<p>why are you guys still acknowledging the douche?</p>
<p>listen, he probably grew up in a household where notre dame was placed upon a pedestal. like many american fathers, his dad probably dreamed of attending the school and fell short; thus, he raised his kid to love it for no real reason except that it's notre dame. now he's there and doesn't know a whole lot about the college options he could have had.</p>
<p>he copes by arguing false points and comes off as a complete douchebag</p>
<p>ndfreak, im sure ur a nice guy. please, stop with the cornell-nd stuff.</p>
<p>NDFreak7: A big LoL to you...</p>
<p>P.S. Rankings aren't everything sorry... your school is #20. Mine is #86 however i`m 100% sure that there are students in Binghamton smarter than students in your school, better yet, smarter than you!
Just for the record you seem to hate on Cornell. Perhaps you applied and were rejected? That's what is causing you to hold a grudge. Haha You`re totally hilarious. But anyway US News and World Report's ranking is a mere set of numbers. I'm sure there are many who'd argue that Columbia and/or Cornell is better than UCB which ranked higher. Some would also say Dartmouth, UPenn, Cornell and some others are better than CalTech which ranked higher.</p>
<p>gomestar: </p>
<p>Notre Dame acceptance rate: 27%
Cornell University acceptance rate: 21%</p>
<p>get your numbers right. ND: 23% and 1414. Cornell: 20.5% and 1420. yeah, i know the stats show Cornell as a tougher acceptance, but i know numerous kids who were accepted to Cornell and rejected by ND. do you know any who were accepted to ND and rejected by Cornell? the legacy barrier at ND makes it a lot tougher to get into for the non-legacy applicant. fyi: ND admits less than 50% of applicants and yields more than 50% (only 10 U.S. schools do that; Cornell isn't one of them).</p>
<p>"we have the ivy league athletics. You guys wish you had that."</p>
<p>who talks like that? try running that one by ESPN. unless Bush is in office, that bill won't pass.</p>
<p>brand_182:</p>
<p>"That statement is false, both with regards to freshman and transfer statistics."</p>
<p>nice language. way to be Vulgar!</p>
<p>kelceallach:</p>
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<li>my dad didn't dream of going to Notre Dame. 2. my household didn't place ND on a pedestal. 3. don't tell me how my father raised me 4. this has nothing to do with being a nice guy. you guys need to learn how to debate and not feel bad about it. 5. i know all about other schools, and i'd turn everyone of them down for ND (and before you go off with "oh, you wouldn't get into Harvard blah blah blah" - no i wouldn't, but put an offer in front of me and i'll turn it down)</li>
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<p>obinnadaone:</p>
<p>who invited you to this discussion? that's like Boise State trying to convince the BCS it deserves a spot in the national title game. but now that you're here, yeah, there are probably kids at Binghamton smarter than me/other ND students
so what? and no, i didn't apply to Cornell. i would never go there. save the rankings stuff. when you're at the top, a few spots mean nothing. you my friend, well, you're toward the bottom. sorry. p.s. - your name reminds me of bin laden.</p>
<p>"but i know numerous kids who were accepted to Cornell and rejected by ND."
No you don't. Again, you're just making stuff up - first knowing all of these Cornell students who transfered to ND, and now knowing "numerous" people who were rejected by ND but got into Cornell. What are the odds!! You're full of it. </p>
<p>"do you know any who were accepted to ND and rejected by Cornell?"
No. Nobody wanted to apply to ND. </p>
<p>"the legacy barrier at ND makes it a lot tougher to get into for the non-legacy applicant."
And thus inflating the yield. </p>
<p>"you guys need to learn how to debate and not feel bad about it."
so do you - like not totally making up BS stories that can easily be proved wrong by somebody with even an ounce of knowledge. </p>
<p>"my dad didn't dream of going to Notre Dame."
He had dreams of Ivy. </p>
<p>"my household didn't place ND on a pedestal."
Why would anybody?</p>
<p>"don't tell me how my father raised me"
sorry, we'll keep our opinions to ourselves next time. </p>
<p>" i know all about other schools, and i'd turn everyone of them down for ND "
My guess is they turned you down first. </p>
<p>" and no, i didn't apply to Cornell."
You lied about other things, might as well lie about this.</p>
<p>lol, its sad you guys are arguing over a university. Both cornell and nd suck...so there.</p>
<p>I'm mostly arguing against poor facts, which NDfreak here is full of. The rest is just fun.</p>
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nice language. way to be Vulgar!
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<p>Thanks. My favorite statements are the ones that you're incapable of responding to. It means I've made my point clear.</p>
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Both cornell and nd suck...so there.
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<p>THANK YOU! :)</p>
<p>Just look at ndfreak's other posts. He likes to think of himself as the expert in all things. Not sure why in the world he would be stalking all of these threads on CC. He probably has absolutely no life except this virtual one!</p>
<p>"My favorite statements are the ones that you're incapable of responding to. It means I've made my point clear."</p>
<p>brand_182: NDFreak7 probably did not want to respond to a post composed in Nonstandard English. The emergence of such language in your writing dilutes the clarity of your point. With the exception of a close to a letter, any use of 'with regards' is a shibboleth that Standard users do not accept.</p>
<p>I was able to extrangigate what he was trying to say quite nicely.</p>
<p>also, $20 says 'leadcommissioner' here is just NDfreak after creating another screen name. Why else would somebody make their first post here a random one on the trasnsfer forum correcting the grammer of somebody else.</p>
<p>I know he was making fun of my style of writing. He still didn't have anything to say as I was right.</p>
<p>BTW, how might you have reworded it? I'm interested. I don't pay attention to whether my language is "standard" or "non-standard" (w/e that means) as it's all English to me! Hell, I even like to use BIG WORDS sometimes. ;)</p>
<p>Gomestar - thank you. I knew you would. :)</p>
<p>brand_182: Simply use "with regard to," (without the 's') or, equivalently, "in regard to" or "regarding." Additionally, Standard English is, in the words of Kenneth G. Wilson, "the language acceptable and normative among reputable people in reputable circumstances." A full elaboration is available in the 1993 edition of the Columbia Guide to Standard American English.</p>
<p>gomestar: Sorry. It is not NDFreak7. However, I will answer your question that lacks a question mark. I thought it only right to point out the irony of Vulgarities in the written words of individuals speaking down on an institution of higher learning.</p>
<p>Ah yes, because "with regard to" is so much less formal than "with regards." I understand that you are correct on this point. It should be "with regard" and not "with regards," though I wonder how any of this explains NDfreak7 not responding to my comment. :rolleyes: </p>
<p>FWIW, you have too many commas in that first sentence. Sorry. Pet peeve of mine. ;)</p>
<p>Even more relevant to me are the rules of debate. Typically one focuses on the argument at hand (in this case, the completely false statement that Notre Dame is harder to get into than Cornell) rather than semantics. Ad hominems and the like are usually reserved as a "last chance" card, if you will. In fact, I've been taught that such deviations from the subject matter are clear indicators that one's opponent has no ground to stand on. Unfortunately, I have nothing published by Columbia to refer you to. My apologies.</p>
<p>" gomestar: Sorry. It is not NDFreak7."</p>
<p>yes, you are. You're not smart enough to pull off a trick like this. It's been used too many times in the past, somebody brand new suddently appears agreeing with the person struggling in a simple debate. </p>
<p>If the gods have decieved me and you really are a new member, then you're a complete douche bag for committing your first 2 posts to very minor grammatical errors rather than adding to the real debate. Congrats for being even more of a loser than NDfreak.</p>
<p>cornell in a heartbeat</p>
<p>brand_182:</p>
<p>i indirectly responded to your post. i listed the most recent stats. do you want me to get down on my knees and say your name? </p>
<p>gomestar:</p>
<p>everything i said is true. you, however, work with assumptions. i know a student (Cornell - Class of '10) who was waitlisted-rejected at ND and accepted to Cornell). and if i'm leadcommissioner, then you are kelceallach. you both used "douche" in this thread, and i conclude you are the same person. but that's an assumption, and i have not made assumptions.</p>
<p>p.s. "grammer" - are you talking about Grammer, IN 47236?</p>
<p>"you, however, work with assumptions"
with all of the evidence pointing to your terrible lies and posts, is it really an assumption?</p>
<p>"and if i'm leadcommissioner, then you are kelceallach"
yes, I lead a double life as both a Cornell senior spending the summer doing work in the D.C. area AND as a Boston College student transfering to Brown really soon. I did that just to call you a douche in this thread, it took weeks get my 'kelceallach' screen name ready. </p>
<p>"you both used "douche""
we both think it describes you perfectly! </p>
<p>lets compare some of your past statements:
"i know numerous kids who were accepted to Cornell and rejected by ND"
and in your most recent statement:
"i know a student who was waitlisted-rejected at ND and accepted to Cornell"</p>
<p>"i have not made assumptions."
haha! I guess a flat out lie isn't an assumption. Interesting choice of words. </p>
<p>"everything i said is true."
No, it isn't. I've even called you when you claim to know info that's illegal for you to have access to. Keep it up and you'll be the Aleksey Vayner of Notre Dame.</p>
<p>"with all of the evidence pointing to your terrible lies and posts, is it really an assumption?"</p>
<p>yes, you used a subjective adjective to describe my supposed lies and posts</p>
<p>"i know numerous kids who were accepted to Cornell and rejected by ND"
"i know a student who was waitlisted-rejected at ND and accepted to Cornell"</p>
<p>i stand behind both statements. i specifically know someone and have seen posts about others </p>
<p>"haha! I guess a flat out lie isn't an assumption. Interesting choice of words."</p>
<p>i never lied. </p>
<p>why didn't you answer my question about Grammer?</p>
<p>does anyone else here have some real advice for me on my BC vs. Cornell situation??</p>
<p>"why didn't you answer my question about Grammer?"
No, I meant grammar. Simple type-o. </p>
<p>"i stand behind both statements."
you could have accepted one as a simple error and you would have had some validity left. By "standing behind both", you have none. You earned it pal, solid work. </p>
<p>"have seen posts about others"
I havn't and I've been here a whole heck of a lot longer than you have. I don't doubt it's happened, but I find it highly unlikely you've stumbled across "numerous" cases either on these boards or in real life. </p>
<p>"i never lied."
yes, you did. And you were caught.</p>