<p>Well, let’s dig a little deeper. ND is a great school beloved by many. But if i were applying (and not my son)… Choice… ND or Cornell? Well Cornell has a better science curriculum… Probably more research opportunities, so the prudent choice, if one had one and wanted to do scientific research, would be Cornell. </p>
<p>You really can’t compare apples and oranges.
This whole business with college application has gotten way out of hand. I remember back in 1969 when I applied to one college, hand wrote my little personal statement on stationary… I got in but ended up transferring to another school for financial reasons. How quaint the whole process was! Despite my attendance at an obscure and very small college… seven years after my BA was awarded I was admitted to 5 out of 6 law schools which I applied to and ultimately attended a law school ranked 17 nationally (at the time).
So, I resent how this whole process has become nothing more than “big business”.</p>