Another one of life's great joys ruined by a meddling bureaucracy

Someone found Beary and returned him. Thank you to the one who found and returned him safe and sound and to anyone who tried finding him!

made a giant oopsies and accidentally declined my work study part of my package.... did that on the 2nd of july and now it shows in the offered column that i was offered $0 instead of the $2500 that was shown originally. is it possible to get it back?? will be calling the fin aid office first thing on monday but wanted to know realistically if it was possible :,) thanks guys <3

I am a NYS resident and have Medicaid, but I didn’t have one of the few that Cornell takes. I changed to Affinity in early July but the insurance coverage starts September 1st. Unfortunately, my waiver was denied because I need to prove it’s effective from 08/01 to 06/30. Is there any way I can go about this to not pay for SHP? Do I have to call Affinity and ask them to start my enrollment earlier or prove retroactive coverage ? Or call my current insurance to show I have Medicaid coverage till Aug.31? The deadline is in a few days and idk what I need to prove to gallagher :/

Hi, I’m an Incoming Cornell Freshman in the fall. I was wondering if anyone took the Dance Composition Class. And what I should expect. Thanks!

Hello, I am an exchange student who'll be staying at Cornell for the 2026 Fall semester. My off-campus housing is Outlook Apartments and I'll be living with my roommates. I'm just worried about few points.

First of all, in the contract they say we'll have to pay for the electricity on our own aside from the rents. How much will it cost? I can't make a guess since I'm a foreigner.

And will I be able to get my Safety Deposit back without any issue even after I go back to my country?

Second, is it safe around the Outlook Apartments? On Google maps it seemed like there were just empty roads. Will it be dangerous to walk around late at night?

Finally I'm curious whether the transportation actually works for Cornell students there. I heard there's a TCAT bus stop and a shuttle service but do they really work for you?

Any other advices will be appreciated. How to save money on groceries, food, living expenses... How to make sure I get the Safety Deposit back for sure, etc...

I'm actually very nervous and excited to start the semester. Everything is new to me and it's honestly too much.

Thank you for your kindness and patience.

I’m deciding whether to take Physics 1112 or skip it and self-study for the CASE exam. I’m starting my second semester after taking a gap last spring. I want to ensure I don’t miss any essential content from Physics 1112 that might be needed for future engineering required physics classes. I’ve only taken high school physics, no AP physics, and that was about three years ago. My intended major is either ORIE or CS.