First, an important disclaimer: There really is no such thing as a "typical day" for a Summer College student, especially given the wide range of student schedules and interests.
However, because we're often asked what such a day might look like, we've compiled a list of possible activities a student might do during a day at Summer College. With our disclaimer in mind, you might:
- Eat breakfast at North Star in Appel Commons, an all-you-can-eat dining facility, located near your residence hall on North Campus.
- Check out the waterfall by Beebe Lake while walking to your morning lecture on central campus.
- Join your teaching assistant in a discussion about what you learned in lecture.
- Enjoy lunch. In some cases, your professor and/or TA will join you.
- Before attending your afternoon lab, stop by the Cornell Store, the library, or the Johnson Art Museum, or grab a quick a game of tennis.
- Attend the lab, during which you'll have stimulating discussions with some of Cornell's renowned faculty.
- Meet with your professor or TA during his/her official office or program study hours if needed.
- Take a walk in the Cornell Plantations and/or hike along the trails overlooking one of Cornell's gorgeous gorges.
- Join in a game of basketball or volleyball, swim, hike, study, or just relax with other Summer Collegians before dinner.
- Attend an all-SC program or one in your residence hall.
- Meet friends from around the world for dinner at North Star.
- Join an intramural soccer game, play pool, or have some "face time" on Rawlings Green in front of Appel Commons.
- Watch the sunset from Libe Slope before STUDY, STUDY, STUDY; write that paper in one of the North Campus computer labs or use Uris library computers for research. See CIT's "Computer Labs" Web site for more information.
- Decide to attend one of the many free evening events on campus with your roommate: a summer concert; a lecture by a world-famous writer/doctor/lawyer, etc.; a movie at Cornell Cinema, a Summer College dance . . .
- Whew! Make it back to your room by night check to get some sleep for another big day—oh yes, call your parents after night check—the only time they can reach you in your room at Summer College.