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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she had just taken the full ride to UF her story today would be sort of boring.  Cornell is what makes her experience so unique.  [/quote]

She wasn't hired for her Cornell pedigree. She was hired for the other pedigree. A UF degree would not have changed that. [/quote]

But look at what she is best known for writing about - leaving Hialeah and going to Cornell.  Without that experience to write about she's nothing special.[/quote]

Cornell is nothing special. It's considered "soft" Ivy, the the easiest Ivy to get into. There are harder non-ivy schools than Cornell. [/quote]

Whatever.  She says she didn't apply anywhere else because she couldn't afford the application fees.  Given that she and her parents then decided that they would manage to afford Cornell....it's interesting that she felt financially constrained into applying to only two colleges.  Makes for an interesting story though.

I'm not about to dis Cornell, it's a highly reputable school with a long history.  Lots of students would be thrilled to attend Cornell.[/quote]

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