<p>Hey, what is Colgates reputation? like how is it compared to like cornell??</p>
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<p>I think that as far as prestige goes, Cornell is more prestigious in general because it's an ivy.</p>
<p>Cornell, of course , has a lot more prestige simply because it is an ivy and is known more worldwide. A lot of people do not even know about Colgate, although it is an excellent school.</p>
<p>Colgate was named a "New Ivy," so it's a very good school. Cornell is more prestigious, but it's also a much bigger school and part of the actual Ivy League.</p>
<p>a bit worse than crest, but much better than oral b</p>
<p>the fact about top LACs is your getting one hell of an education but people wont generally know it or their strength unless they know someone from there.</p>
<p>I think "reputation" encompasses more than "prestige". Both schools have excellent reputations but are quite different. Both are somewhat isolated and have tough winters, but Ithaca is a much larger city than Hamilton.</p>
<p>Colgate has an excellent academic reputation and a strong network of alum. This network helps the kids get good internships and jobs. You will get a great education. Cornell IS an Ivy, but is much larger and has strong and not-as-strong departments.</p>
<p>if you could go to one of those two, which one would it be? im having a ot of trouble deciding which one to choose</p>
<p>What is it that you want to study or become?</p>
<p>a lawyer........</p>
<p>I would go to Cornell then due to its prestige and its placement into law schools.Cornell has a lot more programs to prepare you for law school not to mention a law school.</p>
<p>4 out of 5 dentists recommend it, so its reputation is pretty good</p>
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<p>its a great school, but i would never say that it is better than cornell.</p>
<p>look, the bottom line is LAC's are not given the same recognition as National Universities are. Thats just the reality of it. If you want to go to a college for yourself that will provide you a great education, Colgate is an excellent school that has an excellent reputation among LAC's. But if you want to go to a school where someone asks you where your going for college adn you want them to know and go "wowwww", then Colgate generally wont do that unless you live in an area near Colgate itself.</p>
<p>What is it that you are looking for in a school?</p>
<p>"look, the bottom line is LAC's are not given the same recognition as National Universities are. Thats just the reality of it." </p>
<p>Flong,</p>
<p>This is total nonsense. Please look, as an example, at how well-recognized the top 30 LACs are by graduate and professional schools and look at the schools that produce the highest number of Ph.Ds per capita. They are not , by in large, National Universities. As a senior member of this forum, I would expect you to be more judicious in your advice.</p>
<p>If you're looking for prestige, don't go to Colgate, or any top LAC for that matter. I had honestly never heard of any of the LACs before I started coming onto this site. I had heard of most of the Ivies, Stanford, some other top private schools like Duke and MIT, and many of the large state universities. Public universities are often prestigious too, but if you're looking at a LAC, you probably don't want to attend such a large institution. If you want college to be a life-changing experience, go to the LAC because it will be more focused on you and your personal needs, and it will be easier to get to know people.</p>
<p>So you're saying that LAC's aren't prestigious schools ?</p>
<p>Balletgirl, </p>
<p>People complain all the time how their peers do not know many of the LAC's outside of Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, and Wellesley. Are the top LAC's good schools? Of course. At a professional level are they well known? Yes. You misunderstood me as I was explaining how the average person does not recognize LAC's as much as they would a National University. JBvirtuoso is a clear cut example of that. </p>
<p>So next time I would appreciate it if you P.M. for clarification before accusing me publicy of something that I by no means said.</p>