<p>If you're seriously hung up on US News Rankings and actually care whether your Ivy is better than another Ivy based on an almost entirely ambiguous ranking system, you are probably a moron. If this thread is a joke, though, it was funny :)</p>
<p>ridnwaves4life: Way to go to show your maturity. Btw, the naked party has a name, it's called Sex Power God.
"I saw a special on CNN a year ago and they played a video from Brown's freshman class that had a huge orgy party. Nothing is worse than a bunch of nerds who aren't even that smart, getting naked on tv."
And it's certainly not the freshman class. Go to wikipedia and read for yourself. Btw, you are not in any position to judge. Eitherway, your qualification to make such a sweeping and unfair statement is highly questionable. Contrary to your highly skewed opinion, according to the Revealed preference ranking and the recent New york Time research, students, who actually have the choice between the ivies, choose Brown after HYP.</p>
<p>This thread needs to die, stop posting lol</p>
<p>Last post hopefully. I agree the thread is lame. If you choose a school largely because of the rankings, which are a blunt instrument, think again. The Ivies are a very diverse group of schools, and they all have characteristics that distinguish them. Among Cornell's strengths are the vast array of courses offered - more than you'd find at a typical liberal arts college - and the diversity of the student body. It creates an energetic campus environment. Maybe this appeals to you, maybe not. Think about what's important to you in your education, and then start looking for a school that makes it possible for you to accomplish what you want. The fine differences in ratings and acceptance rates/yields are ephemera, once you've figured that out.</p>
<p>profanity: </p>
<p>"Way to go to show your maturity. Btw, the naked party has a name, it's called Sex Power God."</p>
<p>"Way to go, to show" my maturity? Okay, so running around naked like a bunch of socially inept geeks (who are finally letting it all out - because that's probably the only time they'll ever see someone of the opposite sex naked) is mature? Jeeze, the only time when I ran around naked was when I was 3 yrs. old. But I guess its all for the better to bring that extreme liberal dirt to the Ivy Leagues. Sure, why not.</p>
<p>On a more "professional level" (does that word even exist at Brown?), I would never hire someone with such wild liberal judgement. Of Course, I want someone who is open-minded and creative, but that is just taking it too far. There's a fine line between open-minded self-expression and running around like a bunch of monkeys (hence the color) who've just managed to figure out where that tail came from. Back into the wild I guess.</p>
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There's a fine line between open-minded self-expression and running around like a bunch of monkeys (hence the color) who've just managed to figure out where that tail came from.
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Ridin, please stop talking, you're making us look like morons.</p>
<p>Monkeys? Tails? Way to prove profanity's point. Very excellent of you.</p>
<p>and how is running around naked not immature?</p>
<p>If you appreciate Brown's "Sex Power God" and various other activities, then get out of Cornell. Why didn't you go to Brown? As far as I see it, Cornell never really has a history of over-the-line liberal crap. It's all about academics.</p>
<p>Ridn what it wrong with you? You are so out of line and ESPECIALLY close minded. Just because sum1 is smart DOESN'T mean they are a nerd. Just because sum1 is smart DOESN'T mean they are conservative and close-minded, which u obviously are. You are NOT superior to people because you are so conservative and you need to stop acting like a stuck up ***. Get off your high horse (which wouldn't you know it is naked too. Just like everything else on this earth)</p>
<p>o ya, and stop making Cornell look bad</p>
<p>ridnwaves4life: I think I have made my point clear and it is perfectly clear that even Cornellians disagree vehemently with your point of view. </p>
<p>And it is very presumptious of you to turn your back on fellow Cornellians and purging them from Cornell, which is obviously none of your business and is also clearly beyond your authority. Well... </p>
<p>And of all the school that you targeted, why Brown? Personal vendetta? An unreciprocated love affair perhaps.-winks-</p>
<p>Cornell's fairly liberal, ridin. I'm sure you're unaware of this, since you probably spend most of your time locked in your dorm persuing academics. I'm not sure where you got the impression that Cornell was all about academics...have you ever been out on a Thursday-Saturday? The scene is not very "academic" and might strike you as "immature". </p>
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An unreciprocated love affair perhaps
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that sounds about right</p>
<p>Has anyone ever noticed the remarkably high number of ***es who post on the Cornell site. I know this isn't the majority of people, but as a prospective student at Cornell and other top universities, these posts really DO paint a really bad picture of the college for me. Don't get me wrong, Cornell has always been and will be one of my favorites, but these idiots (ridn) are seriously scaring me about some of the personalities at Cornell.</p>
<p>Bottom line: don't post on a good school's board if you are going to spew **** out of your mouth.</p>
<p>Hey one out of hundreds isn't bad :) At least he's providing grounds for debate hah (however bad those grounds are)</p>
<p>Okay. First of all, my posts in this thread are very opinionated. Obviously, Cornell is a big school, and there are lots of people with different opinions. I'm just one of them - I don't represent the entire Cornell student body.</p>
<p>Second, I'm not trying to turn this into a political debate. What I meant by "liberal" was that I believed the things that go on at Brown are too "dirty" for such a prestegious university. I believe that's a valid point. Of course you can argue that running around naked is perfectly acceptable. That's fine. I don't care if it's just a small group of people doing it. But its the fact that it "Sex Power God" is a school-sponsored event.</p>
<p>Third, I'm sorry if I came off the way I sounded. The reason I said those things were because I read the thread title, "Cornell is no longer the WORST Ivy" and I simply Flipped. When was Cornell EVER labeled as the 'worst' Ivy? I know the OP didn't mean it that way but I'm sure there's lots of people out there with the mindset that Cornell is at the bottom of the Ivies. That is what drove me to make those statements.</p>
<p>Fourth, I brought Brown into the picture, not because I have an inate hatred for Brown (i have nothing to do with Brown and i have no reason to hate them), but because I hate it when people compare Cornell to Brown, simply because they are close in terms of Newsweek Rankings. In my opinion, Cornell is better than Brown at academics. (Of course you can argue that, but its my opinion.) I want people to quit looking at rankings, and again, comparing Cornell to Brown, just because they are at the 'bottom' of the Top 15 of Newsweek.</p>
<p>I am glad that you can talk it out reasonably. At least now, I felt somewhat more at ease.</p>
<p>I guess the problem with many people is that you equate liberal with dirty. And I would like to point out that naked parties are equally prevalent in other ivies such as U Penn or Yale. You may refer to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_party%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_party</a> . It just so happened that a reporter went into Brown's SPG and decided to broadcast it on a national television. In other words, same thing could have befallen on these other school. Also, describing SPG as a school-sponsored event is somewhat inacurrate. It's more of a student group-sponsored event, especially since all of the funding comes from the sales of the ticket.</p>
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<li><p>I know and understand how you felt regarding the post and I agreed that it's really unjustified. I guess it's more of a stereotype. And I am pretty sure that most of these people are unable to come up with any evidence/ proof on why do they think that Cornell is the 'worst ivy'. On the other hand, I think that it is rather uncalled for for you to then bestow the honour of such title to other university, notably Brown and Dartmouth. And I don't think that there's anything can be done with to dissipate this old stereotype. I mean... every ivy has its own ridiculous stereotype which is mostly stupid. All I am saying is that you shouldn't be taking that very seriously.</p></li>
<li><p>I think that brown and Cornell are very different academically. My best friend goes to Cornell and I think that Cornell is a great school. He went there because he's an engineer. I don't think that Cornell and Brown shared a large overlap in the applicants pool. Also, they are a very different schools and I think that one should take that into account when comparing them together instead of just based on pure ranking. Beside, you know that most of the people made their choice independent of the ranking as one might be able to tell from the paucity of correlation between the USNEWS ranking and yield rate and Revealed Preference Ranking. (please infer whatever you want from that last statement).</p></li>
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<p>Sorry to bring this link to your attention.
<a href="http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/09/the_nine_worst_colleges_in_america.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/09/the_nine_worst_colleges_in_america.php</a></p>
<p>uhhh........</p>
<p>That's depressing</p>
<p>yeah, its fake news</p>
<p>You know... that actually shows how ridiculous it is to say Cornell, or any Ivy for that matter, is the "worst ivy" since satire is defined as "the use of wit, especially irony, sarcasm, and ridicule, to attack the vices and follies of humankind."</p>