Although Cornell is famous for its elite academics, extensive research opportunities and diverse student population, it is unfortunately famous for another reason: student suicides. Although the numerous recent deaths at Cornell have been extremely publicized, the problem is not just a local one. In recent years, student suicide has been an emergent problem in colleges and universit
Even with the motto “any person, any study”, Cornell has historically ranked as the least diverse university among the Ivies. In 2007, there was a 37.6% enrollment of minorities with 5.1% blacks, 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 16.5% Asian or Pacific Islander and 5.5% Hispanic.
There are many large lecture classes at Cornell that require a lot of written work as part of the course assignments. Many professors feel that giving feedback on written papers is more constructive than giving multiple exams each semester. With class sizes increasing, this means that a lot of words are written per class section.
Most students at Cornell must take at least one Freshman Writing Seminar. These classes are usually capped at around eighteen students. But what happens when there are too many students to limit the size of every class? Recently, this has been the trend at many colleges. With the economic downfall, there are fewer professors to teach traditionally small classes.
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