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<p>…I’ve always thought that this tended to seperate students of modest backgrounds from the typical student at schools of this level. Another reason I like Cornell, tends to put everyone on a more “level” playing field.</p>
<p>I always wished we had better musical acts in town, and that is why I was sometimes down about Ithaca’s size, but besides that I think it was perfect for me. I love that I actually got to learn the ins and outs of a new place, because it’s small enough you can actually take in a decent amount of it in 4 years (if you choose to.)</p>
<p>Great to see some old timers post on this thread. There is one I am missing on this forum. Well, maybe a few.</p>
<p>^^Do you think he’ll ever come back??</p>
<p>Saugus - I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying your semester. Dean and Santorum?? That should be interesting!</p>
<p>Hi,<br>
If anyone can tell me if applying to two schools is in any way disadvantageous? My daughter is considering applying to both the Hum Ec school and the Ag school. I assume there is some advantage of applying to both, considering if the one turns you down, you might get into the second?
I am just worried if they see she is applying to both, they might see it as not being so serious towards one or the other? Or…could they see it as…wow …she really wants to get in here? Any help would asap would be so appreciated. Applications are due in less than a week.
Thanks!</p>
<p>Big hockey weekend coming up. #2 ranked Cornell women and #7 ranked Cornell men both play at Lynah Friday and Saturday. See you at the rink. Let’s Go Red!</p>
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<p>Lol. This is so not true.</p>
<p>There are many people at my law school who went to Harvard or Princeton. Most of them came to law school, precisely because of lack of job options after graduation. Heck, my roommate is a Yale alum (government major) who was unemployed for two full years after college, and came to law school as a last resort - despite having no interest in practicing law. For him, it was either getting a job in a non-profit organization for 35-40k a year best case scenario, or go to a top law school to take a shot at a high paying corporate law job. </p>
<p>I would venture to guess that 99% of ppl at my law school (a top 6) would drop out of law school in a heart beat, if they can get an offer as an analyst at Goldman or McKinsey. Yes, that would include me.</p>
<p>Let’s be real, at Goldman or McKinsey, they are only looking at candidates who went to a top school with a top GPA. Cornell is certainly on that list of “top schools.” Someone with below a 3.7-3.8 at any school has virtually no chance at those firms. But if you are a top student, then I think your chances are good at those schools if you interview well. Going to Cornell with a high GPA will get your foot in the door (all you can ask for), then you have to nail the interview, which is NOT easy.</p>
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<p>Yes. You are absolutely correct. Just to land a first round interview at a firm such as McKinsey, BCG, or Bain, you would need 3.7+ GPA even from Harvard. </p>
<p>It also should be mentioned, even if you make it to first round, odds are heavily against you to land an offer. At my law school, only 1-2 people got offers from McKinsey out of 65-70 people who interviewed. Here, I am talking about associate positions, not analyst positions.</p>
<p>Honestly though, in this hiring environment, you will be lucky to graduate college with just a decent corporate job paying 50k/yr. Even if you went to Harvard, if you majored in a non-quantitative discipline (humanities) and had unattractive GPA for consulting or finance firms, chances are overwhelming that you could face unemployment at graduation, or take a 35k/yr job doing Peace Corps or some other non profit gig.</p>