Cornell worth it? (Prep School senior)

Been toiling over the decision to commit or not.... I just feel like Cornell undergrad doesn’t command the respect that schools like Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Columbia and Stanford do... plus the 3 people I know who committed to Cornell from my school aren’t the most impressive though they are smart, but in comparison to Lakeside alum (including Bill Gates) at the aforementioned schools they are completely dwarfed ... I’m currently choosing between Cornell and nearby full scholarship UW Seattle ... if anyone was in a similar position in a previous year please comment something enlightening about this school... I don’t want to pass on an Ivy League education but at the same Cornell seems culturally and academically closer to schools like Brandeis and CMU, than Stanford or Columbia