<p>I would like to thank everyone for replying to my original post. But I am very struck at and dismayed by how many people have misread it. If you read it again closely, you will find that my main argument was not that “Cornell should stop being an ivy because it is the worst ivy.” Put simply, I argued that because Cornell is the most un-ivy-like university out of the Ivy League, it has much to lose when judged by ivy standards, and so it will benefit by crafting an independent image of itself according to its original mission and unique history and composition.</p>
<p>I understand that when browsing through CC threads it is difficult to do a close reading of a lengthy comment. However, I am somewhat disappointed that the vast majority of those who responded failed to understand the crux of my point. Perhaps this is my fault, as it seems that I chose a title that is too provocative.</p>