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Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Historically Cornell has not always been seen as the “weakest Ivy.” There was a time when Penn was considered the worst. Read the following Penn dissertation: ‘Prestige in the Ivy League: Meritocracy at Columbia, Harvard and Penn, 1870-1940’ by Richard Albert Farnum. </p>

<p>Moreover, the following book talks about a time when Brown was considered the worst: [Amazon.com:</a> Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education (9780674016347): David L. Kirp, Elizabeth Popp Berman, Jeffrey T. Holman, Patrick Roberts, Debra Solomon, Jonathan VanAntwerpen: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Einstein-Bottom-Line-Marketing/dp/0674016343/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262640154&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Einstein-Bottom-Line-Marketing/dp/0674016343/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262640154&sr=8-1)</p>

<p>These things change with the times. Cornell’s larger size and rural location have fallen out of fashion, but there was a time when being bigger and more remote was considered prestigious. Nowadays we take it for granted that being in NYC or Boston is categorically “better” than being in Ithaca, but such a conclusion is almost entirely based on cultural standards. </p>

<p>Besides, it was only around the early 20th century that any of these colleges were “selective” by our current standards. For most of their histories these institutions existed in an era without financial aid, in which only the wealthy went to college and there were more slots than there were applicants.</p>

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<p>joshnewcollege, thanks. Didn’t mean to cause a stir.</p>

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<p>@malan and misterpresident: LOL i’ve seen you freak out throughout november and december all over the early decision threads. i got accepted ed too but i’m not acting quite as pretentious about it, thinking lowly of others who aren’t as obsessive about cornell as you are. chill out :P</p>

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<p>What are you talking about?</p>

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<p>malan89 you know exactly what jmo2000 is talking about.</p>

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<p>No, I don’t. I’m still trying to figure you out, Laxbro Will. You make this ridiculous thread, send me a private message apologizing for it, and then call me pretentious and obsessive. It seems like some of you folks are just itching for drama and confrontation on the serious business that is the internet. Enjoy yourselves.</p>

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<p>I’ve got a dilemma, I got Cornell(ED) to do E&M. But at the same time I have another offer at Cambridge,UK. Alot of my friends tell me it should be a no-brainer… But I think i might enjoy Cornell better in terms of the college experience. Any opinions would be welcome…</p>

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<p>^you EDed! It doesn’t matter whether or not you want to go to Cambridge. You’re stuck with Cornell!</p>

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<p>If ConundumMe is international and applied for FA, then I think they released those people from ED agreement</p>

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<p>Hi, I know this might seem like the wrong thread for this question but you all seem very knowledgeable about Cornell. Does Cornell have a strong pre-law program?</p>

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<p>Both my parents, cousin, grandfather, uncle and aunt went there and they told me it is incredibly hard to stay in Cornell, but I would imagine it is difficult at pretty much every tier 1 school.</p>

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<p>Sorry for the Double Post</p>

<p>@princetongirl93
You don’t major in it at cornell, but they have counselors that will make sure you take all the classes that will prepare you for the LSAT and Law school. [Pre-Law</a> Advising](<a href=“http://as.cornell.edu/academics/advising/prelaw/]Pre-Law”>http://as.cornell.edu/academics/advising/prelaw/)</p>