Ithaca College
Reviews

AEPi - Iota Eta Just Started, Cornell as Alternative

AEPi (Alpha Epsilon Pi) just started an, un-affiliated, fraternity colony on the South Hill of Ithaca. They had a Social Event at Oasis recently and plan on getting a house, where I assume they'll throw down a lot. I look forward to their expansion and growth as an unafilliated Ithaca College frat.

The alternative is go join a Cornell Frat / Sorority. They welcome Ithaca College kids but they sometimes can be rough.

Apartments Are Spaced Away

The circles especially provide a long walk in terms of getting to campus. Once you are on campus for class, it is best to stay there.

Unpredictable.

Weather changes quickly and often doesn't make sense. The only thing you can really expect is to have very cold weather, and snow-- a lot of it-- from late December to early April. Long winters contribute to cabin fever and cattiness. Blame the lake effect, but Ithaca is known for getting more rain than Seattle. When it rains, it rains hard. That said, when it's nice out, it's the most beautiful thing ever, and fall in Ithaca is gorgeous.

Well about those IC girls.......

The girls here you could say are varied. Some of them are backstabbing two faced liars. Others are just plain dumb and clueless. Some of them lets say just like more than one present during a certain "event".

As for appearances, well, there are all kinds. There are the fat f***s, the ones with too much make-up, the smoking hot s***s, and everything in between. The "dimes" are all taken, so don't even bother. The pennies are still available, and are yours for the picking at a certain event called Cortaca.

If you're a perspective freshman, then don't expect your first hook ups to end clean. Eventually you'll get used to it. Most hot girls come in with boyfriends and don't break up with them until maybe late in freshman or sophomore year.

Although they are many girls here who are dating material- even wife material, don't expect to find the love of your life here.

Bottom line: Expect the unexpected.

What the Heck?

The new athletic center is a waste of money, all the stuff there is from at least 15 years ago,

Ithaca Weather

It is often rainy. Snow hardly comes during the Fall semester. It can get quite windy. The college usually cancels class if there are issues getting to class.

Drugs and Alcohol

The drug and alcohol scene is very abundant, the kids tend to drink alot and make people feel uncomfortable if not drinking

Great for Journalism

Ithaca College is one of the best journalism schools and lives up to those standards as far as I can tell. The professors and courses in the major are great and not at all stuck in the past ways of conducting journalism. Journalism students are generally challenged to achieve more than they thought they could but still also typically supported well. For example the 20 page story that all 2nd term freshman conduct on a topic of their choosing.

Music Education--Not for the Lazy

The Music Education program at Ithaca College is truly a test of how much time you're willing to dedicate to music. All assignments will be time consuming, so budgeting your time and loving what you're doing are both very important, or you'll always be in a bad mood here. Some of the faculty is wonderful and passionate, but some are poor teachers, hired for their highly esteemed research and writing. Our not-so-acoustically-pleasing concert hall is getting revamped, but the practice rooms are still noisy and cell-like. Overall, I've had a good experience because I love the material and my clarinet teacher.

Computer Labs at IC

The Friends Computer lab is open 24 hours a day, but is often crowded during the day. For the Park labs/color printers you need a Park Card. There are hardly ever open computers in the library.

Uniqueness

The dominant groups on campus are music, theater and communications majors. It's a small enough campus that you will see people you know but big enough that you can always meet new people.

Professors

Unlike big state schools, IC's teachers actually teach all of their classes. They make themselves readily available to talk after class and act as mentors. You aren't a number in a crowd and you aren't learning from grad students who are TAs.

Chemistry Major

The faculty in the chemistry department at Ithaca College are extremely helpful and very welcoming. Since there aren't a ton of Chemistry majors, the professors truly get to know you very well. Chemistry was not my original major, but I felt more at home in that department, and had a lot of help and suggestions when I switched. The classes are very well taught, and the workload is never more than manageable as long as you keep on top of it. They even have a paid internship program over the summer for you to participate in research. One of the best programs at the school.

Where to Eat Today...

There are many places on campus to eat, including the three dining halls and the pub. One of them is always open and they have a large variety to eat and you don't need money. All the dining halls are on the meal plan and the pub takes 'bonus bucks' that come with the meal plan you choose.

Really Good

IC is really, really expensive to attend but they are SO helpful in finding financial aid for students. You need to actually sit down with your financial aid officer, but it is worth it. They work as hard as they can to format things so that the cost is manageable.

Pretty Good Looking People

We have lots of student athletes at Ithaca, which means lots of hot jocks. The theater majors are on average really cute too and there are so many different kinds of guys. The girls are on average pretty attractive and we have a wide range from biddies to chill rasta girls. Also, whatever your sexual orientation, you can find someone. There is a HUGE gay population, but there are also tons of bisexuals, bi-curious girls, a few transgendered students, and anything else you could imagine.

Impressive

My financial aid process when really smoothly and I'm going to school without having to pay loans when I graduate. Most of my friends are really impressed with their financial aid packages. Ithaca does care about financial aid. I think they are fair with how they give out financial aid.

Meh

Division three. We have the Cortaca Jug but that's about it. Some of our teams go to nationals for their division, like Rugby and Swimming.

A Wide Range

You'll find a pretty nice variation of people at IC. Obviously you will have the group of skater guys that chill outside of Towers and the cute stoners that are constantly walking off into darkness. But the party scene is more run by the hot athletes, the football players that the girls flock to. No doubt you will find your type here, though there may be a slightly smaller selection, the preppier guys do happen to be quite enticing as well.

Go to Cornell

There's a few shady clubs in Ithaca that no one really goes to. Most students here party at the Circle apartments, but those either get really out of hand and stopped by the SASP or get boring. It's a small school on a hill in a small town so kids here often get smashed or high in their own rooms. It's quite depressing really, most of the party kids don't do anything else during the week though. So it's a bland atmosphere here on south hill. Cornell however has excellent parties for any type of person. It's a more welcoming and traditional college experience, so many Ithaca students flock there during the weekends. Theres a few concerts in the area which are also pretty cool.

Race

I believe there is not enough diversity in race. There is a large percentage of Caucasian students. Being hispanic i really dont mind but I would like to meet more race than just white.

Buses Are the Best

Some people have cars, but buses are definitely the best for freshmen. Kind of slow in the snow, etc.

Your Choice

if you smoke you will meet a lot of other people that do too. drinking is at most parties but no peer pressure

Come on It's Ithaca

You can find drugs if you are looking for them, but if you aren't you aren't going to see junkies on your balcony. Alcohol and Pot are the main drugs like most colleges. Also during the nicer nights you can see students all around Hookah pipes out in quads and Terrace lawns. The police bust most of the Circle parties by midnight that are bigger. If you are at a party that has any common sense they can stay open later than that, but the best parties are usually off campus. If you can't find anything you like at IC, Cornell is on the other hill and with two ids you can go to Frat parties and drink some yummy Keystone and Andre for free.

Buses Are the Way to Go;

Buses are your best choice in Ithaca. They're usually very reliable and most run till 2 AM. They ended up changing most of the routes to be more conveinent as well.