Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not, except by the biddies and harpies on DCUM whose kids didn’t get in.

I know someone who went there and she's kinda dumb. Maybe it's because of her.

This is funny.

Anonymous wrote:No kids in college yet but curious...

Why is Cornell called a "lower Ivy"?

Usually these posts are by haters who feel the need to slight other schools for whatever reason (perhaps they attend(ed) a peer of Cornell so they want to try to put it down). In other words, people feel better about themselves by trying to put others down which, sadly, is a form of insecurity. Cornell is an excellent school, along with a bunch of others.

Its funny how these things change over time. I can remember in the 1980s when Penn was the "bottom Ivy" and everyone I knew would rank Cornell higher than Brown and equal or better than Dartmouth. Cornell was ranked #8 in the first US News ranking in 1983.

I wonder if Andy on the Office was the start of people bashing Cornell. Cornell being large, being in a cold rural area, having some state funding, and having a lower overall admission rate than the other Ivies contributes to this bottom Ivy label. However, its too big and diverse (with 7 colleges) a school to put a one label on. The Cornell programs I know - Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Architecture - are top notch.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unlike the other Ivies, some of Cornell's colleges are state colleges. It is located in a rural area rather than concentrated on the more eastern coast. It started as primarily a land grant institute that was focused on agriculture. Typically when you think Ivy League you think wall street/business not farmer. This has all changed over time and Cornell's business school is strong but old ties, traditions, and reputation die hard.

Right...not a big city school like Dartmouth!

Which is another “lower” Ivy

Anonymous wrote:Unlike the other Ivies, some of Cornell's colleges are state colleges. It is located in a rural area rather than concentrated on the more eastern coast. It started as primarily a land grant institute that was focused on agriculture. Typically when you think Ivy League you think wall street/business not farmer. This has all changed over time and Cornell's business school is strong but old ties, traditions, and reputation die hard.

The Ivy League is a sports conference. Nothing more.

Maybe it should take Stanford and CAL if the ACC won’t.

Because it's a lower-ranked
Ivy League School.


https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/ivy-league-schools

It is a large school made up of 7 colleges. Admissions to Engineering is very different than CALS.

Anonymous wrote:It’s not, except by the biddies and harpies on DCUM whose kids didn’t get in.

I know someone who went there and she's kinda dumb. Maybe it's because of her.

Anonymous wrote:Unlike the other Ivies, some of Cornell's colleges are state colleges. It is located in a rural area rather than concentrated on the more eastern coast. It started as primarily a land grant institute that was focused on agriculture. Typically when you think Ivy League you think wall street/business not farmer. This has all changed over time and Cornell's business school is strong but old ties, traditions, and reputation die hard.

Right...not a big city school like Dartmouth!

It’s easier to get into than HYP. It’s also much larger, and accommodates a broader range of students. “I would found an institution where any person could find instruction in any study” and all that. It was also founded as a co-ed institution, which is a point of pride, I think. But also means that historically it’s always been more accessible.

Unlike the other Ivies, some of Cornell's colleges are state colleges. It is located in a rural area rather than concentrated on the more eastern coast. It started as primarily a land grant institute that was focused on agriculture. Typically when you think Ivy League you think wall street/business not farmer. This has all changed over time and Cornell's business school is strong but old ties, traditions, and reputation die hard.

Why has Harvard’s reputation fallen so far?

See how that works? Sheesh.

It’s not, except by the biddies and harpies on DCUM whose kids didn’t get in.

Because it’s a lower Ivy.

No kids in college yet but curious...

Why is Cornell called a "lower Ivy"?