Let me reiterate that my intent was not to disrespect Cornell. It is an excellent school and I know I certainly wouldn’t have gotten in with my credentials. Cornell merely came up in a discussion about why a student would apply to every Ivy League school. Can a student genuinely be interested in every one of these schools or is he/she trophy hunting? If I were the type of parent who were simply seeking Ivy league admission for my son as a status symbol, I would have advised him to apply to Cornell because that would give him the best chance. I am not that type of parent and my son had no interest in Cornell. A classmate of his genuinely wanted to go to Cornell. Now, my son would have had a better chance of getting in. But why would we do that? Why would we increase competition against someone else who genuinely wants it, simply so my son could have a better chance at bragging about an admission in which he had minimal interest? That is my point.