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      Cornell University reviews

      4.3

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (3,703 total reviews)

      Martha E. Pollack

      71% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

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      Cornell University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,703 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cornell University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Mar 30, 2010

      A great place to be for nanotech

      Graduate research assistant
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      Pros

      Excellent facilities and facility management, smart co-workers of diverse backgrounds, collaboration-friendly atmosphere, good benefits package, higher salary than other grad students, nice natural surroundings/ waterfalls, cool downtown commons area in ithaca

      Cons

      Cold, occasionally nasty weather but not as snowy as people think, difficult to access big cities (not counting Binghamton and Syracuse (~1hr away),

      4.0
      Mar 15, 2010

      Resident Advisor at Cornell Campus Life and Residential Programs

      Resident advisor
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Free room & board as a student, more benefits if returning for another year, such as discount on campus meal plan, free rental fridge and microwave in room, free program house fee (if at a program house), awesome student leadership training and access to copious campus resources and knowledge of campus departments to work with

      Cons

      Bureaucracy of high level long-tern decisions seemed to go against the best interests of those at the bottom actually interacting with residents and students on the everyday basis (Resident Advisors, some Resident Hall Directors, those with a better sense of how the communities should be maintained).

      4.0
      Mar 1, 2010

      The University

      Graduate research assistant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The library is wonderful, you can borrow just about any book that's currently in press, and if it's not available, you can ask the university to purchase it. The academic facilities are wonderful. People are very friendly. Overall a great place to work.

      Cons

      Like as universities, things are always changing, but more so at Cornell - probably because its a competitive Ivy league. If you prefer big cities, Ithaca is not the place for you.

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