<p>any thoughts between the two?</p>
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<p>Everything else equal, the prestige and recognition of Cornell as an Ivy would beat Indiana any day.</p>
<p>but the trick is, it’s not “all else equal” in terms of cost and even alumni base. As a public school IU has a much broader alumni reach at a much cheaper price. granted, cornell is the ivy which most resembles a public school in terms of selectivity and number of students.</p>
<p>Broader alumni base means little when comparing it to an Ivy. At public schools, you will have the fair share of people who basically made nothing of college, whereas at Ivy schools that number is much smaller. And, Cornell is among the three of the 8 or however many Ivy schools that have a college population of over 20k. Thus, it’s not an anomaly.</p>
<p>murphy12, you will be successful at either place. It is really you that counts. If you work hard and do your best, both school will offer you ample opportunities to be very successful in the business world.</p>
<p>They are both fine choices and you cannot go wrong with either. I am from IU and met a lot of Cornell students who were interviewing for the same jobs as me this spring.</p>
<p>All of that info is quite helpful. I think I am leaning toward IU. I am an honors, presidential scholar, direct admit for kelley. Plus other scholarships actually mean I will receive money back from the scholarships. At Iu it really feels good to be wanted- I don’t get that same impression of support from Cornell. Also my parents said they will help pay for grad school when the time comes. Isn’t grad school the most important element?</p>
<p>Now that you mention those additionally factors, clearly everything is not equal. With those elements, I would most certainly consider IU. Furthermore, since you felt at home there, I would strongly advise you to enroll there. After all, you can be at Harvard, but if you are not comfortable there you are not likely to perform well.</p>