Rice vs. Cornell

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Anonymous wrote:Great choices! VERY different schools though arguably the same profile of student. Cornell is more stressful vibe. For public policy I'd probably pick Cornell because of connections to DC.

Good point but almost every good college offers a semester and summer internships in DC.

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One drawback for Rice is small network, non ivy status and Texas location. Cornell has ivy name recognition, huge network of alumni and NY location.

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Anonymous wrote:DC struggled with this choice/decision a couple of years ago and chose Rice. DC was always enamored with Cornell, but after visiting both schools, talking with current students, talking with alumni, talking with current professors, etc - the clear choice was Rice. DC not big into rankings, so Cornell at the bottom of the Ivy and behind Rice did not play into the decision. So far a wonderful experience and DC feels like they may have dodged a bullet with Cornell. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful school, but even the Cornell boosters on this site are a bit cringe-worthy with their blind, defensive and immediate advocacy. Almost as if they get an alert when Cornell is mentioned on this site lol. As my DC said after a visit, too many weird and ultra competitive kids like “Andy from the Office”, who seemed a bit off. Rice full of “happy well-adjusted and brilliant kids” - different strokes for different folks..

I have no connection to Cornell, but that seems like quite a generalization about its student body. And Cornell receives quite a bit of criticism just for being what people say is a lower ivy, so I see why people with a connection jump to counter that. In any event, I’d believe the thoughts of those who attended over those who didn’t.

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Is depression and suicide still a problem in Ithaca?

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So far a wonderful experience and DC feels like they may have dodged a bullet with Cornell. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful school, but even the Cornell boosters on this site are a bit cringe-worthy with their blind, defensive and immediate advocacy. Almost as if they get an alert when Cornell is mentioned on this site lol. As my DC said after a visit, too many weird and ultra competitive kids like “Andy from the Office”, who seemed a bit off. Rice full of “happy well-adjusted and brilliant kids” - different strokes for different folks..

What? No one was ultra competitive there. I went and so did DS. What a ridiculous generalization, you come across as immature.
Both schools are great, and I am sure that OP's child would be happy and successful at either.

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So far a wonderful experience and DC feels like they may have dodged a bullet with Cornell. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful school, but even the Cornell boosters on this site are a bit cringe-worthy with their blind, defensive and immediate advocacy. Almost as if they get an alert when Cornell is mentioned on this site lol. As my DC said after a visit, too many weird and ultra competitive kids like “Andy from the Office”, who seemed a bit off. Rice full of “happy well-adjusted and brilliant kids” - different strokes for different folks..

What? No one was ultra competitive there. I went and so did DS. What a ridiculous generalization, you come across as immature.
Both schools are great, and I am sure that OP's child would be happy and successful at either.

Not PP but '" No one was ultra competitive there." seems unlikely for any school, let alone a school like Cornell.

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Both are wonderful schools, and Rice has a particularly intellectual vibe. However, Rice is unfortunately in Texas, an open carry state where abortion has been banned and whose constituents continue to vote in fascists who are happy to vacation in Cancun while those they represent literally freeze to death on account of the state's faulty grid system. So my choice at this point in time would be Cornell.

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Any discussion of a northeastern school vs a school in flyover country will eventually devolve into boasts of inherent superiority due to the northeast being the height of sophistication and the heartland being one big “Hee Haw” re-run.

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Anonymous wrote:These schools are in completely different environments. Does your kid want small town and cold or big city and warm?

Imagine thinking the 4th largest city in the US is a "small town."

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Anonymous wrote:These schools are in completely different environments. Does your kid want small town and cold or big city and warm?

Imagine thinking the 4th largest city in the US is a "small town."

Ithaca is not the 4th largest city

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Anonymous wrote:These schools are in completely different environments. Does your kid want small town and cold or big city and warm?

Imagine thinking the 4th largest city in the US is a "small town."

Ithaca is not the 4th largest city

Sorry, I read this as Columbia!

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Anonymous wrote:One drawback for Rice is small network, non ivy status and Texas location. Cornell has ivy name recognition, huge network of alumni and NY location.

+1

The contrast.

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Anonymous wrote:Both are wonderful schools, and Rice has a particularly intellectual vibe. However, Rice is unfortunately in Texas, an open carry state where abortion has been banned and whose constituents continue to vote in fascists who are happy to vacation in Cancun while those they represent literally freeze to death on account of the state's faulty grid system. So my choice at this point in time would be Cornell.

Rice itself and Houston as well are ultra liberal.

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Anonymous wrote:Both are wonderful schools, and Rice has a particularly intellectual vibe. However, Rice is unfortunately in Texas, an open carry state where abortion has been banned and whose constituents continue to vote in fascists who are happy to vacation in Cancun while those they represent literally freeze to death on account of the state's faulty grid system. So my choice at this point in time would be Cornell.

LOL.

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Anonymous wrote:One drawback for Rice is small network, non ivy status and Texas location. Cornell has ivy name recognition, huge network of alumni and NY location.

+1

The contrast.

That also means a huge impersonal environment, harsh winter and lack of internship/side job opportunities in college town. Houston has a huge advantage when it comes to year round internships, research, volunteering, part time jobs, things to do etc.