<p>cairo10- It’s very true that your own passion and involvement will help you open doors for yourself, but it’s also true that many companies will actively recruit at only a handful of schools and Cornell is oftentimes one of those schools. </p>
<p>Here is my super-cheesy metaphor: you walk into an Armani store looking to buy a suit. You’ve gotten a suit there before and you know that they have a wide selection of the best suits. Meanwhile, you receive some mailings about X brand suits- they very well may be as good as an Armani suit, but it’s just easier and less risky for you to stick to the Armani store than to find this new brand’s store.</p>
<p>I hope nobody takes offense to this analogy. I’m not saying that graduating from an Ivy League (or comparable) school guarantees better, if any, jobs. Friends of mine from high school who went through SUNY Binghamton’s undergrad business program had job offers long before I (a Cornellian) did. What I am saying is that there are many opportunities that are offered more to Ivies. Essentially, you are getting what you paid for.</p>
<p>gadad is also correct in that a lot is made available to students on campus when you attend one of these institutions. Cornell has 250+ registered student organizations (anybody who’s interested can check them out here: [Welcome</a> to SAO - Cornell University](<a href=“http://sao.cornell.edu/SO/search.php]Welcome”>http://sao.cornell.edu/SO/search.php)), which enhances the college experience either through your own involvement in those groups or through those organizations’ events that you attend. Like I said before, visiting the campuses and speaking with current students are the best way to get a better picture of what it is that the school really has to offer.</p>