<p>You have no idea what you’re talking about. On an international level, Brown, Dartmouth, and Penn are the Ivies with the least amount of prestige/name recognition; I have personal experience in Asia and the several world rankings also confirm it. You would be laughed out of Asia if you actually tried to assert that Rice was on the same level as any of the Ivies; Asia is a place where even Amherst and Williams are virtually unknown schools unless you ask the niche elite class. </p>
<p>UCLA chumps bashing Cornell? Hahaha. I’ve seen it all now.</p>
<p>You are getting a lot of questionable advice from people who have not lived in various states throughout the country- and one very bitter commentator. Rice and Cornell are both great universities. It does not make sense to analyze Cornell through the East Coast snobby prisim that only HYP really count. Rice is a great university, but is very intellectual and less high energy than Cornell. In CA where I am from., Cornell is a heavy favorite in name recognition and jobs. If you want to settle in Texas, Rice is the university. Although it is a great university, it definitely has an esoteric name recognition outside of Texas.</p>
<p>No one from Cornell does this. If anything, it should be UPenn since they need to distinguish their school from Penn State by dropping the Ivy label, although most of them don’t care either.</p>
<p>^No student from cornell does that, neither do students from Penn. The students have more pride than that as they rightfully should.</p>
<p>Really Nihility, your transition from a community college to USC does not allow you to blurt out such obvious lies like that. It isn’t easy for any student to have made it to any ivy even outside of HYP, and the students know how far they have gotten. They take pride in and embrace the uniqueness of their school (social or academic). Do grow up and learn some common sense before you make such overtly false statements like that. Do you really think that someone outside of you fantasy world of ivy segregation would put something like “physics major from an ivy league school” on their transcript. That would be demeaning to themselves and their alma mater and students who have made it thus far would obviously not do something like that, ever. </p>
<p>Nihility, your insecurity is seriously showing. If you think bringing Cornell down would bring you up, think again. You are only making a bad impression as a petty representative of your school if you really want to think of people in terms of the school names themselves. Also, realize it’s not the school that defines you or dictates your future, but what you do (your major for example) and what you accomplish in your time in college that ultimately matters in life.</p>
<p>Also, if you care so much about “name prestige”, Brown and Dartmouth have the least out of the ivies as said. This doesn’t say anything about the amazing education that they offer in their niche fields - and that’s what employers care about and that’s what employers know.</p>
<p>I told you guys Nihility was a little insane on the last page…though it took his response to see just HOW insane he is. I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say “where’d you go to college?” and a Cornellian respond “the ivy league.” - That doesn’t even make sense, lol.</p>
<p>Anyway, I have rarely seen the level of aggression Nihility has toward Cornell in someone who didn’t either A. Apply to Cornell and be rejected or B. Go to one of Cornell’s rival schools. Clearly USC is not a rival school, it’s not even in the same league as Cornell (though still a very good school)…so I have no idea why he sounds like such a bitter old man. Very interesting.</p>
<p>I’m a high school senior. In your failed attempts to search through my posts and determine irrelevant facts about where I MAY be attending next year and collect information to fuel your ad hominems, you have ignored the majority viewpoint I have presented. Since you want to focus on me coming out of a community college and enrolling at USC (lol?), I will correct that.
I have taken dual enrollment courses at a community college throughout my high school years. That’s it…
I haven’t decided where I will attend next year. I have only narrowed it down to three schools. </p>
<p>Citing the prestige (or lack thereof) of a school on it’s own board is always an interesting experience.</p>
<p>Ah okay, and those three schools are obviously more prestigious. Wish you luck. The higher the number, the better right?</p>
<p>Just letting you know: prestige matters very little out in the real world. Hopefully now you can stop worrying about how the prestige of your schools compare to others and stop making derogatory posts like this in an effort to bring yourself up - it simply doesn’t work like that either. You got into two great schools and it will do yourself good to realize that instead of getting bitter of what you could have had.</p>
<p>Nihility - I think we’re just confused as to why exactly you’re on the Cornell board? You’re as welcome here as anyone else…but I just don’t get it. You may say whatever you like about Cornell, honestly I don’t care. You opinion doesn’t matter and in the grand scheme of things, nothing you post here will change the general population’s perception of Cornell, despite your attempts to do so. </p>
<p>If you would like to explain to us what it is that makes you randomly single out and hate on Cornell so much, maybe we can help you? I’ve seen my fair share of trolls here, but never one that has literally no obvious connection to the college - what brought you to the board? Do you go around to the sub-forum of every college you don’t like and post such rage-filled posts, or is there just something about Cornell that bothers you? I’m sure we all want to help you deal with your deep-seated anger, but we just need a little more information.</p>
<p>Perhaps it is an indirect hatred due to your Stanford rejection? Stanford was originally founded by Cornellians and called the “Cornell of the West” or something of that nature - perhaps your projecting your Stanford anger onto Cornell? Other than that, I’m at a loss. If you do attend USC, while I understand it wasn’t your first choice, it is a great school and I’m sure you’ll be happy there. Try to focus on that and stop being so bitter. It’s unhealthy.</p>
<p>Nihility recently made these posts on the USC board:</p>
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<p>Looks like Nihility desperately wants to go to USC, they just haven’t offered him sufficient FA. This tempts me to bash USC, but I would rather not stoop to his petty and juvenile level.</p>
<p>May I know if medical care is available on the campus if there is an emergency - it will be a problem if somebody who got sick needs to travel to far away to see a doctor? </p>
<p>I’m not sure where you are in the decision-making process, gaogao, but from your first post it seems that the main thing drawing you to Cornell is the prestige. I strongly recommend against choosing a university based on such factors. Since you worry about the cold and isolation of Ithaca, and you could be closer to family living in Texas, it seems like you might be happier attending Rice. In my experience, you’re likely to perform better in school if you’re happy with your life there, and any difference in prestige between the schools isn’t going to matter if your performance suffers at the better-known one. Something to consider, at least.</p>
<p>Anyway, at this level the differences we’re talking about aren’t that appreciable.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that Rice and Cornell alike only guarantee housing for two years. At Cornell, it is the first two years. It isn’t necessarily that simple at Rice, since some sophomores do end up off campus. That in spite of their lovely residential house system, with lots of house loyalty. I’m not sure how rents compare, but I’m sure they aren’t cheap in either Houston or Ithaca. One thing to consider is whether you want to live in a big, sprawling, international city or in relatively idyllic, but isolated, Ithaca. We live in Houston, so my son leaned in the other direction. In fact, he couldn’t wait to get away! On the other hand, he has more than a few friends who attend Rice and are very happy there. They are both great schools, so you can’t go wrong academically. It might just come down to personal preference–and which school is stronger in your intended major.</p>
<p>You’ll find more opportunities with the faculty at Cornell (There are a whole lot of them in many fields - I’m already pretty involved), but less outside the campus within a reasonable distance.</p>