<p>How do they compare for economics?</p>
<p>Cornell is the easiest "Ivy" to get into. Its prestige is over-rated. I know someone who got into Cornell, but rejected to Berkeley.</p>
<p><em>puts on flame retardant outfit</em></p>
<p>I say cornell btw.</p>
<p>um, I know plenty of in-staters who got into Berkley and did not get into one school out of state in california.</p>
<p>Also, just checking on this person's posts, he is going to Cal next year, therefore, um, he might be a tad bit biased. Good luck at cal buddy!</p>
<p>I saw a few Nobel Prize winners in Economics come from Berkeley.</p>
<p>actually "college kid" i'm female and i already attend Berkeley..yes youngin.... and FYI, I got into Cornell, U Mich, Ann Arbor, and U Penn, blah blah....i chose UCB because of the low tuition compared to out-of-state, not to mention the academics are comparable</p>
<p>I am a senior at Foothill High in Bakersfield Cali, and i was accepted by both Cornell and Berkeley. I will be part of Cornell's class of 09' but i can say that it was not necessarily the easiest decision. Depending on what your major will be, it may very well be in your interest to go to berkeley. Berkeley is a very good school but the atmosphere is completely different than that of Cornell. After visiting during cornell days, i honestly felt welcomed by everyone at cornell and felt that it was a great study environment for me. Berkeley simply doesnt offer that same feeling. My friend will be going to berkeley in the fall and he's more of a "leave me alone" kind of person who would feel at home in Berkeley. Thus, what i'm trying to say is that it depends on your interests and family situation. Being a cal resident, Berkeley would be REALLY CHEAP but seeing as i got a HUGE financial aid package from Cornell, it wasnt really an issue for me. Choose on feeling; you wont go wrong with either of these schools. (i was also biased in my decision as i wanted to get out of cali... not that i dont like cali, but i've lived here for so long and so.cal can be somewhat alienating)</p>
<p>i wanted to make a quck P.S. about bashing a school because of the people that they admit. Dont judge a school based on who they admit; my friend was rejected by Cornell, Berkeley, and UCLA but admitted to Duke. Its all a gamble. Cornell is in fact the easiest IVY to get into... but its still an iVY. Ivy leagues have earned their name for a reason... dont bash them and buy into the steriotypes that all ivy students are elitist snobs.</p>
<p>I AGREE, IDK where all this bashing comes from. Leave us alone peeps!!! Cornell c/o 2009</p>
<p>DMC,</p>
<p>Thanks for doning the flame retardant suit coming to the aid of our beloved alma mater.</p>
<p>Wharf</p>
<p>PS - lookin' foward to the big game this weekend!</p>
<p>i had to make the same decision, and despite the fact that ill be paying an extra 10k a year for Cornell (compared to Cal), the relatively high % of pre-med students getting on to med school, cornell's environment, and the prestige of going to an "Ivy" was alluring and were the main factors for me choosing Cornell over Cal (also Cornell was just a way better fit for me in my opinion). </p>
<p>But with all of that said, I have much respect for both schools. I know some very intellectual people who came from Cal, and despite my dislike of the environment, I regard Cal as one of the most academically challenging and intellectual schools in the U.S. a</p>
<p>I'm curious to know--what do you guys mean by the different environment of Cornell? (Never visited--I just heard it was on top of a cliff or something and that many students are killed or commit suicide every year.)</p>
<p>But yeah, I know what you guys mean about the environment at Berkeley. Everyone is so competitive (which is probably true in good universities nationwide, but still)---Practically all of your classes are graded on the curve and the classes are huge...ugh I just want to slap them sometimes.</p>
<p>Oh, and girls definitely need to wear makeup here. (Change from going to a high school with attractive people who cared about how they looked hahaha.)</p>
<p>Oh, but I did want to mention that the term "Ivy" really doesn't mean anything. Did you guys know that "Ivy League"--the designation--first appeared in the New York Tribune in the 1930s to describe an eastern football league?? Hence--it didn't have to do with academics. And thus you really shouldn't judge a school -- or make a decision of whether or not to attend--by an outdated designation.</p>
<p>well, what you think and what employers thing are totally different things. I have an uncle at Goldman Sachs, and he agrees that I made the right decision by going to Cornell over Northwestern, Hopkins, U of Chicago, etc..</p>
<p>SotonsSaintsvPompeyScum, you were the one who mentioned "Ivy" first. We all know that it is only a sports league, but, the truth of the matter is, the name Ivy is synonymous with academic prestige and excellence nowadays, at least among the lay people in the United States. That being said, Cornell is an excellent university even without the Ivy label.</p>
<p>yeah, i agree, if your fed up w. the ivy label, go in some corner and cry about it, seriously, stop basing cornell, its ridiculous already. Without the ivy league label, Cornell would still be a top 15 or top 10 school.</p>
<p>College Kid 1988--You were born when-- in 1988? If you were, you're a minor and please respect your elders you feeble-minded shrimp.</p>
<p>Also, Northwestern is a really good university. My friend--who was accepted to the University of Pennsylvania--(Oh yeah an "Ivy" since you guys obsess over what is and what isn't)--did NOT get into Northwestern.</p>
<p>Ok, so employers look at what university you came from-fair enough. But how can you insinuate that Northwestern, John Hopkins, isn't as good as Cornell? They're fine institutions. And besides, I'm sure employers look at your college GPA when they hire you (in fact I know that for sure)--so good luck in college youngin'.</p>
<p>Now, I know employers look at your GPA, but let's be honest here...by the second or maybe third job, it's not your GPA that matters, but your work experience.</p>
<p>um, to call me a shrimp is pretty obnoxcius, and actually I am 18 years old, but I liked 1988 rather than 1987. Northwestern isn't great, IT IS FABULOUS. However, its main strengths lie in communications, music, journalism, and economics. If you are not in one of those fields, it doesn't pay to go there, I do not think. I never said it wasn't great. However, for me, Cornell was the better choice.</p>
<p>and BTW, don't use this garbage like i know someone who got into X and not Y, it's random. I know someone who got rejected/waitlisted everywhere from every Ivy and ivy caliber school but is going to Harvard next year. You can chalk that up to being very good at the violin.</p>