<p>Why don’t the mods/admins lock the threads on this forum when they go out of hand?</p>
<p>I regret posting this…I forgot how obnoxious several CC users are. However, for those of you who answered the question without putting other schools down, thank you!</p>
<p>Stop putting Cornell down as such an ‘inferior’ school. Yes, its acceptance rate is high comparable to other top top top schools, but it’s still damn hard to get into. I got rejected from Cornell but accepted to Penn. My philosophy is that you are accepted wherever you “fit in”. The schools that rejected me where ones that I knew I could never see myself actually attending, and the schools that accepted me where ones that I felt I could thrive at more. I applied to Cornell with a complete, “Eh…why not?” attitude, meanwhile I know that I put my heart and soul into my Penn essays. Wherever you are meant to be, your intuition will tell you…at least, that is how I view it.</p>
<p>And I absolutely loathe this mindset of “Well, this school is where you go when you get rejected from HYP” Um, did anyone ever consider that a lower ivy might have a better program for a specific student than another? If I happened to be super interested in agricultural studies or hotel management, it would be silly to pass up Cornell for a “higher” Ivy just for the name, considering it is known to excel in those areas. A school is more than just a ranking and an acceptance rate. This mindset assumes that EVERYONE wants to be at HYP, when there are several stronger programs for certain majors at the ‘lower tier’ Ivies. I somehow doubt that someone accepted to Penn Wharton would just immediately jump ship if Princeton accepted them as well if they are interested in business, let’s say. I know a kid who chose Amherst over Princeton. And I’m sure he gets annoyed the way I do, when people don’t understand the school you go to. I admit that it is immature to be concerned with other’s opinions, but I couldn’t help but wonder.</p>
<p>Hahaha yeah I really wish we could just lock this thread. Or at least block anyone whose college graduation will occur in 2015 from participating in this discussion. A lot of people on this thread are going to amazing schools (Dartmouth, Stanford, Penn, Columbia, etc.). Congrats, this is awesome. However, this is just the beginning of a journey. I firmly believe that all of these places have seemingly infinite opportunities available for students: hundreds of classes to take, cool people to meet, research labs to work in, countries to study abroad in, etc. What will define your success from here on out is not whether you went to Stanford or Columbia, but whether you get a 3.8 or a 3.1, whether you involve yourself actively in extracurriculars on campus or play games on your computer all day, etc. I think MIT has all the best sayings, and I’ll steal one of my favorites from their book: college is like drinking from a firehose. You will be exposed to more than you could ever imagine over the next four years. Try to drink in as much of it as possible.</p>
<p>That’s it, I’m done. Please try to minimize responses to this thread so we can make it go away.</p>
<p>This thread has run its course.</p>