What is the easiest Ivy to get into? Cornell? Penn? ???
<p>I think that it is considered to be Cornell, but the truth is that all are hard to get into. Certain aspects of the applications are emphasized differently at each Ivy.</p>
<p>Sometimes it isn't the college but the major that determines how hard it is to get in. The easiest school to get into may not be the easiest one to get out of.</p>
<p>Harvard is the easiest to get into.</p>
<p>Cornell only has one of the highest acceptance rates b/c they take the most people, although not that much more than some ivy's, and they also have less people applying than at other schools. The % accepted doesn't mean anything either, b/c all ivy's are taking roughly the same caliber students. Cornell will take the most talented Engineering students, another ivy will take the most talented future laywers, the idea of being the easiest ivy to get into is all relative. If you are an engineer and can get into Cornell's engineering program, you would have a very good shot at making it at any other ivy's engineering program, if you can make it into Wharton at Penn, then you can probably make it into any other business program in the ivy's. The idea of being easiest is all relative as I had said, a university as a whole cant be easier or harder to get into than another ivy, but a section, such as law, business, A&S, or engineering, may be easier or harder to get into than another. This goes for all colleges as well, not just ivy's.</p>
<p>cornell</p>
<p>its a bigger school</p>
<p>yeah, i would say cornell. you have a better shot there because they have more space...that doesnt necesarily mean its worse. its like a party in a tiny room versus one in a club, the one in the room will be harder to get into, but that doesnt mean its better. </p>
<p>i like that analogy</p>
<p>But does that big amount include all of Cornell's schools, or just some of them are Ivies?</p>
<p>what does that even mean?</p>
<p>depends on what departments</p>
<p>I'd say Penn's engineering is one of the easier, along with some of Cornell's colleges</p>
<p>But at the same time, Cornells engineering is great, and Penn's business school has a pretty low admissions rate</p>
<p>mensa - every school in Cornell is considered Ivy, since, well, they are all part of Cornell, yes, even the publicly funded ones <em>gasp</em></p>
<p>Well, then I will give them a try.</p>
<p>mensa160:</p>
<p>You've asked a popular but ultimately stupid question. There is nothing special about the "Ivy League." You can find other private schools with similar name recognition.</p>
<p>You should be looking for the college that's the best match for you, NOT just the most competitive one that will take you.</p>
<p>"You should be looking for the college that's the best match for you, NOT just the most competitive one that will take you."</p>
<p>Well I would consider Amherst and Williams even if they are not truly Ivy.</p>
<p>I hope you know that the Ivy League is a football league</p>
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<p>I think that was brilliantly said. Cornell may have the highest admission rate, but it's known for harsh curves and the most competition between students. It's hard for undergrads to get all the classes they want because grad students are favored and because the school is so large, you will get less attention. </p>
<p>Also, I think this is a horrible way to choose a school. You obviously know nothing about the ivies, and you are just trying to find the easiest way to get the name? Saying that you're looking into Williams and Amherst isn't really helping your image because those are the top 2 LACs, so it makes you look like you only care about brand names.</p>
<p>cornell apply to a school different than arts and sciences and then switch</p>
<p>None of the ivies are easy.. Amherst & Williams aren't easy school either. They can't be safeties for anyone (Maybe the few brilliant superb ppl are exception)</p>
<p>It is still very hard to switch within departments at the same school. Each department has a student cap, and this cap will probably be filled by the time classes come around.</p>
<p>i think if you have the ability to pay full, u'll get in ANYWHERE! My friend got into cornell because she could pay every cent of it, and her SAT V was like 510!! and math was 600. but well her GPA was pretty high...</p>