<p>I head that the Connell is relatively than other Ivies. Is it true? If so, why? Thanks.</p>
<p>Cornell is different than the other Ivies – with all those different schools and colleges making up one university, there’s sure to be variation in the difficulty of the programs, but none of them are “easy.”</p>
<p>Not if you spell in such a manner as demonstrated in the OP.
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<p>It really depends on your courseload and class quality. At some point, you’ll have a semester that’s incredibly stressful/annoying.</p>
<p>Of course it is easy. And it is easy to get into. It’s Cornell. So apply, get accepted because it so easy to get into, and cruise through. And then you will have an Ivy degree with little effort.</p>
<p>But of course it has little respect because it is the “lower” Ivy. I mean, after all it is not hypmxyz.</p>
<p>So basically, if you just want a diploma or “pay for credential,” go to Cornell.</p>
<p>OP</p>
<p>Do you mean easier to get in? Or do you mean easier to get good grades once you get in?</p>
<p>Is that a joke?</p>
<p>Yes SoccerWolfP Morrismm is using sarcasm to reply to the OP. These types of posts by highschool kids become rather stale.</p>
<p>To the OP,</p>
<p>Cornell is a very large University with many schools unlike any of the other Ivy’s. It is difficult to gain admission and the work load is just as difficult as every other Ivy League school. You do realize that Cornell students are selected among the highest achieving students in the country and for this reason alone it would be silly to think it was not comparable to every other Ivy.
Try and imagine a University with so many different colleges each with their own special criteria for admission and graduation. The schools can’t be compared because apples and oranges can’t be compared. The hotel school for example is the best in the country yet it is completely different in stats and course work from the Engineering School or Arts and Sciences. The same with all of the schools on campus. The other Ivy’s can’t be compared to Cornell because Cornell’s mission is entirely different yet amazing special because the Cornell student has the opportunity to not only study anything they desire but while enrolled in one major they can take courses in any of the other schools. The ability to study with students who are passionate about such a large variety of subjects is what makes the education so unique. </p>
<p>My suggestion to you is to visit Cornell and take note of the endless possibilites that are available to you because of the many disciplines that are represented. Each of these have their own colleges, research and EC’s. Cornell students can take advantage of studying with amazing peers and professors at any of the colleges while attending their own. This is one of the great benefits of a Cornell education that the other schools could not possibly offer. </p>
<p>Visit Cornell during Prelims and let us know what you think. Then take a walk around campus and take in the beauty that IMO can never be matched by any other top school.</p>
<p>My son is a first semester freshman, from a very competitive private college prep high school. And, no, he is NOT finding Cornell to be easy! He has had a very rigorous semester and seems to be far more challenged than his classmates at other Ivies – including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, and Penn – and more on a par with his friends at Stanford, MIT, and Caltech. Yes, the parents have gotten together, and we’ve been talking – and that is my impression from those conversations. Our son has been spending far more time studying than his high school classmates at other Ivies, and he has not had as much time for fun and games as they have. Of course, it largely depends on what classes you take, and he took some tough ones. I know he says not everyone on his floor or in his dorm has been working as hard as he has been thus far. FWIW, our son is in arts & sciences, planning to major in physics or astronomy. Engineering and the sciences are reputed to be very demanding at Cornell. So I wouldn’t count on it being smooth sailing!</p>
<p>@galen0805 - I’ve read posts similar to yours over the years, and I have never seen any posts in response that ever disagree. In fact, I’ve more often seen students from the other Ivies chime in to agree & say that they’re working far less than their friends at other Ivies. My oldest is in the Engineering College, and the workload is definitely intense. The only other friends she has who have equal or greater workloads are currently @ MIT. That said, she’s also having the time of her life and managing to fit in a lot of extracurricular stuff that she loves. I’ve also read that Cornell’s reputation is tops in the workplace. Cornell grads are highly prized because of their work ethic. In today’s economy, I’d have to say that’s a big plus!</p>
<p>Galen…Son1 is a graduate of MIT and took many of the same classes as his brothers did at Cornell. The work load was the same, and the strength of their programs was the same according to son1. The major difference was that son1 never liked the physical environment of MIT and always preferred Cornell. He will be starting his graduate work at Cornell this year and is looking forward to attending far more than he did when he was at MIT. He always says that he has more respect for Cornell grads than any other top school (with the exception of MIT) because of the sheer intelligence of the students coupled with the work ethic which in his opinion was equal to MIT in everyway. His four years at MIT were great but the undergrad experience at Cornell is really something special.</p>
<p>Harder than high school, that’s all I can say. But I probably didn’t choose the easiest schedule with Math 2230… All of the classes are manageable if you work hard, but nothing like the coasting in high school. Again, I can’t say anything relative to any other colleges, but I figure it’s probably about the same intensity of any other top university, perhaps with the exception of MIT. Again, I’m assuming that we’re talking about hard sciences here. In terms of liberal arts difficulty, I have no way of knowing.</p>
<p>As in anything, it depends on your major. All else equal, I do get the impression Cornell is harder, meaning if someone has the same major/similar courses. Professors at Cornell who have taught elsewhere have commented they can get away with assigning more work. People who transferred from other top schools (although I don’t know anyone who transferred from an Ivie specifically) claim the workload at Cornell is harder. </p>
<p>I have no idea on the exact numbers (read: I might be completely off-base), but I think Cornell has a higher proportion of math/engineering/science students than the other Ivies, so that might be all that’s needed to account for difficulty differences.</p>
<p>Math 2230 might have something to do with it, LOL!</p>