I live by Judd Falls, which is 5 minutes from hasbrouck and 5 minutes from main campus, and I have no issues walking. Then again - I have less interaction with my cohort simply because they live in the Fall Creek/Buffalo St. area and I live on the opposite side of town (or maybe I'm just weird..)
My experience of Hasbrouck, however, is that it is an international student ghetto so you will be more isolated from the main graduate student population than you would believe by looking at a map. My whole issue with the on-campus residence is that they are more expensive than they need to be and that the areas are very isolated from the rest of Ithaca. The location of Hasbrouck, however, is wonderful if you are a runner and like to run; step out the door and you have amazing nature right there.
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At this point, I am at a horrible crossroads... Either I stick around and take it again. At which point, if I fail, I assume I will be immediately kicked out of the program and have nowhere to go. Or, I can just not take it the third time and start looking for other employment. It feels terrible to have to make this decision. I'm not sure if I'm looking for advice or if I'm just venting, but I really don't know what to do. A PhD has always been my dream, yet at this point I am so disheartened and numb to the whole idea. I hope everyone else is doing ok though! Thanks for listening to me!
Is there a possibility that you will be allowed to exit gracefully with a MA, despite failing the qualifying exams, and can take a new swing at some place where you feel like you will succeed better?
Your situation sounds awful a lot like the stats/econ at Cornell and I know how stress that possibility of failing the exam is... Best of luck and never fear failure!
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I had a rough upbringing too, if you didn't happen to catch it, and it doesn't "mess with my self-esteem, coping skills, and decision-making". And I am not a "result of my past" and I can just "get over it." So your facts don't apply to all of "us" apparently. My point is, don't use generalizations. It might have messed you up but that doesn't mean everyone who had a rough upbringing has an excuse for being messed up.
I try not to attack people personally but I had a bad day and I need to work it out so just know that that high horse of yours is actually a donkey and your comments just bring attention to your own lack of sense. I hope I get banned for this because wow those replies..... lowest low
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^^ Now you're just being lazy czesc! The hills are the reason as to why Cornell grads have the best calf muscles out there. I'd take the hill any day over having to do the bus with all those undergrads -.-
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I've heard all these about Fall Creek. Seems to be a grad-gathering, nice and quiet place. But I couldn't find many apartments complexes run by bigger companies, nor enough comments online to help me evaluate the condition/landlord (very important part)/neighborhood, etc. Do you know any reliable landlords/companies that rent apartments in this area? I'm looking for 1 or 2 bedrooms apartment for a couple. A little more privacy would be better. And I hope the renting would be a little lower than that of, say, Fairview. (How about Fairview anyway? Seems to be liked by some and hated by some others
)Thanks!
Your profile of accommodations makes me want to suggest that you think about looking along the slope part between downtown and collegetown (Buffalo and Seneca street and any cross-street). There are a number of apartment residences and lots of larger houses where one can rent one of the floors. A number of people in my cohort live along these streets and the location is good and the rent tends to be fair.
If you have any interest in renting from private owners then look at the Cornell OSHO listning (Cornell University’s Off Campus Housing Listing Service) and see if there is anything within your range. I found my rental there and am renting from Cornell Professors, which is awesome since they understood the life of a graduate student. It did, however, take some ignoring idiot postings before I found a good one but it was well-worth it.
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Wow I just realized that my Becker might be seen as Howie.. I am obviously a fan of Gary and not Howie.
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Hah! The most boring man in Sociology speaking out against ascribed deviation! I'm impressed. but then on the first page
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I know this isn't sexy as the big names but my crush from last years theory course is Mayer Zald. The guy was supposedly extremely nice, always full of positive praise and criticisms, and resource mobilization theory is such a nice thing. I am rather shocked about this since I am a social demographer and should not really get a crush on someone doings movements and organizations..
From the canon then I'd vote for Becker, Beck, Elder and Foucault. Family and life course is the stuff of stars.
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Ain't no flying to Ithaca ... Super-expensive and going to Syracuse is pretty tough as well. NYC and then Campus to Campus or shortline bus is the recommended way sadly. The buses are not nice but not horrible and the 5 hour trip is easy and rather beautiful (going through the catskills then binghamton to ithaca corridor).
The campus to campus bus really is a posh thing - leaves from mid-town and offers a better ride than an airplane (only 4 hours). You get free sodas, snacks and coffee with wifi and whatnot. http://transportation.fs.cornell.edu/coach/