<p>There’s an old joke that says “I would never join a club that would have me as a member.”</p>
<p>That’s how I feel about Cornell. Duke is no Harvard and Northwestern is no Yale, yet I was rejected by both. Surely then, when Cornell is such an anomaly, it must be significantly inferior. I’d feel better if I had a Dartmouth or Brown to pair Cornell with.</p>
<p>I didn’t get into Cornell AEM, either, since I applied to CAS.</p>