<p>Odyssey,</p>
<p>IMHO, Cornell's story is a compelling one. It needs to be recast and retold though.</p>
<p>I believe there is a present opportunity to leverage the strong value propositions of the highly regarded CAS and Engineering colleges. There ought to be a way to more prominently position them than they are now. From there, the hope is that a rising tide lifts all boats.</p>
<p>Once the mind set of the strongest applicants is changed from Cornell as second choice, to Cornell on equal footing with HYPMS, the rankings will continue to rise. There is no reason why Cornell cannot be part of the revered conversation, and stay firmly entrenched in the top 7 mix, year after year.</p>
<p>A carefully integrated strategic plan featuring CAS and Engineering could be the catapult to accelerate the rise...and why not; all of the ingredients are present? Next perhaps the powerful future potential of Life Sciences, Weill Cornell would be tapped...and so on...etc.</p>