Did anyone else turn down Duke for Cornell?

<p>not when the administration is wanting to tear down some trees for a darn parking lot, and in the past week or so, there have been many "things" going on outside of Day Hall protests about sustainability...I feel bad for them being there without really anything much being done. And Ithaca is considered the most liberalist place, but it has it's underrepresented but quite loudmouths non-liberals.</p>

<p>In College, i am sorry, but the fact that you turned down Princeton for Duke is a red flag in my book. I do not see how someone could turn down Ptown, things being equal = finances (mainly) for Duke. I mean Duke is amazing, but I am sorry that I do not think that most ppl in that situation turnw down Ptown for Duke. I mean for cross-admits, what is it like 95 for Ptown and 5 for Duke. Also, you Dukies try to use your US News rankings at #5 to justify its quality of being a top 5 school, which simply isn't the case. Alexandre, can attest to that. Its fabulous, more like top 10. And you can look at a published ranking by UPenn Wharton about the preference rankings and you will see Duke is like 17-18 on that list, not top 5, not top 10, not top 15.</p>

<p>Well, it is 4th with Harvard Law admissions, which DOES affect me directly. Also, what about Cornell? Is it a top 5 or, better yet, top 10 school?</p>

<p>PS: I wanna be a lawyer, so those Upenn Wharton rankings mean zilch to me.</p>

<p>Whatever, collegekid, you can hate. I am not saying anything bad about Cornell though. Of my good friends at Duke, 5 turned down Harvard, 4 turned down Stanford, and 3 turned down Princeton/Yale--none of them are on scholarship at Duke. Your 95/5 ratio is wrong. It's more like 80/20 for Princeton. I really don't care if you think it's a "red flag." That 'revealed preference' ranking you cite is complete garbage. Practically everyone I know at Duke chose it over a school ranked "above" Duke on that list. For example, among cross-admits, Duke wins handily against Cornell, Penn, UVa, Rice, Wellesley, Notre Dame, Georgetown, etc. Duke wins half the time with Dartmouth and Columbia. I find it interesting that Harvard and Penn professors did the study as well...</p>

<p>Anyway, I am not saying anything about Duke being top-5 or top-10, you're the one saying all of that and denigrating me for going to a school at which I felt more comfortable and which has given me amazing opportunities and friends this year. I don't think Duke is above or below Cornell...I think Cornell is great too. Why don't you chill the heck out and just be happy about going to the school you're going to.</p>

<p>Actually, its not you at all, its ur lil buddy Devil May Cry, that goes around putting Cornell down and putting Duke on a pedestil and constantly mentions how much prestige Duke has and all of that stuff.</p>

<p>I picked Duke, but I like Cornell too...I think it (Duke) has a stronger/cooler economics program</p>

<p>If I wanted to do straight-up engineering, I would have probably gone to Cornell</p>

<p>Read my posts again, buddy. I have praised Cornell a million times over!!! So, is that why you are so critical of Duke all the time? Is it....because...OF ME!?!?!??!!?!? Man, you follow me around to the JHU board, the Selection board, and this board and you engage me every time you can. I have said on several occasions that Cornell is really good, so stop bothering me!!!! LOL</p>

<p>PS: You are serious, aren't you? These flame wars are all in good jest, no need to take offense. Besides, after Duke wins the lacrosse tournament, Wharf Rat will bow to me!!!!!!</p>

<p>Actually thethoughtprocess, Cornell and Duke are ropughly equal in Economics. Generally, Cornell is ranked slightly higher, but it is insignificant. At any rate, you cannot go wrong either way and since you feel you would be happier at Duke, you made the right decision.</p>

<p>Actually thethoughtprocess, Cornell and Duke are roughly equal in Economics. Generally, Cornell is ranked slightly higher, but it is insignificant. At any rate, you cannot go wrong either way and since you feel you would be happier at Duke, you made the right decision.</p>

<p>Question: what is the peer assessment score of Duke/Cornell/Dartmouth/Brown/Upenn?</p>

<p>Just asking.</p>

<p>A look at the top 30 universities...according to the Peer Assessment score.</p>

<p>4.9/5.0: TIED FOR 1st PLACE
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Stanford University
Yale University</p>

<p>4.8/5.0: 6th place
University of California-Berkeley</p>

<p>4.7/5.0: TIED FOR 7th PLACE
California Institute of Technology
Columbia University</p>

<p>4.6/5.0: TIED FOR 9th PLACE
Cornell University
Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Chicago
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania</p>

<p>4.5/5.0: 15th PLACE
Brown University</p>

<p>4.4/5.0: TIED FOR 16th PLACE
Dartmouth College
Northwestern University</p>

<p>4.3/5.0: TIED FOR 18th PLACE
Carnegie Mellon University
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Virginia</p>

<p>4.2/5.0: TIED FOR 21st PLACE
Rice University
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>

<p>4.1/5.0: TIED FOR 24th PLACE
University of Texas-Austin
Vanderbilt University
Washington University-St Louis</p>

<p>4.0/5.0: TIED fOR 27th PLACE
Emory University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign</p>

<p>wat's the upenn wharton ranking? Is there a website for it?</p>

<p>I really don't understand the point of this thread. Clearly, the OP is insecure about his decision and is looking for reassurance (hoping that there are many more kids who made the same decision as him). And of course this thread has deterioriated into another Cornell vs. Duke argument that can lead to nowhere considering they're about equal...</p>

<p>alexandre - yeah, cornells econ program is great too. I just liked the way Duke runs its eco program, with the ecoteach thing and stuff. Plus it came down to the atmosphere. If I didn't judge by the atmosphere, I'd be stuck as to where to go, because both schools have lots of opportunities and great academics.</p>

<p>also, how much do peer assesment ratings fluctuate from year to year?</p>

<p>I agree with norcalguy. Let this thread die. (It rhymes)</p>

<p>I wouldn't call it "insecure." How about unsure, hesitant, or reluctant? Why do you make it sound like a bad thing that I had a hard time deciding between the two schools? They are both great, I felt equally comfortable at each, and I was reluctant to say no to Duke. As for the thread, I was simply wondering the result of others' debates of where to go. It is unfortunate that it turned into an argument.</p>

<p>collegekid, you are still in a high school mindset</p>

<p>Unsure, hesitant, and reluctant sound like insecure to me. Look, I know it was a difficult decision but it's only been a couple of days since you made it. You haven't even attended Cornell yet. What is the point of second guessing yourself FIVE days after you made your decision? There are plenty of students who turned down Duke for Cornell and vice-versa. What they do has nothing to do with how happy or unhappy you will be at Cornell.</p>

<p>Yeah, good point. I guess I'm just trying to justify my decision in comparison to everyone else, when really I should just think about my own happiness. In truth, either school would have been the "right" choice. We take ourselves too seriously.</p>

<p>That is the answer to most of the "which one should I choose" threads on this board: it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks or does, it is your own happiness that matters. It should be an automated response or something.</p>

<p>Thethoughtprocess, I have looked at Peer Assesment (it used to be called Academic Reputation rank until the late 90s) scores fo the last 16 years! LOL Yup, since I was a Sophomore in High School. The Peer assessment scores have not changed that much at all...and it is not surprising. Universities take several decades to change. For example, Harvard, Princeton and Stanford have always had ratings of 4.9. MIT and Yale have bounced back and forth between 4.8 and 4.9. Cal has fluctuated between 4.7 and 4.8. CalTech has stuck to 4.7 like glue! Columbia, Cornell, Chicago, Johns Hopkins and Michigan's Peer assessment score have hovered between 4.6 and 4.7 and Duke's has hovered between 4.5 and 4.6. Darthmouth has never budged from its 4.4 rating. Brown has hovered between 4.4 and 4.5 and Penn has been rated anywhere from 4.4 to 4.6. U&VA has hovered between 4.4 and 4.3. As you can see, the fluctuations are really very minor and will most likely remain that way.</p>