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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cornell grad here.  [b]Cornell serves many academic niches, but there is no distinct identity or cohesive sense of community.[/b]  People who are joiners or who have another form of built-in social network usually do fine, but the lack of community magnifies any vulnerabilities a student might have.  Socially awkward, high achieving, high family pressure or dysfunctional family background, wildly different coping mechanisms… [/quote]

The identity is "Any person.  Any study."  You have to address this in an essay when you apply.  There are other cultural aspects that are common.  Difficult grading has been part of Cornell's identity for decades. Because it always had more of what DCUM calls "strivers".  People with intense or specialized academic interests who are not from wealthy families.  Perfectionism and the hollowness of academic success are issues for kids raised on an excellence treadmill.  That's not a Cornell problem.  It's an Ivy problem.  And even professor's kids are struggling based on news reports.[/quote]

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