Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 08:57     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Anonymous wrote:kinda shocked at the luv for Lehigh - isn’t it pretty middle of the road in terms of outcomes? and billy joel sang about how depressing the town was lol - how do the business majors make out ?


You're judging a college by a Billy Joel song?
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 08:54     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Anonymous wrote:Years ago my best friend from high school turned down Cornell for Duke Engineering. It worked out great for him. I would imagine your child will do great where ever they go.

I think the difference isn’t that significant engineering.


Ummm. Duke over Cornell? That’s a no-brainer.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 07:59     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Really curious how OP's kid managed to have two schools as options on May 2. OP -- can you share how you did that?
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 07:58     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Anonymous wrote:Years ago my best friend from high school turned down Cornell for Duke Engineering. It worked out great for him. I would imagine your child will do great where ever they go.

I think the difference isn’t that significant engineering.


Comparing Lehigh to…Duke? Weird.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 07:52     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Lehigh, hands down. I went there and it’s amazing. Everyone I know who went there is doing amazing in their various careers.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2025 07:44     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
There are plenty of fun and nice kids at Cornell. Mine included. And there are cutthroat kids EVERYWHERE. If your kid prefers Lehigh, she should go there. End of story. She will have plenty of opportunities at either school.

Success is about a person and how they use the resources available to them, not the prestige.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 20:47     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Years ago my best friend from high school turned down Cornell for Duke Engineering. It worked out great for him. I would imagine your child will do great where ever they go.

I think the difference isn’t that significant engineering.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 20:32     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Anonymous wrote:Lehigh and Cornell were considered peers in the 80s

queu tiger mom posting college rankings from the 80s to negate my claim


Not in the late 80s.

Engineer who seriously looked at both.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 20:28     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Haha this sounds like my sister. She visited Cornell after acceptance and she found the place uptight and socially awkward (bad vibes). She chose a SLAC (full ride merit to lower end of NESCAC rankings) and ended up very successful (T5 STEM PhD). If your kid has the chops, put them in an environment where they will flourish and they find their way/ do well in life.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 19:38     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
It’s good to see that some people are considering the full range of the colleges’ characteristics, and don’t allow questionable rankings to run their lives.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 19:28     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OMG…..Real school vs Lehigh?


This


If that was a comment from a Cornell person, it's a good argument to attend Lehigh.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 18:53     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Anonymous wrote:OMG…..Real school vs Lehigh?


This
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 17:59     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
OMG…..Real school vs Lehigh?
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 17:56     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
Lehigh and Cornell were considered peers in the 80s

queu tiger mom posting college rankings from the 80s to negate my claim
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2025 17:21     Subject: Lehigh vs Cornell?
some school comparison questions elicit 20 pages of comments - this is one of the good ones, and should be a 20 pager