Dear When,

Spring 2007 CourseEnroll for Fall 2007 has already begun for certain students.  For complete information, see the Office of the University Registrar's website on pre-enrollment.

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Student,

Investment banking jobs have always been hard to come by, especially with the large, high profile banks. The reason is simple - supply and demand. So many very qualified people want these jobs that there are never nearly enough to go around. They have a lot of "glamor" appeal. So that's the bad news.
On the good news side:
* There are plenty of other challenging positions in finance, some similar to investment banking, some very different. The career library in 103 Barnes Hall has excellent resources if you want to explore these or other options. You can search the database online by going to:
http://ccsweb.career.cornell.edu/Library/FMPro?-DB=CCSLibraryCatalog.fp5&-format=CCS/CCSSearch.htm&-layout=Search&-v iew
Use key word combinations such as: finance careers banking internships
* Most people who work in finance do not work in the big firms, even in NYC. There is a multitude of other financial employers, including small investment banks. A good way to identify them is through use of the Career Search database available through the Johnson School website. It can be found on the menu of databases at this location: http://www.library.cornell.edu/jgsm/ This database enables you to access information on more than three million employers, including small investment banks and many other types of financial firms.
If in doubt about your career plans, take advantage of the many kinds of assistance available in Cornell Career Services. Start with your college career office or visit the website at career.cornell.edu

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Sunny,

Ithaca is truly GORGEOUS in the summer time.  I always vacation in the winter and stay around in the summer.  You are correct that it's much less crowded, but as for quieter...I'm not so sure about that.  Everyone comes out of hibernation and music festivals abound.

Your best bet for summer employment is being a summer RA in the residence halls for Cornell Summer Session.  There are also numerous camps for elementary and high school students on campus and counselor positions might still be available.   Contact the Summer Session Office immediately http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/contact/index.php.  Hopefully, you are not to late. 

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Confused,

From the Department of Astronomy, "100 level Astronomy courses are designed primarily for non-science majors" whereas Astronomy 332 "is designed for physical science and engineering majors as an introduction to astrophysics."  As an engineering major, you should contact Engineering Advising to discuss whether or not this course would count toward any of your particular distribution requirements.

Uncle Ezra   

Dear No longer,

From the helpful staff of the Office of the University Registrar, official transcripts include the department abbreviation, course number and name of courses at the time they were completed.  All Department of Computer Science courses appearing on your transcript for the fall 2007 academic term and later will appear with the department abbreviation CS, while all previous courses will feature COM S.  Department name changes must be approved by both the department and the college.

Uncle Ezra   

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Maggie and Hannah,

Joan Manheim, at the Cornell Store, has an answer for your question.

"Currently we have a few white Cornell nightshirts with CORNELL in red letters. As of 3/30/07, our inventory shows we have 12 left.  The vendor who was supplying this item is no longer making them.  Our buyer, Sam, has been working very hard with other vendors to see if we can get someone else to produce them.  At this time, we are very hopeful that we will be able to continue to offer this product. 

"I'll check with Sam to see if he remembers this particular design you are describing but, to my knowledge, an archive of T-shirt designs does not exist."

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Handshaker,

There are many conflicting theories about the origin of the handshake.  It seems that the most common one involves the evidence of the lack of a weapon in the right hand, which normally bears a weapon.  It is shown to be empty by its connectedness to the opposite person's hand.

Nowadays, of course, the handshake is an important tool in a first-time greeting situation.  Many people say that a firm handshake is a significant aspect of a job interview, or other situation in which first impressions are important.

Uncle Ezra   

Dear Pissed,

Sorry, I'm working on it.  An answer like this can be difficult since every college at Cornell is different.  I would suggest contacting the Graduate Student Office at 5-5820 and asking who in their office might be able to help.  The other possibility might be to contact academic advising and student services in the school you are taking the course in.  The contacts are all listed in the links to the left of my home page.

Another possibility might be to take an incomplete in the course and plan to finish it at another time.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.  I will contact you again if I hear back from the helpers I've contacted.

Uncle Ezra   

Uncle Ezra