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Cornell University more than earns its Ivy League stature with the prestigious education it provides. Students can choose from nearly 80 fields of study and they are encouraged to 鈥渂reak free from their comfort zones鈥� and explore any interest they may have. As one student notes, there are endless opportunities to 鈥減ursue other topics, enhance your knowledge of things that you鈥檙e already interested in and try completely random things that you鈥檇 never even heard of before.鈥� One of the more unusual fields of study includes a Viticulture and Enology program where students can learn the science and art of winemaking, including vineyard management and wine production. Information Science, an especially current focus in today鈥檚 society, is where students study the relationships and impacts that technology has on people, and they can go on to shape tech policy and our future relationship with the digital world. At Cornell, professors are 鈥渆xperts in their field, almost always conducting their own research, and are enthusiastic about passing their knowledge on to their students,鈥� and 鈥淐ornell as an administration keeps the faculty, research, and access to the most recent information so up-to-date that this campus is as connected as any place in the world.鈥� The university has multiple satellite campuses鈥� New York (Ithaca, Geneva, NYC), Qatar, Washington, D.C., and Rome, Italy鈥攁ffording students superb opportunities to study, for example, ancient architecture in Rome, or experience a semester in the nation鈥檚 capital with exposure to policymakers, think tanks, and more. Additionally, Cornell鈥檚 鈥渢op notch faculty鈥� and administration have 鈥減roven time and time again that they care, both on an individual and system-wide level.鈥� Cornell University is the very 鈥渄efinition of amazing鈥� thanks to great internships, a strong alumni network, and 鈥渂oundless opportunities after graduation鈥� Says a junior, 鈥淚 was intimidated to go here, but now I will say that I cannot imagine going anywhere else.鈥�

From farm kids and pre-med students to engineers and hoteliers, enrollees come to call Cornell University 鈥渉ome鈥� for all sorts of reasons, and accordingly they come from all over. This 鈥減lethora of diverse students,鈥� almost half of whom identify as multicultural, arrive from all backgrounds and ethnicities and range from all 50 states, representing more than 120 nations. The integration of people with eclectic interests 鈥淸inspires] others to become active students,鈥� and this can be seen in their penchant to pick up research or volunteer work, sometimes through their service to Greek life, and others by joining one of the hundreds upon hundreds of student organizations. The vast number of opportunities to get involved also means that 鈥渁 competitive environment isn鈥檛 created,鈥� even among students united by 鈥渁mbition and ability.鈥� Students also point out that despite the academic commitment鈥斺�渆veryone鈥檚 smart鈥濃�擟ornellians 鈥渒now how to put books aside and relax.鈥�

Upstate New York鈥檚 Finger Lakes region is filled with natural beauty and students report that the saying about how 鈥淚thaca is gorges鈥� extends to Cornell University鈥檚 鈥渁bsolutely gorgeous campus.鈥� Students enthuse over the school鈥檚 fresh-made ice cream and yogurt鈥� 鈥淲e have our own dairy [the Cornell Dairy] so that we can make our own milk, for goodness鈥� sake!鈥濃�攁nd note that 鈥淭here鈥檚 just so much going on at every moment [that] the hard part is choosing what it is you want to do.鈥� Students say they 鈥渢ruly, purely enjoy their time here,鈥� whether it鈥檚 relating a quiet tale of ordering cookies for an in-dorm movie night or heading to 鈥渁n awesome party in Collegetown.鈥� Celebratory traditions like Slope Day, Cornell鈥檚 largest annual outdoor student gathering, and Fall Fest, also offer great opportunities for students to connect and let loose, but 鈥渋t鈥檚 definitely acceptable to turn down weekend plans because you have too much work to do.鈥�

Cornell students are a career-focused bunch: 鈥淭hey go crazy looking for internships and career opportunities as early as second semester freshman year.鈥� Fortunately for those students, the consensus seems to be that 鈥淐ornell offers great career assistance to help students write resumes, cover letters, and find jobs/internships.鈥� Central Career Services offers many types of assistance: counseling for students seeking to explore their interests and determine a career path, resources for finding jobs and internships, career fairs and on-campus recruiting, and even resources for international work experience. Students are encouraged to prepare for a career through the methods that work best for them, whether that be workshops, individual appointments, or digital platforms. And for those looking to work at their own pace, students can access tutorials and interactive career development modules through the Career Development Toolkit, located on the school鈥檚 online Canvas platform. In addition to a central office in Barnes Hall that serves all students, each of Cornell鈥檚 seven undergraduate colleges has its own career center with resources tailored to the students in that college. Payscale.com says that Cornell graduates have a median starting salary of $83,500.