<p>I'm so jealous of the full ride thing too. How did you people get them (the full rides, not the freshman girls) ? Are you people with full rides or quasi- full rides super smart and recruited by Cornell?</p>
<p>It's probably based on financial need. Cornell doesn't give full-ride academic scholarships. I do wonder how ANYONE could escape the $40,000 in loans that they slap down before you get anything else. Eliminating the self-help aspect hardly makes sense.</p>