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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

You can look up admission rates.

My DC is applying to a couple of ivies but the counselor told her not to apply to Brown because she wouldn't get in. DC is a good candidate for Cornell but didn't like it so isn't applying.

Anonymous wrote:And the Ag School is a NY state school, which means it is easier to get in as a NY resident but not from out-of-state. None of the Ivies is at all easy to get into, and I think this question is ridiculous on lots of levels.

If you get into the ag school, are you stuck studying agriculture related subjects? lol. Or can you switch to another school and major in something else? Just curious.

Brown's SAT scores are lower than Cornell

Cornell is the biggest Ivy, and this is one factor going into it being less selective. It also has the state schools that have slightly higher admission rates, which also brings the overall average down. It's still a great school for a lot of very smart people.

signed,

Cornell grad (college and law)

Anonymous wrote:Cornell is hands down the least selective Ivy. But what does that matter? There are so many more things to consider.

I just heard exactly this from a recent Cornell grad.

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

Cornell is hands down the least selective Ivy. But what does that matter? There are so many more things to consider.

And the Ag School is a NY state school, which means it is easier to get in as a NY resident but not from out-of-state. None of the Ivies is at all easy to get into, and I think this question is ridiculous on lots of levels.

Admission percentage doesn't tell you how qualified the accepted applicants were.

Cornell Ag School

Apply to Cornell Hotel mgmt school. It is easiest.

Cornell's admitted percentage is higher right now IIRC. I just looked this up for another thread.

Is it Brown or Cornell? http://www.universitylanguage.com/blog/11/ivy-league-sat-scores/