Why is Cornell called "lower Ivy"
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Anonymous
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No kids in college yet but curious...
Why is Cornell called a "lower Ivy"? |
Anonymous
| Because it’s a lower Ivy. |
Anonymous
| It’s not, except by the biddies and harpies on DCUM whose kids didn’t get in. |
Anonymous
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Why has Harvard’s reputation fallen so far?
See how that works? Sheesh. |
Anonymous
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Unlike the other Ivies, some of Cornell's colleges are state colleges. It is located in a rural area rather than concentrated on the more eastern coast. It started as primarily a land grant institute that was focused on agriculture. Typically when you think Ivy League you think wall street/business not farmer. This has all changed over time and Cornell's business school is strong but old ties, traditions, and reputation die hard.
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Anonymous
| It’s easier to get into than HYP. It’s also much larger, and accommodates a broader range of students. “I would found an institution where any person could find instruction in any study” and all that. It was also founded as a co-ed institution, which is a point of pride, I think. But also means that historically it’s always been more accessible. |
Anonymous
Right...not a big city school like Dartmouth! |
Anonymous
I know someone who went there and she's kinda dumb. Maybe it's because of her. |
Anonymous
| It is a large school made up of 7 colleges. Admissions to Engineering is very different than CALS. |
Anonymous
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Because it's a lower-ranked
Ivy League School. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/ivy-league-schools |
Anonymous
The Ivy League is a sports conference. Nothing more. Maybe it should take Stanford and CAL if the ACC won’t. |
Anonymous
Which is another “lower” Ivy |
Anonymous
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Its funny how these things change over time. I can remember in the 1980s when Penn was the "bottom Ivy" and everyone I knew would rank Cornell higher than Brown and equal or better than Dartmouth. Cornell was ranked #8 in the first US News ranking in 1983.
I wonder if Andy on the Office was the start of people bashing Cornell. Cornell being large, being in a cold rural area, having some state funding, and having a lower overall admission rate than the other Ivies contributes to this bottom Ivy label. However, its too big and diverse (with 7 colleges) a school to put a one label on. The Cornell programs I know - Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Architecture - are top notch. |
Anonymous
Usually these posts are by haters who feel the need to slight other schools for whatever reason (perhaps they attend(ed) a peer of Cornell so they want to try to put it down). In other words, people feel better about themselves by trying to put others down which, sadly, is a form of insecurity. Cornell is an excellent school, along with a bunch of others. |
Anonymous
This is funny. |