Is Cornell really still the "worst" ivy?
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Anonymous
None of the schools you name are ivy. Of course you go to MIT or Stanford over Cornell. But I can make an argument for Cornell over CMU or UIUC. |
Anonymous
Is that the only thing that holds Cornell in place? |
Anonymous
No. But what if it was? Why does this bother people? Don't you have a better place to spend your mental energy? FFS |
Anonymous
Just for everyone's edification, the contract colleges are state funded colleges at Cornell so there are in-state preferences. Dyson is their business school. I think a lot of people would put Cornell's engineering school ahead of their undergrad business school. |
Anonymous
My grandmother was FGLI at Cornell in the 1930s. She was extremely bright and descended from fairly literate but poor immigrants from a very poor European country. One of many US women who helped further the idea that women should receive equal education to men and could pursue professional opportunities. One of her friends there was a mainland Chinese grad student who studied aquaculture in the Ag school. When the Communist takeover ruined his chances in China, he moved permanently to the US and helped innovate in the fish farming industry. So that's an example of what DEI looked like almost 100 years ago at Cornell. DEI policies (using whatever buzzwords are in vogue in an era) definitely are life-transforming for those who get the opportunity. And are not to be sneered at if you believe in rewarding intelligence and hard work among those who weren't born into comfortable, conventional situations. |
Anonymous
DP here. My kid went to USC. It’s meh. Completely overrated. He ended up transferring. Cornell is definitely way more prestigious. |
Anonymous
| I like the idea of a private/public partnership. That’s pretty cool. Will add Cornell to the list of colleges to look at for my 10th grader. And I’ve always heard it’s a beautiful campus. Not sure why people here are sneering at some Cornell schools being state funded. The elitism is so dumb. To each their own I guess |
Anonymous
Don’t agree. I am a Cornell Eng grad. My daughter just graduated from Nolan. Their Hotel school is #1 in the world. The business school has one of the best placements in the country. I would not put Eng ahead of Business. That is BS. Cornell has TWO undergrad business schools. Dyson and the SChool of Hotel Administration. Most people dont know, but Nolan is one of the only non business schools that is AACSB accredited. Meaning, it is a Business School with a Hospitality focus. 50% of the students end up going to Investment jobs. |
Anonymous
My son is going to be a Sr in Engineering at Cornell. He selected Cornell over CMU and UIUC. It wasn’t even close. What a ludicrous discussion…. |
Anonymous
Good lord you are dense. We are talking about the validity and problems with Parchment, which is not just about Cornell admits. You clearly weren’t cut out for college since you can’t follow this very simple debate so why are you even here? |
Anonymous
| Good grief. Why are people obsessed with Cornell? If you don’t think it’s a good school, then don’t go. It’s a little weird that people are trying so hard to convince others that it’s the worst Ivy. |
Anonymous
A bunch of trolls, most of whom have no shot or whose kids have no shot at Cornell or any comparable institution. |
Anonymous
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This whole "worst Ivy" debate is honestly missing the point. We're talking about 8 institutions that collectively accept around 14,000 students out of hundreds of thousands of applicants each year. That's like arguing which Ferrari is the "worst" - they're all incredible machines that 99.9% of people would be thrilled to own.
Cornell, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn, Dartmouth - each has produced Nobel laureates, Supreme Court justices, presidents, and leaders in every field imaginable. They all offer world-class faculty, incredible resources, and alumni networks that open doors globally. The real difference between these schools isn't quality - it's fit. Cornell's engineering program is phenomenal, Brown's open curriculum is perfect for some students, Dartmouth's tight-knit community appeals to others. What matters is finding the right match for your goals and personality, not some arbitrary ranking. Anyone fortunate enough to get into any Ivy League school should feel proud. The fact that we're even debating which is "worst" among institutions that reject 95%+ of applicants shows how privileged this entire conversation is. |
Anonymous
| Parents who ask these questions are the ones who did not go to an Ivy…..please… |
Anonymous
Just go to Harvard. |