<p>is it because the acceptance rate is higher? average SAT scores lower? isn't that due to its size? if harvard accepted the same percentage of applicants, would it still be considered better?</p>
<p>Can you name any other ivy which is more worst than Cornell?</p>
<p>there are many more factors to determining rank other than SAT scores and acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Acceptance Rate is far higher than that of any other ivy; presence of semi-public colleges that are easier to gain admission to.</p>
<p>These things come to mind immediately and may perpetuate the stereotype that Cornell is the worst of the ivies. In my opinion, it is, though that is hardly a negative statement.</p>
<p>I don't see how any of the Ivies are "worse" than the others. They are all top colleges, and they are ALL excellent; to say one is better than another (Harvard over Cornell, even) is stupid.</p>
<p>Cornell isn't as highly because of its "high" acceptance rate and probably its size (though it's the same as Harvard's).</p>
<p>The facts are, if Harvard or Princeton had an undergraduate class of 13,000--like Cornell--they would both have much higher acceptance rates. Don't think Cornell is the "worst" because it has the higher acceptance rate. Isn't the saying--"Cornell is the easiest to get in to, and the hardest to get out of."</p>
<p>can you tell me about that statement because I got into Cornell Engineering Class of 2011, I just want to know about it. Thanks</p>
<p>just the name cornell should make it the worst ivy
i hate that name !! aaaahhh</p>
<p>"Cornell is the easiest to get in to, and the hardest to get out of."</p>
<p>Basically it means, its easier to get into Cornell than all of the other ivies but harder to graduate because it is so difficult. A lot of schools like harvard have severe grade INFLATION, they make SURE their students graduate.</p>
<p>post above explains it all</p>
<p>cornell stinks >=) lol</p>
<p>Cornell engineering is nothing to sneeze at. They have one of the best departments in the country and a very active alumni group. It's not that easy to get in- I got waitlisted there but I got into Harvard, MIT and Stanford.</p>
<p>I agree with Fuzzy Logic, Cornell engineering and specifically computer science is one of the best in the world. Furthermore, the semi-public colleges drag down Cornell's reputation as they have to accept more people. However, if you consider the private schools inside of the university, you'll quickly see that it is as prestigious as any other Ivy. Also, the undergraduate experience is much better than at Harvard. </p>
<p>I would also like point something out. Each ivy specializes in some way. Harvard in the Social Sciences, Princeton in its undergraduate focus, Dartmouth and Yale in the arts, Brown (I guess hippies - j/k), and Cornell in Engineering and Hotel. Don't compare the ivies because as part of the Ivy League, they are the best in the world and they each have their specialties.</p>
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A lot of schools like harvard have severe grade INFLATION, they make SURE their students graduate.
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then its the best experience... People will revere you for life for getting all As at Harvard, the best school in the country, yet there is still grade inflation</p>
<p>if you're simply looking at rankings, Brown actually is the lowest ranked Ivy</p>
<p>Cornell's endowed colleges aren't actually "semi-public". They are part of Cornell University, which is private. New York has no to little influence over it. They get funding from New York state because they promote better education within the state for New York students who go. Programs like HEOP give New York students who are financially unable to afford Cornell the opportunity to go. They are also cheaper so that New York students who otherwise couldn't afford an Ivy League education but deserve one can get one. Cornell doesn't brush off the association with New York because New York gives them free money...so why would they want the money to stop coming in? In reality Cornell controls itself completely. Private.</p>