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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't agree that Cornell is "hands down the least selective Ivy."  It's a ridiculous overstatement and oversimplification of a complicated process. You can't compare it to the others.  It has 3 NY-state schools, which changes the landscape dramatically.  The Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering are no less selective than the other Ivies.[/quote]

You protest too much.  Cornell regularly admits kids who get turned down by other Ivies, and that's just the way it is.  A "lesser Ivy" is still better than 99% of the schools out there. [/quote]

I agree that Cornell is a great school that is less selective than other schools in its athletic conference.  Beyond that, however, the Ivy or bust mentality implicit in your statement is just another example of the obsession with Ivies that ends up channeling many kids into schools that aren't the best choice for them.  Is Cornell "better than" the following schools: Stanford, MIT, CalTech, Chicago, Duke, Northwestern, Rice, Williams, Pomona, Swarthmore, Middlebury, Michigan, UVA . . .?   The answer is complicated and will be different for every student.           [/quote]

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