Cornell or xxx College? This Intuitive List will Help you Decide.

Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>in my opinion</p>

<ul>
<li><p>IVY LEAGUE *
Cornell v. Harvard: Harvard.
Cornell v. Yale: Yale.
Cornell v. Princeton: Princeton
Cornell v. Columbia: Columbia
Cornell v. Dartmouth: Dartmouth
Cornell v. Penn CAS: Cornell
Cornell v. Penn Wharton: Wharton
Cornell v. Brown: Cornell </p></li>
<li><p>OTHERS *
Cornell v. MIT: MIT
Cornell v. Stanford: Stanford
Cornell v. Caltech: Caltech
Cornell v. UChicago: UChicago
Cornell v. Berkeley Engineering: Berkeley
Cornell v. Berkeley anything else: Cornell
Cornell v. Duke: Cornell
Cornell v. UVA: Cornell
Cornell v. UMichigan: Cornell
Cornell v. All other Cases: Cornell.</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>I’m not sure if it makes sense. But what it means is, if difference in the annual EFC was that much, I would pick that one. Difference any greater than that, I will have to rethink. The family contribution still varies from school to school. So this comparison should make sense after all. Name (which included campus location and atmosphere as well as reputation) and cost were the two most important factors for us.

  • IVY LEAGUE *
    Cornell+$7k v. Harvard: Harvard. [if Harvard costed $7k more annually, may still choose Harvard.]
    Cornell+$3k v. Yale: Yale.
    Cornell+$2k v. Princeton: Princeton
    Cornell v. Columbia: not sure
    Cornell v. Dartmouth+$3k: Cornell
    Cornell v. Penn CAS+$3k: Cornell
    Cornell+$2k v. Penn Wharton: Wharton
    Cornell v. Brown+$5k: Cornell </p>

<ul>
<li>OTHERS *
Cornell+$4k v. MIT: MIT
Cornell+$2k v. Stanford: Stanford
Cornell+$4k v. Caltech: Caltech
Cornell v. UChicago: not sure
Cornell v. Berkeley Engineering+$4k: Cornell
Cornell v. Berkeley anything else+$7k: Cornell
Cornell v. Duke: Cornell
Cornell v. UVA+$10k: Cornell
Cornell v. UMichigan+$10k: Cornell
Cornell v. All other Cases+$20k: Cornell.</li>
</ul>

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<p>I think UPenn is underestimated from an objective view…</p>

<p>For example it it was Arts and Science, UPenn’s better?</p>

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<p>I maintain that unless someone is really stellar (think Math 55 level competency), their undergrad education is going to be pretty uniform at the top 20 school level.
The variation will be in </p>

<p>1.Location (New Haven vs. Ithaca vs. Cambridge etc), campus (Cornell sprawl (love it) vs. Dartmouth enclave) </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Student Body (Yale-so far to the left it’s hanging off vs. Cornell - like Rule 34, but for political ideology)</p></li>
<li><p>The like. (dining/other stuff. the like)</p></li>
</ol>

<p>1,2,3 don’t determine your education/success but they do determine how well ‘fitted’ you’ll feel.</p>

<p>But then again, if I knew jack about college admissions, I probably wouldn’t be on the
BIG RED WAITLIST</p>