Visiting the Department

Once candidates are accepted (decisions are made in late February), we will provide appointments with faculty members, offer the opportunity to sit in on classes, arrange housing, and offer funds to offset travel costs for your visit.  We do not require interviews as part of the application process, nor do we make any formal appointments with professors and students for prospective students unless they have been accepted.  If you want to visit before you apply, we advise you to contact the professors who interest you directly to make appointments with them and ask if you might sit in on their classes.

For maps and directions to Lincoln Hall, home of the Department of Music, click here.

Getting to Ithaca

Two airlines service Ithaca: USAir and Northwest. For information about prices and flight schedules see http://flyithaca.com

There is also a bus (Shortline; http://www.coachusa.com/shortline) that goes from the Port Authority (42nd and 8th Ave) in NYC to Ithaca. The ticket booth is on the second floor of the Port Authority, and the departure gates are on the 3rd floor (307 through 314). Tickets can be purchased in the Port Authority; be prepared to pay with cash. Depending on when you get in and who will be picking you up, you have a number of points in Ithaca where the bus can drop you. The trip takes approximately 4.5 hours.

There are more options if you look at other regional airports: Syracuse, Elmira, and Binghamton. These are all between 1-2 hours drive to Ithaca. The Syracuse airport has three options to get to Ithaca, listed below. See also http://www.syrairport.org/faq.cfm.

Century Taxi and Transportation, Inc. operates a shuttle service at peak student travel times. Call Century at (315) 455-5151 for information.

Ithaca Airline Limo (by reservation) makes frequent but unscheduled trips to the Airport. Call 1-800-273-9197 OR (607) 273-3030.

Right Limousine & Sedans (by reservation) offers daily service from the Airport to Cornell University, Ithaca College and surrounding areas. You can reach them at (800) 647-5466 or by email at service@rightlimo.com