Anonymous wrote:Places like Ithaca and Hanover (Dartmouth) are much better for community-building than cities like Philly, Boston/Cambridge, and New York. Undergrads don't care about living in a big city because their social circles are other undergrads.

Really? Living in Philadelphia, New York, or Boston allows students to get connected to internships and co-ops. Also, Ithaca can get redundantly boring and the winters are depressing which influences the high suicide rates at Cornell. Big cities offer tons of arts and cultures activities, employment opportunities, international cuisines, diversity, and a social life beyond the walls of a college located in a small town.

You will be surprised about the number of undergrads who prefer to attend colleges in big cities and desire social connections outside of the limited undergraduate box. Do you realize how much community building, outreach, and volunteering opportunities that a college student has access to in a big city? I love nature and the cuteness of small towns as much as anyone, however cities have unlimited possibilities.

With that said, Cornell is a great school my father and oldest sister attended there. My brother and I got accepted, but I chose Columbia and my brother chose Harvard because residing in Boston and New York City offered us both opportunities and access to certain resources that we would have never received in Ithaca.

Places like Ithaca and Hanover (Dartmouth) are much better for community-building than cities like Philly, Boston/Cambridge, and New York. Undergrads don't care about living in a big city because their social circles are other undergrads.

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Anonymous wrote:Brown and Dartmouth are not in vibrant cities either.

+1

Is New Haven a "vibrant" city? 🤔

New Haven itself isn't great, but it's close to world-class cities (NY and Boston), mountains, ocean, charming small towns, etc. Access.

For everyday studying & socializing does it matter?

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think anyone posting about how relatively easy they think it is to get in to “Cornell” has any idea about how Cornell admissions works.

This is a DMV forum, probably less than 1% of the powers have ever been to upstate New York, let alone Ithaca. Idiots who think they're experts on everything.

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Anonymous wrote:It's prestigious, it has a ton of history, it's been a boarding and prep school feeder for 100 years. The striver schools in the top 15 e.g. Vandy, Northwestern, Chicago, have nothing on Cornell. A question like this would only be asked by a public school parent who can't afford private high school or college. And someone who has never visited campus. Armchair college "experts" in flyover country.

Nonsense. I agree that Cornell is a top school, but so are Chicago and Northwestern. You can make your point about how good Cornell is without looking silly. However, I do agree with your comment about Vanderbilt. lol

Chicago, Northwestern and Vandy have no history or traditions at the undergraduate level; they don't even have a real sense of community because they kick everyone off campus after the first year or two. They are graduate school powers. Cornell has a real je ne sais quoi those striver colleges never will. You don't get that because you've probably never even been to Ithaca.

I don’t think anyone posting about how relatively easy they think it is to get in to “Cornell” has any idea about how Cornell admissions works.

Anonymous wrote:My child had no interest in being in a city, wanted to be well north of DC, is a CS major which is a very strong program. It has been a great choice.

Ivy status was not important. We visited Princeton and knew they knew they would never apply before we got back in the car. Like the Cornell vibe better.

Ithaca is lovely...I would never describe it as bleak.

+1, my DS chose Cornell becasue its CS program is the best in Ivies.

Anonymous wrote:It's prestigious, it has a ton of history, it's been a boarding and prep school feeder for 100 years. The striver schools in the top 15 e.g. Vandy, Northwestern, Chicago, have nothing on Cornell. A question like this would only be asked by a public school parent who can't afford private high school or college. And someone who has never visited campus. Armchair college "experts" in flyover country.

As long as we agree that Virginia is in flyover country……

Anonymous wrote:It's prestigious, it has a ton of history, it's been a boarding and prep school feeder for 100 years. The striver schools in the top 15 e.g. Vandy, Northwestern, Chicago, have nothing on Cornell. A question like this would only be asked by a public school parent who can't afford private high school or college. And someone who has never visited campus. Armchair college "experts" in flyover country.

Nonsense. I agree that Cornell is a top school, but so are Chicago and Northwestern. You can make your point about how good Cornell is without looking silly. However, I do agree with your comment about Vanderbilt. lol

It’s the only ivy that kids from our public high school can get into.

Anonymous wrote:They didn’t get in at any other Ivy.

And so which college did they get into at Cornell?

It's prestigious, it has a ton of history, it's been a boarding and prep school feeder for 100 years. The striver schools in the top 15 e.g. Vandy, Northwestern, Chicago, have nothing on Cornell. A question like this would only be asked by a public school parent who can't afford private high school or college. And someone who has never visited campus. Armchair college "experts" in flyover country.

They didn’t get in at any other Ivy.

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Anonymous wrote:Brown and Dartmouth are not in vibrant cities either.

+1

Is New Haven a "vibrant" city? 🤔

New Haven itself isn't great, but it's close to world-class cities (NY and Boston), mountains, ocean, charming small towns, etc. Access.

It’s world class reputation?