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“College is a learning experience for the parent as well as the student. For the most part, your child will do the right thing or make the right decision. As parents, we just have to let them do that, as hard as it might be at the time.” ~Eileen Farley (Meredith’s mom)

“Ithaca...

A: If you’re changing majors within the same school, you’ll need to meet with your adviser to figure out your new requirements and schedule the appropriate courses, but it’s definitely manageable.

If you’re switching schools -- say from the School of Humanities and Sciences to the Park School of Communications --...

A: Ithaca’s version of pass/fail is S/D/F, which is short for satisfactory/D/failure.

Grades C- and above count as satisfactory and don’t affect GPA, whereas grades D+ and below will be recorded individually and affect your GPA.

Most programs allow four S/D/F courses in your college career, but you can only take...

A: Ithaca offers 7-, 10-, and 14-meal plans, as well as an unlimited option called Carte Blanche.

The 7-meal plan is limited to students living in the Garden or Circle Apartments or off campus.

Incoming students automatically receive the 14-meal plan, but you can easily change that online.

All plans come...