<p>I was admitted ED and I can't wait to go but I also want to get a feel for the shortcomings of the university in the eyes of its current students. I'm a realist and I'm curious about the cons of Cornell.</p>
<p>I'll start, even though I don't attend Cornell yet. I perceive a rather prominent inferiority complex at Cornell. It seems that the students fall prey to the ivy league pecking order snobbery that some of the other ivies appear to emanate. I don't understand this at all. Who cares if people think the other ivies are better? This is Cornell goddamnit.</p>
<p>The other Ivies are "better"? I was not aware of this. In the academic and professional worlds, Cornell is considered one of the finest schools in the Ivy League. I have difficulty understanding how the Cornell "inferiority myth" is able to find such widespread acceptance in the high school crowd. </p>
<p>What don't I like about Cornell?</p>
<p>It's an incredibly tough school, especially for the science/engineering major. It can be supremely frustrating at times.</p>
<p>Arts and Sciences prides itself on maintaing a "liberal curriculum," but there are so many unecessary requirements! Why should I waste my time taking SPANR 123 after I've completed four years of Spanish in high school?</p>
<p>The ugly buildings. There are many beautiful buildings on campus, but others are incredibly unsightly. Cornell should use some of its four-billion-dollar endowent to raze those ugly buildings and replace them with more attractive ones. </p>
<p>There is so much to love about Cornell, too. You should focus on that.</p>
<p>This is a good thread. It's important to be honest about both the positive aspects and the shortcomings of a school when considering it. Although there are many many more things I loved about Cornell, here are some things I did not like:</p>
<p>Premeds - they are the ones who bring an often unhealthy competitiveness and stressful environment</p>
<p>I loathed walking 15 minutes in the cold to class uphill both ways.</p>
<p>That stupid Billy Joel parody song by the Cayuga Waiters. It really highlighted the insecurities of many people.</p>
<p>Bars close at 1 am.</p>
<p>Expensive off-campus housing.</p>
<p>Too many Long Islanders and kids from Westchester and not enough West Coasters.</p>
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<p>If you are not a student at Cornell, then how do you perceive this? There's really no inferiority complex here... well OK there is one with regards to Harvard but besides that no one really cares about this non-existent pecking order.</p>
<p>I agree that high school students perceive Cornell as one of the "lower" ivy leagues, which really annoys me. Just today in one of my classes, some girl described it as the "cold non-ivy" ivy league.</p>
<p>Sorry, but that really ****es me off. I'm getting sick of it. Sometimes I just want to jump up and slap them in the face. Today this one girl who sits behind me in class told me Cornell is farrrrrrr behind Stanford. I am okay if that is her opinion, but the fact that she said that to my face really ticked me off. Okay... I'm done venting now. Let us own the world fellow Cornellians and show all the other schools and immature high-school students who's boss :)</p>
<p>I wonder if some you guys understand my first post. I don't consider Cornell a lesser ivy but it's pretty obvious from reading the boards and from talking to people who graduated that many students at Cornell are a little more worried about Cornell's image than say kids at Princeton. I don't want to go to Princeton, I want to go to Cornell, but the inferiority complex I believe, is alive and well at Cornell.</p>
<p>It's more like....many students about to go to Cornell are a little more worried about Cornell's image than say kids * about to go to Princeton*. I haven't really met many people here who care that much about Cornell's place in the Ivy League.</p>
<p>I like the "We Didn't Go To Harvard" song and I don't think it shows the insecurities of the Cornellians; rather, it shows their humor about how obsessed everyone is with Harvard.</p>
<p>Cornell's ...err... treatment of acceptees id ...wel...a bit dissapointing.</p>
<p>Let me explain...when U Chicago accepted me ED, they sent me by courier about 3 books abt chicago and recently sent me a calendar of UChic...that too despite the fact that i had sent a rejection letter to them sayin Cornell is my #1 choice.</p>
<p>Cornell, on the other han, sent me a letter by ordinary mail...which took me 1month to reach bec i'm in india...and then ...they've never saent anythin.</p>
<p>I sincerey believe that that's the only Con of Cornell i can think of...if they develop on that...hey! i predict a 10%rise in yield ad 100% wholesomeness for our educational buds</p>
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Let me explain...when U Chicago accepted me ED, they sent me by courier about 3 books abt chicago and recently sent me a calendar of UChic...that too despite the fact that i had sent a rejection letter to them sayin Cornell is my #1 choice.
<p>UChicago does not offer ED, but instead EA option. But I think it's against the contract to apply other schools in EA according to the Cornell ED policy.</p>
<p>yes that way its ok...but i believe Uchicago doesnt offer EA to finaid seekin intels... </p>
<p>Also to apply to two ED schools is a breach of contract but to apply to one ED and any more EA is perfectly fine...
dont tel me but that Mr. Arjun said that ED aint binding for internationals and they can apply to >1 Univs ED...</p>