<p>Actually, Cornell is arguably one of the better Ivy League schools. It is right under Princeton. It is a better overall school than Columbia, Penn, Brown, and Dartmouth. Cornell is on par with UCLA. Michigan is slightly better than UCLA or Cornell. Perhaps some people will not like what I said but at the same time some people dont like to look at things objectively. Or, some people may look at things objectively (there are a few pretty bright people on CC who have historically disagreed with me) but still may disagree. Michigan is one of the best schools in the United States. Even the smartest people have a hard time arguing against that. I think some people may have a phobia of Public Schools. Also, sometimes people misinterpret selectivity as implying "better."</p>
<p>Blarney,</p>
<p>I graduated from U.Michigan and can heartily recommend it - the academics and reputation were all first rate and the name was understood by all I encountered in the work world. </p>
<p>However:</p>
<p>If you are looking towards law school, why not go to Cornell undergrad, and U. of M. grad? You learn a ton by simply changing the place you live. Why not try both?</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Firsttimemom</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for all your wonderful contributions. Keep it going! :)</p>
<p>There are definately some interesting posts, but to be honest with you my brother (himself an NYU grad and now doing MBA at MIT) said that while working at a large financial firm there were just as many cornell grads as there were michigan grads. Now in business school he sees the exact same thing. Michigan is a huge school with an abundant amount of opportunities in any field...it is definately recognized internationally. In regards to ILR, I actually heard that many of the kids go on to do law. ILR is an extremely prestigious program at Cornell and many of its graduates go on to pursue graduate studies at some of the finest schools. For example, my mom's friend's daughter went to ILR and then she went to Harvard Law school. not bad ehh?</p>
<p>Honestly most importantly it isn't sometimes important about what school you go to but what you make out of it. If you go to Cornell or Michigan but just study and graduate like a plain old Joe that doesn't necessarily imply success in business. BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT MAKING CONNECTIONS!! thus you have to network at either schools as well as be involved in the field in any possible way. That is what really gurantees sure fired success.</p>