I am an engineering student and am planning on doing co-op. I am an engineering student and may be starting the Masters in Engineering program as a second semester senior. The program holds a semester long CPRS Colloquium which will lead up to you finding a mentor, for most by the end of the first semester. Throughout the course of the Colloquium, new students will hear from upperclass students, faculty, and College staff about research going on at Cornell. Students conduct informational interviews with at least three faculty members whose work interests them.
Students also interview their peer advisor or other students in the program.
Don't stay in a situation that you are not happy with. Use the support from CPRS to explore. One of the most important things to remember if you are considering changing mentors, is to always be professional. Don't just disappear from your current project one day with no explanation. Telling the graduate student that you won't be in any longer is not enough.