Cornell Class of 2017 Forum

vicpin5190 · Post by **vicpin5190** » Wed May 21, 2014 4:37 pm

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bombaysippin · Post by **bombaysippin** » Wed May 21, 2014 5:03 pm

Yea All Right wrote:Friendly reminder to everyone that the second deposit of $600 is due on May 23.

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Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Wed May 21, 2014 5:07 pm

vicpin5190 wrote:When does the NetID go out? I got the initial email with info about the process and housing, but I haven't gotten anything in relation to my NetID and I kind of need that to get my health forms downloaded.

You don't need the NetID to download the health forms. I didn't get my NetID until June 26th last year, and I definitely mailed the forms before June 10th (although, again, that deadline isn't real). Just make an account with your e-mail address and use that.

lemons · Post by **lemons** » Wed May 21, 2014 10:19 pm

what are you all the most excited about for the upcoming year? probably for me the gorges and having an actual fall/winter again

full disclosure: i am choosing between cornell and NU so I'm curious about why other people love cornell

SteelPenguin · Post by **SteelPenguin** » Thu May 22, 2014 9:43 am

lemons wrote:what are you all the most excited about for the upcoming year? probably for me the gorges and having an actual fall/winter again

full disclosure: i am choosing between cornell and NU so I'm curious about why other people love cornell

Getting to live in that beautiful law library for the next three years. More seriously, I'm most excited about going back to school. I'm hoping to make at least a few Cornell hockey games 1L year though.

hmlee · Post by **hmlee** » Thu May 22, 2014 11:19 am

Hey everybody. Apologies for ducking in here. For anybody who is definitely attending Cornell as a member of the class of 2017: I work for a startup that operates online case briefing and networking tools for law students. We're currently looking for a campus rep for the upcoming school year. The pay is good and the work is minimal. If you think you'd be interested in chatting with me about this, or talking with one of our current reps, shoot me a PM.

koval · Post by **koval** » Thu May 22, 2014 11:41 am

Just did the 2nd deposit. Looking forward to seeing all of you this fall!

coachcowher · Post by **coachcowher** » Thu May 22, 2014 2:13 pm

koval wrote:Just did the 2nd deposit. Looking forward to seeing all of you this fall!

Same here! Can't wait til August!

vicpin5190 · Post by **vicpin5190** » Fri May 23, 2014 1:13 am

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Lincoln · Post by **Lincoln** » Fri May 23, 2014 7:01 am

vicpin5190 wrote:
lemons wrote:what are you all the most excited about for the upcoming year? probably for me the gorges and having an actual fall/winter again

full disclosure: i am choosing between cornell and NU so I'm curious about why other people love cornell

I'll probably be in the overwhelming minority here, but I'm really looking forward to the running (though the hills are less than ideal). Hopefully they have some nice trails to explore. I'm hoping to keep up decent training (give me some sort of routine to keep healthy) while in law school. Maybe I'll run a marathon or something in the fall.

I'm absolutely dreading the winter though. I just spent a year in Wisconsin and was ready to cry. I can obviously handle it, but I'm definitely going to have to really bite the bullet for a few more years.

Tons of good trails in the area. My favorite is the old railroad tracks from the abandoned factory at the southern end of Cayuga street to buttermilk falls and then all the way up the falls to the lake.

hephaestus · Post by **hephaestus** » Fri May 23, 2014 10:39 am

If anyone is looking for housing, we have a spot in a house of law students close to the law school for a bit under $700 a month. Please PM me if you're interested.

King Cayuga · Post by **King Cayuga** » Fri May 23, 2014 12:07 pm

vicpin5190 wrote:
lemons wrote:what are you all the most excited about for the upcoming year? probably for me the gorges and having an actual fall/winter again

full disclosure: i am choosing between cornell and NU so I'm curious about why other people love cornell

I'll probably be in the overwhelming minority here, but I'm really looking forward to the running (though the hills are less than ideal). Hopefully they have some nice trails to explore. I'm hoping to keep up decent training (give me some sort of routine to keep healthy) while in law school. Maybe I'll run a marathon or something in the fall.

I'm absolutely dreading the winter though. I just spent a year in Wisconsin and was ready to cry. I can obviously handle it, but I'm definitely going to have to really bite the bullet for a few more years.

We just got through our worst winter in 20 years up here(temperature-wise, snow was average), so you might be able to sneak through three years without a terrible one. Every winter seems to be different here, though. Freshman year had a ton of snow and was very cold, sophomore year was warm and dry, junior year was very cold and dry, and this past year was absolutely frigid(went below -20 multiple times, one day had a high temperature of -14, five week period of no temperature above freezing, no flowers or leaves came out until the end of April). You get used to it though. The first 60 degree day of the spring always feels like heaven.

SteelPenguin · Post by **SteelPenguin** » Fri May 23, 2014 12:13 pm

King Cayuga wrote:
vicpin5190 wrote:
lemons wrote:what are you all the most excited about for the upcoming year? probably for me the gorges and having an actual fall/winter again

full disclosure: i am choosing between cornell and NU so I'm curious about why other people love cornell

I'll probably be in the overwhelming minority here, but I'm really looking forward to the running (though the hills are less than ideal). Hopefully they have some nice trails to explore. I'm hoping to keep up decent training (give me some sort of routine to keep healthy) while in law school. Maybe I'll run a marathon or something in the fall.

I'm absolutely dreading the winter though. I just spent a year in Wisconsin and was ready to cry. I can obviously handle it, but I'm definitely going to have to really bite the bullet for a few more years.
We just got through our worst winter in 20 years up here(temperature-wise, snow was average), so you might be able to sneak through three years without a terrible one. Every winter seems to be different here, though. Freshman year had a ton of snow and was very cold, sophomore year was warm and dry, junior year was very cold and dry, and this past year was absolutely frigid(went below -20 multiple times, one day had a high temperature of -14, five week period of no temperature above freezing, no flowers or leaves came out until the end of April). You get used to it though. The first 60 degree day of the spring always feels like heaven.

Hey, as long as I don't have to shovel, snow and the cold are alright with me.

vicpin5190 · Post by **vicpin5190** » Fri May 23, 2014 7:39 pm

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SteelPenguin · Post by **SteelPenguin** » Tue May 27, 2014 12:51 am

vicpin5190 wrote:When does the NetID go out? I got the initial email with info about the process and housing, but I haven't gotten anything in relation to my NetID and I kind of need that to get my health forms downloaded.

Does anyone have a link to the medical forms? I just spent way too much time looking for them but had no luck. Was it in an e-mail, or is it available online? I feel like I'm missing some basic page that lists all the important deadlines and forms to fill out before the start of school.

Yea All Right · Post by **Yea All Right** » Tue May 27, 2014 12:59 am

Try http://newstudents.cornell.edu/grad/. Also there was an email containing a PDF with important information.

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Tue May 27, 2014 1:16 am

SteelPenguin wrote:
vicpin5190 wrote:When does the NetID go out? I got the initial email with info about the process and housing, but I haven't gotten anything in relation to my NetID and I kind of need that to get my health forms downloaded.
Does anyone have a link to the medical forms? I just spent way too much time looking for them but had no luck. Was it in an e-mail, or is it available online? I feel like I'm missing some basic page that lists all the important deadlines and forms to fill out before the start of school.

Nobody ever reads my OP, huh? That's disappointing.

Lavitz wrote:To Do List
If you have not yet received your NetID, you may login using your e-mail address in order to track your progress.

Deadlines are not strict, but your health forms should be processed by August 9th or else you may be charge a $100 fine

For the health forms, the physical is not required.

If you do not submit a photo for your student ID, one will be taken at orientation.

After receiving your NetID, you may find your Cornell ID # and activate your Cornell e-mail here. (E-mail login located here.)

Can sign up for gym membership.

All students must submit undergraduate transcripts and the dean's certification directly to the law school before matriculating.

Deadline to waive student health insurance plan is September 30th.

But yeah, you actually should've received an e-mail about this.

SteelPenguin · Post by **SteelPenguin** » Thu May 29, 2014 1:48 pm

Lavitz wrote:
SteelPenguin wrote:
vicpin5190 wrote:When does the NetID go out? I got the initial email with info about the process and housing, but I haven't gotten anything in relation to my NetID and I kind of need that to get my health forms downloaded.
Does anyone have a link to the medical forms? I just spent way too much time looking for them but had no luck. Was it in an e-mail, or is it available online? I feel like I'm missing some basic page that lists all the important deadlines and forms to fill out before the start of school.
Nobody ever reads my OP, huh? That's disappointing.

Lavitz wrote:To Do List
If you have not yet received your NetID, you may login using your e-mail address in order to track your progress.

Deadlines are not strict, but your health forms should be processed by August 9th or else you may be charge a $100 fine

For the health forms, the physical is not required.

If you do not submit a photo for your student ID, one will be taken at orientation.

After receiving your NetID, you may find your Cornell ID # and activate your Cornell e-mail here. (E-mail login located here.)

Can sign up for gym membership.

All students must submit undergraduate transcripts and the dean's certification directly to the law school before matriculating.

Deadline to waive student health insurance plan is September 30th.

But yeah, you actually should've received an e-mail about this.

Sorry Lavitz =(

I have to remember to check the front page for this stuff, I just go back to the last page or two of posting and forget to check. It turns out it was in the housing e-mail, just in case anyone else was having the same problem.

-dasein- · Post by **-dasein-** » Fri May 30, 2014 1:44 pm

Question for anyone who knows the answer: So I've seen a few people mention that the physical is not required. What are the grounds for this? I am just going through the health history form and did not see anywhere where it says the physical is optional. Obviously I don't want to do it, but I just want to be sure before I leave that part of the form blank.

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Fri May 30, 2014 2:03 pm

-dasein- wrote:Question for anyone who knows the answer: So I've seen a few people mention that the physical is not required. What are the grounds for this? I am just going through the health history form and did not see anywhere where it says the physical is optional. Obviously I don't want to do it, but I just want to be sure before I leave that part of the form blank.

It's because every year, someone calls Gannett and they say the same thing: it's only required for varsity athletes. Then that person reports back here / in the fb group. Then most of us send in the forms with no physical and there's no problem whatsoever.

But of course, you're welcome to call them yourself to be sure.

-dasein- · Post by **-dasein-** » Fri May 30, 2014 3:23 pm

Lavitz wrote:
-dasein- wrote:Question for anyone who knows the answer: So I've seen a few people mention that the physical is not required. What are the grounds for this? I am just going through the health history form and did not see anywhere where it says the physical is optional. Obviously I don't want to do it, but I just want to be sure before I leave that part of the form blank.
It's because every year, someone calls Gannett and they say the same thing: it's only required for varsity athletes. Then that person reports back here / in the fb group. Then most of us send in the forms with no physical and there's no problem whatsoever.

But of course, you're welcome to call them yourself to be sure.

Thanks Lavitz!

vicpin5190 · Post by **vicpin5190** » Fri May 30, 2014 5:21 pm

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koval · Post by **koval** » Fri May 30, 2014 5:27 pm

What's the deal with 13 South Ave. Do CLS students ever end up living here. Was going to do Collegetown Terrace but I just got an email about this. Anyone have any info/opinion on which option is better for living/being around other 1Ls?

bombaysippin · Post by **bombaysippin** » Fri May 30, 2014 5:53 pm

Got a folder with a bunch of collegetown terrace info. Too early to be thinking of living there next year? Damn advertising and marketing ploys got me lol

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Fri May 30, 2014 6:03 pm

koval wrote:What's the deal with 13 South Ave. Do CLS students ever end up living here. Was going to do Collegetown Terrace but I just got an email about this. Anyone have any info/opinion on which option is better for living/being around other 1Ls?

The building down the stairs from the Hughes parking lot? I'm pretty sure that's a frat house. So no, I don't think any CLS students live there. Not sure what your e-mail says. It would be a great location though.

Collegetown Terrace would be further away, but there would be more 1Ls living there. Unless there's some sort of "we're converting the frat house into law student housing" deal I'm unaware of.