<p>What is the difference between a Cornell degree verses a degree at another college?</p>
<p>Cornell to me, stands for service, an element not available to a lot of universities. I admire Cornell’s mission. As a prospective student, that’s what I think distinguishes a Cornell degree from that of others.</p>
<p>I think any college with Corn in its name is awesome.</p>
<p>All kidding aside, Cornell offers many extremely unique programs that aren’t available elsewhere, it’s renowned for giving a world-class education, and it has an outstanding reputation at grad schools, medical schools, and law schools across the country. As a Cornell graduate, you will have access to many opportunities in your future (as long as you did fairly well, of course).</p>
<p>even if you didnt do well at first…after your first job no one is going to ask for your gpa (except grad/prof. schools lol)</p>
<p>definitely the alumni network. You go to college for many reasons, but the two most important ones to me would be the education I receive and the network that I develop there. Everyone attending Cornell are high quality and well achieved students.</p>
<p>also, a degree also means you did something there. the facilities here are excellent, I think the instruction is as well. the some grades can be tough because you’re on a curve against very able students. all of these elements would make a degree from such a university all the more valuable.</p>
<p>One of the best things about Cornell is the diversity of the student population. It is larger than all of the other Ivy League schools, allowing Cornell to recruit a widely diverse population. Each of the Cornell colleges contributes something unique to the campus and something unique to the alumni network. This is a place where there is truly something for everyone. There are so many different things to do on campus and so many different people motivated to get the most out of their experience. There’s no one thing that identifies a Cornell student, other than perhaps their exposure and understanding of the motivations of other bright students. I attended Cornell and have had children and family members attend Cornell. Each of us got something different out of the experience, but left with a huge alumni network in place with friends across many disciplines. Cornell’s location allows a true sense of community to form. There are top professors in every field and profoundly important research projects conducted. Students are connected with their professors and have resources for everything. There is no one factor that makes any school better than all other schools, it really depends on the experience you are seeking.</p>
<p>yup cornell offers a truly world-class education…</p>
<p>it’s not HYPS but i do feel that cornell really is the HOT school to attend…</p>
<p>i mean we’re all over hollywood…ugly betty and the office lol…</p>
<p>ok about this whole cornell not being HYPS thing
first of all im not saying this cuz im a current cornell student/alum i havent even applied there yet</p>
<p>HYPS sciences arent as good as cornell sciences. their engineering is inarguably not as good and they none of them offer a business program like AEM or even Hotel Management. You’re comparing apples to oranges.</p>
<p>^right. And I love when ppl bring up admit rates. Some ppl think Cornell shouldn’t even be an ivy since they admit over 20% of applicants (along with the fact that Cornell has by far the most spots to fill, and the most people applying to fill them). God forbid one school actually believed in the individual and not the test scores!!!</p>
<p>yes i know certain programs of ours are very unique, but cornell will always be looked at as the worst of the best…</p>
<p>in terms of WASP-iness</p>
<p>ehh I grew up in the northeast and went to one of those schools where half the class goes on to a top 40 college and prestige is everything…and the impression I got is that Brown is the “worst Ivy”. Cornell always had the reputation of being the “easiest to get into, the hardest to do well in”. But it’s well respected everywhere, unless you’re an extremely pretentious dickhead who won’t settle for anything less than HYP.</p>
<p>i know every one is down on finance jobs lately. ive personally seen tons of kids go into this job sector, including myself… and for many prestigious finance jobs, you wont even be looked at by top banks, consulting firms, etc unless you went to an ivy. </p>
<p>it is great having cornell on your resume because top jobs, law schools, etc etc all really respect our education. while we may not be the top school recruited for banking/finance jobs, the companies hold info sessions, do specialized resume drops for our school, etc. </p>
<p>my friends at other top schools (uva, william and mary, unc, and others) have many more loopholes to jump through when finding finance jobs, because top finance companies do not come to recruit their schools specifically.</p>
<p>while my example is finance, i know this holds true for many different industries.</p>
<p>most “prestige” focussed prep schools in the northeast heavily weight the new england ivies and put cornell and penn at the bottom, while putting harvard, dartmouth, yale, and brown at the top</p>
<p>For the love of god, what happened to a true commitment to passion for knowledge, the core of human existence? All of the reputation-comparing people do at other schools puzzles me. Do they really have nothing better to do with their time than look down their noses at people who choose Cornell instead of HYP? :/</p>
<p>A Cornell degree is good, but it will not get you that top-ranking job. At best, it might get you an interview whereas a degree from another school would be less likely to do so. I don’t think, though, that a Cornell degree is “better” than any other college degree-- if you have a deep desire to learn, you can do so even at Chuck Norris’ Black Belt Community College or whatever. What is “better” about Cornell is its ability to attract the best and brightest students, professors, and network based off prestige and history.</p>