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 classes on central campus.
- Learn something new while attending one of the more than 60 fascinating college courses open to Summer College students.
- Before lunch, stop by the Cornell Store, the library, or the Johnson Art Museum, or grab a quick game of tennis.
- Meet friends from around the world for lunch at North Star.
- Go to your professors' office hours before your afternoon class, if needed.
- Stop by an admissions workshop to pick up tips on getting into the college of your choice.
- 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.
- Enjoy dinner at North Star—take advantage of the "Take a Prof to Lunch and Dinner" program and invite one of your professors to join you!
- 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.
- Get some input from the walk-in writing workshop tutors or the math tutors, attend the Monday night College Success Workshop, or learn more about yourself during an evening personal-growth workshop.
- Decide to attend one of the many free evening activities on campus with your roommate: a free 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!